Having just returned from a 2 week long vacation in Peru, I wasn't sure what to expect in my garden. So, here's an update:
The garden is FULL of holes. The squirrels didn't miss anything. :( I put cayenne pepper down today.
The mint, beets, red cabbage, rosemary, squash, eggplant, oregano, tomatoes, peppers, chives, marigolds and sage are doing very well.
The broccoli, cauliflower, beans, and roses are doing fairly well.
The peas, thyme, cilantro and strawberries are dead.
The raspberries have stopped fruiting so I cut back the 2 canes to the level of the soil.
I deadheaded all the roses but they don't seem to be doing particularly well. There are a few yellow leaves on most plants. The blooms are small and weak looking. I wonder if its the heat?
The squash doesn't have any vegetables yet.
The roma tomatoes must have some sort of disease because they are going rotten on the bottom of the fruits. :( I hope this is something I can fix, otherwise, I'll have to pull the plant. The other tomato plants look great!
One broccoli plant has rebounded. I hope it will produce.
Very interesting to see what has survived with no intervention and what has not. It was super hot while we were gone and is going to continue to be for a while.
Hopefully, I'll be posting harvest pictures soon.
