Because our little garden is surrounded by empty lots full of weeds, it was difficult at first to keep it weeded well without knowing exactly what was a new plant and what was a weed. The weeds also grew so quickly in our little garden, that at one point early on, Justin had to use a rake to get up all the weeds. In the process he tore up all the beans and peas. But that ended up being ok because we clearly needed all that room for our cucumbers and brussels sprouts. We have quickly learned that anything grows in Nebraska. Since our garden is not actually on our property, I tried rotating our sprinkler heads to hit our garden, but it wouldn't work, and it didn't matter anyway. We never watered, rarely weeded and just watched things grow. We haven't had the common bunny problem most of our friends have, but we did get some bugs eating our brussels sprouts at one point.
Our garden has been very productive so far. One day Justin brought in 16 cucumbers, in addition to the 6 that were already on our counter. So he decided to make homemade relish and canned 12 jars! We've had tomatoes and cucumbers coming out our ears and are worried about when the brussels sprouts start producing! Too bad we didn't get to grow peas or beans this year. But we've learned a lot about what to do differently next year--get a bigger space, and don't plant full packets of seeds!
Our garden--brussels sprouts on the left, cucumbers in the middle, and tomatoes on the right
Brussels sprouts on the left, cucumbers on the right. (The sun was obviously too bright for Molly and Lexie.)
Our tomato plants
Our cucumber harvest one day--a record 20!
Our typical tomato harvest every 3-4 days.
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