This year we split the garden into 4 quadrants. Each member of the family got
their own quadrant to name, plan, plant, weed, and harvest.
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Doug: Cash is Clay (the crummiest soil with a big path running through it)
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Sara: Make Gardening Great Again (a decent plot with an ever growing mint patch)
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Julia: Worms Welcome (some super soil with some annoying roots from the
maple tree)
- RJ: Who 'dat Seed (some good parts, bad parts, and weedy parts)
RJ's section featured an mis-mash of unlabeled seeds. His plan was to plant
anything he could put in a salad. After a super fast start ... Who 'dat Seed
turned into Who 'dat Weed.
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March 16: RJ plans some of his science experiments (beans, lettuce,
radishes)
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The 4 quadrants (Ginger was not allowed in)
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March 23: Tilled and ready to go ... RJ's early plants didn't make it
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May 11: Crops starting to come in, RJ getting radishes, lettuce
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July 11: garden producing cucumbers (a lot!), cherry tomatoes, squash
(yellow and zucchini)
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Aug 23: garden producing cantaloupe, lots of cucumbers, very large
zucchini, and gross beans
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pic
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Sept 4: Doug was eating a lot of cantaloupe, Julia got her first (and
only) watermelon
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Oct 26: patience pays off, Cash-is-Clay hauled in ~10-15 peppers and
some large tomatoes
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{final pic needed}
Lessons Learned:
- People work harder when they 'own' their land
- Starting the garden on March 9 is too early
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Cramming 20 cantaloupe plants into a small area results in a lot of small
vines and little fruit
- Granddad was right about planting watermelon (again)
- RJ started on fire with lots of lettuce and radishes, but lost focus
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If you want awesome peppers ... get started early and make sure the plants
get lots of sun
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Nothing except some random kale grows in the back garden by the new shed
- The plan to take pictures every month didn't pan out
