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Photos: Couple’s small Cedar Rapids backyard is a vegetable powerhouse
Aug. 15, 2019 9:18 pm, Updated: Aug. 15, 2019 9:47 pm
Sub and Pat Drahos of Cedar Rapids spend all summer tending their backyard vegetable and herb garden so that they can reap the rewards all year long. Vertical gardening helps make the most of the small space.
Cherry tomates ripen on the vine in the backyard garden at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Cucumbers used for pickling at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
'Sub' Drahos stands under one of his homemade trellises in his backyard garden at his home in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The backyard garden is seen at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A bell pepper grows in the backyard garden at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A cucumber blossom is seen at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A last sprig of broccoli remains on a plant in the backyard garden at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Dill grows among the garden plants at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A head of cabbage grows surrounded by bean and dill plants at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Pat Drahos looks around a trellis for ripe pickling cucumbers in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
'Sub' Drahos adjusts a tomato stem in his backyard garden in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Small onions cure as they hang from a hook on the deck at the home of 'Sub' and Pat Drahos in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The couple plants a variety of vegetables in quantities that allow them to enjoy their home-grown bounty all year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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