Garden Xplosion Update

It’s been a month since I last remembered how to use the Internet, but I’m back with a list of everything that’s happened after I went nuts and built four containers when I have about 1/3 acre of yard to use.

• bunches of basil have been cut
• a few of those cuttings have formed roots so more basil plants will go into the garden today; yay?
• that will make 18 basil plants, all in various stages of growth
• that’s crazy
• tomatoes are forming on all but the arkansas travelers in the side and the raised bed; must figure out what’s wrong, if anything, with them
• a strong storm snapped one of the branches off of an arkansas traveler so I dug a hole in the ground and stuck the branch in it
• cause that’s what you do if you’re a gardener
• this area is the newly claimed space around from the side bed that used to be some sort of rock garden; it’s about 7-8 square feet
• the husks on the tomatillos look like mini hot air balloons
• the swiss chard didn’t make it in the containers, mostly because I stink at growing swiss chard
• blue lake bush beans will replace them; I’m doing several plantings over a few weeks to have a staggered harvest
• jalapenos!
• serranos!
• no bull-nosed bell peppers yet…
• I stink at growing bunching green onions
• both beds are mulched; maybe a little early, but it looks good
• potted plants (mint, swiss chard, oregano) all are doing well
• the rain barrels were getting close to empty before the rain storm yesterday; I’ve determined that I can go about 5 weeks between rain before they get empty

And that should cover it. I’ll try not to forget how to use the Internet and my camera this time.

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