First off I want to apologize for the quality of some of the pictures in this post. I just got a new phone a couple of months ago and I am still trying to figure out all of the optimal photo settings. I think the smart phone is trying to be a little too smart and focusing on the wrong things when I am taking a picture.
I feel like every year I say that I am not going to plant a garden and then somehow I get dragged into planting something here or there...
It also never fails that I get a pretty slow start on my garden each year. Most of the time when I head to the nursery to pick up my plants all of the veggies are already gone and all I am left with are the sad looking plants that no one else wanted.
It is hard since the beginning of May is usually dedicated to pulling our travel trailer out of storage, repacking the wheel bearings and getting it home.
On top of that, we had some pretty significant frosts well into the end of May, so that put a bit of a damper on getting my plants in.
In fact, this year I didn't even bother with plants for the most part. Instead I tried my hand at starting from seeds and I think that is where the bulk of my problem lies. I didn't start them in the house early enough, so I think I am going to be well behind the curve when it comes to my garden this year.
As you can see in the photo above I have a small zucchini plant coming in as well as the Dhalia I planted to help attract the bees.
This is one of my Campari Tomato plants that I started from the seeds that my dad gave me. Ideally by the middle of June the plants should be several inches high by now. You can see that mine are far from that.
Also, if you look closely, it appears something is eating the leaves of my Dahlia. It is a fenced area, so I think it has to be bugs versus rabbits or something like that.
Here you can see another one of my zucchini plants as well as the petunia that I bought to once again hopefully draw in the bees. I have to give props to my mother in law, she is the one that got the zucchini plants started, so I actually think those stand a chance this year.
From what I have heard it is pretty hard to screw up zucchini, but you know, leave it to me...
A closer look at the petunia. I need to get in there and pull that weed just to the right of it.
And here is a little closer look at the second Campari tomato plant. I don't have a lot of hope for this one either. I have a feeling that by the time it is ready to start producing fruit the growing season will be over. That is how late of start I got. We have been in a bit of a dry spell as well, but I am always afraid I am going to over water my plants.
Another small zucchini plant. I figured if I planted enough of them at least one of them would have to be successful right?! My biggest fear is that the bees won't pollinate them again this year and I am going to have to walk around with a paintbrush doing it by hand. I just don't have the time for that!
Here is the other dahlia that I planted. You can see what is happening to the leaves a little better on this one. I am actually surprised that these are doing so well. The soil is really good in this raised bed, but I didn't do a very good job of getting the straw worked in with the roto-tiller. I was in a rush and the layer of straw was much too thick. I think I just stirred it around versus actually working it into the soil.
Finally, these are the jalapeno plant seeds that I put in around the same time as the tomatoes. The plan is to move them to a hanging basket when they get more mature, but I think that is a long way off yet. You just never know. As soon as we start getting the hot humid weather like we have this week things kind of take off and go crazy on you sometimes.
I might come back from our camping trip this weekend and be looking at a totally different garden!
I am going to leave you with some (blurry) photos from the flower bed that the people before us planted when they lived in this house. Besides the mulch and cutting the plants back every fall, I can take zero credit for how well this area has turned out!
You can see in that last picture there is a small maple tree that I need to yank out of there at some point. I am always amazed at how those roses come back even though I cut them right down to the ground at the end of each year.
Pretty sad compared to your gardens 
Anyway, there you go. That is my garden. My wife and I were looking to add some barrel planters as well, but we haven't been able to find a style that we like yet. I guess it will have to wait until next year. Again, the main focus is to draw in more bees to help our veggies grow.
