Hello Everyone,
Things are coming along pretty good with the garden, despite my minimal involvement with it since planting everything.
It rained pretty consistently yesterday and the ground got a good soak.
We can see these Japanese knotweed plants shooting up from the ground with vigor. It's a little depressing because I remember digging up the root systems to these things when I was preparing the bed. They grow very strong big roots and it's pretty obvious that the root systems themselves will shoot up new growth when possible.
I already know these Japanese knotweeds will be a problem during the entire summer, but I will do my best to combat the problem.
I should have already pulled these, maybe I'll get to it tomorrow.
The tomato plants all look pretty healthy. I will need to work out something to support them soon, and may opt to use more of the wood stakes that I used for the fencing since I still have some left. I might buy the necessary material but I'm not sure because gardening is expensive and so is everything else.
Overall I'm pretty happy with the garden. I feel I've been very fortunate thus far to not encounter any animal attacks on the plants. There's quite a few animals lurking about that might assault the crop, but for now they aren't showing any interest.
There's definitely some weeds starting to grow and I'll need to pull them soon, probably tomorrow when I remove the Japanese knotweed shoots.
What do you all think of how things are coming along with the garden?
Thank you for stopping by!
Have a good day! -@futuremind
WHy the fencing Jacob? Do you have rabbits?
If you have access to some used fence wire, you can make a tomatoe cage and surround the plant.
Hey Jerry,
Yes there are rabbits around here but specifically where I live groundhogs and racoons are the ones to worry about. (I think..)..
Luckily nothing has messed with it as of yet.
I need to make something for supports for the tomatoes, been lacking motivation to do more with the garden but I'm trying to muster it.
I know I have all three of those here, but so far nothing animal (insects yes) have gotten into my veggies.
I'm telling you, some old fence wire goes a long way to make a tomatoe cage
This tomatoe is outgrowing the old store bought thing, so I'm having to string wires to support some of those limbs.