The Garden and Such

Over the past few weeks, much has happened in the garden! Along with my weekly composting which I have kept up at school and at home, I have managed to get a lot going in my garden. In the garden at the side of my house, there are several potato plants and 2 very large chive plants which are returning from last year. My garlic plants, started much earlier in the school year, are flourishing and the fruit trees are looking healthy and happy! I transplanted all my broccoli plants and lettuce from inside out into the garden. Very sadly, when I went to check on my broccoli the following day, most of them had been taken by animals! From what I can tell there are only about 2 broccoli plants left, however, the lettuce was a little better off and I still have quite a few lettuce plants. I noticed very recently that many tomato plants are popping up everywhere and that it must be from the compost that I have spent a lot of time turning into the soil. So I've decided to let them grow in the place of the broccoli. My onions and shallots are doing fairly well too and were not stolen by animals. Some beets have been planted along with an artichoke and some swiss chard. I went by the Maple Leaf Garden Centre and picked up some flowers to attract the good bugs and planted them throughout my gardens. I tried to space them so that all my plants will benefit.