Soil Preparation:
Mike, my wonderful husband, applied fertilizer, mulch, and utelite
Than he tilled it
We then set up a drip system.
Watering Schedule for June: July and August: Maybe next year:
What I planted and how they did (space indicates a new row):
Beefmaster:
Beefsteak: Okay, I don't know what variety I got, but the fruit on this plant was the size of my grape tomatoes! I remember my mom having that problem one year and now I understand the humor in it!
Better Boy
Big Beef
Celebrity: Died the first week; possibly from too much water when the water hose sprung a leak and flooded the entire garden withing seconds
Early Girl: Produced more tomatoes than all 10 other plants combined! The largest and taste good. Skin was a little thick--maybe lack of water? July was super hot and the plant welted and stressed out. Still producing but maybe not as much as it would have had it received sufficient water during the hot and dry spells.
Goliath
Long Keeper
Moby Grape
Mountain Pride
Yellow Pear: As far as grape-sized tomatoes are concerned, this plant did great! It produced maybe 3 cups total and fairly tasty. I guess I like the big red tomatoes better, but will probably plant this one again next year.
Mystery Plant
Jupiter Green Bell Pepper: All three varieties of bell peppers remained small and green. When the red and yellow did gain color, they looked like spiders had gotten in them and claimed them as their own. I did try the red when still green (forgetting that it was a red) and it tasted okay.
Mandarin Red
Golden Bell Yellow
Cucumber
Crookneck Squash: so far I have only gathered 3 squash
Squash: I have 2 on the vine and am watching them--still unsure as to when they will be ready. 1) I noticed my neighbor hasn't picked hers yet and 2) when I tugged on the squash, it didn't budge...I'm assuming it should come off easy when ripe.
Pepper: Small, green, chili peppers from seeds. Didn't get enough water to germinate, so died. (This happened to my entire herb garden as well) Now, the drip system is set up and ready for next year.
Spagetti Squash
Acorn Squash
Flower Beds:
Bulbs from Wal-mart, Costco, Thanksgiving Point, and my neighbor. Did okay, hopefully better next year.
Planted some Ice Plant and want more next year (thriving!).
A few Wooly Thyme plants survived the two different transplants and shortage of watering.
Mike, my wonderful husband, applied fertilizer, mulch, and utelite
Than he tilled it
We then set up a drip system.
Watering Schedule for June: July and August: Maybe next year:
What I planted and how they did (space indicates a new row):
Beefmaster:
Beefsteak: Okay, I don't know what variety I got, but the fruit on this plant was the size of my grape tomatoes! I remember my mom having that problem one year and now I understand the humor in it!
Better Boy
Big Beef
Celebrity: Died the first week; possibly from too much water when the water hose sprung a leak and flooded the entire garden withing seconds
Early Girl: Produced more tomatoes than all 10 other plants combined! The largest and taste good. Skin was a little thick--maybe lack of water? July was super hot and the plant welted and stressed out. Still producing but maybe not as much as it would have had it received sufficient water during the hot and dry spells.
Goliath
Long Keeper
Moby Grape
Mountain Pride
Yellow Pear: As far as grape-sized tomatoes are concerned, this plant did great! It produced maybe 3 cups total and fairly tasty. I guess I like the big red tomatoes better, but will probably plant this one again next year.
Mystery Plant
Jupiter Green Bell Pepper: All three varieties of bell peppers remained small and green. When the red and yellow did gain color, they looked like spiders had gotten in them and claimed them as their own. I did try the red when still green (forgetting that it was a red) and it tasted okay.
Mandarin Red
Golden Bell Yellow
Cucumber
Crookneck Squash: so far I have only gathered 3 squash
Squash: I have 2 on the vine and am watching them--still unsure as to when they will be ready. 1) I noticed my neighbor hasn't picked hers yet and 2) when I tugged on the squash, it didn't budge...I'm assuming it should come off easy when ripe.
Pepper: Small, green, chili peppers from seeds. Didn't get enough water to germinate, so died. (This happened to my entire herb garden as well) Now, the drip system is set up and ready for next year.
Spagetti Squash
Acorn Squash
Flower Beds:
Bulbs from Wal-mart, Costco, Thanksgiving Point, and my neighbor. Did okay, hopefully better next year.
Planted some Ice Plant and want more next year (thriving!).
A few Wooly Thyme plants survived the two different transplants and shortage of watering.
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