Square Foot Garden post revisited

Because I am in the process of combining two blogs some of these items will not seem timely but I want to retain the information for next year so there will be a some items that seem, well, out of place.  This is one of them.

Well my garden is winding down for the season. Some things worked amazing well and others I will change for next year. The Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers, Carrots and Radishes all produced more than I had ever had before. And they actually looked like they were supposed too. Usually my peppers look anemic and the cucumbers are lumpy and short. But they came out wonderful. So far we are up to about 4 bowls of tomatoes with more still on the vine. The cucumbers seem to be about finished and the peppers (both jalapeno and bell) are still producing flowers and more peppers.

 

We pulled the carrots last week too. This was just one square foot of carrots.

I did discover that the square foot gardening method works great for the shorter baby carrots but the longer one's do a u-turn when they hit the landscaping cloth on the bottom of the planting beds. So next year I will stick with the shorter carrots. Their sweeter anyways.

Had to show you that not all the carrots grew. This one is truly a baby :P

Yes, Jalapenos do go red if you leave them on the plant too long (and they are hotter).

One of the Cucumbers - The strings were strong enough to support the fruit easily with no extra supports necessary :)

Shady Lady Tomatoes - great for salsa - determinate tomatoes (that means they get ripe all at once).

Now for the things I would and will do differently next year.

All of our squashes (both winter and summer) did not do as well as I expected. Even the zucchini production was way down. I think they need more space and more nutrition so next year I will up the compost and put them near the edge where they can wander where ever they want.

The Beets did wonderful and my Husband LOVED them so I will plant more.

No radishes next year - no one really likes them.

Lots more carrots planted at different times so they will harvest at different times.

More Potatoes next year. I haven't shown you pictures of them yet since they are still in the ground but they look great - I did sneak a couple the other day :)

And onions are starting to dry out so I will pull them out soon.

Loved the herbs (oregano and basil) made the garden prettier. The Oregano we used at YW Camp with Spaghetti and soups and the Basil we are still using. I want to do a Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil plate before the end of the season.

All in all. Pretty Good. Now it's time to start working on the fall crops. Enjoy!