Our garden was planted pretty late this year owing to our wait for a new shed to be delivered-what's the point of planting when positioning the shed would crush everything.
Anyway, we now have it in, everything is up and lovely and the cutworms are no where to be seen.
Tomatoes-have to use VF varieties as the ground fungus and virus or whatever it is seems to be really bad around here.
Eggplant
Crookneck yellow squash
Radishes
Mesclun
Oak leaf romaine
Kentucky Wonder beans
Lots of sunflowers-I love to watch the bird eat them
And Okra-two big rows
Neighbors who walk by always ask what it is--not a real popular item in upstate NY
I transplanted my rhubarb and it seems to be doing much better now that the dogs aren't trampling it everyday. But how long before I get nice long stalks? It's been short and stumpy with skinny little stalks for two years now. I've been feeding it nice compost, but is there something better?
The herb garden is doing great but the horseradish is starting to take over. The lemongrass is bushy and beautiful, and of course, there are the usual suspects-basil, thyme, rosemary, sages, oregano, parsley, tarragon, dill, fennel, chives and cilantro.
I'm also growing cloves, marjoram, wormwood, flax, stevia, lemon verbena, lemon balm and southernwood.
I can't seem to get my oregano to winter over. I covered it with straw last fall to protect it from the cold, but still it did not come back. What gives? |