Thursday, August 5, 2010

Adventures in the Jungle

Everything in the garden is so big that one has to walk over to the bed of interest to see what’s happening there. Visibility is limited. The birds are everywhere. They are feasting on the figs. My greatest fear is coming around a tall tomato bush and meeting a tiger or some other jungle creature that decided the garden would make a good home.

The struggle to get ready for the fall garden is intensifying. There are several beds with old non-producing stuff that can be pulled off. There are so many desirable items for the fall and so many items that can possibly be replanted for a second crop. It is a challenge to plan the layout. I think I will just spend the weekend reworking the space available and then come up with a planting scheme.

The garden needs another planting of cucumbers and mesclun and some spinach and sallet greens. The broccoli and cabbage plants in the greenhouse will be ready to transplant by labor day or maybe a little sooner. There are enough plants, but the soil was too warm for good germination.

David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/

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