July's Garden Update

I planted late this season. While my friends are harvesting I am still watching my beauties grow. I actually thought that I would never see a crop this year because I planted so late. Luckily the weather, my green thumb, and healthy soil has given the plants room to grow and produce. Next month I should be enjoying salads galore, summer squash, kale, carrots, peas, beans, cauliflower, broccoli, tomatoes, strawberries, herbs, spinach, and cucumbers! On my days off I spend as much time in my garden as possible pulling weeds, thinning, watering, and protecting the plants from pesky slugs and and one annoying little mole. On Pinterest I learned a thing or two about strawberries and the importance of clipping the off-shoots off so the strawberry can focus on the fruit rather than multiplying! The next day I made sure to get rid of them. I can already see a difference. I started watching a gardening show on HULU and am thinking that I might even start my own compost pile. My veggie crops deserve healthy soil for all the veggies they yield.