15th January 2009
Well, this is how our hard work in the garden paid off. Monique had missed this zuchinni in her garden for a few days, and it grew very quickly to this marrow size. We checked the plants every day, because the fruit grew so quickly. We had four good producing plants in that small space. The zuchinni plants became very heavy against the plastic trellis we had put up to keep the chickens out, and I learnt also that it doesn't stop them from eating what is on the other side as their heads fit very nicely through it. We stuck some extra chicken wire up around the bottom of the trellis around Jarrod's garden to stop them getting the lettuces. Most of the cabbages 
ended up in the chook cage anyway as they didn't grow nicely at all. Danielle's peas gave us one harvest, but because I didn't water them regularly, they got powdery mildew. However, when we had pulled them out, the carrots and parsnips we had sown between the rows of peas were still growing well. Diana had tomatoes in her garden, which regardless of which packet of seeds we bought, were mostly all cherry tomatoes of varying sizes. The basil didn't come up at all - so much for having a wonderful harvest and trying to dry my own! Oh, yes, we also had pumpkins which we didn't sow, and I assume came from the compost, both in Jarrod's garden - we got two from that one - and another plant in the strawberry planter next to the 
garage, which didn't yield us any fruit. One or two of the sunflowers grew well, but they must have been hybrid seeds, because the seeds they produced didn't develop into anything - very annoying, especially with the large flower heads. Hopefully we choose better this year. We did get a basil growing in one of the planter's with the tomatoes, and some lovely strawberries, too. It did get harder as the season wore on to keep the containers watered enough. Our hanging baskets looked lovely at the beginning as well, and then suffered from lack of water. Sometimes the soil was just too dry to absorb what I put in and it all just came pouring out the sides. Never mind, the prettyness was worth the effort while it lasted.
ended up in the chook cage anyway as they didn't grow nicely at all. Danielle's peas gave us one harvest, but because I didn't water them regularly, they got powdery mildew. However, when we had pulled them out, the carrots and parsnips we had sown between the rows of peas were still growing well. Diana had tomatoes in her garden, which regardless of which packet of seeds we bought, were mostly all cherry tomatoes of varying sizes. The basil didn't come up at all - so much for having a wonderful harvest and trying to dry my own! Oh, yes, we also had pumpkins which we didn't sow, and I assume came from the compost, both in Jarrod's garden - we got two from that one - and another plant in the strawberry planter next to the 
garage, which didn't yield us any fruit. One or two of the sunflowers grew well, but they must have been hybrid seeds, because the seeds they produced didn't develop into anything - very annoying, especially with the large flower heads. Hopefully we choose better this year. We did get a basil growing in one of the planter's with the tomatoes, and some lovely strawberries, too. It did get harder as the season wore on to keep the containers watered enough. Our hanging baskets looked lovely at the beginning as well, and then suffered from lack of water. Sometimes the soil was just too dry to absorb what I put in and it all just came pouring out the sides. Never mind, the prettyness was worth the effort while it lasted.
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