Navigating around the garden these days feels a lot like making your way through a maze. I wish the pathways were not so narrow, and the layout of the beds not so complex. Of coarse I did not have the foresight into my garden future all those years ago when we started this project, and I am thankful to have had the opportunity to expand as we did.
Four more fruit trees went in recently; two more Beach Plums, an Invicta Gooseberry, and a Rovada Currant. The currant and gooseberry went into the kitchen garden, the beach plums were planted off in the side yard. (I found out the hard way it takes more than one plum to get fruit, and even with three I may not ever truly see a harvest as they can be finicky to cultivate. )
Wineberries are also being planted around the perimeter of the shed that faces the road. I would love a nice messy hedge of canes in the future, and I have two sources that are kindly donating their extras.
The tomatoes are coming along nicely, I uncovered them today to sneek a peak and give them a drink. Ella's Pink Plum seems to have the most foliage, while the Amazon Chocolate is sporting a thick stem and is holding itself upright while all the others flop to the side.
Ella's Pink Plum
Amazon Chocolate
Something has been eating my peas, but mainly the Oregon Giants (on left):
I have re-seeded this row twice now, next year I will either not grow this variety, or cover it with mesh from the get-go.
Pepper in wall-o-water.
Greens and herbs in the mini hoop house,
which now has an aluminum shade cloth instead of plastic covering. It really does a great job of cutting down the sunshine, and it claims to retain heat as the temperature drops as well. Hoping this temperature mediation will mean less bolting. Fingers crossed, cause the thing sure is ugly (as sen in 2nd picture from top of post)!
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Isn't it funny how some of those tomatoes have trunks like trees and others flop? Mine too, most are thick, but my Amish Paste are kind of floppy, they are getting better but slowly. You are going to have quite the orchard there soon!
Isn't it funny how some of those tomatoes have trunks like trees and others flop? Mine too, most are thick, but my Amish Paste are kind of floppy, they are getting better but slowly. You are going to have quite the orchard there soon!
I appreciate the trouble gardeners there have to go through... handling weather, with bolting etc.
I planted an Invicta Gooseberry this week too. I have no experience at all with gooseberries or currants so I hope it does well here. I also planted a Hinnonmaki.
Love the pictures!
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ali- I almost ordered the Hinnonmaki as well, but truthfully I only have room for one. My kids seem to prefer the green gooseberries, though I find the red just as delicious. We have enjoyed them just as they are, or in a nice jam. I wish you luck!
Wow, Kelly, your stuff is really taking off! Looks nice.
It's amazing to me how much your garden has grown in the past couple of years. I don't know if you know but you're probably the first blogger I befriended. Nice to know that we're both still obsessed with gardening!
Geez, when did you plant your tomatoes? Ours went in two weeks ago and are growing but not nearly as large as yours. Do you attribute that growth to the plastic row covers?
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Where are the beach plums located in your garden?
HI Robert, the beach plums are not in the kitchen garden. They are planted throughout the yard in various beds.
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