Anyone can be a gardener. You just need to get ready, get set, and grow!
During 2023, we grew: oregano, thyme, mint, French tarragon, lemon balm, sage, basil, green onion, onion chives, hot banana peppers, big macaroni peppers, gypsy peppers, lunch box bell peppers, German chamomile, cucumber, winter squash, tomatoes, and cantaloupe.
I hope I did not forget anything!
Garden 2023
The gardening journey continues!
Successes
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The big macaroni peppers (that we started calling Big Macs) were delicious and plentiful. They were the perfect size for stuffing.
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All herbs grew well; we had too much.
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Gardeners Jerry and James planted plants, watered plants, and harvested independently of Gardener Shicole!
Struggles
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A winter squash sprouted on the inside and we weren't able to eat it after cutting it open.
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Tarragon grew so much, and the shade from the plant stunted the growth of plants around it.
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Defending my dissertation and working through final edits impacted my gardening goals. At least I finally finished officially on July 28, 2023!
New Updates
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We grew two new kinds of peppers: macaroni peppers and gypsy peppers
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We installed more beds. We still don't have enough garden beds yet. Hopefully, in 2024, we can finally finish this task. (In reality, we always find a place for more garden beds)
From Our Boys
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Jerry - The spicy banana peppers were really good even though we couldn't eat them all and had to give some away. The other peppers were good as well. We had a lot, so we were able to make many recipes with them.
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James - I liked growing and eating the cantaloupe, but unfortunately, some of them were eaten by animals and bugs.
