Mid July, nothing much appears to be happening in the garden.
But there is a lot of growing going on...my peas and squash are growing fast, the tomaters are looking good, there are blossoms on the peppers, and of course, the weeds are doing great. There are a couple peppers on the pepper plant, as well.
Lori's garden is really amazing...all of her plants are growing like my weeds are, and she has no weeds. She's put down sheets of newspaper, which must help somehow.
I mulched with an old hay bale that I picked up when we cleaned up around the Hardee's and with shredded paper that Dick got from the Kasson bank. I think the shredded paper works better than the sheets of paper, because it stays right where it's placed, unlike the sheets, which blow around and lift up. But her garden looks 100% better than mine, so who am I to question?
I will say that if I decide to participate in the garden next year there will be a schedule made out in advance: I'm not going to be the only one mowing next year. Mowing and trimming my lawn, trimming the ditch along Broadway, trimming the grassy area along 12th street AND tending the grass around the garden is getting old.
Yes, I'm lazy.
If you love to mow, please step forward to help. I'll pay you with tomatoes, assuming some grow.
But there is a lot of growing going on...my peas and squash are growing fast, the tomaters are looking good, there are blossoms on the peppers, and of course, the weeds are doing great. There are a couple peppers on the pepper plant, as well.
Lori's garden is really amazing...all of her plants are growing like my weeds are, and she has no weeds. She's put down sheets of newspaper, which must help somehow.
I mulched with an old hay bale that I picked up when we cleaned up around the Hardee's and with shredded paper that Dick got from the Kasson bank. I think the shredded paper works better than the sheets of paper, because it stays right where it's placed, unlike the sheets, which blow around and lift up. But her garden looks 100% better than mine, so who am I to question?
I will say that if I decide to participate in the garden next year there will be a schedule made out in advance: I'm not going to be the only one mowing next year. Mowing and trimming my lawn, trimming the ditch along Broadway, trimming the grassy area along 12th street AND tending the grass around the garden is getting old.
Yes, I'm lazy.
If you love to mow, please step forward to help. I'll pay you with tomatoes, assuming some grow.
