Spring 2020: Garden Roundup-Veggies

I've had a lot of time during this pandemic to plan and tend to this year's garden. I can't say I've minded this part, I've actually really enjoyed the time to get back to basics in the garden. Like usual, I started a number of vegetables in the house from seeds and shopped for the … Continue reading Spring 2020: Garden Roundup-Veggies

2018 Garden Recap: Vegetables (Part 1) (aka Attack of the Squash Vine Borer)

In my last post, I wrote about how my flower gardens fared this year. Next up is the vegetable gardens. In a word, this year the vegetables gardens were a disaster. Not for any one reason, just a lot off bad things conspired to really take a toll and make it one of the worst … Continue reading 2018 Garden Recap: Vegetables (Part 1) (aka Attack of the Squash Vine Borer)

July Vegetables

My spring vegetables really took a beating from the rabbits and the weather. Even though I had shored up the rabbit fence around the yard, all it took was a couple of holes and I had a nice happy family of rabbits devouring almost everything I planted. Radishes, swiss chard, spinach, lettuce, kale, beets and … Continue reading July Vegetables

My New Raised Beds-Construction

It took a couple of weeks because of the weather and finding the time, but the new raised vegetable beds are finally finished!  We had scoped out a site last fall that got a reasonable amount of sun and wouldn't interfere too much with existing beds, drainage, play space for the kids, etc.  Getting full … Continue reading My New Raised Beds-Construction

To Add More Gardens or Not???

I am really in need of a new area for vegetables. For years, I've struggled with too many plants in a too small of a place. But, I also don't have a good spot for adding more vegetable gardens, either due to too much shade or existing plants in the way. So I am contemplating … Continue reading To Add More Gardens or Not???

The Garden in Fall: The Bad

It's the beginning of October and the days are getting shorter, the nights growing colder. While yesterday I posted about the good things in the fall garden, there are also a lot of plants and beds that are really past their prime.  Whether it's overgrown, or the plants need to be trimmed back, or just … Continue reading The Garden in Fall: The Bad

Whoops-Giant Zucchini

I go on vacation for a week, then got busy and forgot to check the status of the vegetable garden.  Not a good idea this time of the year.  I have HUGE zucchinis and summer squash.  They are the size of kiddie baseball bats and each weigh about 4 lbs.  This is not good! When … Continue reading Whoops-Giant Zucchini