Harvests

The tomatoes are finally ripening, we've been enjoying small greenish purple ones. My zucchini plant hit a good spot and we get a new zuke every other day. I've gotten 2 yellow squashes so far. I harvested our first cuke yesterday and our first eggplant. They all look really good. There are not a lot in the works, but I am grateful for the little bit I get. We've gotten some beans, and I love going out every morning for greens from the garden and yard. We haven't weeded or fertilized in a long while-- I'm sure the plants would be growing better if I had done so, but I'm just so pleased to be harvesting stuff even if it's not the most I could have, it's good and we are eating it all. I made ratatouille yesterday for dinner and it was sooooo good. I'm loving my herbs too. I need to harvest and dry them this week and fertilize and weed and plant- but I don't know how much I'll actually do!!

Growing Good

My tomato plants are like 5 ft. tall. There are lots of flowers and little tomatoes. It is so rewarding!! I staked them up higher, but my support boards are a little flimsy. I've never had this problem before. I'm so excited to have this problem. the greens that came up are doing great too. The cabbage and brocoli are huge too. This is when gardening is fun!!

Looking Good

My garden is doing the best it has ever done. My tomato plants are up to my chest and flowering and looking good. The squash plant leaves are big. The broccoli and cabbage are big. It is so awesome. #1 has been collecting strawberries everyday. the front garden is still stunted so I think I'll let it sit over the summer and maybe plant some greens in the fall. We'll see! The weather has been great and humid. I've only watered like 2 times this season which is very unusual for Utah.

Fertilized and Watered

i watered and fertilized on Friday. It was finally hot. The tomatoes and everything else in the back garden are looking good, normal and growing. Everything in the front garden-- the kids is stunted. I did the same thing for both. I planted purple potatoes in the dirt i scraped off the top of the stunted garden and they are doing awesome. I haven't even watered them yet and they are like 3 feet high. Confusing!! I guess the nutrients are tied up in the soil. I guess I add too much.

watering

The drip is all set up in the back garden. People have been telling me to not overwater tomatoes so that will be the last time I water them for awhile. Nothing has come up yet, but I did get diatomaceous earth so hopefully when it comes up, the slugs won't get them.

More Planting, chickens

We got more planiting done. I'm going to let the area under the basketball banker go though-- I may just use it for wheatgrass instead of tomatoes and other things that will get snapped off. all we have left to plant is the squashes, cukes, corn and beans and a couple more tomato starts. I didn't want to plant those until I got diatomaceous earth which I finally did yesterday. They had it at the feed store. We will also probably be getting 3 or 5 chickens. I watched a video on how you can keep them in a chicken tractor and have them till up your garden and get it good and ready for planting without having to clean out a coop. It looks very low maintenance and good for the garden and the yard. So I think we'll give it a try. I don't want a ton of eggs- we don't eat any now, but a few good clean organic eggs would be a nice addition to our diet. That's why I only want 3 chickens, but the kids each want their own, so I may give in to 5. I think kids will take care of them, and from what I've read- they look pretty fun. I hope it doesn't cost too much to build the tractor.

Planting

I got some cucumbers planted before it rained AGAIN!!! I got the last bed ready in the back garden in order to do so. I put on blood meal, kelp meal and acidifying agent with iron and other micronutrients. Just one bed left to ready by the patio. There were some really big worms and a bunch of little red wigglers too- I'm sure from the ones I bought for a failed worm bin.