With a recent visit from Tundra Gardener and a number of other work-related items keeping me busy, I'm afraid that I've been neglecting the electronic documentation of my real life gardening accident.
Here are some recent shots from the veggie garden. You'll notice that the Pink Brandywine (far right corner), which has the sunniest plot in the garden, is doing quite well and already over 2.5' high.
Doesn't take much sun to bake the clay soil to an unappealing light-reddish brown, but clearly aesthetics are not a priority here. (Well, almost. See subsequent post about Zinnias...)
I'm hoping to plant the heirloom seedlings (above) sometime this week after they have been hardened off. Fingers crossed that its not too late for some productivity!
I had a wonderful visit to Chauncey's garden. The soil is a composition I have never worked with, however watching garden shows on PBS I realised that the lighter colored soil is not uncommon in the east.
ReplyDeleteA word about "responsible gardening." Life has gotten in the way of getting to my garden at the workhouse. Consequently the weeds must be taking over. The monsoon and mud that followed, and a case of the flu have prevented me from attending to my weeds. I received an email from the Master gardener stating that responsible gardening includes pulling weeds before they go to seed. I have my work cut out for me.
Must be a very traditional MG. I thought "less invasive" gardening techniques were all the rage!
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