Well, it's just getting started, but I think our main big crop is going to be gourds. Pumpkins and squash were about the only thing we actually got to eat out of our garden in Arroyo Hondo last year. So.... I planted this year like the plants were going to get the same size as they did last year. At 2,000 ft. lower in altitude. They are much bigger plants and are producing much faster than I could have anticipated. Last year at this time I think we were just getting our pumpkins started and we had more than we could handle. Right now we already have a dozen pumpkins or so growing and there is still more than four months left in the growing season. Even our winter squash is starting to produce. Also the tomatillo plants are getting so big they're falling over and the tomatoes need to be staked. Yee-haw. I'm ready.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Gourd Heaven
Well, it's just getting started, but I think our main big crop is going to be gourds. Pumpkins and squash were about the only thing we actually got to eat out of our garden in Arroyo Hondo last year. So.... I planted this year like the plants were going to get the same size as they did last year. At 2,000 ft. lower in altitude. They are much bigger plants and are producing much faster than I could have anticipated. Last year at this time I think we were just getting our pumpkins started and we had more than we could handle. Right now we already have a dozen pumpkins or so growing and there is still more than four months left in the growing season. Even our winter squash is starting to produce. Also the tomatillo plants are getting so big they're falling over and the tomatoes need to be staked. Yee-haw. I'm ready.
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