These three raised beds held so much promise. First, I started about 95% of the plants from seed and saved a lot of money. The list of different vegetables I tried reads like a seed catalog but I consider it an experiment to see what would grow in Denver for this transplanted Cali girl. Some lived up to the promise and some, well, just didn't. The two on the left are 4x4 raised beds that were an addition this year. The one on the far right is the original bed that I revived last year. It's 9x9 that I sectioned into four 4x4 beds.
Since zucchini took over nearly half of the 9x9 bed last year, I decided it needed it's own space. That would be the pot on the left. The two in the middle are cantaloupe while the one on the right is Early Girl tomato. Sad aren't they. So I've been in Denver for 10 years and last year I finally grew decent zucchini. This year's was again a failure. The cantaloupe were a surprise. I can grow melons and I can grow them vertically. Note to self: don't use tomato cages next year as they keep falling over. I need something really strong. I have ideas but the jury is still out. Tomato was the best of the year and even it didn't do well. Why? Water. It needed more and consistent water. All the pots did. I'll have to improve my drip system in 2013.
Ah, mint. This barrel had seen nary a plant in over 10 years. I put in some mint I bought at Home Depot, watered well every day and it's happy. So, that is the extent of my veggie garden. Yup, next year I'll be expanding again. More on that later. Oh, and about the grass. That is not my domain. But next year I may have some ideas on how to improve it a bit. More rain would really help. Mother Nature, you listening?
Since my blog is just a baby, and since winter is coming and the garden will be frozen, I will be writing about what I did in the garden this summer in future postings. May help me beat the doldrums. I've already circled the heck out of the Burpee Catalog. Are you as obsessed as I am?
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