May Update

Has it really been almost two months since my last post?  Most gardeners will know that two months in the garden is a complete life cycle for some plants.  Radishes are ready to harvest in 21-30 days, some squash can be harvested in 50 days.  So have I harvested a bounty of ripe vegetables?  No.  No I haven't.  Why?  Good question.

This is Phil's garden.  The vegetables have flourished including the bionic squash in the back.  His white radishes, (funny, he thought they were broccoli rabe), almost overtook the lower left corner!

This is my garden plot.  The four beds have been seeing some action but nothing as exhilarating as Phil's.  I have been staggering my plantings and some seedlings didn't grow so I've replanted as well.

This is Judy's bed.  Her tomatoes started out as larger seedlings and they are doing quite well.  Her husband installed an irrigation system in the vegetable bed but insisted that she grow asparagus for his labors.  Like mine, with the exception of her tomatoes, all are moving a little slow.










We've all three worked on putting the beds together and helped with loading the compost and mulch on a very long, tiring day almost two months ago.   The only difference amongst the three beds is that Judy and I amended our beds with commercial compost and garden soil whereas Phil used a fine, black composted soil taken from  Judy's back yard.  It all evens out in the end.  We all will enjoy some of Phil and Terry's bounty early and they can enjoy ours when we harvest several weeks from now!

I will grow corn this summer!

I WILL grow corn this summer!

I will GROW corn this summer!

I will grow CORN this summer!

I will grow corn THIS summer!

I will grow corn this SUMMER!

I WILL GROW CORN THIS SUMMER!

I just cannot bear to throw out the extra seedlings that have sprouted when I sow seeds.  Why should it matter that they get thrown into the compost to make rich, black soil?  Because to me, they are my ambition.  They are the promise that something wonderful will grow and develop from my efforts.  It's my ego-garden, my conscience appeased.

Phil read that red plastic mulch increases plant growth for tomatoes and eggplants.  

Of course I'd love to take credit for this chicken mushroom I found in my backyard.  It's a little to old and big to be tasty but it is edible.  And guess what?  It tastes like chicken!  Or so I've been told.

Please feel free to leave comments with your suggestions or thoughts on the garden.  Although this is my blog, I'd still love to hear from you and know what's on your mind.