Garden Update – Late April
I had planned to start my vegetable garden from seed this year, but the sowbugs had a different idea. The only vegetable seedling to survive was a cucumber, Alibi. I blame myself for having too much organic matter that’s not really broken down yet. It attracts the bugs and they feast on the tender seedlings. I’m still the lazy kind of composter – I turn the pile maybe once or twice a year, so it leaves chunkies. However the newer planting boxes are doing well, and some of the chard I planted from seed is still there – although it is starting to bolt. I also had a good harvest of lettuces over the winter, all from seed.
So, with Miss Baby down for a nap, I headed off to the nursery for some plants. The place was a madhouse but I managed to pick up some plants pretty quickly. Here’s the list:
Cucumber, Japanese
Pole Bean, Kentucky Wonder
Pepper, Hungarian Wax
Pepper, Anaheim
Bell Pepper, Mandarin
Eggplant, Japanese
A little picked over and overgrown - but new seedlings are popping up.
Gary Johnson investigates the charred earth that is the side yard.
The recent arrivals.
Tags: Garden, vegetables