evolution of the vegetable garden
September 2007
February 2008 we planted:
february 2008
~ two dwarf apple trees (jonagold and liberty)
~ two dwarf pear trees (red bosc and comice)
~ four mature highbush blueberries (transplanted from an old bluebery field that was being developed)
~ three gooseberries (pixwell) the name alone is worth is but the jelly is to die for!
~ 40 heirloom strawberry plants from my grandfather’s farm
~ one marionberry (a loner for now but doing well)
~ two large rhubarbs from my inlaws that has been growing since the 70s
~ four chive starts from neighbor kathy winters
~ one goumi berry (RIP, little goumi)
june 2008
squash summer 2008
Summer yielded enough produce we ate fresh veg out of the garden until we ready to explode and canned quarts upon quarts of pickles, tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, as well as saved, ate, and gave away pounds and pounds of peas, chard, brocolli, cauliflower, and squash.
MULCH! autumn 2008
Mulched! and mulched and mulched and mulched with chicken manure and leaves, my neighbors LOVED me.
snow mulch, takes no effort at'all
Snow mulch!
One of the best things for suppressing those yucky diseases and buggies . . . and beautiful to boot.
paths and frost, a lovely combination
Paths are in, plans are on paper, seeds are ordered, berries and shrubs will be moved in a few weeks to start establishing the structure in the new (and hopefully permanent says husband) “polka dot” themed garden. you can never go wrong with polka dots.
–have really enjoyed attending classes. Delighted to see images of the evolving garden. If you wouldn’t feel like you are being stalked, I would love to drive by the garden in Ridgefield but can quite picture where it is. I promise not to intrude. Thanks, M.
maggie,
happy you’ve enjoyed the evolution; i’ve certainly enjoyed watching my garden change and grow. talk to me about the driveby at the next class you come to.