Solution: Onions Blown Over By Storm – Replaced With Peter Piper’s Peppers
White Sweet Spanish Onions
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?
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