Monday, August 17, 2009

Garden update....

Not much to update this week. Same old story. Weeds, weeds and more weeds!!
I am too embarrassed to take a picture to show the horror. Maybe next week.
My husband thinks that it was a complete failure and that there is no need to try next year. I beg his pardon. This only makes me want to try harder next year. I know where i went wrong. Kind of. The whole weeding issue. Maybe I can hire a kid and pay him $10 to weed the garden. I will look into that.
I am happy for the quality time I spent with Amara in the garden. I learned that she can make up a song on the spot about anything. I learned that she does not like to pull weeds for more than 10 minutes at a stretch. I at least have a few HUGE zucchini to show for all the time and effort(ha) I put into it. A handful of edible strawberries and green beans and peas too. I probably should not hold my breath on the broccoli and the bell peppers have yet to make an appearance either.
I will have many fond memories of my first attempt at an organic garden!

2 comments:

Krystal said...

fyi... bell peppers in michigan have to be started by seed inside WEEKS before it's warm enough to plant them outside.(says my dad, an awesome gardener). i just buy already established pepper plants from a greenhouse.
not sure about broccoli...

Unknown said...

Dont beat yourself up one bit over the garden! My Dad's been gardening for as long as I've been alive & he's having a hard time with his too! It's this wacky weather! At least you have a few goodies to show for :) lol