Anyone have a garden going this year?

Our pests have 4 legs and antlers….for the first time this year they snacked on tomatoes, green beans and red…not pink…geraniums. We have had a bumper crop of yellow patty pan and Costaca romanesco squash tho. Yum

 

I have...it may be working somewhat...but not much. My basil has probably helped my tomatoes grow, but slugs and snails also love them and I've spotted some caterpillars. My borage gets mostly eaten and most of my other companion plants have either been eaten as seeds before sprouting or just haven't lasted. I'm not giving up though. My rosemary is also not really helping much, but it may be getting too much rain. My main weather issue is too much rain, sometimes too much sun, but I usually have a good enough plan that most things aren't getting too much sun.

 

I can't imagine that kind of pest!

 

Lots of insect pests and not much rain this year in southern Arizona, but the seven varieties of peppers are thriving. Two dozen huge pepper plants growing in raised beds. It takes lots of time to paw through these bushes and find all the hidden treasures. A great year for Anaheims, Pablano, Bells, Jalapeno, Habinero, Scotch Bonnet, and Serranos.

I love going out nude in the early mornings or evenings and taking my time with the pepper harvest. It's a form of meditation.

The other vegie varieties are struggling, but you can't have a huge harvest for everything every year in the desert.

 

Rabbits have been crazy this year - and there's at least 5 or 6 of various sized that come to clean up bird seed or to buzz off whatever they choose. Miserable performance with tomatoes this year with the heat. The screwiest thing is the squirrels chomping off the new growth and blossoms on my huge Hibiscus.

 

The pepper plants are an inch tall in a flat by a big south facing window. Sweet potato slips are thriving in the tiny greenhouse. Poor germination for my tomato seedlings, so it looks like I'll have to replant them.

The garden beds are ready, with compost mixed in. Good wildflower bloom so far.

 

Yes, I would probably benefit from having a hoop structure, because I occasionally get late frosts in April where I live.

 

All the flowers, all the colors
All in a perfect row
First the seeds
And then the water
Keeping a little space
Daisies here, roses there
Each one has their place

 

Even though my name's not Mary doesn't mean I'm not quite contrary! Hehe
Bendiciones!

 

Most of us are loving it wasnt a hard winter......

 

Where I live in Arizona, a mild winter usually means I'm going to have an insect pest problem in my garden during the summer. A good hard freeze during the wnter helps to kill off the pest population. The grape leafhoppers are particularly bad following a mild winter.

 

Planted potatoes good friday, peas and onion sets yesterday. Will till more garden today weather premitting.t

 

Also, food production at home saves so much fuel and packaging, which is so important to do.