Curcubits

Today I finished the new layered bed. I planted a row of canteloupe; yellow squash and zuchhini with nastursiums; and a half row of cucumbers and a half row of watermelon. The sun was very strong today, so I kind of thought that's all I would do. However, after supper I was inspired to finish. I put in 4 roma tomatoes, 2 different bell peppers (Golden Doe & Islander), and a galine eggplant.

In the next few days, I hope to add sweet potatoes and perhaps some sunflowers to this bed. I think I will plant okra where I had the greens. The mustard is bolting now and the collards and kale didn't really come up.

We had nice lettuce, spinach, radishes, and the first of the peas in a yummy salad tonight! Yay!

Fourth Bed

DH helped me build my fourth and last, I think, vegie bed this evening. I got a layer of peat moss and straw laid down before it got too dark. Hopefully tomorrow I will get the final layers finished and get some planting started.

Tomatoes

On Friday I planted tomatoes in my rose bed: 2 brandywines that I had started from seed, 1 moskivich, and 1 Arkansas traveler. I tried to start them with a great start following Love Apple Farm's advice. I have done bits and pieces of her advice every year, and this year is no exception as I don't have everything she calls for. In each hole I did put: fish parts for lots of nutrition, 2 aspirin to jump start the immune system, 3 crushed egg shells for calcium to prevent blossom end rot, a handful of bone & blood meal for phosphorus to help with blossom production, and 2 handfuls Miracle Grow slow release 10-10-10 pellets. (I'm trying to use this up.) I planted the tomatoes deep so they will grow more roots and watered them very, very deeply.

I also planted two cherry tomatoes, one sungold and one black cherry, in containers on the back porch. These were in Miracle Grow potting soil, so I only added some bone & blood meal, aspirin, and egg shells.

Today I had planned to build my newest lasagne bed. I do have all my materials and bought the boards for the box. Unfortunately, rainstorms came and the bed will have to be built later this week, I hope.