Early spring saw Jennifer, my daughter, and I very busy planning a vegetable garden. Yes, can you believe it! Jennifer has expressed interest in learning to be more self-sufficient so I was but barely one half step in front of her, learning and reading. I bought the book 'Organic Gardening on the Pacific Northwest Month by Month' . It wasn't long before I realized with great humility how so very little did I know about plant growth, let alone gardening. I soon developed a deeper respect for farmers and the huge network of transportation that gets my food to my local stores.
I ordered in about 10 yards of compost soil, 2 yards of sand, peat moss bundles. I moved a lot of it myself. I designed with Chris, a new contact, several hoop greenhouses at the rear of my house. Complete with raised beds I still had a long ways to go. For the first time I planted vegetable seeds inside my house along the window sills. For the first time I delighted in sprouts poking above the soil.
The spring was a very wet and cold one. I planted the garden at least 2, sometimes 3 times. I finally resorted to bedding plants. My most successful vegetables were potatoes, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes. I'll be overwintering the eggplant and pepper plants in the greenhouse hoping they will do a repeat performance. The main trouble is I forget to water them. Hmmm...either too much rain or not enough watering.
A big variety of fruit plants, trees: golden plum, apple tree with 6 types, raspberries, gooseberry, red currant, rhubarb. My grape/kiwi arbour supplies the local raccoons. More planting of asparagus and artichoke. Next year I'll be set!
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