Solution: Onions Blown Over By Storm – Replaced With Peter Piper’s Peppers
Garden — By Shawna on July 31, 2010 4:58 pm
It had to be done — onion replacement!!
While the Burpee Home Gardens White Sweet Spanish onions grew well, they fought two heavy battles; 1) Green beans in the next row which turned out to be pole beans, not the bush beans they were advertised to be – 
the beans latched on to the onion tops and pulled them down. 2) Gawd-awful storms hit Chicagoland and beat the heck out of the onion tops, blowing them over.
Soon I began to see shriveled plant tops. It was time for a change!
Problem solved with green pepper plant replacements (try saying that five times in a row – wait, I can do it – Peter Piper picked a peck of… Peter Piper picked… wait… green pepper plant… oh forget it).
Below you see the lovely new green pepper plants, planted, mulched, and smiling in the sunshine – I am hoping there is plenty of time for a few peppers to ripen and end up as delicious stuffed peppers this summer.
Sometimes your garden fails – you have to throw in the towel and come up with a new solution. What solutions have you come up with?
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4 Comments
We just pulled our squash plants and potatos. Planting some more pepper plants also today!
I've also replaced my green beans with beets – they're beautiful looking.
S
This has been a wonderful year to learn about growing and how to make it look 'pretty' while it grows.
#1 … pay close attention to height of tomoato plants on seed package info. A few of these plants are so huge they are taking over my raised bed. #2 Don't be afraid to go CRAZY in the garden … I have 2 beds that look like 'crazy quilts'. I need to share some photos with you soon.
I love your progress… we learn so much from what you share. THANK YOU for being you Shawna!
Thank you for the lovely and wonderful comments – so nice to know that you appreciate what I'm about and trying to do.
Would love to see your pics. ::HUGS::
Shawna
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