Oh poor, poor garden. I'll admit, it's been neglected. So what went awry?
1. We have a small child, which makes spending hours putting in a drip system "challenging."
2. Spring did not exist this year. It went from torrential rain, to upper 90s, and is apparently going back to torrential rain.
3. Husband and I have been a bit overwhelmed with various life happenings (medical junk, refinancing our house, job interviews) It's funny how life just insists on happening despite what you want to do.
I was able to plant tomatoes and onions the first week of June, which I know, is painfully late on the onions. One of the tomatoes appeared to die, so I bought a replacement. Then I managed to nurse the dead tomato back to the living. We managed to plant some cucumbers and zucchini last Sunday, June 21st.
Here's the rundown of what we have:
1. A baby rhubarb plant that also came back from the dead
2. Potatoes in cages (a purple variety and yukon golds). I still need to put up fabric ground cover to protect from animals
3. Onion, including one random onion that survived from last year and is a testament to being able to plant them in winter conditions
4. Black Beauty zucchini
5. Straight Eight cucumbers
6. 6 tomatoes plants including 3 early girls, 1 sun gold, and some cherry tomato plant
What am I missing? Carrots, beets, and leafy greens. I was looking forward to the leafy greens, but it's just too late in my opinion. I am however open to the idea of attempting a fall harvest. We'll see.
I am disappointed, but the garden was starting to become an area of stress versus enjoyment. And I really don't want to stress my hobby to death. Next summer, my son will be able to play in the dirt with me!
1. We have a small child, which makes spending hours putting in a drip system "challenging."
2. Spring did not exist this year. It went from torrential rain, to upper 90s, and is apparently going back to torrential rain.
3. Husband and I have been a bit overwhelmed with various life happenings (medical junk, refinancing our house, job interviews) It's funny how life just insists on happening despite what you want to do.
I was able to plant tomatoes and onions the first week of June, which I know, is painfully late on the onions. One of the tomatoes appeared to die, so I bought a replacement. Then I managed to nurse the dead tomato back to the living. We managed to plant some cucumbers and zucchini last Sunday, June 21st.
Here's the rundown of what we have:
1. A baby rhubarb plant that also came back from the dead
2. Potatoes in cages (a purple variety and yukon golds). I still need to put up fabric ground cover to protect from animals
3. Onion, including one random onion that survived from last year and is a testament to being able to plant them in winter conditions
4. Black Beauty zucchini
5. Straight Eight cucumbers
6. 6 tomatoes plants including 3 early girls, 1 sun gold, and some cherry tomato plant
What am I missing? Carrots, beets, and leafy greens. I was looking forward to the leafy greens, but it's just too late in my opinion. I am however open to the idea of attempting a fall harvest. We'll see.
I am disappointed, but the garden was starting to become an area of stress versus enjoyment. And I really don't want to stress my hobby to death. Next summer, my son will be able to play in the dirt with me!
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