Mackenzie and I spent some time in the garden today. We were able to pick some squash and green beans for the first time this year! I have to say...we. had. so. much. fun!!!
Here's Mackenzie with our bucket of loot. She was such a good helper! She even helped me wash them, snap them, and fill the pot with water to cook them. Amazing!
Here's a couple of new pictures of our garden. We're having green beans, squash, and pork chops for supper. (I'm sure you really wanted to know that--Ha.)
And to explain the bale of wheat straw...our squash is beginning to rot again this year. After consulting one of Healing Hands International's expert gardeners (thanks, Mark, for emailing the pictures to your friend for us!), we've learned that it is either a bacteria or fungus of some sort causing it to rot. This typically occurs when squash is planted in a raised bed with rich compost and gets a lot of rain. Since ours is planted in a raised bed with rich compost and has received a lot of rain this month, we fit the bill for rotting squash! Not all of them are rotting, but the same thing happened last year and ended up killing the entire plant, so I was concerned to see it again this year. The man at Healing Hands International says the verdict is not yet in regarding exactly what is causing the squash issues, but the same thing happened in their raised beds with compost last year, too. So....he recommended placing straw at the ground to separate the plant from the soil. We are giving it a try. Whew, long explanation for that one bale of straw!
Happy Memorial Day! :)
Here's Mackenzie with our bucket of loot. She was such a good helper! She even helped me wash them, snap them, and fill the pot with water to cook them. Amazing!
Here's a couple of new pictures of our garden. We're having green beans, squash, and pork chops for supper. (I'm sure you really wanted to know that--Ha.)
And to explain the bale of wheat straw...our squash is beginning to rot again this year. After consulting one of Healing Hands International's expert gardeners (thanks, Mark, for emailing the pictures to your friend for us!), we've learned that it is either a bacteria or fungus of some sort causing it to rot. This typically occurs when squash is planted in a raised bed with rich compost and gets a lot of rain. Since ours is planted in a raised bed with rich compost and has received a lot of rain this month, we fit the bill for rotting squash! Not all of them are rotting, but the same thing happened last year and ended up killing the entire plant, so I was concerned to see it again this year. The man at Healing Hands International says the verdict is not yet in regarding exactly what is causing the squash issues, but the same thing happened in their raised beds with compost last year, too. So....he recommended placing straw at the ground to separate the plant from the soil. We are giving it a try. Whew, long explanation for that one bale of straw!Happy Memorial Day! :)
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Wow! Your gardens have really grown quickly! Are those tomatoes in the back? Yum....Jim Pryor apparently makes an awesome tomato pie with his summer crop...I keep wanting to try one, but haven't yet!
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