Pimp My Patch

The veggie patch is in full bloom! We've had very favourable growing conditions for the past few weeks with lots of hot sun and the occasional much needed downpour. Everything in the patch gets bigger by the day and even a small broccoli has formed....so cute!

 

The kale and chard are going great guns and I anticipate making some homegrown-homemade kale chips by the end of the month. We also added some additional structures to the beds, a trellis for the beans and a removable fencing system to keep out the deer who are very prevalent right now.  This is the fort knox/cadillac/pimped up veggie patch.

The kale and chard are going great guns and I anticipate making some homegrown-homemade kale chips by the end of the month. We also added some additional structures to the beds, a trellis for the beans and a removable fencing system to keep out the deer who are very prevalent right now. PB did a great job designing and building the fencing. The plants get sun and water and I can take off the sides for weeding and harvesting. I have given all the veggies one dose of a general vegetable plant food too. Not sure if it was the sun/rain combo or that which has had the biggest effect but I'm very happy. All six of my tomato plants are good too. I think they are a little  behind schedule so they might not make fruit in time but if this weather continues, I'm hopeful. The only thing that hasn't grown was the one thing I would have put $$ on to grow best, lettuce. I planted 3 rows of butter lettuce at weekly intervals but nothing to show for it. This past weekend I put in some new seeds, these were Romaines and they were in  a "seed tape" . What a  great idea! the seeds are all spaced correctly and in a straight line. They are also protected from bugs and pests eating them which is what I suspect happened to the others. Let's see what happens...