I don’t know about you but at the end of the main growing season I always have all these notes in my head about what I loved and what I would do differently next spring.
So instead of taking the time to go try to find some paper that isn’t wrinkled and scribbled on and a pen that actually has ink…and then try to keep track of the list for 9 months…
I am going to make my ‘notes to self’ right here on the blog…hope nobody minds.
NOTES TO SELF
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Tomato cages are wayyyyy better than this…it worked well for the cool spring but tomatoes need cages to grow up in…those tunnels did not control them nearly enough.
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Remember to build more tomato cages before next year.
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Yarn does NOT work as well as twine for green beans, it stretches in the rain and all the beans fall down…so don’t be lazy and go find the twine next time!
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Put a self-closing hing on the garden gate…the dog likes cucumbers.
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While we are on it…cucumbers do well with water. Bitter is not the best flavor.Plant more flowers…
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Make more compost.
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Growing peppers and eggplant in tunnels is an EXCELLENT idea, please remember do this again.
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Pumpkins are great fun to grow…more are needed next year. Try some new colors.
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Squash takes up a LOT of room, remember this so the compost bin doesn’t get covered with vines.
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Barrels are great for potatoes but you would need many, many more to have a large harvest.
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Plant out gourds sooner…
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Plant out cantaloupe later.
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Yum, yum peppers are simply the cutest and sweetest peppers ever…grow lots more!
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6 foot wire fencing is perfect for growing peas.
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Chickens fly…chickens escape…chickens invade!
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Chickens love young pumpkins, which will grow up to be ugly hen pecked pumpkins.
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Remember to enjoy the process…
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Always, always involve the kids…even when they annoy you.
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And don’t hate the camel for doing what a camels does…
Which is anything he can do to try to reach your precious garden.
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Reinforce the garden fence!
Finally…
Remember why you do this every year…
For the health of your family and the health of the planet.
Besides…
Its fun!
So fellow gardeners…what notes have you made to yourself for next year?
Not Dabbling In Normal 