I've heard a lot of people complain that they can't grow zucchini. Fortunately, we don't have that problem. In fact, we had a plethora of zucchini this year - enough to give away and make loaves and loaves of zucchini bread.
Our garden turned out kind of iffy this year. We planted things we hadn't planted before, like corn, lettuce, string beans, carrots, strawberries, raspberries, and peas. The biggest disappointments were the watermelon (not seedless), the carrots, the cantaloupe, and the raspberries. We didn't get any raspberries even though the plants looked healthy. They just didn't produce. We got a minimal amount of strawberries. I was sad about that. Hoping for a better crop next year.
This is one zucchini that was hiding from me. Didn't see it until it was gigantic!
We didn't get any plums on our tree, but fortunately for us, our back fence neighbor got a ton of them and one or two branches cross over into our yard, so we took advantage of our good luck and we've been eating them. They are so good! This is my favorite type of plum.
I really missed those delicious peaches we harvested and canned last year. Maybe next summer we will have better luck.
I never knew I would love gardening as much as I do. We didn't have a garden in California, so I didn't know what I was missing. I sure wish I had paid more attention when my dad planted his fantastic gardens. He was terrific at gardening. He knew exactly what to do. I just plant and hope we get something good out of it.
Having this year's garden brought me a lot of joy even though it wasn't a super successful year. Gardening is one of my happy places. 😃
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