So I was pleasantly surprised when I went out to investigate the back of the fenced in garden. By the end of last year it was overgrown with weeds, mostly grass. I assumed it was going to be a real chore to weed it. But it all raked right up. It was crazy. I think the dead grass choked out the weeds this year. Nice break.
A few years ago I tried the three sisters in that spot and varmints got the corn, the beans failed to thrive and I got a smattering of squash. This year I'm trying cukes, zukes, and winter squash here. The fenced in garden is a little too shady for tomatoes to really be happy, but cucumbers did well in that area. As always I'm none too hopeful about the zucchini, but maybe I'll get a few before bugmaggedon.
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| Cucumber patch |
The seedlings in the basement are doing fairly well. There seem to be two batches - some have sprung up vigorously and are 4-6" tall and some at just sprouting, about an inch. The vigorous ones are:
- Yellow Pear Tomato
- Sungold
- Amish Paste
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| Yellow Pear and Amish Paste |
