This year had its challenges way too much rain the garden stayed muddy fir a long time. Now it’s almost been like a drought for about three weeks. Most everything is doing good. This was the first year in a long time we never started our plants. You can really tell the difference. The tomatoes are so spiny, peppers are really slow even though I’ve fertilized like I have for years. The cucumbers had to be planted twice. Our corn is just now sprouting it should be 4’ high by the 4th of July in our area as the old saying goes. We have Indian corn that’s about 4’ high for Fall decorations. I never bought any potatoes I just planted two 40’ rows of what seed I had from last year. The other side of the potatoes I planted four 40’ rows of Bodacious corn it’s just now sprouting. I have gourds and pumpkins in between the potatoes and corn. The beets are just now coming up. I pulled the red onions already for winter, the yellow ones will be ready in a couple of weeks then the white will be ready too. We’ve been eating green onions for a couple of months. The squash and zucchini are blooming. I have a big problem with the beans. I accidentally planted pole beans with the bush beans so that’s going to be a jungle. The pole beans are doing well under the tee pees. The peppers are blooming. We have tomatoes a little bigger than a golf ball. I have to continue tying up the tomatoes about twice a week the vines just aren’t strong enough to hold the tomatoes.
We still have plenty of corn in the freezer and canned along with beans and pickles. Although we cut back this year I think it’s going to be a lot less next year.
We still have plenty of corn in the freezer and canned along with beans and pickles. Although we cut back this year I think it’s going to be a lot less next year.
