2023 Garden Summary

 All in all, I am quite happy with what my garden produced this year, in particular since I was not able to tend to it for the vast majority of the growing season. What grew exceptionally well was my rhubarb, chives and parsley, all which I had brought with me when I moved. Produce that did well despite being neglected and which promises a great yield next year when it is looked after properly: peas, beans, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce and onions. Some of my potatoes were huge - two meals from one potato huge. I also found more things while digging up my potatoes - part of a chain and part of a jaw!

My spinach and kale did not come at all, both which normally are easy to grow.  The biggest surprise was finding carrots at the end of the season when I was pulling out the weed which was a good 18 inches tall and about to go into seed. I had planted my carrots twice and they showed no sign of growing when I last had a chance to look at them. Everything was planted too late since I was starting from scratch and had to first dig out a garden plot.  By the first frost on September 20th I had only picked four roma tomatoes and a basketful of cherry tomatoes.  Luckily the weeds that had overgrown the plants sheltered the bottom tomatoes from that first frost and I was able to get additional produce.  I also picked green tomatoes on the vine and let them ripen inside, placing them on black trays in the south window for a few weeks.