Day 22: Recap

Flowering Zucchini Plants
 
We started this blog because we wanted to create a record of the events that took place in The Mayne Garden from Memorial Day to Labor Day 2012. We will use this log to guide us in future gardening along the Webhannet River. With this in mind we decided to make this entry a simple list of observations and facts from the past week (June 9-June 16).

1. We find cultivating the garden every third or fourth day very helpful.
2. The Beans and Peas we started from seeds directly in the bed are doing better than the seedlings we purchased.   
3. Once four leaves appeared we thinned our Turnips to one every three inches and they seemed to have taken-off since.
4. Unlike our Turnips, our Fennel and Carrots are growing very slowly.
5. We purchased Brussell Sprout plants on sale from Chase Farm in Wells on June 10 and planted them in the river side of the bed, an area that has been struggling.
6. Twice we planted Gourd Seeds and so far have had little success.
7. We saw our first Zucchini flowers on June 9, no flowers on the Eggplant, or Yellow Squash.