COVID 19

2018 was a fantastic year in the garden topping out at 27 buckets including the first legal dope which M says provided a great crop. It was a big year at the cottage so I guess I was distracted. Our neighbours who are roofers and thus not afraid of climbing the ladder got a great haul of veg before we got home in mid -Sept

First legal dope!

2019 started off great with 27 buckets. Then we took off for the cottage. Our neighbours got some veg early in the season but by the time we got home, everything was looking very parched. Turns out there was a swollen peanut right at the start of the irrigation system that was blocking water and fertilizer :-(.

In the fall of 2019 we decided to shut the whole system down as we planned to be traveling more going forward. So, we got rid of nearly all our buckets (which would have needed replacing regardless - with that much heat, sun, cold etc they have a 2-3 year shelf life).

Then along comes COVID 19, meaning not as much travel as planned. So we have resurrected the garden albeit much smaller - only 7 buckets. We've kept it small as it's been harder to get seedlings and buckets (which I usually get at grocery store bakeries). So this year is 4 Early Girl Tomatoes, 1 Sheppard Pepper and 2 dope plants for M. We planted on May 24, 2020. I took pictures today and all the plants look great!

Small but mighty garden