On the way out of our board meeting last night our board president was lamenting her families gardening woes. Withering, unproductive plants. Much like many of ours. Much like many farmer's crops in the mid-Atlantic and beyond.
A tough farming year. We have had some success. The mexibell peppers, the white cucumber, edamame, strawberries and crazy-as-it-seems-now sunflowers. And busts like tomatoes, sweet peppers, snap beans, and squash.
In my unofficial polling of gardeners, it seems that folks who started planting in mid to late April have had the best production. I don't know why that is. More rain? Better roots? Better nutrients, earlier? Mmmmmmm?
So, as the start of the school year approaches and the start of the fall planting season is upon us, we will see if we can eat better this fall and winter...
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