July Garden Update

I'm not going to write so much here - the photos speak for themselves. :)

We went away for a week and some neighbor girls took care of the plants for us. Well, they watered every day and it looks like they watered a lot. That plus a little heat really got our plants rolling! We have a lot going on right now. Things are looking pretty good.

Wildflowers

Peppers

Corn

Black Krim Tomato

The Main Garden

Apple Tree
Not as many apples or leaves as last year due to the drought. 

 Peas

English cucumber, I believe. 

Wildflowers actually came up this time

Buckwheat 

 Tomato

 Lettuce 
This was interesting. The lettuce started dying and wilting and I had to figure out why. The answer was simple - the potatoes were dropping down and over them and they were not getting sun. A few stakes later and a sunny day and they came right back! :)

The side garden - tomato and squash
Another interesting experiment.  This area didn't get as much sun as we thought it was going to get, so the plants didn't take off like we expected. However, the tomato and squash are in the sweet spots, so they get enough sun to roll. 

Happy with the overall progress. This SQUARE FOOT GARDENING is working out well. Everything has a place and a zone, but it still has that "clumped together" look I wanted. Good times here at the Oaktown Oasis Gardens! :)

Progress has stopped on the kids Fairy Garden, sadly. We just need to spend more time on it. I was looking at a little more enthusiasm from my 4 year old - I thought she'd be more into it. However, there is still an age issue where she likes it when she's doing it, but doesn't think about it at all when she's not right in front of it. hehehehe   This is actually a good thing, I believe. She's not overly invested, so if I want to take it on and make it something, she'll pretty much just roll with it.

The plums didn't get used this year. Sure, some were eaten, but that's about all. Many just fell and rotted, sadly. And...man....what a nightmare THAT is! hehehehe   NEXT YEAR: We need to clear the weeds and plants back and away from the plum area so that when they start to fall, we can address them right away. If we don't, they rot, ferment, mold and promote swarms of these little nats. In short - NASTY! :)

Cheers!

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