Just to keep things updated: I cleaned out the back shed yesterday, forcing my poor mistreated husband to do the dirty work of smashing all the wasp nests in it. Everything in there is now neat and tidy, we have tons of free space there now and as a bonus there is no longer a giant plastic Frankenstein staring at me every time I look for a shovel. Frankie is going to Goodwill to grace the porch of some other kindly soul on Halloween night.
The trailer is filled with things to go to the dump, and we didn't even get the other shed done! I still have work to do in the back yard to prep it for all of my overflow plants and the squashes, but it's in much better shape now and won't be too much work.
The seedlings are all out enjoying a lovely sunny day. Everything is in great shape; but I am desperately awaiting the sprouting of the eggplants and peppers which seem to be taking forever. Until i know if they will sprout I don't want to plant more. The eggplant seed pack says it'll take 16 days for germination! In gardening, that's like saying an eternity.
Peaceful Valley Farm and Garden supply sent me a catalog the other day with an enclosed free pack of Beefsteak Tomato seeds, so I suppose I will add them to my list of varieties to plant, and a friend gave me a few seeds of Chadwick (?) Cherry tomatoes as well. I think that brings my tomato variety list up to around 12. Hopefully I can find room for all of them, I generally only plant one of each variety but the Brandywine and Cuore di Bue which I plant two of. This year both beds will be planted in hot season crops though so i might be able to fit extras of each, as well as the peppers and cucumbers.
I can't wait to have a larger garden, the lack of space is really beginning to get to me.
For posterity's sake here are a few quick pictures of how the garden is coming along:
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| Sasha enjoying the garden. |
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| Sasha is a firm believer that the garden is a tiny jungle grown just for her. |
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| Pumpkin, zucchini, cucumber, and tomato seedlings in the sunshine. |
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| more tomato seedlings, the ones in the clamshell haven't sprouted yet. |
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| Winter squash seedlings are getting big... may be time to repot. |
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| Bed #2 all planted and covered |
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| Whiskey barrel #2 bizarre scattering of volunteer sunflowers, carrots my son threw in, cilantro in need of planting and two old onions I had no room for. |
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| Whiskey barrel #1: kale and a few spare lettuces (they are sad because they went through the snow) |
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| Backyard full of Goodwill holiday decor. Wanna play Where's Frankie? |
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| The lovely, (almost) blackberry-free soil behind all the Goodwill boxes. |
And that about wraps it up for today! It's supposed to be hot, hot, hot today reaching a near record high of 81 degrees so I think I'll kick back and relax and just do the dump trip to conserve energy. Have a lovely day all! :)
Woo-hoo! You're growing now! The blackberry patch is looking so much cleaner, very nice. I love the timbers around your raised beds. I have a few next to my garden shed, and they sure hold up well. Much better than the boards I used in my raised beds.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the emotional support, I need it! I love the look of the timbers, but they are much more expensive and permanent than boards. That's why I switched to boards when I built the pumpkin bed.
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