What's not growing this year that I expected to come back:(1) Rhubarb - Where have all the red fruits gone?
(2) Raspberries - Long time passing!
What's growing this year that I didn't plant:
(1) Tiny yellow heirloom tomatoes - They're volunteers from last year
(2) Horseradish - Take a ride someplace else, skinny horsey roots
(3) Pumpkin - Halloween compost has come alive
What's growing better this year than last:
(1) Carrots - I planted them where Joe & Sam dug a hole to China, filled in with sand & compost
(2) Peppers - I used Bot Garden seedlings
(3) Beets - Loving beets is a prerequisite for entree into the Sikkenga family; just ask my husband
What's growing worse than last year:
(1) Cucumbers - I started them outside instead of in
(2) Eggplant - Grow, little eggplant, grow! You can do it!
What I planted that never came up:
(1) potatoes - Apparently it doesn't work to bury rotting spuds from the cupboard
(2) onions - Maybe the dog ate them
3 comments:
I bought a nice healthy rhubarb plant this spring and the first thing it did was die. That stuff is practically a weed - why won't it grow?
As for potatoes: using sprouting potatoes from the cupboard does work - you just cut them up, making sure there's at least one eye in every section. Put them in a trench and cover them lightly. As they grow, cover them more. They are yummy when they are about the size of marbles!
Also - re: beets - mmmmmmmm.
Pete has a deep, deep affinity for Beets. Me, not so much, unless it is roasted with pine nuts and goat cheese. mmmmmm!!
So, when's the salad party at the Rikkenga house?
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