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How did your garden grow in 2011?
barbie gee wrote:
store-bought tomato plants went in a bit too late in the season. Lot's of green tomatoes left on the vines before the first frost. beets from seed were laughable. about the size of my thumb above the last joint. I am leaving them in the ground for the winter. Maybe something will come of them next year? Swiss chard from seed is only now coming into its own. Had a batch of it last week and it was delicious. We'll see how long it keeps growing. Green beans (bush) from seed are still a mystery to me. I got a few handfuls of beans, twice. Don't know if I should have done some succession planting with that, or what. The one planting ought to keep producing through your growing season provided it is not a commercial variety selected for bearing (and harvesting) in one go. I'm mostly a hit-or-miss farmer; small square-foot plot. Not nearly as much success as I hoped for, but again, I started everything kind of late. Next year I'll start sooner with seed sprouting. In general, I don't really have quite as much sun as I should, so the veggies suffer. I've optimized the plot location for as much sun as possible, but it's not really enough. A tree trimming may be in order for next year, although for the size tree, it will be pricey. Zone 5 Chicago proper If you cannot get enough sun then concentrate on growing the leafy veges that don't need as much sun as those that fruit such as tomatoes. David |
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