A new beginning

Once upon a time there was a ladybug who loved her backyard and this is her story.......

A fresh start, a clean slate oh the possibilities. Why are we so afraid of something new? Why are we afraid to fail. Is it really failing if you try something new? I dont think so. Its only failing if you dont try at all.

I would guess that our fail to success rate in gardening is 50/50. Analysts would probably think those odds are not very good. But with every failure we learn something new. Our garlic yield this year was about the same as last year with over 100 bulbs. Unfortunately the bulbs were a lot smaller than the ones the previous year. So we will go back to planting the Siberian garlic again.

Our community garden spot isnt yielding what it should. Thats probably because someone is taking all of our tomatoes and peppers. How do we know its not critters? There is an overgrown garden plot beside ours that someone has worn a path through to get to our spot. There is no way this path is caused by any critter other than a human. Luckily they are not a fan of squash so we are least getting that.

Green beans grow better in straight rows than in circular ones. I planted tree spots of green beans, The ones using a tomato cage makes them all bunch together and the japanese beetles love living in them and eating the plant all up. The one grown in a straight line is beetle free. I actually find this very interesting and may have to look into this further.

If you are trying to grow organic chemical free you have to cover your cabbage plants or at least you do in my backyard. Those cute little yellow moths are eating well in my garden.

For every success story I have a failure story that got me there.

Dont be afraid to start something new, Be afraid of not learning from your mistakes.