The weather lately has been atrocious! It has been overcast and rainy for weeks with only a day or two of sunshine and the forecast for the next 4-5 days is more of the same. My rain barrels are overflowing but my poor tomatoes, zucchini and cucumbers are crying for some warm weather and sunshine. The average temp for June was only about 62! So neither my garden nor the Victory Garden are flourishing right now but I have already ordered some seeds for Fall. This time around I am going to try Kale and Parsnips. From all my Googling it says to plant after the 4th of July, which isn't too far off. I'm going to throw in some leftover lettuce, radish, spinach and carrots too. I figure I have the seeds so I shouldn't let them go to waste.
My dwarf snow peas are still growing like crazy. They finally bloomed and ow they won't stop. I finally pulled up the trellised peas. They didn't do so hot, but when I think about it I only planted a few seeds whereas with the dwarfs I planted about 20 or so. Maybe I'll try the trellis peas later this season again to see how they do.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Victory Garden is COMPLETE!
So after MUCh hard work Tom and I finally got the Victory Garden set, We have peppers. tomatoes, corn, edamame, beans potatoes and onions growing right now. 
This is a far cry from this . We did so much digging, tilling and weeding and it is no where near close to completion. The weeds over there grow in seconds.
I planted the corn just last weekend and they are already coming up. Considering that corn is a whole new vegetable for me I wasn't sure what to do. But again, if something wants to grow it will. The beans are looking really good and the edamame is just starting to come up. I am concerned about the Delicate squash. The stems looks a bit ragged but there is still new growth coming from the top so I guess I will just wait and see. The potatoes are growing like wild fire. I already started to mound them - especially the Yukon Gold. I think some of the 'seeds' may have moved underground, or decided to grow hoever they like, because some of them are too close for comfort right now. Well I guess I will only get 15 pounds instead of 20!
This is a far cry from this . We did so much digging, tilling and weeding and it is no where near close to completion. The weeds over there grow in seconds. I planted the corn just last weekend and they are already coming up. Considering that corn is a whole new vegetable for me I wasn't sure what to do. But again, if something wants to grow it will. The beans are looking really good and the edamame is just starting to come up. I am concerned about the Delicate squash. The stems looks a bit ragged but there is still new growth coming from the top so I guess I will just wait and see. The potatoes are growing like wild fire. I already started to mound them - especially the Yukon Gold. I think some of the 'seeds' may have moved underground, or decided to grow hoever they like, because some of them are too close for comfort right now. Well I guess I will only get 15 pounds instead of 20!
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