I knew it would happen.
We were late getting our fence up.
We had to buy all new garden fencing this year, and the timing to get it
up was not working for me. I thought
perhaps that I would have an extra week, but I knew that I had to get the fence
up in that first week. Unfortunately,
that did not happen.
We were late getting our fence up.
We had to buy all new garden fencing this year, and the timing to get it
up was not working for me. I thought
perhaps that I would have an extra week, but I knew that I had to get the fence
up in that first week. Unfortunately,
that did not happen.
Because the fence did not get up early enough, the friendly
neighborhood woodchuck visited my garden.
It ate my lettuce, it ate my kale, it ate all of my cabbage.
neighborhood woodchuck visited my garden.
It ate my lettuce, it ate my kale, it ate all of my cabbage.
Such a sad time!
Of course I know that a lot of this will come back. I can buy some new seedlings to replace what
will not, but it was kind of sad to see all that work destroyed in one
morning.
will not, but it was kind of sad to see all that work destroyed in one
morning.
However, there are a lot of other things growing in the
garden as well! I think I may have
planted too many green bean plants.
There are many of them, and I think that I am going to have a lot of green
beans to process this year. It is a good
thing that my kids favorite frozen veggie is green beans, and that they love
dilly beans as well.
garden as well! I think I may have
planted too many green bean plants.
There are many of them, and I think that I am going to have a lot of green
beans to process this year. It is a good
thing that my kids favorite frozen veggie is green beans, and that they love
dilly beans as well.
My zucchini and cucumbers seem to be doing well, although
something ate many of the leaves from the plants. I don’t know if woodchucks eat leaves off of
those plants or not – I probably should google that. I haven’t seen any stink bugs or cucumber
beetles yet, so maybe all the radishes I planted are doing their job. Or maybe I need to wait another couple weeks
for them to appear. I am going to stay positive
though, and hope that I can overcome those pests this year!
something ate many of the leaves from the plants. I don’t know if woodchucks eat leaves off of
those plants or not – I probably should google that. I haven’t seen any stink bugs or cucumber
beetles yet, so maybe all the radishes I planted are doing their job. Or maybe I need to wait another couple weeks
for them to appear. I am going to stay positive
though, and hope that I can overcome those pests this year!
My sugar pie pumpkin plant seems to be doing amazingly
well. I think that the kids are most
excited about that. Emma said “Mom, how
lucky will we be if we can get one pumpkin for our Thanksgiving dinner!” We have grown pie pumpkins before, and they
have always done well here, but she was just so excited to think that we might
get one (I have a feeling there will be several).
well. I think that the kids are most
excited about that. Emma said “Mom, how
lucky will we be if we can get one pumpkin for our Thanksgiving dinner!” We have grown pie pumpkins before, and they
have always done well here, but she was just so excited to think that we might
get one (I have a feeling there will be several).
I do have one plant that is dying a very slow death, and I
have no idea what happened. I think
there may be some issue with the soil, or maybe some type of pest that I can’t
see.
have no idea what happened. I think
there may be some issue with the soil, or maybe some type of pest that I can’t
see.
This is my absolute favorite type of squash – blue hubbard. However, the leaves are all yellow, and I don’t
know what happened. I can’t figure out
if it is because it hasn’t rained much, and it needs more rain, if the ground
was too acidic for the plant. No clue,
any ideas more experienced gardeners?
know what happened. I can’t figure out
if it is because it hasn’t rained much, and it needs more rain, if the ground
was too acidic for the plant. No clue,
any ideas more experienced gardeners?
The potatoes haven’t come up through the ground yet. I don’t know how long that will take. And this one garden bed continues to be the
weediest garden bed ever. I’m not sure
why this specific one is prolific in weeds, but I am not doing very well at
staying on top of it…which does not bode well for the rest of the season!
weediest garden bed ever. I’m not sure
why this specific one is prolific in weeds, but I am not doing very well at
staying on top of it…which does not bode well for the rest of the season!
If you are wondering where the pictures of my veggies in pots are – well, I have yet to plant them. Let’s all hope that I get them planted soon!
How is your garden
growing this year? If you don’t garden,
have you visited your local farmers’ market yet?
growing this year? If you don’t garden,
have you visited your local farmers’ market yet?
Rebecca Kelsey Sampson says
June 19, 2016 at 4:07 pmThis sis so cool! I'd love to make a windowsill garden and have a few different common herbs available for me and my family. Gardening seems so rewarding.
Cathy Mini says
June 18, 2016 at 4:19 amThanks for this fun tour of your garden! We have a few tomato plants, some cabbage, and strawberries that seem to be doing well so far.
Amber Nelson says
June 17, 2016 at 11:49 pmYour garden looks awesome. Ours looks a hot mess. We had a bad storm roll in here last night and did some damage.
Leslie Hernandez says
June 17, 2016 at 4:36 pmwow your garden is look good!! I cant wait until I get a house so I can plant some nice flowers and some other cute plants. For now Ill have to settle with have some at my apartment which is not so bad 🙂
Yona Williams says
June 17, 2016 at 4:14 pmYour garden is looking good! Woodchucks are the worst…I had one tear up all of my tomatoes once. But wow, yours really ate a lot.
Kimberly Stroh says
June 16, 2016 at 8:07 pmYou are doing SO much better than me! I don't have a green thumb at all. So if you'd like to send some green beans my way- feel free! lol
Wendy says
June 16, 2016 at 1:32 pmI love this! I have such great memories of gardening with my dad when I was growing up. So fun to go out every morning and see what is happening.
Acacias Dreams says
June 16, 2016 at 8:26 amI have yet to fence off my garden so the puppies will stop trampling it, but once that is done I have some grand veggie plans! My potted herb garden is doing surprisingly well at the moment too, so that gives me hope for my future veggie garden. It will never look as grand as yours, but a girl can dream!
Kez | acaciasdreams.com
Roxanne Ferber says
June 16, 2016 at 2:41 amI absolutely love to see what other people are growing in their gardens! Thanks for sharing!
Carolyn @ Fennell Seeds says
June 16, 2016 at 2:15 amLove your garden. We planted tomatoes and squash this year. We have some large green tomatoes and of course we are going out of town all of next week when they will probably be ripe. Sigh…maybe a few will hang in there until the following week. 🙂
Amanda Love says
June 16, 2016 at 2:07 amYour garden reminds me of the ones my parents use to plant. We would always have fresh veggies from our garden. I don't have a green thumb so don't plant anything. So sorry about that woodchuck, hopefully he won't return.
Rachel says
June 16, 2016 at 1:47 amLettuce is like the bane of my garden. Last year, my first year, I got little red bugs all over it. So this year I didn't plant any. It came back. Good luck with your's!
Vicky @ Mess For Less says
June 16, 2016 at 12:41 amThat is so frustrating about the woodchuck. Other than that, things look good!I wish I had a green thumb.
Karen Morse says
June 15, 2016 at 5:35 pmI have tried to have a garden a bunch of times, but essentially I am just offering an amazing salad buffet to the wildlife! haha… A fence (properly installed) is a must! 🙂
Karen | GlamKaren.com
Terri Steffes says
June 15, 2016 at 5:20 pmWe grow tomatoes, peppers and herbs. All are doing well but are needing extra watering. The marigolds I planted around the tomatoes look fantastic! My other garden flowers look stressed, probably due to this heat wave.
Masshole Mommy says
June 15, 2016 at 5:17 pmI don't think there IS such a thing as too many green beans. But this is coming from a girl who could literally eat them every single day 🙂