Well, with all the rain we've had in June, our Winter Squash plot didn't do anything. The seeds rotted in the ground, so it's time for replanting! We got two pumpkin plants, an acorn squash, and a spaghetti squash plant, and put them in the ground two days ago. We had a bout of good thunderstorms yesterday to get them set up, and we planted them with some Happy Frog Organic Fertilizer. The wind whipped them around quite a bit, but they seem to be doing well.
Most of the seeds planted didn't get established like we hoped. They rotted from overwatering with the rain at the beginning of the month. It's a little late to plant some things, but we are getting ready to plant a few new seeds for the fall at the end of the month including spinach, lettuce, and some other fall, late season plants.
Our perennials are doing great! The Hops are going wild, the strawberries are starting to perk up, and the sage is loving its new home. We're still waiting on the rhubarb and asparagus to show themselves, and the thyme will hopefully perk up as well...
Finally, we are going to be conducting some soil tests over the next few weeks as well. We want to have a fantastic 2012 season, so we want to get a jump start this fall my amending the soil as needed and getting the beds ready for the spring. We'll do some tilling in the fall, turn everything over, amend the soil, and cover with mulch. If anyone wants to plant garlic, we will have the opportunity to do that in October. We will be ready for the spring to get onions in the ground by St. Patrick's Day, and to get any bulbs in the ground early on in the spring as well. We will do another till in the spring and make any other amendments that are needed before getting our seedlings in the ground by Mother's Day!
That's all the updates for this week! We are happy for the rain this week, and hope you have happy gardens this year, too!
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