Belated August Update

I didn’t have a chance to update our Lawn to Food Journey for the month of August but we did get some things done since our original post. I planted two blueberry plants in the box we had set out in July. I also realized that using paper bags under the leaves wasn’t good enough. It did keep the weeds down some but not like I wanted it too….next time we will opt for cardboard even if it means a bit more work and time.  Of course we continued to harvest fresh veggies from the garden. I was amazed at how many bell peppers we were able to get and eggs with tomatoes and pesto were a breakfast staple along with fresh cut salsa.

The raspberries that we planted are doing great. They have tons of new growth on them and some are even producing flowers for berries. An Indian Summer and some bees would do us good.

I realized how inefficiently I used some of the garden space we had so I do have better plans for next year. I’ve cleared out most of the summer vegetables to make room for a fall crop which includes: brocolli, brussel sprouts, chard, red cabbage, radish and a variety of lettuce.

Find out what worked well and what didn’t in our Eugene, Oregon garden.