Archive for June 13, 2008
Revenge of “Grow Your Own”
by John Weckerle
It’s been a week since we last provided a photo-progress report on our sustainable gardening initiative, and it’s time for an update. The plants are growing fantastically, although comparison with the “control group” may soon be a moot point, as the rabbits have finally noticed it. Three of the four control brussels sprouts have been appropriated, and one cauliflower partially defoliated.
The actual garden beds, however, are well protected against such depredations. There are a number of small yellow squash that have developed, and the green and red bell pepper each have one growing fruit and plenty of flower buds. It is still not clear whether the golden bell pepper will recover from its frost setback.
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June 6 |
Next week, we will introduce you to the second bed. Part of that bed was planted in seed, and many of the seeds have sprouted. The lettuce that was “planted as plants” is ready to provide us with some leaves, so next week we’ll also include a “salad report.”