Re: Poor/odd garden this summer

Posted by Billy NY on August 20, 2011 at 14:55:38 from (74.67.3.54):

In Reply to: Poor/odd garden this summer posted by old on August 20, 2011 at 10:01:23:

Considering the spring we had, April was cold, so was May, previous year was literally straight into summer from winter, which was nice but odd. This year reminded me of what winter and spring used to be like, or was more common, we actually had a spring !

Things got planted later than I like, root bound in the trays, working too many hours, not all that easy to get it done, but somehow I manage. Soil is marginal on this patch that was just lawn on top of clean, clay/gravel fill with lots of stones, but it produces and is getting better. Everything was stunted or in limbo, except the tomatoes, they always root in and grow. Cucumbers and squash, stunted, I side dressed them with dried blood/bonemeal, peppers even worse, doing nothing, then they take off, loaded with bell peppers,waiting for em to turn red, lettuce well you do what you can in the heat, herbs, basil, oregano, thyme, chives, always do fine, onions hit or miss, tough soil for em, have to put in some sand, potatoes are going well. Then everything finally took off, everything producing well. Rain has been regular here, we just had a soaker, earlier in the week, cherry tomatoes cracked, cucumbers leaves have mold now, but at least I fought off those horn caterpillars. All considering, this one little patch is producing vegetables. I can see a big difference in the last 2 weeks, plants are really filling out.

I hope everyone has a better year next year, I always plant extra, have 2 other large gardens at the horse farm, I can't even begin to use all of that, so I like to share with whomever enjoys fresh vegetables.

Hard to see everything I crammed in here, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, squash, bell peppers, Jalapeno peppers, head lettuce, cucumbers, herbs, and a volunteer sunflower, (thanks chipmunks!) never saw one with multiple flowers, must be a harvest type for grain?

From my back step just now:

Late afternoon snack, it makes it all worth it, wish I could live like this all year, the nutrition really helps, every bit was just harvested from this patch, hopefully I can keep the lettuce going, been picking leaves off it, need some more greens next year. Even got a purple bell pepper in here, never had one before.

Replies:

• Re: Poor/odd garden this summer downsouth 16:27:40 08/20/11 (1)
  • Re: Poor/odd garden this summer Billy NY 21:00:49 08/20/11 (0)

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