So it’s the start of October now and the chill in the air has set in. That means the Fischbek Garten Projekt is ending soon. I wanted to a little re-cap of the season and a little look ahead.
For the most part the year was good, I got a lot of produce out of the this garden and sometimes more than what I knew what to do with. Mid-summer however, it turned bad quick. First the potato crop died because of too much rain, then the Peas, then the Broad Beans, tomatoes, then the Zucchini. All from mold and having too much water. The wirsing, red cabbage, and spitzkohl all had worm infestations which was not pleasant at all. The Eggplants didn’t produce any fruit but they did grow to a medium size plant. The melon plant I planted also died after receiving too much rain. It produced only one melon and not even to full growth. The green beans were eaten by slugs quickly and the onions we planted in the beginning of the season didn’t grow at all. The carrots next to them blocked their sun and they never even had a chance.
Now I have some corn, paprika, carrots, broccoli, grünkohl, and swiss chard left to finish out the season. I am sure I will do this again as it was a lot of fun and worth every penny. I may not with Fischbek but that is still to be decided. Wherever I decide to do it I will take what I have learned this year and produce even better results next year. For instance I will not plant tomatoes in an open field as they need shelter and they are quite sensitive to water. I will only plant one cucumber plant because one plant really does produce enough for an army. Melon and Eggplant I will leave out all together as it is just not the right climate for them. I will plant more peppers, chilies, and herbs next year but less carrots. Though I really love the cabbages I will need to do more work on keeping those pesky worms away. I will also try planting different varieties of potatoes as well as salad.
There will be more post to come but unfortunately less veggies! Till next time…
