I raised the fence on the two smaller beds today. Not sure what I am attempting to do here, but, for my own peace of mind I will have done everything I could to keep the gardens safe.
I also weeded the smaller beds. It had been a while. It actually wasn't too bad. My rototiller guy isn't just good-looking, he's also good at what he does apparently.
My first failure in the garden is in the form of red onions. I started out with several plants (on a second attempt) and now am down to about five. The yellow onions, on the other hand are looks quite strong. I am not sure what happened. The snails might have mowed them down, who knows? Perhaps the cut worms? Not sure why whatever it was is completely opposed to yellow onions (fingers crossed!).
Both the red and gold potatoes needed to be hilled and so I did that as well. The instructions from Johnny's Select said that I will probably need to hill them 2-3 times to prevent the potatoes from "greening". If the potato is green, it is rendered inedible. I do NOT want that because I LOVE potatoes.
The pumpkins are still on a tear. It will be interesting to see where I manage to put the arms of these plants. They are pretty incredible. I also love the spirals that come off of them. So unique and beautiful.
Aside from the demise of the red onions (eh, they make me burby anyways), everything else is looking healthy and strong. I am debating what to plant where the red onions were. Suggestions?
A humbling day,
--Annie
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