updates

Like Lacey said in the previous post, it has been a very challenging year for gardeners.  I had big plans of having a small garden that had some of everything we grow in it then recording short videos of every thing we did in the garden.  Unfortunately, I broke my leg and that didn’t really happen.  So like Lacey said, there is always next year.

Also I need to apologize to all of you who posted comments that went unanswered until now.  There were a couple of settings wrong on the website that did not notify me of the comments.  Please accept my sincere apology in the delay.  I think we have it all fixed now.

Hope your garden was better than ours and here’s to next years effort!

Basically all I can say is my garden was a total flop this year.  Between busy-ness and traveling and the dog, the only things to survive were the sunflowers and zinnias.  The tomatoes did okay but certainly not a bumper crop.  I will share some pictures from my very pitiful garden, and as a gardener is always the optimist, start planning for a better year next year.

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I finally managed to have a chat with my neighbor down the street whom I call the Tomato Guru.  He is a fount of information and his tomatoes are always the best in this area!  The video runs about 4 1/2 minutes long but it is worth watching.  Yall have a good 4th!

Interview with Tomato Guru

I just heard on the news that it is supposed to be colder and wetter than normal for the next 3 months!  I know we are at the whim of the weather, but I am sure ready to dig in my dirt.  But…its just mud, mud and more mud!  Last year I was ready to plant my early lettuce and snow peas, but I cannot even get to the garden without my wading boots!  How is it in your neck of the woods?  Hope the sun is shining on you!

With 8 inches of snow on the ground and freezing temperatures outside, the only thing one can do in the garden is dream about it from the couch.  Now is planning time…time to study last years garden and decide what to do different this year.  Reflect on the layout and plantings and harvest, what do you need to expand?  How did the design of your garden affect accessibility and aesthetics?  Were your paths wide enough?  Could you get to everything easily to pick the fruit?  Did you have too much of one thing and not enough of the other?  What worked and what did not? 

Reflecting and recording are two favorite past times of good gardeners.  Write down your thoughts and new ideas.  Study the seed catalogs and order new seeds for the Spring.  The vision of your new garden will enable you to weather the winter blues without too much cabin fever. 

Enjoy the snow – it is summers irrigation!