A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other people’s pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming!
Hi, Mavis!
I’ve been a loyal reader for a few years now. I love canning, gardening, cooking, crafting, reading, and shopping on Amazon, so your blog is right up my alley! 🙂
This year, we planted acorn squash, jack o’ lantern pumpkins, ornamental pumpkins, yellow squash, zucchini, pickling cucumbers, butter crunch lettuce (it bolted while we were on vacation), carrots, peas (they also died while we were on vacation), jalapeno peppers, bell peppers, poblano peppers, serrano peppers, onions, roma tomatoes, and green beans.
I have a few questions for you about my vegetable garden.
3. I think there is a mildew growing on the soil under my green beans. Should I do something about it? If so, what? Yes. As soon as you notice any diseased plants you should remove and destroy the plants. Remove the affected soil and replace it with fresh, clean soil.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my garden!
Erica
Richland, Washington
~Mavis
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Julia says
Thanks for sharing! I loved the reality pic! I too start with grand expectations then life and weather set in. Your veggies look great and I like the honeysuckle fence. It reminds me of my cjildhood as well.
Tamara says
I WISH my garden looked as good! We keep talking about planting grapes; you make me want to act on it! Thanks for sharing.
Anita says
I just want to say I love that first pic! What a cute little face! 🙂
Tracy says
Um, I would like to place an order for one achingly cute little girl resting her chin on the counter in front of a swath of raspberries. And while you’re at it, please toss in one heartbreaker of a Puggle Princess as a gift with purchase. Thankyouverymuch.
Lilypad says
The grapes reminded me of my childhood summers, some part of which was always spent with my grandparents in Yakima. They had grapes outside of the bedroom we stayed in. Growing up in Sammamish/Redmond, we had fresh blueberries from a bush in the yard as our summer treat at home and then all the wonderful produce of Eastern Washington at my grandparents’ house. The climate is so different on each side of the mountains, it’s a wonder Washington wasn’t made into two different states to start with! Thanks for the pictures and especially the one of the Raspberry Princess. 🙂