Bonnie's veggie garden

Tomatoes, herbs, etc.

Radishes, beans, onions, etc.

Melons, squash, etc.

If at first you don't succeed...

...take the danged thing apart!

Bonnie had a wonderful inaugural veggie garden this year. She studied lasagna (layered) gardening and ended up with raised-bed gardens that were layered with all things organic. She planted marigolds and herbs to repel harmful insects. All seemed to work quite well. As with the grapes, we enjoyed successes and failures. Our onions, garlic and shallots were a bust. Too much rain, perhaps? The tomatoes (cherry, yellows and reds) did quite well. We loved our red cherry tomatoes (as sweet and nice as any we've had), our large yellow tomatoes and a pinkish tomato that I can't remember the name of that tasted like a beefsteak tomato. All of these, I am certain, we will plant again. Luckily Bonnie kept records.

Our beans, likewise, did well. Kathy liked all of the beans we grew - yellow wax, flat Italian, and Blue Lake. Bonnie preferred the Italian and Blue Lake and is thinking of growing a different wax bean next year. Kathy was pleased with the wax beans we grew this year.

Bonnie lost her watermelon plants but we had cantaloupe and charentais. The cantaloupe was not very sweet. The early charentais were excellent.

Bonnie did not care for the butternut squash, but Kathy liked it, so I suppose we will change varieties next year.

Our herbs did very well. We used the basil and rosemary but not the sage.

We had blueberries, and a couple varieties of raspberries. The blueberries are still in pots and need to be planted next spring. The raspberries need to be put on a trellis system. We also want to purchase Macintosh and Honey Crisp dwarf trees (one each) and train them to espalier. We also purchased and Autumn Blush Maple tree to use for shade on the property. There is a chance it can still be planted this year. If not, it will winter over at Huntington Nursery and be planted in the spring.