Wonders of Gardens
We are particularly delighted with our choice to garden in the front yard. I think we really will enjoy this for many years to come. Currently the borage is starting to be past it's prime, though we have certainly enjoyed the splendid flower display. Our strawberries are fruiting and we might have ripe berries in a week. It seems they may be getting chewed on by some local bugs, so we will have to keep on top of that. The high bush blueberries have been a tasty treat every morning (just a small handful), but what a way to start the day.
On the other side of the garden, the tomatoes are really starting to make us nervous. I picked up some tomato stakes from Lee Valley (a very dangerous place for wood workers and gardeners alike). These stakes were huge, almost five feet tall. The scary part is some of the tomato plants have almost reached the top! Come a few weeks, we could have a serious tomato crop.
Lastly, we got our composter a few weeks ago, which, with the garbage strike in Toronto and all, has been a life saver. I think it will move to the back yard, though, as it is not the nicest thing to look at (or sometimes smell) at the front of the house. Once it is moved my wife wants to put raspberry canes in the low part of the front yard. With all the exposure, I think the raspberries will love it.
Gypsy: You just have to be prepared to keep the raspberrys from wandering. Your neighbour might not be so keen. As for the tomatoes, welcome to our world of 7' plants. Those stakes from LV are really nice, but inevitably we bring out the rebar at some point in the summer, because nothing else is going to hold up those plants. (07/19/09)
PM: Luckily the location of the canes is right at the front of the house, down in the "gully". There is a stone wall holding them in on three sides, so they could only creep up the grade towards the water pump. It should be sufficient to slow them down. We only had the one cane survive the build, so I am giving it a chance... (07/20/09)