Somehow with three different ideas about what to put where, how to grow things in general, and who is going to do what work – we managed to plant the ugly garden. I’m trying to be a good hippie gardener. We don’t till, we don’t use pesticides, something about not leaving the ground uncovered, encouraging and not destroying the microscopic soil network etc. All I really want is to grow healthy food with the least amount of time spent in the hot summer sun.
So, we saw some growth from the peas we planted a couple of weeks ago! We take little successes! We re-planted from seed the broccoli and cabbage that disappeared on us a couple weeks ago. We planted some of the tomato plants and pepper plants Aaron has been growing from seed for us. Then, we just made a plan and went gung ho! In the upper garden we will hopefully have: squash, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, onions, broccoli, cabbage, bush beans, pole beans (new for me – we will see), cucumbers (straight 8 and pickling), peas, sugar snap peas, and corn. We had a great work crew and got a lot accomplished!
Eva, who is ALWAYS interested in what we are doing at the farm, is a great garden helper. Mya is ALWAYS entertaining and was a welcome break from garden work! I didn’t catch one single photo of Mom, Andrea and Bernie who stopped by for a welcome visit! No way did anyone have time to get a photo of the absolutely delicious cake my mother brought with them – the REAL reason we came off the hill!
Porch gardening (secretly – my preference) will hopefully yield spinach, several different types of lettuce, and some spearmint to deflect a few flies.
I let myself get all worked up about what will and won’t grow. I don’t really know why. If something fails, I will go down to the local greenhouse and buy a few replacement plants. If nothing grows, what have I lost? A few days labor. I can still go straight out to the grocery store or farmers market and grab a bushel of tomatoes to make salsa. When I remember those two bits of information, I am a little more sane. No one’s life depends on my garden right now. Hahaha Thank God!
I still might supplement our own efforts with a trip to the greenhouse, not sure yet! We can all look back on this post in the harvest season after we have seen how much spaghetti sauce, salsa, is made and whether or not I have completed my goal for this year – At least one meal of fresh, garden grown, corn on the cob! Here’s hoping!
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