Lesson #2 - Don't plant seeds in peat moss. It's a 1 in ten chance that they will sprout. The peat just doesn't hold moisture.
Of all the seeds I planted in the brand new bed, only zucchini sprouted. Since I was really behind in planting the second two sisters, I decided to plant one curcubit per mound. The three sisters bed was overloaded with weeds and most of the corn has withered away, so I've spent most of the morning trying to get the bed under control. The good things are that I had volunteer watermelon, pepper, and potato plants from last year. I transplanted a pepper and potato to see how they will do, and I left the watermelon and planted a few watermelon seeds around it. The other good thing in that bed is that the nasturtiums look fabulous! I can't wait to see flowers and also to see if it really helps with squash bugs.
My other big problem is flea beetles on my eggplant and cabbage worms. I successfully grew cabbage and broccoli for the first time only to have it decimated in days. I did pick some broccoli, but I'm not sure if I will recover any cabbage.
Lesson #3 - I must use row cover next year!
I have been harvesting tons of greens. I made a yummy pasta with fried garlic, onions, greens and Parmesan. Today I think we will just be basic with steamed greens and rice and beans.
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