Whew.....it has been a long time. A quick recap of the summer production - the tomatoes were a complete failure, in ground and in SIPs, the herbs did good in the SIPs, only the hard core tropicals produced. Planted a pretty sunflower in the old soil in the Earthboxes. Will plan to do that again, next summer, as it was nice to see the multi-flowers peeking around the corner. No, for the most part, all gardening efforts were abandoned.
On the positive side, last year I made an effort to collect seeds and what a pleasant surprise to find all the little zip lock bags in great shape. So much to grow. A new idea for this year is to slip in some thai, purple and lemon basil all over the front yard to see how well they can survive/thrive in a drier environment. They all bloomed beautifully last year. How nice it would be to start making the front yard edible too.
We did get two Jackfruits for the first time this year. Will post those pictures later. The Sugar Apple (sweetsop) put out quite a few fruits. The banana continued to grow.
Fast forward to this week (and ooohhh, sooo late) the garden plot has been expanded, tilled and a fresh winter crop planted. To be fair, it was way too hot in October to put anything in the ground, much less want too. As of today, 2 types of green beans, 3 type of carrots, collards, 2 types of spinach, okra, leeks, scallion, and 2 types of peppers are officially in the ground. The Earthboxes were done about 2 weeks ago and the basil, oregano and Italian parsley have found their way into the marinera tonight.
With a new computer, new camera and a new garden....let's see how HomeGrown in Miami Springs does. Enjoy.
1 comment:
Looks likek you're all set for the new year. I like your Earth boxes, and have heard they work well.
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