So... a couple of updates. We inherited two more chickens! As for my fall garden, it was mostly ravaged by army worms. Here is a run-down of fall successes and failures:
Need to be improved:
1. Irrigation. I'm fairly certain that lack of regular good coverage in our irrigation system caused a lot of our plants to poop out. Namely: Peppers (didn't grow), cucumbers, squash, pumpkin, corn, lettuce broccoli, collards, and onions. Yikes!
2. Three-sisters method planting - the corn, which was a worm favorite, was then choked out by the beans... which were then eaten by another bug. :(
I was happy with:
1. Tomatoes - I purchased 4 varieties that were very successful. All were smallish - Yellow plum (by far the most productive), 2 red grape, 1 red cherry. I still struggle with getting big tomatoes to ripen successfully. Considering that I spend 3-4$ for a basket that normally goes bad after a bit, these were definitely worth the money.
2. Sweet potatoes - One plant took over the 20ft bed and we had at least 8 pounds of sweet potatoes! We gave some away, ate a whole bunch... and still have some left over!
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