... comes to an end
The garden has just about yielded it's last tomato. By the time we get back from GS-1's wedding it will probably be a complete wasteland.
I embarked on this adventure with minimal experience and a lot of hope. My big Christmas present from Santa was this VegTrug from Gardener's Supply.
We finally got it set up and ready to plant on Memorial Day weekend.
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DH mixing the soil recipe |
I was so proud of my little garden ...
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June 2 |
I planted three Bradley tomatoes, three cherry tomatoes, three green peppers, two cucumbers, and one each of basil, dill, rosemary, and thyme. Plus three marigolds. I had no clue I was stuffing the trough close to, if not beyond, capacity.
We had a lot of rain right off the bat and everything thrived beyond expectation.
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June 18 |
Then we had a dry spell and I thought we'd lose everything. Water and fertilizer to the rescue!
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June 23 |
Just a week later everything was thriving again and I had to stake the tomatoes. There were blooms on everything, a tiny green pepper had started to form and the herbs were going crazy. By early July things were looking good.
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July 10 |
And by the end of July I enjoyed my first harvest.
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Lunch, July 31 |
Still, everything continued to grow like Topsy, producing handfulls of cherry tomatoes and a couple of Bradleys every day.
And the weirdest cucumbers in the world.
But by the end of August the garden showed signs of exhaustion.
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August 23 |
Yesterday I discovered something had been feasting on the leaves ...
and enjoying a few cherry tomatoes along the way.
This morning I saw a wren wrestling with something in the trough and this afternoon I discovered the culprit.
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Tomato Hornworm |
I smushed him after this photo.
All we have left is a batch of cherry tomatoes and one cucumber vine that looks to be producing "normal" cucumbers.
It's been an adventure; I've learned a lot. I may plant a cool weather crop when we get back from the wedding. Or I may just plant mums and start again next spring ...