Annual Memorial Day Check-In
Memorial Day and the summer garden is almost entirely planted out. I've been staggering plantings for several months now with various varieties of squash in various stages of growth. I love this time of year when the vision is emerging, I'm still daydreaming of a pest-free, disease-free, lush garden of ample produce. Of course, reality never quite meets the dream and by August, I'm chasing late blight and powdery mildew, fighting back caterpillars, and hacking down the spaces where I grossly over-planted and created an unmanageable jungle. But today I dream. :) Pumpkins on their way, with green and yellow zucchini in the foreground just transplanted on Saturday. Butternut Squash. I have mixed success with Butternuts, but being one of my favorites, I keep trying. Fingers crossed this year is a good one. Cucumbers. After spending a few years playing around with Japanese and Armenian varieties, I'm back to plain old basic cucumbers this year. The spring ...
