Summer. It’s here and in full swing. I wasn’t planning on spending the better part of my sun filled days raking moss out of the grass and pulling weeds but that’s what I’ve been doing lately with Lucy by my side. I am determined to have a lawn full of green grass in my yard before we leave this joint, even if that means I have to coax every little patch of ground along. Why? Because that’s what HOA law abiding people do. Or so I’ve heard.
Round 2 of the zucchini should be ready in a week and the cherry tomatoes are just starting to ripen. The slicers aren’t too far behind. A murder of crows {did you know that’s what they call a group of crows?} decided it would be great fun to pull up my little bean babies and so now we have dog crates sitting in the middle of the garden beds to deter them and newly planted seeds beneath. I have no idea if it will work, but at least I’m trying.
Raspberries are being picked daily and just this morning we harvested 4 beautiful heads of cabbage.
Life is good.
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone, enjoy the sun. 😉
~Mavis
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Susan Sleeman says
I am so jealous of your beautiful cabbage. We can’t seem to keep the cabbage moths at bay and I had to pull out all of my cabbage and start over this year to keep them covered with netting. Do you have any issues with these moths and any good solutions?
Katherine says
You might want to get your soil tested before you kill yourself raking the moss from your yard. Low soil pH, lack of proper nutrients and excessive shade are hallmarks of moss growing in your yard.
My poor garden has yielded some green beans, 6 zucchini, 12 peppers and no squash. I’ve not had the time to pay attention to my garden with our renovation going on. Sadly, my backyard is in sad shape too. I’ll wait for cooler and less humidity to fix the garden issues.
Tracy says
Hi Mavis, You can eliminate all your moss simply by raising the ph of your lawn soil. It’s super easy to do this just by spreading a light coating of lime on your lawn. The moss will disappear of its own accord, and you can reseed this fall for a glorious moss free lawn next spring. Raking won’t really help beyond a few moss free weeks; it will come right back if the soil’s ph isn’t increased.
Carrie says
If I could have a lawn filled with moss I’d prefer that to grass! It’s so soft under foot and you don’t have to mow moss! 😉 It may not look as nice but why fight nature?
Rebecca in MD says
Here’s a good recipe for cabbage. It fast, easy, and only uses one pan!
http://bellyfull.net/2014/03/11/kielbasa-and-cabbage-skillet/
Enjoy!
Sherri says
I need help with my garden. I have lots of cucumber, winter squash, and Mellon vines, but hardly any vegetables. Absolutely nu cucumbers, only 2 spaghetti squash, no melons at all. I thought I would get lots since the vines are taking over my entire garden. My 4 tomato plants only each have 4-5 tomatoes. I was hoping for at least a dozen rash since I plan to make my own spaghetti sauce. Any suggestions on how to get more crop?
Thanks!!!
Sherri
Rebekah says
Hi Mavis,
Long time follower here. I’ve always dreamed of having a huge garden. I’ve been putt ting it off until “I get the perfect house with the perfect yard” well this year we moved and decided to rent until we found our “forever home”. I decided to rent some community garden plots because I really want to grow our own food. do you have any recommendations on how to proceed? I went by the garden site the other day and found that my garden beds are full of rotten plants and potatoes (from the previous garden). should I just mix them in and hope that it fertilizes or should I try to empty all the dirt out of the current raised beds?