How Does Your Garden Grow?
After seven weeks with no rain and several days with the mercury soaring to over 100°F, the grass was dry, brown, and crunchy, the farmer’s crops were suffering, and even the trees were beginning to shed their leaves.
While we were praying for rain, we were also thanking God for the blessing of a good, reliable well. The cool stream of refreshing water kept our carrots crisp and tender, our tomatoes producing faithfully, and our summer squash coming in by the bucket loads.
Finally, after several teasing appearances, the clouds released their precious store. Thanks to several days of rain last week and this week, the grass is starting to green and we’ve had a much-needed break from garden watering duty. Sadly, it appears it may be too late for some of the farmer’s crops.
The beautiful amaranth decorates the garden with its rich color just before it produces the delicious seed.
This basil is ready to contribute to our lunchtime pesto and pasta.
Our Red Express cabbage was quite happy for the refreshing showers.
On the other hand, as far as rain goes, the sweet potatoes seem to have a “take it or leave it” attitude.
The butternut squash will be a welcome garden treat during the cold winter months.
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Hello Jennifer and ref growing of Butternut please advise :
Wishing to grow in container/s, how deep should I make wooden box/container and is it an idea to place a trellis at the back part of the container or simply let the squash drape over the ground.
I was thinking of making a container of around 1.5metres ???
Any comments will be welcome .
Thank you and have a gooood day.
Regards, Theard
Hello Theard,
Butternut squash get quite large and need lots of space, so each squash plant should be planted in containers that are a minimum of 24 inches in depth and at least 24 inches across. The bigger, the better, so, your 1.5 meter container should work great.
Be sure to fill with very rich soil. Winter squash are heavy feeders, so you may need to fertilize as they grow.
A trellis works best when growing squash in containers.
Happy gardening!
Jennifer