And lettuce is doing well out hrere in the woods . Well , I just got
around to planting the zucchini a week or so ago , so it hasn't sprouted . I
shoulda got some fresh spinach seed , this pack has never really done well .
Tried a new type of lettuce this year , may actually get some before it
bolts - salad greens have not been one of my strong plants . Lettuce has
come up , but is not growing as fast as I think it should , I may break down
and get some 13/13/13 as recommended by a distant neighbor . Even last
year in the drought his garden looked good .

No problems yet with critters , but then I haven't planted some of the
stuff they love to nibble , like peas . We'll see if my good fortune
continues as the plants fruit ... the squirrels are already eying the
blueberries out in the woods , and I'm sure the birds are also keeping tabs
on their state of ripeness . Blackberries are now producing fruit , and
they're loaded . I hope I don't have to argue with the bear(s) over who gets
to eat them - my kids/g-kids saw a baby bear in them a couple of years ago ,
didn't see momma but they did hear her apparently muttering about those
upstart humans thinking they could come in here and take the food from her
children's mouths .

Overall I'm very pleased with how the garden is doing , AFAIK this is the
first time this ground has ever been broken - judging from the rocks I'm
digging up ! Too bad I didn't get back to the local grocery that was selling
manure/compost before they ran out . Maybe they'll get more , if not I may
have to try somewhere else for "natural" fertilizer . Lots of commercial
chicken houses around , but the waste from them is loaded with remnants of
antibiotics etc . Plus their poo must be composted , way too hot when fresh
.. Next year it'll be easier , we'll have some from our own hens by then .
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Snag
Happy
Gardening !