0 water, 0 fertilizer, clay soil.
Beans are about done for the season, I think. Flax is almost dried down. Tomatoes are holding on but two of the Romas have developing fruits.
Watermelons are struggling, but blooming, and apparently not touched by the squash bugs. Some died back in the heat but are coming back from the root.
4 survivors from the melons. Sorghum is doing great, of course. Corn is ok but tasseling at about 3 feet. This is expected. Pumpkins are dead and I watered the last two moschatas. The hope is that they’ll come back from the base and fruit before first frost.
I watered the survivors today, a few ounces each.
I expect that many of these will bounce back once the temperatures start to drop. Tomatoes will (possibly) bloom and fruit until frost.
I think I can do two crops of dry beans, spring and fall. I also think I may be able to do squashes in the fall rather than spring, planting in July or August. We’ll see how that does.
Oats did great as a spring crop, but I’m not sure I want to encourage grasses in this area. I’ll interplant the grains in a different garden area and let them fight it out.
Onions and beets are still alive, but that’s the best that can be said for them. That’s ok, a lot of other stuff didn’t survive at all. I can hope for seeds next spring.
Now that I have my survivors sorted out, I’ll probably water in this area once a week to get as many seeds as possible.
Wood chip area did better, predictably.
I harvested my first tomatoes today, a cherry type. Watermelons and potatoes are thriving.
Cucumbers, not so much. They’re blooming but only a few inches tall. No female blossoms yet.
Much of the dry area will be mowed once I get my mower fixed, both to mulch for the fall crops and to spread the seeds of the flax.
So far, I think a very successful adaptation year.
