It isn’t much, but given that I’m a novice gardener harvesting a small, weedy plot…
- Basil, cucumbers, zucchini, and tomatoes
I’m pleased.
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August 1, 2008 at 10:19 am
Julie
Not being a gardener myself but in that thinking about it stage, I would be so proud to have grown such a bounty. Enjoy.
August 1, 2008 at 11:26 pm
girlwithmoxy
your thumbs must be green because that looks d-lish! i’m impressed. what’s for supper?
August 2, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Katrina (Callapidder Days)
Slightly jealous, here. I tried a teeny-tiny garden, and while I’ve harvested some basil and one zucchini, the rabbits ate my pepper plant down to nothing, and gobbled up every last tomato…before they even had a chance to ripen. Bunnies are cute, but not conducive to my gardening.
August 3, 2008 at 1:33 am
Denise
I love the basil! I can almost smell it. I ahve that and some delicious Lemon Basil in the backyard.
But I have to tell you that I am totally Green with Envy over those incredible cucumbers! What did you do to get them so scumptious looking?
Thanks for sharing such a great bounty!
August 4, 2008 at 2:17 pm
annkroeker
You all are so encouraging to this beginning gardener–your comments are almost enough to motivate me to pull on some boots and jeans to weed that jungle this afternoon!
I lost some pepper plants to the bunnies, too, Katrina. I think our gigantic family dog has leaped into the garden to chase away some culprits. I suspected this when I found my corn plants toppled over as if a small tornado had spun through the plot.
Denise: The kids really like cucumbers, so I was hoping they would produce this year. Last year, I planted some and pfft. They did nothing. This year, I planted them in a different spot and that’s about all I changed, and they are growing like gangbusters. I haven’t figured out what I did to improve the situation other than location. I guess I’ll repeat next year. And I did use a little bit of Miracle Gro, but not often enough to think that it made that big of a difference. And I watered now and then, but not as often as I should have. So. Shrug. I dunno. It’s a good year for cucumbers, that’s all I can say!