This bed once held peas, broccoli, beets, radishes, spinach and green beans. Now all that's left is some bolted cabbage. After I took this picture Anthony took down the 'keep out' dog fence. Next year we will have 'keep out' chicken fence.
This is the bed that was full of tomatoes! Its back to being empty. Our neighbor walked by and commented on how bare our yard looks now. Its so true, very bare and boring.
Along with the bolted cabbages, all I truly have left is the brussel sprouts!! I think next year I will use stakes to help them grow straight and tall. Oh how I love brussel sprouts. Anthony and I will be sure to pick all the little sprouts off before we leave next week for good. I will be sad to leave this place as it has taught me so much about gardening. Although I don't know if I could look at these bare beds all winter, I might go crazy!
One lesson I learned for sure happened in this bed......grass is more stubborn than I will ever be!!! In the spring, we rototilled all the grass under and covered this bed with black tarp, however as you can see the grass has come back stronger and better than in the spring. It would have taken a serious undertaking to kill off this grass, hopefully the next renter will be more successful.
So as this gardening year comes to an end, I have already started planning and thinking about next years. Next year I will be sharing a garden with my parents, which will be a lot of fun! My step dad will be so happy as I will be able start most everything from seed. I will be using grow lights this coming year though which will be a new experience for everyone. Can't wait!!!!
This is the bed that was full of tomatoes! Its back to being empty. Our neighbor walked by and commented on how bare our yard looks now. Its so true, very bare and boring.
Along with the bolted cabbages, all I truly have left is the brussel sprouts!! I think next year I will use stakes to help them grow straight and tall. Oh how I love brussel sprouts. Anthony and I will be sure to pick all the little sprouts off before we leave next week for good. I will be sad to leave this place as it has taught me so much about gardening. Although I don't know if I could look at these bare beds all winter, I might go crazy!
One lesson I learned for sure happened in this bed......grass is more stubborn than I will ever be!!! In the spring, we rototilled all the grass under and covered this bed with black tarp, however as you can see the grass has come back stronger and better than in the spring. It would have taken a serious undertaking to kill off this grass, hopefully the next renter will be more successful.
So as this gardening year comes to an end, I have already started planning and thinking about next years. Next year I will be sharing a garden with my parents, which will be a lot of fun! My step dad will be so happy as I will be able start most everything from seed. I will be using grow lights this coming year though which will be a new experience for everyone. Can't wait!!!! 
Grass is definitely hard to kill it's amazing. Our garden still has grass growing in between plants even though I continually pull them!
ReplyDeleteAlthough this garden will soon be a memory, you have some wonderful changes coming in your life!!
ReplyDeleteThe only grass that is good is lemon grass:) I still have some growing in my garden and it is all yours when you get here. I never can get all the other grass out of the garden:(
ReplyDeleteWhere are you going to put all of this? Is my question?
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how different it looks since we were there!
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