The garden is doing so well now.
By kris182_2000
@kris182_2000 (5444)
Canada
June 10, 2011 7:31am CST
I was worried because of the clay soil we have, and after mixing some good soil with it, I'm pleased with the results.
Everything planted, except for one tomato plant is doing well. The tomato plant was destroyed by hail 2 nights ago.
I noticed this morning that the corn seeds have sprouted, I completely forgot that I planted them. 4 corn plants that are doing quite nicely.
I discovered yesterday that we have a mulberry tree in the backyard, so I pruned back some trees so it can grow even more. It's quite a large tree, and it was being choked out by the other trees.
My dog, unfortunately killed some of my carrots by stepping into the planter this morning, but there are 4 seed tape rows sown into the planters, so the rest are doing well.
It's going to be a good summer with the veggies, I can't wait until they're ripe.
Next year, my goal is to haul out the clay and get a good load of dirt dumped in the garden, and hopefully have the Japanese Knotweed totally abolished from the garden. Then I'll be able to plant even more in there.
25' of garden space and I can only use about 10' of it due to this growth. But next year will be different.
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6 responses
@peavey (16936)
• United States
10 Jun 11
I don't know about the knotweed, but you can amend the soil you have by adding a lot of material that will compost. We have clay soil here and it took about three years of intensive work to get it to where it would grow anything well. It's exciting, isn't it, to see seeds sprout and things begin to grow?
@kris182_2000 (5444)
• Canada
11 Jun 11
Yes it is great.
The problem with knotweed is that it is so hard to get rid of. The root system is so invasive that it keeps going and going. It's almost impossible to get rid of.
We have a client with knotweed and we've been digging it out for years trying to get rid of it. It's not as bad as it used to be 3 years ago.
@aimeedia2x (374)
• India
10 Jun 11
you are very lucky you have space for garden. I do not have space but love gardening. I satisfy my hobby by container gardening. It is very enjoyable. I love to see plant growing from seeds.
@kris182_2000 (5444)
• Canada
11 Jun 11
I did container gardening last year, and I wasn't amused by it. I wanted a garden for so long.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
11 Jun 11
good for you Kris as your veggies will sure save you a lot on food
costs and will be much tastier then store bought ones too. I miss being able to garden as I am in a tiresome retirement center. But we used
to have a large veggie garden when we had our own h
ouse. I loved gardening and stayed pretty slim as we did all our own work too.
Knotweed seems to be prevalent here in the Us in almost any state.IO do not know just how one gets rid of the stuff either.
ouse. I loved gardening and stayed pretty slim as we did all our own work too.
Knotweed seems to be prevalent here in the Us in almost any state.IO do not know just how one gets rid of the stuff either.
@daeckardt (6237)
• United States
11 Jun 11
It sounds like you have a great garden growing. I'm sure that you will be able to get the rest of it in use next year. I hope you get lots of produce and that you can get rid of the weeds by next year. Have a great weekend!!!
@autunno (350)
• United States
17 Jun 11
So very pleased your garden is going well.Poor pup.He just wanted to help! :)..I myself have potted tomatoe in pots due to lack of space also some cayenne and bell peppers.Basil is doing good also.I hope next year to be able and expand my garden a bit into my yard.Just a small spot will do.Hopefully a few watermelon,green beans and whatever else strikes my fancy.sounds like your garden is going in the right direction.I wish you much luck and healthy eating!!
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
12 Jun 11
Sounds like this was a learning experience which in my opinion is what gardening takes. We learn from what one did last year and improve on that the following year. Therefore it sounds like this year is not bad at all and next year will be even better.
