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2026

In 2026, I doubled the size of the garden, now 50x50'. I brought in some new soil, and wood chips for paths and mulch.

I started more plants under indoor grow lights, including bell peppers, broccoli, lettuce, and tomatoes. I have room for 224 starts. garden starts

I added 8 blueberries (12 total), 3 blackberries (4 total, 1 got eaten over the winter), 25 strawberries (50 total), 2 raspberries, relocated the tomatoes to a larger area that now supports 30 plants, and created a 30' area for the "three sisters" (corn, beans, squash).

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I added two raised beds and planted beets, bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, lettuce, and radishes.

radish beet

My cantaloupe and watermelon seeds didn't grow, so I'll try those again next year.

I started to enclose the garden with 6' fencing. Lots of deer come through here! I'm working on a drip irrigation system that will service the garden, orchard, and raspberries.

2025

This was the first year of attempted gardening. I tried to reclaim the 25x50 area that Vera Fogg used when she owned the property.

My priority for this first year was the orchard, so I got to the garden pretty late in the season. I planted 4 blueberries, 2 blackberries, 2 grapes, 6 tomatoes, 75 strawberries (most of which were dead, but 25 held on), a small corn patch, and a few watermelon and cantaloupe seeds. garden overview