Proud Of My Little Garden!
Jun 13, 2015 14:38:58 GMT -5
simplynaturalfarm, Jenn, and 7 more like this
Post by farmwench on Jun 13, 2015 14:38:58 GMT -5
Sorry, no pics: This is my 2nd year with my garden. Had been years since I'd grown anything, so I finally put up some fence last year, deep mulched the whole area with sheep muck and waste hay, and planted a few veggies (not an overwhelming success), set out a few perennial herbs and flowers, and 1 zinnia. The herbs (Russian comfrey and tansy) were big clumps given to me and they have thrived, and the zinnia was something pretty I bought for some color and it was the most exciting thing in the garden last year. I also started digging and bringing home common roadside wildflowers for my garden. I grew bottle gourds, onions and chives that did well. My tomatoes (6 varieties), 3 varieties of peppers, and string beans were a miserable failure. All sickly, with very little fruit (5 varieties of tomato did nada).
This year, the wildflowers are going strong, the comfrey and tansy are huge, my chives wintered over and have been blooming like mad, missed some onions in the fall that are now blooming (want to collect seeds from both), 2 of my clematis are in bloom and 2 more are just getting going. My spinach had mediocre germination (old seed), but I'm getting a little now (!), the 1st radishes I've ever grown are getting fat 3 weeks after planting, carrots are just coming up, some of my crookneck squash are getting ready to bloom, cukes are up and looking strong, zucchini and honeydew starts are starting too grow well, I planted broccoli and Brussels sprouts seeds a few days ago, set out basil, oregano, thyme and marjoram that are doing well, planted Malabar spinach that is up a little, and have just planted several annual and perennial flower seeds. My string beans are still not a success story, but doing better than last year.
The radishes are such a joy because they germinate so quick (about 4 days) and develope so fast (about 24 days), they make me feel like a gardening success. I'll be planting a lot more of them
!
Have set a few onion starts, but want more bulbs, and need to get garlic! So much to do!
I love my little "Ruth Stout No Work Garden"- I have no tiller, so the mulch, a shovel, a hand trowel, occasionally a dibble, and a bucket and watering can are my garden tools. Also no running water, so I tote buckets of water from the creek. The mulch really helps keep that within reason.
This year, the wildflowers are going strong, the comfrey and tansy are huge, my chives wintered over and have been blooming like mad, missed some onions in the fall that are now blooming (want to collect seeds from both), 2 of my clematis are in bloom and 2 more are just getting going. My spinach had mediocre germination (old seed), but I'm getting a little now (!), the 1st radishes I've ever grown are getting fat 3 weeks after planting, carrots are just coming up, some of my crookneck squash are getting ready to bloom, cukes are up and looking strong, zucchini and honeydew starts are starting too grow well, I planted broccoli and Brussels sprouts seeds a few days ago, set out basil, oregano, thyme and marjoram that are doing well, planted Malabar spinach that is up a little, and have just planted several annual and perennial flower seeds. My string beans are still not a success story, but doing better than last year.
The radishes are such a joy because they germinate so quick (about 4 days) and develope so fast (about 24 days), they make me feel like a gardening success. I'll be planting a lot more of them
!Have set a few onion starts, but want more bulbs, and need to get garlic! So much to do!
I love my little "Ruth Stout No Work Garden"- I have no tiller, so the mulch, a shovel, a hand trowel, occasionally a dibble, and a bucket and watering can are my garden tools. Also no running water, so I tote buckets of water from the creek. The mulch really helps keep that within reason.
Last night I pulled 3 radishes, some spinach, and chives for a salad with some lettuce from a neighbor's garden. My cukes are starting to put out there little feelers and the biggest one is just tall enough for me to wrap her tendril on the fence. Tomatillos and my Marion tomatoes are starting to set flowers. Two tiny little Brussels sprouts have come up, and maybe a broccoli. We'll see how those do with the summer heat (mid 90's today with heat index supposed to be 104F 
).
I love seeing things come up in the garden. Last year I had a beautiful garden right up until the deer crashed through the fence and ate it to the ground in 2 nights! New fence this year and every thing is up so my fingers are crossed! 
The only one that looks good is the little bonus plant from one of the 4" peat pots (got 5 plants from 4 pots). That one I didn't expect to make it when I planted it. I'm hoping they turn around and start growing well and eventually give me the tomatoes I long for!
