My garden this year has been a bust. Between the late start, early heat with tons of rain, then dry, and… Well, it’s been neglected.
I actually mowed it once between the tomatoes and stuff. The okra grew quickly in the heat and humidity, so it will produce later in the summer.
The tomatoes are doing well also.
I’m pretty sure, even if they are totally covered by the grass and weeds, I’m still going to have a good crop.
I’ve picked a few cucumbers and a couple of zucchini.
Unfortunately, I have lost some zucchini plants to squash vine borers. I hate them.
I don’t know how to get rid of them since they are in the soil.
acorn squash (not touched by squash vine borers so far)
I think that means I want to move my garden up north; hopefully it won’t have them up there. I also want to dig some of the baby plum trees and start them up north.
baby plum tree
My big plum tree that I moved here from my mom’s place is not looking good–too many severe weather years and yard goats.
It’s also twenty years old. Although, if they hang on, it looks like there will be quite a few this fall.
I have a couple bigger young trees that my nephew said he’d help me move with the backhoe. We’ll see how that works.
So my garden is largely a bust for this year, but I’m looking at improvements and changes for next year.
Teresa
