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A Garden Tour – Week Four

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I can’t believe I am already writing about the 4th
week in our garden!  But, of course, time
always tends to fly by. 

This week a lot of progress was made on the weeding
front.  It may not look like it, but I
took a lot of weeds back that were surrounding the boxes.  The boxes themselves seem to be pretty weed
free, which is a nice change.

I do have my potatoes that are in a complete weed jungle
right at the moment, but I can only get so far before I need to tend to
something else.


I finally planted the rest of my seedlings in pots this past
weekend.  I have no idea how they will
end up doing.  The seedlings might be too
far gone, although they all looked relatively healthy if not stunted in their
little seedling pots. 


My plan is to watch the pots for a couple weeks.  If it looks like they aren’t growing at all,
then I will pull all the seedlings and try and plant some other stuff in the
pots instead.  There are a lot of veggies
that I can plant later in the summer for a fall crop, as well as herbs which
are always welcome in my kitchen. 


I do hope they grow though, because my peppers typically do the best in those EarthBoxes and I know the peppers in my garden beds are not growing very
well at the moment.

The sugar pie pumpkin is going to take over the garden
before the end of the summer.  I noticed
that it is starting to crawl over to one of the other garden beds, which is
unfortunate.  I was hoping it would grow
in the other direction, towards the fence and the rest of our back yard, but it
looks like I might have to interfere a bit with the direction it is going.  If I can manage to keep the vines between the
boxes instead of grabbing onto the other plants, I will be happy.  I’m not very optimistic though, those suckers
hurt to touch!


I have a couple lone strawberries on my strawberry
plants.  I don’t expect to get a good
strawberry crop until next year or the year after, but it is nice to see them
putting off a few strawberries.  Perhaps
I will get a second growing later in the season.

The biggest news is the weather around here – dry dry
dry.  It is kind of funny because my
husband went on and on about how much water we have in Maine in our new washing machine video; and we do. 
However, it seems like the rain is staying to the south this year.  I can’t figure out if it is good or not.  I haven’t been watering nearly as much as I
probably should.  The reason is because
the weatherman keeps saying that there will be rain, but then none comes.  I got out early to water this morning, and it
is close to 90 today, so I will probably be out there tonight as well.  Most of my plants love a good deep soak, so I
am doing what I can.

I’m excited to see the little flowers on the tomato
plants.  We are still a long ways off
from fresh tomatoes, but they all look really good, and that makes me
happy.  My goal is to grow a ton of
tomatoes because I love to can them, but it is always up in the air how well
they end up doing.  I tend to keep the
back-up option of buying canning tomatoes from one of the local farms to even
out what I pick.

What are the new
fruits and vegetables you are seeing at your market, or in your garden?

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  1. Angela Ricardo Bethea says

    July 9, 2016 at 3:04 am

    Oh my gosh – what a lovely garden you have! I would love to be able to grow something of my own too someday. We dont have a backyard at the moment but someday we will. Those potatoes and strawberries are looking awesome! xx

    Reply
  2. Leslie Hernandez says

    July 2, 2016 at 3:48 am

    Wow you're doing such an amazing job, I happy with my little apartment plants for now but I can't wait to have a nice little garden in my back yard when I get a house someday 🙂

    Reply
  3. Sandy Mangis says

    July 1, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    Gardening is a good stress reliever. Something about working with the soil and seeing the plants change brings you back to earth.

    Reply
  4. Ashleigh Walls says

    July 1, 2016 at 12:34 pm

    My mother in law gave me some tomatoes that are thankfully doing really well. Our weather is so dry as well!

    Reply
  5. Toni says

    July 1, 2016 at 2:50 am

    I've noticed that watermelon is sweet and ready a lot earlier this year and I love it. I've enjoyed following your journey. You've made great progress!

    Reply
  6. Krystle Cook says

    June 30, 2016 at 1:18 pm

    They have been calling for rain here for a while but it never shows. Starting to get frustrating. Hope you get some!

