Comments on: Mid summer update

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:45:44 +0000

Ariana and Jeff, have a look at this: rain harvester We are considering this for the future, but with your more frequent rain, it might really be a boon for your garden plans.

By: Ariana

Ariana — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:25:50 +0000

I’m actually more optimistic about our winter garden. We didn’t have spring weather here until June, then it was scorching-hot. Two days ago it was over 100′ and yesterday it poured rain all day and was chilly– the first since June. Such a weird growing season. At least the fall is fairly predictable. We have tons of brassicas planted and will be putting in a lot of onions and garlic. I know what you mean about wanting MORE. Were trying to fill in half of our yard with food, but it’s slow going. Also, between the cost of seeds/ starts and the HIGH cost of water here, I don’t feel like I’m saving much money. We’ll keep learning as we go. I’d like to put in a grey water system, but that’s a little ambitious for us right now. It’s fun to track with you guys as you grow!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:31:35 +0000

I know our expectations are a little high. The ultimate goal is to produce *all* our own food, so this was a good first step, and we are pretty excited by what did grow. It is a little hurried here with our 150 day growing season (if we are lucky).

I still intend to get some cold loving crops in like lettuce and spinach, but so far have not gotten to it.

Keep at it Jeff!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:35:32 +0000

Wow! Congrats on the harvest. Even though, you’re not satisfied with your yield, that is quite a lot of veggies and herbs. We would be happy with a fraction of that. The first year seems to be tough that way. So many things we hoped would grow, just didn’t like beets, kale, and chives. Oh well, we’ll keep on planting. Your garden sounds wonderful.

By: Nahan (brother)

Nahan (brother) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:53:41 +0000

Nice update.
Our tomatoes just started redding-up, and they are great. I have some chili brining right now. Those eggs sound great!
I need to do my “last days of summer break” update. Feeling guilty about not blogging…