The lower garden should be placed high enough to let the sunlight into the small hotbed which is placed on the ground.
In the upper garden, annual flowers and vines may be grown.
In the lower garden, plan to have—
A Soup and Sauce Garden
containing mint, parsley, chives, onions, little red peppers.
In the ground near the hotbed, you may grow tomatoes, carrots, and—
Okra or Gumbo
Plant seeds in May. You will probably need only two plants, one foot apart. Use the pods while young. “White Velvet” is a good variety. The plants grow three feet tall. In chicken or tomato soup the beautiful green odd-shaped slices give a richness of flavor.
In using fresh thyme in soup, add it a few moments before serving instead of cooking it from the first, and notice the improvement of flavor.