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Garden update – No more rain please!

July 16th, 2010 3:30 pm

All this rain is killing my potatoes.  I dug two of them up the other day and they were complete mush.  The water pools in that corner of the garden.  I haven’t looked at the beets yet, but they’re probably in trouble too.  This fall I will bring in some more top soil to try to raise the whole garden a couple inches and get the water to drain away from it.

I’m excited about the cucumbers!  I’ve got a half dozen of them about 3-4 inches long, and a bunch more just starting.

I’ve already harvested four zucchini and one yellow squash.  They were delicious!  There are a lot more coming in.

Tomatoes are getting big, but not starting to turn color yet.

Lauren’s corn is getting really tall and starting to form ears.

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2 Responses to “Garden update – No more rain please!”

  1. Dave Kempin Says:
    July 21st, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    Have you ever tried growing cukes on a trellis? I just started that the other year – they grow up pretty well, and it keeps all of the cukes from laying on the ground – easier to pick, and no flat side (or grown-in dirt) to have to worry about!

  2. Eric Says:
    July 22nd, 2010 at 8:31 am

    Cool, I’ll try that next year. I’m also going to have more than three plants, so getting them up in the air sounds good to me. Thanks for the tip!