End of Season Summary

The 2007 garden season was fabulous for us. They grew 3 feet high by May 30th, and were 5 feet tall by end of June. We had ripe tomatoes by July 4th. In August we harvested over 100 pounds in one morning for canning. We made 70 quarts of tomato soup with them. The beans did very well, and we have saved plenty of seed for next year from them. The squash did fabulous as well, we had too much summer squash, and lots of butternuts for winter storage. The Winter Luxury Pie pumpkins are beautiful and tasty.

From our yard and the rest of the farm we got walnuts, chestnuts, grapes, apples, peaches, apricots, eggs, and melons.

We are already planning the 2008 garden to be even better and more cooperative in labor and resources. I plan on raising all the transplants again, since last spring was so great for them. I got the timing and growing perfectly meshed now for our season.

End of Season Summary

The tomatoes grew 5 feet tall, and we had ripe toms by July 4th. The Tomcat Hybrids were the first ones to ripen.  The beans did well as long as they had water. The algae bloomed in the lake and clogged the drip irrigation so we had major problems delivering water to contend with. We used portable rainbirds to water with.  The squash grew very well, and we will grow less summer squash next time. And more winter squash.

In August we harvested 100 pounds of tomatoes in one morning and we canned 70 quarts of tomato soup from them over 2 following days.  We canned chutneys, sauces, pickles, and preserves. From around the garden and our from our back yard we harvested chestnuts, peaches, apricots, apples, grapes, and figs, and walnuts.

All in all it was a very successful season and we look forward to next year!

Garden progress is tremendous!

I wish I had the camera! Loren has it with him right now.

The tomatoes are over 5.5 feet tall now, and they have outgrown the cages due to my inattendance at times to cage training.  The plants are impressive and tremendous. They are loaded with fruit.

The rows are actually 45 feet long, so there are even more of them there than I thought. Especially the bush beans. I am harvesting the bush beans right now, and the pole beans that I’m not saving for seed. I am canning them today. So many shapes and colors!
And the summer squash! Wow! What a performance those plants are putting out. I’m baking lots of zuke bread and freezing it. Some bigger ones that escaped our notice until too late are going to the chooks.

We are having some irrigation problems with algae, even with filters in line. It clogs up the T-tape holes.  Have to flush the lines repeatedly to try and help it along.  I wish I had more, but I can’t keep up with weeding what I have.

Am going to start planning for next year while ideas and notes are fresh in my head from this year right now.

This is June of 2007. My garden is above. I no longer garden at home except hydroponically. Now I have garden space at Monty's farm down the road. Look at how good my plants are doing! If you want to know how to grow the best tomato transplants ever, email me and I'll tell you my secrets! These plants are only 5 weeks in the ground and loaded with fruit!