The race is on to turn my half barren vegetable plot into a success before the season ends. My transplanted tomatoes and peppers are doing very well. Of the seeds I planted, only about half actually survived. Partly that was probably due to a lack of consistent watering, or perhaps it was just related to the rock-hard soil I am trying to cultivate.
After spending another weekend at the Urban Farm, I noticed they just recently planted some melon seeds. There were also large flats of seed starts chilling under a shady spot. I have decided to give the seeds in my vegetable garden another shot. I replanted a few beets, carrots, lettuces, herbs and broccoli. There is another even more neglected vegetable plot in our backyard, overrun with weeds, that I decided to plant some melon and squash in. If nothing happens, there is not much lost.
Thank goodness I have the Urban Farm right now to offset what I am not getting from my own backyard. It pains me to actually pay money for zucchini and lettuces, especially in August when things are in full swing. I can’t change the state of the vegetable beds I moved into, but I can work some magic this winter to boost their quality for next Spring.
Just spent the morning putting in seeds for beets and carrots and spinach. I’m even doing fall peas that got started a few weeks ago. Bring on autumn in the garden! (It’s just nice to fill those bare spots, huh?)
Filling in the bare spots was completely my motivation! Why look at dirt when you can be looking at something you will soon eat?