Thursday, July 15, 2010

::garden so far::


a few day ago


I am still in love with gardening.  Weeding a bed is so very calming.  Eating food I grew is so rewarding.  And being able to give fresh produce to my friends is so fun.  
april 9th


I have learned so much so far.  I am only about half way through the season, but I have a list of things that I want to do differently next year.

 
-Stagger the planting of the lettuce so that it is not all ready at the same time.  A little lettuce goes a long way and you can't freeze it.


-Make more garden stake markers.  They were so fun and easy.  




-Let each kid have their own little section of the garden were they grow whatever they want.  


-Plant more flowers.  I love breaking up veggie beds with flowers.


-Plant zinnia's with bigger heads for more pop.  


-Line and mulch the paths in the garden (I hope to do this ASAP).


-Plant way more cilantro and parsley.


-Stagger the cilantro in two week increments.  Mine is bolting and I want more.


-Do a better job staking the tomato's as they grow.  They are out of control.  
-Plant two cucumber plants and that is ALL!  I don't even like them.


-Plant more green beans.  LOTS more.
  

4 comments:

  1. I'll take a cucumber off your hands! And what is bolting?

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  2. mmm...but coriander is soooo good! I'm very jealous of your garden and hope to have something even remotely close someday! Hope to see you soon! :)

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  3. We planted a ton of green beans plants this year, and I don't regret it at all! However, I would love to have cucumbers like yours!! The beetles keep eating ours. :-(

    Your garden looks amazingly lovely!!!

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  4. I HATE weeding! Course, we have a huge pumpkin field, a small gourd/pumpkin area and our garden. We are trying a winter garden this year. We planted a ton of green beans, I canned 50 pints!

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