<p>Last weekend (Labor Day weekend) I planted replacement broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and brussels sprouts plants. The first ones were decimated by the guineas, ornery buggars! I not only planted and watered, but I also mulched and put in hoops and row covers and soaker hose right away. </p>
<p>The row cover did blow off on Monday or so and Matt replaced it so I ended up putting the bamboo clips on the hoops and watering everything well.</p>
<p>On Sunday I planted the yellow pole beans I ordered from Renee's Seeds that Rita recommended. Today there was one seed germinated! I am anxious to see if they turn out and if we like them.</p>
<p>Today I planted snow peas, Oregon Giant. Miranda did help. I soaked the seeds last night and mulched with grass right away. The guineas also ate the ones I planted earlier. Funny thing is, I thought cutworms got them all until Matt told me it was the guineas. Should have known, I caught them eating tomatoes this year and my raspberries! They're supposed to eat the bugs on the plants, not the plants and fruit!!!</p>
<p>I watered the wax beans I had planted in the garden about a month ago and had row cover on but the bean beetles got to anyway. I had removed the cover in disgust and was ready to call them a waste but today they were loaded with blossoms. I did see one beetle and a few eggs that I squished so they may still not make it but it would be a bonus if we got a few meals from them.</p>
<p>I raked the row for a new batch of strawberries to be planted later this month and a row for lettuce and root vegetables, although I am getting disgusted with root vegetables this year too. Mice eating the beets, anything that is above ground and the carrots planted earlty spring not even as thick as a pencil. Not sure what is going on, if they need fertilizing or what. </p>
<p>Oh, I broke off two pieces of the Bolseno tomato plant in the GH and planted them and watered them well. Maybe I'll have tomato plants through the winter if I provide light and some heat? There are some volunteer tomato plants in the garden I may pot up as well. If I'm gonna have a light on I may as well take advantage of it! LOL!</p>
<p>Tomorrow I plan on planting the row I got ready today. I would like to also cut zinna heads for seed collecting then I can pull the plants, or most of the plants. </p>
<p>The zucchini I planted late is starting to produce but there are squash bugs. I have been squishing them by hand as I see them. I'll get enough for us to eat anyway. The cukes don't look like they'll amount to much of anything, but I'm really not doing anything for them, like watering or fertilizing. </p>
<p>There are really a lot of flowers still in blossom in the garden, especially zinnias and celosia. I should try and take a picture tomorrow. I have a lot of volunteer zinnias that are very vivid colors.</p>
<p>I think I'll sit down with Matt and go over a plan for doing market next year but scaling back. </p>
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