Well, the mystery-peppers, that I was really hoping were bells, seem to be turning out to be jalepenos and another hot variety. Not much of a hot pepper type, so I guess these'll be lots of give-aways. Figures. The most prosperous part of the garden!
The eggplants have gorgeous lavender flowers, and the cucs came back after being pillaged by the woodchuck. (Thanks, Anon. Blogger, for the tip on cayenne pepper...seems to be working there!)
Unfortunately, he seems to be willing to brave the cayenne to get at the tomatoes, tho'. They just start getting about fist-sized, still hard and green, when I find them half-eaten on the ground. sigh. Think I'll double dose the cayenne...
The strawberries were an absolute flop. I'll never buy from that company again.
Ticks seem to have been losing their side of the battle, altho' the weeds are suddenly growing very quickly and I'm gonna have to tackle them before they become hiding grounds. I'm pushing back the borders, in regards to the poison ivy. Seem to be making some headway there, too.
All in all, I like the progress we've made and have been able to maintain. I'd like to conquer new yard-territory, but the work schedule has been too all-consuming lately. As long as we maintain, I'm ok with it.
Now, I am waiting to actually EAT some of these rewards (...um...except for the hot peppers.) Anybody want some?
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too bad about your strawberries although the season was VERY short this year...only 10 days (so says one of the farmstand owners I visited the other day).
Our tomatoes are coming nicely as well. We put that canvass paper down and then cut wholes to plant the plants this spring. It has really helped with the weeding issue. Just as well too because Im the one who does most of it and I havent felt up to it at all.
Whats the secret with the eggplant? We cant ever get ours to grow. And our squash is a disaster this year. 1 out of 4 plants survived.
:-) Glad to hear the cayenne is working. Do you want to know what a good weed blocker is? Lawn/grass clippings. If you start early , like beginning of June, and put the grass down all around the plants really thick (like 6-8 inches), it slowly decomposes and releases nutrients and keeps the weeds out all summer. On June 1, I did it around my 30 tomato plants and currently there are no weeds. I did not do it around my string beans, zucchini or herbs and the weeds are taking over, ugh! Next year I need to do it around everything, but I need my husband's help with it and that can be hard to coordinate. My dad has been doing the grass clipping thing for 30 plus years with lots of success.
Eggplants are tricky. I plant them every year, but only have luck every other year. I think when I baby them, and give them lots of attention, they die on me or don't produce, when I ignore them, they give me lots of eggplant. I don't get it.
My strawberries sucked out too, I think I got 1 tiny berry from 25 plants. I feel like ripping them out and not doing them anymore. I only had 1 year of success with them for some reason.
Hey anyone need rosemary? I have a bush that is 4 feet high by 3 feet wide. I trimmed the thing like 3 times, but it's growing out of control. I have so much, I don't know what to do with it!
I don't really have an eggplant secret. It's actually the farthest I've ever gotten with them. Maybe I just started out with a better batch.
Thanks for the grass clippings tip. Have to try that.
I might be interested in rosemary,tho' I rarely use it. How do you use it?
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