Comments on: 10 Lessons Learned During My First Summer Gardening

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 02:37:30 +0000

In reply to Carole. Thanks for the advice!

By: Carole

Carole — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 02:17:31 +0000

Learning how to blanch and freeze or can is crucial if you have too many of one type of thing come up at a time. Also, learning how much to plant and only planting what you think you need. The other idea is barter or swap your excess veg with someone who has an excess of some other fruit or veg. We have a monthly meet and swap for garden produce, including pickles, jams and home made bread and such like. I intend to join those meet and swaps as soon as my garden goes into production overdrive and we have an excess of anything. Succession planting is important to learn too, so that your crops being ready for harvest are staggered and not all ready at the same time. Seek out new and interesting recipes and cook and freeze your harvest in various forms for meal times going forward. Forward planning is key to a garden where nothing is wasted. Compost it or at the very least, give it away to neighbours. Composting is the best way as your efforts to grow in the first place all go back to the garden for some other crop.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:07:17 +0000

In reply to Kathie. I would say just avoid during the hottest part of the day. Early evening would probably be best! Let us know if you have any questions. Gardening is a great thing, though it can be so tricky! I (Katie) did not really inherit much gardening talents from my dad or grandpa, but Forrest (who wrote this), seems to have. I love having fresh produce all summer long, though!

By: Kathie

Kathie — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:16:49 +0000

Is there a best time of day to spray the cider vinegar solution on the leaves for mildew? Had problem with mildew on squash plants last year. I did not inherit my parents’ green thumbs, but will keep trying and take any advice I can get.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 23:01:20 +0000

In reply to Chelsea @ Life With My Littles. Haha! Some of our plants did better than others, but we were pleased with the outcome. We definitely had cucumbers coming out of our ears!

By: Chelsea @ Life With My Littles

Chelsea @ Life With My Littles — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:08:00 +0000

Your plants look amazing! We are hoping to have a big garden this summer depending on where we move, and I can’t wait! Thanks for all these tips!!