I would like to say I can appreciate the fact that gardening is one long surprise party......but it's July 20, and right now we have NOTHING to harvest from the garden. The strawberries are done. The snap peas are dying in the heat. The garlic isn't quite ready. The zucchini & patty pan squash plants are the same size they were 3 weeks ago. The lettuce has all bolted and is REALLY bitter. The cucumbers are all plant & no cukes. The peppers are getting close, but they're just not quite there. We have lots of green tomatoes but nothing red, and we have all sorts of empty paper husks on the tomatillo, but nothing inside them yet. Actually, I don't mind that one so much--it looks like the plant has decorated itself in itty-bitty Chinese lanterns. It feels rather festive, to be honest. But seriously, I AM ONLY IN THE GARDENING FOR THE FOOD! So where is my food?????????????
I think it's time to get tough with the garden......I'd say "no more weeding until I get some tomatoes," but that would imply that there has been at least a reasonable amount of weeding going on..............Maybe I should threaten it with what Theo has been doing to my new carrot patch.........
2 comments:
How frustrating! We have been harvesting a lot from our garden but are still waiting for our tomatoes to turn red and for our carrots to finish growing. *crossing fingers it happens soon*
We are having the same issues. Our lettuce has bolted, the peas died long ago, the grape tomatoes are STILL green, the peppers aren't ready, the onions and potatoes are still too small to dig up. Only the pole beans are producing! So frustrating!!!
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