So I got the rest of my garden in this weekend.
I have drastically (at least this year) cut back the among of space I am growing in. This for two reasons. The first is practicality: With this space (the long strip in back behind the house) I can more easily manage it for weeds and care. The second is financial: I can easily water this strip (and with a little creative arrangement, catch my citrus trees as well) in one fell swoop instead of having to water multiple places.
What did I plant? Beans. Lots and lots of beans. Some peppers (three kinds). Okra. Corn (every year with the corn, even if I have not yet hit on the combination that will grow for me). Some lettuce some hot weather greens. And Black Eyed Peas (which have already sprouted).
It is certainly not the biggest garden I have grown. And (if pressed) I will confess I have limited anticipation of a truly successful harvest. But this is an experimental garden in a number of ways. The soil has been greatly overlain with the outcome of the rabbits cages (broken down wood pellets, hay, and rabbit poop) and I have more to add. The area means that I can daily control for weeds and growth. It is exposed to direct sun for most of the growing day. And the watering is as about as controlled as I can get it this point (barring an automatic sprinkler and drip sprinkler heads).
So I am hopeful, in nothing else perhaps that I am starting to work a little more towards a sustainable garden that I can manage. If I can get to the starting point here, I can more intensely manage.
I hope, anyway. If not, hope springs eternal. And fall is not too far away.
Nice and gratz for getting it all in!!
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I will do my gardening through you this year since I didn't put one in again this year.
Thanks Preppy. I'm a procrastinator about this because I always think it will take more time than does. It took an hour tops to plant this part - another advantage of the smaller space. Hopeful this will all translate into better results.
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