not much to harvest

Hey there, first of all a warm welcome to mylot :) I hope you enjoy your time here like all of us And secondly I am sorry your vegetables didn't do so well this year. But yes like you said, there is always next time My mom loves gardening too and works hard on them. We had an awful lot of vegetables this year which we didn't know what to do and most of them went bad. We had to throw away green chillies, green onions, potatoes coz they went bad.

I agree there is always next year. We all have experienced small to no crops when the weather doesn't stay warm enough. Hope next year is better.

I used to garxden where I live but my house mate woud dig down two shovels full so that she could find rocks. If she found one too large to move she woudl just leave it show (evenif it was two feet down) keavubg a hyge crater ub tghe gardeb area okys she wiydk oile the rocks the found around these craters so that they garden was smaller and smaller ;plus the good top soil was now down too deep for the garden plants to ues. I am trying to buy a house so that I can have a good organic garden there. The house mate will not be coming with me.

Very sorry to hear, sharj123, that you did NOT have a bountiful crop of tomatoes, as they are sooooo delicous, and such a staple for winter! Members of the Cucubit family..all squashes, etc., seemed to NOT appreciate the cooler summer we had here in the Pacific Northwest. The tomatoes were not as prolific as usual..but it was a great summer for growing lettuces (of all forms, including the kales) beans and peas. Fantastic winter for Garlic! Sorry, to hear about your outdoor water system...but I don't have one, and don't care to, as by hand-watering I can inspect each plant daily, for it's health and welfare. I always grow all members of the nightshade family above ground in large pots, as they love warm roots. I truly hope that your next season is more productive! Cheers! And, pardon my manners...Welcome to myLot, I truly hope you enjoy it as much as I do..and all the wonderful people here!

Some years that's the way it rolls. One year you are overflowing with produce from some plants other years not so much. We'd indeed be in trouble if we had to rely on what we grow in our gardens alone. Most of our tomatoes don't make it into the house as the kids eat them right off the vine as they are playing outside. Oh well cheap and healthy snack right?

We have had an exceptionally good harvest this year, so I guess it is just luck really whether your plants will take to your soil or not. We have had very large tomato plants this year, in fact I think that it is possibly the best year that we have ever had with regards to the amount of tomatoes that have been collected from the plants. We have also had a lot of other salad items including lettuce and rocket. I really enjoy doing things in the garden, and it means that I don't have to spend as much money on the items in the shops, which is always good in economic times such as these.

Hi sharj123 and welcome to mylot, Last summer some of my tomatos were green at the end of the season. I learned from one of my friends here to make an awesome side dish called fried green tomatoes. Check in on the web. I´m sending you a picture of the tomatoes frying in a pan at my kitchen Happy posting and take care!