Hello fellow organic gardeners.  Long time readers of this blog, will know that I am an avid organic gardener. I normally would have posted numerous blogs by this point about my garden but this year my garden has not been as active as last year. The bugs, which were once the bane of my existence last season, seem to be happy co-existing (organically) with me. Shocking, but true. The most eventful happening their year was that I accidentally bought two different varieties of zucchini plants. The nursery I went to labeled all the plants as simply ‘zucchini’. What I did not know was that I have purchased your run of the mill long green zucchini as well as Sicilian. For those of you that don’t now, Sicilian zucchini plants require a lot more room and their vines have woven their way up my fence and around the garden. Yesterday I had to pry them off a tomato plant, and let me tell you it was by no means an easy feat. 

Beyond the zucchini switch-up I have tried my hand at a few more exotic plants, such as bok choy.  Unfortunately, my bok choy was a flop and I have pulled it and replaced it with lettuce seed. I have also decided to try my hand at brussel sprouts but so far the plants are just large and leafy. The jury is still out on how they will eventually end up. My herbs are plentiful – this has been a great year for basil. The plants are large and hearty and seem to be thriving even in the heat were getting in Southern Ontario.

Another banner crop this season is swiss chard as I have already gotten three cuttings from the few plants I have.  Continuing with the theme that all things green and leafy are growing well, lettuce has also been thriving this season. The major disappointment this year has been tomatoes – even though the weather has been cooperating (for the most part) they have not turned red.  I find it odd that July is almost over and yet I have not picked one red tomato.

The bottom line to this organic garden report is that things are coming along slowly. I will keep you updated and I look forward to hearing about your organic gardens – hopefully we can swap some gardening tips as the harvest looms and weather gets warmer.  Oh and dear reader have any of you every used Kelp meal on your plants? It is an organic feed and I am having a hard time tracking some down. Apparently it will boost the growth of any vegetable plant. Please let me know if anyone has had any success with this product and if so, where you found it. That’s all to report for now.  I will keep you posted on the progress. Happy gardening.