I’ve been pretty lazy at updating on the garden’s progress. Sorry about that. This year’s bounty was quite a bit smaller than I had hoped, but everything was tasty.
I started this post on September 18, 2010 and haven’t fleshed it out until now. I apologize for that (Sorry Skye).
Due to the low amount of rain that we got this past summer, the produce was small and not as bountiful. Some things just didn’t grow at all. The previous summer was cooler and had a lot of rain, so things like zucchini grew a-plenty. This past summer, that was a plant that wouldn’t even grow.
I did get a few Hungarian peppers. They are a bit hot. It would have been nice to pickle them, had there been more of them. The bell peppers didn’t produce at all, despite the plants looking reasonably sturdy and healthy. Next year I guess.
The one thing that produced continually was the swiss chard. It grew right into October until the frosts were too cold to promote growth. At that point, the only plant that was still growing was the broccoli. And, that was only when the temperature was above freezing. I harvested the last cabbage after a few frosty nights and all but the smallest brussel sprouts, as well. They were small but tasty.
I have saved seeds from the yellow beans and the pea plants, in hopes that they will germinate next year. I’m not so sure about that. I will purchase new squash seed, I believe. I really like the butternuts, although they don’t store well.
Sorry for the late late garden update, but that’s how it ended up. Too bad that all of that rain that came in December couldn’t have been spread out over the previous summer. It would have been a nice garden then.
A take away from this year’s garden is planning. I intend to row it east to west this coming summer, rather than the north to south orientation I tried this year. This will give me the opportunity to plant things like broccoli in the shade of the poplars behind our property and to plant heat-lovers, such as peppers and the like, in the sunnier southern edge.
