Updated June 30th
I am so grateful to be able to work in my garden, it is my lifeline these past weeks.
Summer is coming, may only last a week but it’s coming!
Picked my first pepper end of June
Leeks were planted out last week and I have already had the first picking of kale
End of June
This is where a lot of the leeks ended up
At end of June...slugs love the tires..grrr...
Carrots
Cabbage and cauliflower
Somewhat successful
Upside down pots. Sweet millions and a tumbling tom in the centre
These three are taken end of June
...was interrupted by this!
What a difference 2 weeks make in the garden. The weather has been really strange or perhaps it’s the norm these days. This past weekend there was snow on the mountaintops and the temps went down to 5° got a bit worried about my tomato plants. Had to replant beans, beets, peas and some corn. What’s up with that?! However the beets popped up in a few days. Beans are another story. I planted on the same day in a couple of pots and a few in bales. The pots came up a week earlier! So I replanted in starter pots and nothing yet.
Pics on the left are taken mid June. Ones on the right are taken end of June.
I replanted peas and used a pvc pipe as my back was sore. Imagine a blow dart....if anyone was watching they would have got a huge kick...As for the corn this was the 3rd replant. If I keep sticking in the seeds I may get something as I get about 8 plants each time. I will succeed, I will succeed, I will succeed. 🤪
End of June
Radishes have been not bad, no bumper crop but a steady supply for salads and that’s ok. Encouraged I replanted a 2nd crop.
June 13th I fertilized with a water soluble 20-20-20 most everything. Skipped anything recently transplanted as I always add a good handful of 4-4-4 to the mix. I did sidedress the bales with a scant 10-10-10 on June 1st. The water soluble works faster. Hopefully I didn’t overdo it.
I have so many tomato plants left I decided to pick up more soil and buckets. I really hate to throw away any plants! I re-read my notes from last year and I think I only averaged 5 lbs/plant. That can’t be right? I did get 200lbs... I need to increase my yields so am researching the heck out of this. I have a lot of Roma’s this year. Should get interesting. For now I am sticking tomato plants everywhere 🤪
Toms started 8 wks ago, transplanted to these pots at 5 wks
Transplanted at 8 wks
Picked my first pepper end of June
Leeks were planted out last week and I have already had the first picking of kale
End of June
This is where a lot of the leeks ended up
At end of June...slugs love the tires..grrr...Harvested and dehydrated quite a few scapes this year.
Carrots
Cucumbers are not happy...I don’t understand...
Sunflowers mid June
Peas at end of June
Cabbage and cauliflower
Somewhat successful
Hot peppers
Strawberries and weeds!
Fun project #1
If you look closely you might find tomatoes
Pumpkins
Upside down pots. Sweet millions and a tumbling tom in the centre
These three are taken end of JuneProject #2
...was interrupted by this!
Project #3
Project #4
