In My Garden

Each year, I plant some veggies in our garden, and generally speaking, each year I am really bad about watering it. That’s why this year, I made a plan! Sure, I could have planned to water regularly. But instead, I decided to rip out (well, have Mike rip out) some of the rose bushes in our back yard that were fed by sprinklers. The result is a space where I can plant things, secure in the knowledge that they’d get some water every other day for five minutes at 5:30 a.m.

Our house has two grapefruit trees and three orange trees. The basil and rosemary I planted last year are doing great. The blackberries, grapes, and eggplant I planted last year didn’t ever produce fruit, but I think they will this year.

This year, I added:

• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Cilantro
• Dill
• Peas
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes
• Zucchini

I have several tomato plants that are “volunteers” from last year’s crops, and at least two gourds that are left over from last year. I am pretty sure one is a pumpkin, but it may also be honeydew, and the other one may be more zucchini. I guess I’ll see soon enough!

Just call me Farmer John!