Garden Update 6…

What a shitty ass spring we’ve had. Awful. Cold, wet, windy, and depressing. All the things that no one wants in May.

I can go along with April showers like the songs goes but seriously what the hell May and where are the May flowers?

What started off as a great beginning for my veggies in the greenhouse they have not been happy for a few weeks.

I waited until Memorial Day to plant my tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants. Then it got back down into the low forties and one night 38 degrees!

Ugh! Every gardener that I know of which includes the Vermont Gardeners group is in anguish.

We have such a short growing season to start with this is such a disappointment to many of us.

I have several things that may have contributed to the further demise my veggies since I am a newbie.

This is the first year for my new garden expansion and the compost and soil are brand new.

People have already told me not to expect a good garden this year. Discouragement right off the bat.

I was a total ass when I stupidly watered my greenhouse plants with water from the hose when the water was still too cold.

I never thought about the temperature of the water in which you water your plants with.

I didn’t amend the soil in the new garden beds enough. I thought I did especially from how fast the weeds and unplanted plants were popping up and growing.

Another thing was hardening them off too soon. I should have left them in the greenhouse longer, but who in fucks name expects it to be so miserable so late in May.

Tomatoes don’t like extreme temperatures differences such as 72 in the day and 38 at night. I don’t like it either!

The things I sowed directly in the garden beds are doing fantastic. The broccoli and brussel sprouts are growing.

All of my greens and root veggies are also growing.

The three varieties of squash, cantaloupe, peas, green beans and cucs have popped through the ground and look healthy.

The ones that are very important to me and the ones trying to keep growing.

I did add calcium nitrate around the tomatoes plants and I fertilized everything with some organic fertilizer.

A part of me wants to grab some miracle grow and douse the hell out of the plants but I am going to try to do things the right way for us.

I saw in a gardening group a post where someone waters their basil with potassium water.

I have found since trying this the basil is improving after the leaves started turning yellow.

Now I have a water jug filled with water and banana peels. Everyday I keep adding peels and more water to it.

Once the jug is too full with peels I dump them into the compost pile and start fresh again. Oh, I started a compost bin too.

I realize I am still very new to gardening and should treat every hurdle as another lesson like I do in life.

We just completed our 27 consecutive weekend of rain here in our area. Seriously, WTF!

The bright side is the weather is changing next week to warmer sunnier days and warmer lights.

Hopefully, that will help everyone’s gardens and moods out.

Here’s hoping for a better garden update soon.