These are the only veg I had that weren't decimated by Caterpillars 😠on the plus side I have some pumpkins taking over my garden. My plan for next year is to burn a giant wicker man in the solstice.
I made a lot of mistakes so I think I'll do better next year and this sub has helped a lot, even though I've just been lurking. I planted way too many seeds and grew loads of veggie plants I didn't have room for, I ended up giving away about 150 broccoli, sprout, cabbage, tomato & carrot plants to people around the village which was fun.
by henrysradiator
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Congrats on the harvest and I’m sure you’ll take the lessons learned to make next year’s even better.
Looks like the makings for a pretty good stew to me! Still learning myself and celebrating every little thing I harvest. It’s still success, no matter how small! Savor that stew!
There’s a Facebook group called Shitty Harvests. This post would be *chef’s kiss* in that group. 😂
I’m sorry… are those seriously carrots? ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
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This could be posted in that group also- that’s 8 quarts of chopped peaches that went into the garbage. The crockpot cord was stuck under my other crockpot. ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Lol, still better than our carrots and beats! Rabbits or something like them came and munched off the top of their greens so we didn’t grow any, our zinnias took off though
Allocate one unit per week and you’re almost there.
Love the caption, got a good laugh out of that 😂
Those carrots. 😄
Caterpillars got me one year and then the tobacco worms came. I just wanted to throw the whole garden away, but I was super scared of the tobacco worms. They featured in one of my nightmares. Instead I sacrificed the garden to them that year and started over from scratch once they left.
Carrots shouldn’t look like ginger. But that’s just my opinion.
Sometimes I think we have lost the art of growing for ourselves( and I include myself wholeheartedly in that) as we don’t have to worry if our harvest goes wrong as we can always go somewhere and buy someone else’s produce. It’s great to see people giving it a go and learning from mistakes and environments. If we had to, can we learn from days gone by when it was essential to get the crop right or the consequences would be catastrophic.
THOSE CAR R O T S
It’s a start!
I feel you. I had such high hopes for my first garden, and it just hasn’t worked out like I hoped. I got lots of cucumbers and made pickles and relish. My canning tomatoes have all been small (most have been 1/2oz or less, a few have been barely 1oz). I planted 60-70 corn seeds, which looked promising, and then the worms got them. I’ve definitely learned a lot, which is a plus. I actually feel pretty gratified that I was able to grow ANYTHING, so that’s the feeling I’m focusing on. Also I’m glad that Walmart’s still open. Here’s to better luck for both of us next time!
Not with that attitude!