RE: English Garden Journal - July 2021
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That spinach is definitely looks hearty. We just had three rounds of delicious salad with out head lettuce. It’s pretty amazing going outside and picking for a meal :)
Look at those tomatoes! They are adorable when they first sprout. Our tomatoes haven’t sprouted yet but the plant is growing so tall, I have to run and get a taller stake to keep them upright.
Are your spinach plants in raised beds? After this first year of gardening I’m really starting to see why people prefer them. We are definitely going to get some when we are able to. Our weeds are growing like crazy.
Thanks for sharing your garden update ~
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It is a lot of fun, isn't it? 🙂
I'm pleased with the tomatoes, they seemed a little slow, and I was relieved when I saw the fruits forming. I immediately fed them a great can of organic plant food! They can get very tall, you're right, getting long enough canes can be a challenge.
The garden at the back of the house is terraced, with two levels. The lower level is about three feet high, so yes I guess it is like a raised bed. It's great for crops where you want to cut and come again because everything is in easy reach.
I'm not doing too bad with weeds this year, I quite enjoy going out in the early evening with a glass of wine and hoeing between plants - I find it very therapeutic. I'm changing what I want to grow, though, I think next year I'm going to have a big strawberry patch and other soft fruits - raspberries and gooseberries (I love gooseberry crumble).
Yes it is so much fun (besides all the bugs and larvae I have to pull off 😰😅).
Yes I feel the same way about the tomatoes, they seem to be slow growing.
Oh cool. Yes I can see how that would make it easier to get to your veggies.
I’m glad it’s been therapeutic for you. I haven’t gotten to that point yet (due to me still slowly getting through my fear of certain insects) but I have noticed I’m getting calmer and enjoy it more.
We planted two sections of strawberries and only one of them has been growing successfully. We haven’t gotten any strawberries yet but the leaves are coming up nicely. I’ll be sharing them in my next garden journal.
Ah, creepy-crawlies! You get used to them 😁.
Eeek I hope I can. 😄