More Potatoes and Now Tomatoes

The garden harvest is well underway

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Everyone has heard the joke about spending $200 to garden for a single tomato. That does happen. There’s a gardening learning curve that every gardener must go through.

The other day I was talking with an Amish man at our farmer’s market about my books and I said that I was sure that he knew everything that I had in one of my books, but he said that there are always things that he can learn about gardening. Wow, even the Amish admit that there are still things to learn.

I Gave Up the Fight with Squash Borer

It’s true. Even though I am a seasoned gardener, whenever I start gardening in a new area there is always a learning curve and gardening challenges.

For instance, I have had a difficult time growing anything in the cucumber/squash family. Japanese beetles, squash borers, and squash beetles have decimated this aspect of my garden for the past three years.

This year, I decided not to plant any in the hopes that the year of not growing them might starve out the pests. I had one wild volunteer plant start growing in my compost pile and I was hopeful for a few weeds. However, it too soon gave up the ghost.

Tomatoes and Potatoes Did Well This Year