Lessons learned and what to keep in mind next season:
- Don't plant pumpkins, zucchini, summer squash, watermelon and winter squash within the fenced in garden area. We really thought we needed to keep those plants away from our deer and rabbits yet, they haven't touched any that we have planted outside the fenced area. In addition to that they are really taking over.
- Don't plant zucchini and summer squash in consecutive rows. They are hard to walk between. Line the outside perimeter of the garden with them to help deter animals and allow you to walk around and not in between each plant.
- Plant cabbage closer together ... 3' spacing between each plant is more then enough.
- Plant more pickle cucumbers! We planted less then 10 plants this year but don't get enough pickles at one time to do a full batch for canning.
- Make carrot seed tapes to allow more even spacing. See link below
http://www.gardengirltv.com/how-to-make-seed-tape.html
Photo updates for this week:
7/12/2012
2 baking pumpkins
2 pickle cucumbers
3 lbs estimated
Year to date total:
16 heads of lettuce
12 snap peas
12 pickle cucumbers
8 zucchini
2 baking pumpkins
Total: 19 lbs (estimated)
Garden photo updates:
7/13/2012
Red Cabbage
Green Cabbage
Zucchini and Buttercup Squash beyond
Bush Beans
Tomato Plants and Basil
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