    Reply
  7. Robin Rue says

    June 30, 2016 at 1:17 pm

    Your garden is coming along nicely. I would love to have one of my own one day if I could keep anything alive.

    Reply
  8. Kimberly Stroh says

    June 30, 2016 at 11:56 am

    I don't have a green thumb at all, but I am green with envy over your garden. So lush!

    Reply
  9. Erin Shebish says

    June 29, 2016 at 10:23 pm

    Your garden looks fabulous! Makes my little herb garden seem so small! Haha! I'm jealous in the best of ways!

    Reply
  10. Kami Singh-Gocool says

    June 29, 2016 at 11:35 am

    You definitely have a green thumb 🙂 Your garden is awesome, I wish I had a backyard.

    Reply
  11. Rachel Segovia says

    June 29, 2016 at 5:33 am

    Cutest little garden! and I love the little strawberries that are growing. I hope to one day have a small garden. even if its just herbs. i hope you get some rain your way soon!

    Reply
  12. Paula says

    June 29, 2016 at 5:07 am

    Beautiful garden! We are growing tomatoes and strawberries this year, and just planted a fruit tree. It's so nice having some fruits and veggies in the yard.

    Reply
  13. Reesa Lewandowski says

    June 29, 2016 at 3:13 am

    This is my favorite time of the year when everything starts popping up! We have never grown radishes!

    Reply
  14. Rachel Langer says

    June 29, 2016 at 12:55 am

    We are going to have zucchini soon! Your strawberries look so yummy… I really should add some to my own yard farm.

    Reply
  15. CourtneyLynne says

    June 29, 2016 at 12:18 am

    Omg loving your garden!!!! It's coming along pretty nicely! Wish I had a green thumb and could actually plant things!

    Reply
  16. Amber N says

    June 29, 2016 at 12:08 am

    Our garden doesn't look very good. Yours looks really awesome! Amber N

    Reply
  17. Tabitha says

    June 28, 2016 at 8:09 pm

    It looks awesome! I can't wait to start a garden! I will def. use this for reference!

    Reply
  18. Rose Sahetapy says

    June 28, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    I planted seeds of a few kind of veggie but they didn't grow well, now I plan to give another try. Your garden is amazing with all the fruit, and vegetables you planted.

    Reply
  19. Wendy says

    June 28, 2016 at 5:13 pm

    Love to see the progress of your garden. It is so much fun to watch things grow. And strawberries….yum!

    Reply
  20. ana de jesus says

    June 28, 2016 at 10:31 am

    I am sure that your dream of having tomatoes in your garden will come true soon hun, its looking good so far. I really want my own garden some day.

    Reply
  21. jillconyers says

    June 28, 2016 at 9:11 am

    I have garden envy. Next year I will not skip the spring season for my favorite garden veggies.

    Reply
  22. Tough Cookie Mommy says

    June 28, 2016 at 1:03 am

    Wow, I can't believe you've had this much growth in such a short time. I love how green and fresh everything looks. I've never had a green thumb but I would love to have a beautiful garden.

    Reply
  23. Rebecca Bryant says

    June 27, 2016 at 11:44 pm

    Wow your garden looks amazing. My son was trying to grow one but with all the rain we had it just didn't take.

    Reply
  24. Vicky @ Mess For Less says

    June 27, 2016 at 10:47 pm

    Everything is coming up. Looks like you will soon have a great harvest and bounty. Happy gardening!

    Reply
  25. Jessica @ Barefoot by the Sea says

    June 27, 2016 at 10:33 pm

    It looks fantastic!!!

    Reply
  26. Karen Morse says

    June 27, 2016 at 8:28 pm

    I'm so jealous about your amazing garden. You have such an interesting array of veggies and I am loving seeing the process as they start to grow and grow and grow! We tried to do a garden…until the wildlife ate it all. 🙁
    Karen | GlamKaren.com

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