1.)First pound harvested! radishes put me just over the top of 1 pound composed of radishes, lettuce and arugula.
2.) the peas and most of the broccoli are beyond hope. Something ate them, and this time it wasnt the dog. I suspect its the neighborhood cats. They seem to have mowed it to appropriate height. So in went seeds for zucchini, delicata, and waltham squash, as well as french melons, nothing germinated yet.
3.) The situation in the bed out front seems to be improving, though I definitely lost a couple tomato plants, the survivors seem to be bouncing back.
Our daughter had to compose a persuasive paragraph for school on any subject...and completly unprompted she chose:
Gardens vs. Grocery Stores
I think people should have a garden instead of driving to the grocery store. If people make gardens in their backyard they can get their fruits and vegetables from their backyard.
You can buy packets of seeds for 10 cents which would be less expensive than buying produce. Gardens can keep people on a healthy diet. If you have a garden you wouldn't pollute the air as much because you wouldn't put gas in the air. People wouldn't have to pay money for gas. Plants take in carbon dioxide. Gardens look beautiful. When people come over they would be surprised by how much effort you put into it. My dad is growing his garden.
Some of the things I think you should have in your garden are tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries, corn, zucchini, and blueberries.
Needless to say I was beaming when I found out.
In other news, The area behind the bench I have dedicated to native species has borne fruit, or rather its inhabitants have been fruitful. More specifically, baby spiders, thousands of them. Go forth my pretties and feast on beetles and cabbage moths.
Speaking of the area behind the bench, I have a lone, but alive nonetheless ginseng plant coming up.
And speaking of the bench, I give you the view from the bench a.k.a. my favorite spot in the yard, overlooking my second favorite spot in the yard.
This picture was taken about ten days ago, since then the fennel (between the wormood and valerian) is taller than the fence, The valerian has exceeded six feet, the pond has cleared slightly from the lilly pads out competing the algae, and the wormwood threatens to take over the universe.
5 comments:
Congrats on your first pound. It is always exciting to eat your first home grown salad of the year.
That is too bad about the cats. I've been pretty lucky. I think the neighborhood cats are afraid of my dog. She is a supreme barker. I think she also keeps the wild turkeys out of the garden. Luckily she doesn't do much damage. Though crushed eggshells and bonemeal will get her going.
Nice to see you blogging again, Kory! We also live in Central NY and have a hard time with growing peas. For us, it is the squirrels that destroy them for no apparrent reason.
Last year we planted some in a pot on our open front porch and they did very well and grew much faster than the ones in the garden. This year we've planted even more on the porch and still more in the garden...So far, the results have been the same. Next year, we won't even bother planting any in the garden...just in pots.
For some reason, the squirrels tend to leave our porch peas alone!
What a nice essay... You must be very proud!
What a wonderful essay! It's awesome that at such a tender age, she already 'gets it'! Comments like that give me hope...that the upcoming generations will reclaim what was lost in the past 50 or 60 years.
Your garden is in better shape than mine. Free range chickens and rampaging weeds have utterly destroyed everything but a dozen tomato plants and a six by three foot mound of potatoes.
Sounds like you are bringing up that girl right!! Loved her essay.
My dogs is eating our snap peas. He can hear the kids snapping them from across the yard and will sit and beg. He started helping himself yesterday and now the peas are a mess. You were totally right about the trellis not being tall enough...I will know better for next year!
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