Sunday, July 20, 2008
gardening fun
The produce is starting to pour in - sort of lopsidedly, unfortunately! I'm swimming in cucumbers, which is lovely, but wow - after the 8th one, I'm hoping they save some for later in the summer!
The peppers are also out in full force, though none have turned red/yellow/orange as they should. Yet. There are nearly a dozen each on two of my plants, so hopefully they will color before I have to pluck em! Some of them started getting soft bruised spots so I pulled them off before they were ruined.
The onions are starting to fall over so I've had little onion-lets. Some were planted rather late spring, so not a lot of growth. I will have to plan better next year. I tried to alternate where my plants were planted (like, not all zucchinis in one spot, tomatoes interspersed with onions, etc.) to try and fool the critters that tend to eat the plants, and it seems to be working ok. I will do this better next year though!
Garlics are also getting pulled as they fade. They are all tiny, but still pretty fragrant. Yum.. I am going to eat a few but save most of them to replant once it's cooler again. They are really an over-winter crop so next summer I'll be rolling in garlic! :P
Oh! And I got.... a bean! A single solitary bean from one of my midget bean plants (they were decimated numerous times by groundhogs and deer, poor things)...
The peppers are also out in full force, though none have turned red/yellow/orange as they should. Yet. There are nearly a dozen each on two of my plants, so hopefully they will color before I have to pluck em! Some of them started getting soft bruised spots so I pulled them off before they were ruined.
The onions are starting to fall over so I've had little onion-lets. Some were planted rather late spring, so not a lot of growth. I will have to plan better next year. I tried to alternate where my plants were planted (like, not all zucchinis in one spot, tomatoes interspersed with onions, etc.) to try and fool the critters that tend to eat the plants, and it seems to be working ok. I will do this better next year though!
Garlics are also getting pulled as they fade. They are all tiny, but still pretty fragrant. Yum.. I am going to eat a few but save most of them to replant once it's cooler again. They are really an over-winter crop so next summer I'll be rolling in garlic! :P
Oh! And I got.... a bean! A single solitary bean from one of my midget bean plants (they were decimated numerous times by groundhogs and deer, poor things)...
