Not even the jalapeno seeds were hot

[blessed_oak]

I'm getting pretty frustrated with vegetable gardening.  Even after sending a soil sample to the Penn State testing program and amending the soil the way they said it needed, my garden still didn't produce like it should.  This is the third year in a row

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[readthisandweep]

I have only gardened in a relatively temperate climate in Wales so I may be the wrong person to 'advise' you. I don't know your climate.

Are you growing the more difficult vegetables? Broccoli is notoriously tricky. Peppers & tomatoes are best grown under glass (unless you have lots of sun & then the tomatoes need masses of water.)

I would say the easiest to grow would be potatoes, most salads, spinach & kale, peas, beans, courgettes, beetroot & any type of squash (pumpkin.) And herbs.

Just a thought! xXx

[blessed_oak]

It might be the difference in climate, but I am growing easy things that I've had good luck with before. It's just the past two or three years they haven't worked out. And there's the farmer's market just down the hill on Thursdays that makes it a little less worth the effort. ;)

[seaivy]

The baby shawl sounds lovely!

I haven't gardened in a long time - with climate change the sun/wind/heat/ proximity to salt water has made it inhospitable to gardening
But once upon a time my mother grew everything in Connecticut and I did fairly well in New Jersey.

My question is Sunshine? Is your garden getting enough sun?
Tree roots? Both the shade and the roots limit nourishment. My mother had to move her gardens twice because the trees grew too tall.

I love sunflowers!
I buy them in season on our weekly trip to the farm.

The soup sound interesting.
How do you make it?

Blessings!

[blessed_oak]

Well, there is a big oak tree nearby, but the garden gets a lot of sun until about 3:00 or so. I can't move the garden, though - there's no where else to put it!

I was looking for soup recipes online, and the ones I found call for a butternut squash, 2 cups of water or broth, and ginger. One also calls for a sweet potato and a white potato, and the other for several carrots. Once you get it cooked, you blend it smooth. So I think I will start with that and tweak it.