Vegetable Garden #2
I got the new heirloom tomato and pepper transplants put in this week, along with the sweet potato slips I had left over. They’ve been hanging out in the shade until the weather cooled off a little. But, finally, I was able to get them planted.
I also put in some flowers in bare spots and moved around some flowers from other areas, so the garden is starting to look fully planted (more or less) again. I took cuttings of my basil and started that too, so should be in good shape for pesto making this fall. (I like to put a year’s worth in the freezer.)
There was room to put in some more bush bean, bush cucumber, beet and sunflower seeds, so those are going in too. I’ll get a decent harvest out of this year, yet!
- Some new asparagus stalks are coming up where the old ones were broken off
The surprising news is that I have asparagus coming back! Where the old stalks were snapped off by the tree, new stalks are coming out of the ground! Between that and assurances from some posters, I’m feeling better about my chances to still have asparagus next spring.
There are six new photos posted of Vegetable Garden #2 on Flickr. Check them out if you’re interested.
July 11, 2012 - 7:20 AM
Good news about your asparagus! Your pictures look great. I think your second garden will do wonderfully.
Although tempting, resist harvesting any of the new spears. Keep the bed lightly mulched and watered, the crowns will be fine.
I have a couple of zucchini plants that have grown wonderfully and have many flowers on them, but show no signs at all of any squash on them. Any thoughts on why this might be the case? I haven’t used any fertilizer beyond the compost and manure I originally put in the soil before I planted. I also managed to produce huge green bean vines that put out almost no green beans.