Also growing quite well are beets, peas, lettuce, and maybe even a few tiny tomatoes. Finally, tomatoes are fruiting! I never thought I would see the day.
I find myself thinking about building more beds with paving stones. It would be nice to build a little 2x4 foot bed for each of the little kids to grow a salad! The eggplant is still growing, flowering, and producing fruit. It has become a bit skinny and lost leaves with this recent chill and lack of rain. It did not occur to me when I planted it (novice!) that it was a perennial plant in this climate, but it sure is! The bed we have is really not designed for a large, long-lived plant. I've decided to try moving it at the end of the month. That means I will need a large, deep bed to plant it in.
Water is a continuing issue that is being discussed in the official meetings and such. Yes, there is a pond, pump, and whole setup back there. I tried priming and running the pump this week, and got no suction. I pulled the end of the pipe out of the pond and found the filter was fairly clear. I am clearly no expert, but I think the pump isn't working. Meanwhile, one of the watering cans gave out this week, so we are down to one. I enjoy the brute, earthy carrying of water buckets to the garden, but I am obviously the only one :)
I took the big little step, and signed the UUCB membership book today. I know! I've been here a nearly year and felt welcome from day one, but it just didn't seem necessary to make it official until recently.
