There’s Still Time To Plant This Summer’s Garden

A top-down view of a well-hedged Southampton beachfront courtyard with raised beds. Once these early crops have been harvested, pot-grown summer crops like tomatoes, squash, peppers and eggplants will be installed, giving the chef a nice supply of summer produce. ANDREW MESSINGER

One morning's harvest from the Hampton Gardener’s 18-square-foot "greens" garden. From late April through the season, this small plot will produce about a pound (as seen here) of greens twice a week. ANDREW MESSINGER

Broccoli transplants from a cell pack. The roots need to be gently pulled apart or sliced vertically or teased apart before planting. This encourages new root growth, which is essential for allowing the plants to grow and thrive. ANDREW MESSINGER

Not every gardener is neat and not every raised bed garden is well thought out. The cucumbers in the blue barrel are supposed to climb out of the barrel onto the landscape fabric. However, the barrel is facing north and the vines are reluctant to explore. A western or southern exposure would have worked though. ANDREW MESSINGER