- The beans were doing super well UNTIL I saw a freakin' SNAKE amongst the leaves. So - no more beans for us! (No one else is willing to pick up where I left off so they're going to seed.) I know it was just one of those skinny brown snakes that hang around noTTafarm and he was just eating bugs that were attacking the beans but I DON'T CARE. A snake is a snake. End of story.🐍👎😒
- Our eight tomato plants keep on producing; in fact, they're going a bit overboard. I've enjoyed lots of fresh tomatoes and taken two big containers of them to work to share with my co-workers. The volunteer plants (mostly seem to be of the cherry variety) that returned this year have also been fruitful.
- Scott is pretty proud of his ornamental gourds, too. I counted about 20 set-on with many blossoms still showing promise. They will make a great autumnal display!
- My ornamental miniature corn was relatively successful. Let's call it a "learning year." I planted the seeds too thick, didn't thin out the seedlings enough, and didn't prevent worms from attacking. When we harvested it all this past Sunday, many of the husks we opened revealed powdery worm poop instead of colorful kernels. Still, we had about 20 useable ears that will add some color to my fall decorating.
For our 2018 garden, we'll naturally have tomatoes and basil and peppers and beans (no snakes allowed, of course.) What else should we plant? I'd like to expand our "ornamental" offerings to include more varieties of corn and maybe even some pumpkins. Who knows: we may end up with a real pumpkin patch one of these years.
Stay Tuned for Our Next Adventure!
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