To say I am in over my head would be an understatement!! A week or so ago we had a thread going here where some of us shared pics of our gardens. I posted there how this is my first year I planted a vegetable garden and how all my life I have had a phobia about plants touching me. Now I've worked through it enough that if I wear gloves and sleeves and they don't get near my face I can touch most things. But even that requires some concentrated breathing and focused thought.
So I decided to start slow with my garden. It's only 4'x8' and I planted my favorite veggies. 2 of them are summer squash and zucchini. I just loooove the saute them up with some onions and butter!
So I started getting concerned when my plants were about the size of a basket ball. I didn't think they got that big. I knew vines should be involved. I thought I planned them out very well. I planted only 4 seeds of each in case some didn't sprout. I thought I gave them enough room to be planted with my cucumbers and bush beans.
I was wrong.... They had been crowding the cucmbers but then the cucumbers had a growth spurt so I figured they were going to be just packed tight. Then we went away for 4 days.
This is what I came home to....
On the up side; I have baby summer squash growing!! But look how GIGANTIC those leaves are!! I thought they'd be the size of an orange...not the size of my HEAD!!
I also have about 6 tomatoes on this plant. No cherry ones yet!
My basil also took off! Next year I'll do my herbs in separate pots! The basil smells sooo good though!! I need to do mint and lemon balm next year too!
So I decided to start slow with my garden. It's only 4'x8' and I planted my favorite veggies. 2 of them are summer squash and zucchini. I just loooove the saute them up with some onions and butter!
So I started getting concerned when my plants were about the size of a basket ball. I didn't think they got that big. I knew vines should be involved. I thought I planned them out very well. I planted only 4 seeds of each in case some didn't sprout. I thought I gave them enough room to be planted with my cucumbers and bush beans.
I was wrong.... They had been crowding the cucmbers but then the cucumbers had a growth spurt so I figured they were going to be just packed tight. Then we went away for 4 days.
This is what I came home to....
On the up side; I have baby summer squash growing!! But look how GIGANTIC those leaves are!! I thought they'd be the size of an orange...not the size of my HEAD!!
I also have about 6 tomatoes on this plant. No cherry ones yet!
My basil also took off! Next year I'll do my herbs in separate pots! The basil smells sooo good though!! I need to do mint and lemon balm next year too!