It's been quite a few months since my last entry and, naturally things have changed dramatically in the garden and personally as well.
I begin with the building of two additional raised beds to the front of the house. Over the summer thyme, dill & purple basil has adorned that bed. Giving incredibly vivid tasting plants.
I've used them for headaches (thyme), for helping to get my blood pressure up after surgery (basil) and of course cooking.
I also went through back surgery in July and with these heavy rains this summer, it was quite challenging. I was unable to tend to the main garden with all the basil varieties, so it all pretty much went to blackspot hell. I really had no choice but to take them all up and start from scratch once again. After all, this isn't the first time and dealing with nature, it sure won't be the last.
The pepper plants have had a challenging summer as well. Cayenne came in strong, purple bell pepper did as well. And even the poblano was made an impressive first impression.
Since then I keep getting fruit but it varies in size. I've recently re-potted in bigger pots to see if that helps consistency.
Ants have also made an impressive impression but not in such a great light. They've attacked pepper plants eating the young flower right before losing its petals.
We've even managed to grow a bit of mesclun mix & got lucky with one sweet potato (smiley face).
I'm looking forward to returning to the Upper East Side Farmer's Market again.
I went and sold my herbs a few times before the surgery and totally fell in love with it. It's inspired me to spread the word about herbs and their properties.
It's a real sense of community, strike up interesting conversations with costumers and always leave having learned something new. It's a great way to spend a Saturday morning.
The garden is coming together yet once more and it's a wonderful feeling of another new beginning, new challenges.
Thanks again for stopping by.
~YRM
