Wow. That was a fast summer. I took a perm job back in April due to a long story that’s really boring anyway. I was very grateful to get the job. My garden suffered for it. In the beginning, I chose only tomatoes, cucumbers and hot peppers. I did plant corn in with the asparagus which was obviously dying anyway. The corn got about 4′ high, and then died. I have to point out the corn and the asparagus were planted in the ground. So my best guess is that the soil is too dense with clay.
So then I lost the job end of November (short story…my company lost the contract and they said that they didn’t need an account manager if there was no account), and I spent time cleaning up my garden.
I had read that you should only use potting mix in your self watering containers for 3 years. Now, part of me thinks that with compost, you should be able to refresh things, but I was annoyed and willing to dump out all the potting mix. Most of the containers were filled with roots rather then the potting mix. So perhaps it’s a good idea.
And my compost pile (heap?) was very appreciative.
Right now, the main area is empty since I’m holding off buying new potting mix just yet. But for Christmas, I got a large gift certificate to Burpee.com and you better believe I’m going to try out some new stuff. This year, I’m going to arrange the containers differently as well. Last year, I had a dickens of a time getting between my rows to fill up the containers. And I had a tough time getting to the tomatoes.
I also had more problems with flies & beetles sucking the life out of my precious tomatoes. This year, they’ll be sorry. Organic bug squash time!
Tags: 3 Years, Asparagus, Beetles, Best Guess, Compost Pile, Cucumbers, Dickens Of A Time, Flies, Gift Certificate, Heap, Hot Peppers, New Stuff, Plant Corn, Potting Mix, Self Watering Containers, Short Story, Squash, Suburb, Summer Veggies, Tomatoes
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