Garden walkthrough
13.4 years ago Uncategorized
This bed holds all of my cold season crops, I also chose varieties that do not really need to be watered too often given it is a pain to drag a hose out to this location so it normally gets neglected. Here I have onions (bunching and bulbs), leeks, carrots (still small), cilantro (coriander at this point), garlic, romaine lettuce, and surrounded by strawberry plants in the holes of the cinder blocks. I was also smart this year to save some open space to plant some fall crops (I always seem to be ambitious and forget to do that.
The slug deterrent strategies have been successful and have not had much problems with them this year…though I was not as diligent on a second bed…
My raspberries that snuck in from my neighbors fence are also coming in nicely, I don’t think any of these have made it indoors eaten by myself of my oldest daughter.
Still a couple more weeks for blueberries but should have enough to actually make something more than a smoothie this year.
It has been a rough year for the tomatoes but they are still surviving with even a few tomatoes going from yellow to red.
I got lazy with the pea trellis this year and simply leaned an old chain linked gate against my fence and called it good. Actually worked pretty well and considering using the same for my cucumbers whenever summer stays around long enough.
Finally the peppers are doing great in the grow box. Considering if I should even bother bringing them outside. Been giving them a few hours of sunshine when we get some so hopefully when the good weather hits they will not get shocked too bad when I bring them outside.
Already got a couple of red cayenne peppers harvested with a nice banana pepper below not too far off:
13.4 years ago
Thanks for the update. I think the most interesting garden blogs on the internet are those that provide tips but also show first hand results in the garden. Your’s fits neatly into this category. Keep up the good work.
P.S. Our raspberries never make it to the house either. 😉
13.4 years ago
I am continually amazed that you manage to grow your plants so well, in your growbox. Sorry about your tomatoes, though 🙁
13.4 years ago
Hard to tell from the pic, but have you harvested all your garlic scapes yet? I left quite a few on, and I think I better jump on cutting them in the morning.
13.4 years ago
All of my garlic was soft neck so no garlic scapes, I really need to grow some hardnecks one of these years heard great things about growing with galic scapes.