The Successes:
1. Corn (sort of). We have some super tall, super strong corn stalks growing out there! The only downside is we planted 8, and only 3 ever made an appearance. We have yet to eat any of it either, so corn may end up in the failure list by the end of this season, but we're trying to be optimistic. I'm just happy I see something resembling corn on these plants.
2. Tomatoes. It's a good thing I've been developing an immunity to them over the past year or so, because they've been growing like champs. I have disliked them all my life, but now they are ok. Not ok enough to pop in my mouth like a fruit snack, but I think I can find plenty of uses for them.
3. Yellow Squash. I'm most excited about these because they look just like what I'd get at the store! Most people grow their own food so they can have something organic or otherwise superior to store-bought produce, but our goal is to just get something comparable to a discount bin at the Buy-Low or something. Haha.
The Failures:
1. Onions. These looked like they were growing so well, but when we pulled them up, some of them were tiny! We have a few of the sturdiest ones still in the ground so I'm hoping they turn out a little bit larger. I think I might have to use the entire crop in a single recipe at this rate.
2. Basil. I don't have a picture for this one because the basil flat-out doesn't exist. I'm pretty sure we did plant it...but nothing ever happened.
3. Peas. Aren't these supposedly super easy to grow? Well not for us. They did ok but we really got hardly any pods now that I think about it.
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The crops that have yet to make either list include cucumbers, bell peppers, banana peppers, and carrots. We are still waiting on the final verdict on those. The main thing I've learned so far is gardening takes more skill (and general attention) than I thought. :)
