Partner and I have had a blast with our first garden. It's been a tough year with a very serious drought in our area for much of the summer, but our squash have not minded at all and have thrived! We've harvested over 50 lbs of assorted squash from 8 plants! The acorn squash got ravaged by vine borers, so those got harvest very early and are just for decoration haha.
So jealous. Squash bugs get mine every time. If I retire I will try them again, when I can go out every day and kill them.
The first year of gardening is a defining moment for potential gardeners.
The weeding eventually becomes payment, the watering when and as you should transforms into a school, and the results are more than rewarding.
Every year is a new experience & every harvest is a gamble (regardless of skill)
You did good, in more ways than you might realize.
Reaching out to other gardeners and learning from/sharing your experiences is the ultimate reward in this endeavor.
There's something both satisfying and so stressful about gourds. The vines can get so long and out of control but you get something both delicious and easy to harvest. They have been pretty consistent at my house since we let them grow over our fence and on our retaining wall.
We got a few acorn squashes, lots of decorative gourds and Luffas growing this year. What all did you plant? I see butternut but unsure about the others
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