We enlarged our garden here at the nursery this year – and the employees who want to help out will help enjoy the produce starting mid-summer! We tilled the garden up and applied 2-3 inches of composted cow manure from Wisconsin! After this was worked in, we took a high quality weed barrier fabric and laid down before we cut rows to plant in.
Here is the view form the one end looking down. We have radishes, onions, beets, carrots, potatoes, 25 tomato plants and a dozen or so assorted peppers in addition to the vine vegetables. The far middle section is where we have the vines. They will vine over the fabric and it is so nice to have clean vegetables that are full of mud, etc. when you pick them. The fabric helps keep the soil from splashing back on the tomatoes and peppers as well.
We’ll be watching the garden and showing its progression as the summer goes on. We’re excited about the tomatoes again. Last year was such a cold wet summer that our tomatoes didn’t really respond much. This summer looks a little better and we again planted them with a piece of banana peel. Two years ago – we had such large plants and tomatoes that went over 2 pounds each!
