The garden is coming along nicely this year. My tomatoes are absolutely loving the chicken manure that I've been overly generous with, and my basil is already a foot high. I had a volunteer mammoth dill pop up that is now taller than me! It's been super hot here lately, over 100° the past couple days. My fig tree is not looking so great - even with watering it everyday, it really dislikes this heat.
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| Mammoth Dill |
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| Sad Fig |
I doubled the size of the garden this year. I'll probably need to buy 20 bags of mulch next year so my vegetable plants flourish instead of my weeds.
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| Taken a couple weeks ago after the expansion |
Two of the three rhubarb roots that I planted came up and are huge. I won't be able to harvest any stalks this year and only a few next year, but it's off to a good start.
This year I planted over 10 tomato plants... yes, yes I know excessive, but I would really like to put my new dehydrator to good use! I'm also determined to get the hang of making spaghetti sauce. Last year I spent hours and hours boiling tomatoes and spooning out water... what was the result?? Salsa!
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| The first signs of the tomato flood to come |
