Back from Ireland

So, I am finally back from my travels to Ireland and elsewhere. I have been gone for almost a month, and was pretty convinced that my groundhog and bunny neighbors would have eaten the entire garden by now. But, actually, most things were relatively fine (except for the lettuce, which looks like everyone insect and mammal had their fill- which is ok, because it must be bitter by now anyway).

The plants on the porch made it through just fine, even without an irrigation system. It apparently rained almost every day for several weeks. But, unlike last year, it was warm enough to keep the tomatoes from getting seriously messed up from blight and mildew.



The bean and pea side of the garden looks like a field of grass. There are actually beans in there. The peas never made it very far, because it got too warm and also because they are tasty to animals.


The tomatoes and onions are doing pretty well.


I have been slowly pulling the weeds and grass out of the garden. The "back plot" tomatoes and zukes also made it through the absence. Other, less durable plants back there (cukes, eggplant, extra peppers) did not.