Garden Medley

And quite beautifully too. This is such a switch from last year when it was nothing but trouble. I’m really loving it.

That’s some of the squash we’ve picked already. We’ve also had some interesting varieties of lettuce, and the tomatoes are making excellent progress.

I think a lot of the difference is just a better soil balance. We made up some compost through the fall and winter, and the soil from last year had some time to break down a little too. All that seems to have combined for a much better garden this year.

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There’s a feeling I understand. I had it last year when my garden was a complete flop. But this year things have changed. My garden is flourishing. We’re seeing results already. Everything is coming up, umm, maybe not roses, we have lots of other plants growing, but coming up beautifully.

We’ve even picked our first squash of the year. It was delicious.

Sometimes things just aren’t right for your garden right away. I suspect last year’s failure was due to a combination of factors. Soil that wasn’t quite right. A heat wave we weren’t home for that killed a lot of our plants. Other factors that were beyond our control.

But that didn’t keep us from trying again. (more…)