Soooooo...the Boulevarden has been a hit and miss this year...that is probably another reason I have not felt like blogging - the lack of growth has been more than disappointing. All of the blossoms were knocked off the plum tree so we have no plums this year and our tomatoes are sorry scrawny little things.
Last year the soil was rich - because it was fresh loam (mix of soil, peat moss and compost) and so all the veggies flourished. This year the soil this spring was like clay and so many of the plants did not flourish...I mean even the squash for goodness sake - how can we not grow squash?!
Anyway after digging around we realized that because we have a huge Dutch Elm on the boulevard that is suck'n away the nutrients we are going to have to enrich the soil (a lot) every year.Anyway we did replace the tomatoes and added some organic fertilizer (hence Paul's pose in the above picture) and some peat moss - but it is pretty late in the season...and I guess I should not be a pouty gardener - the perennials have been amazing this year.
ah well - on a positive note the cactus did wonderful this year,
and Felix caught pink gold fish in the upper pond (smile)
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