Sometimes neglect produces results
My capsicum plant, I have seen it grow a couple of capsicums, get eaten by the dogs, get dug up by the dogs, get eaten by pests and finally moved downstairs against the fence to what I assumed would be its final death.
Not so.
I feel kind of bad because the thing never produced so many budding capsicums when I was tending to it directly. I’m slightly insulted by it actually. But I’m not going to change anything because I can’t wait for them to be big enough for us to eat!!!
I guess the mulching probably helped it through until the rain started (we’ve been getting a lot of rain thankfully!) and because the dogs can’t knock it down when they are fighting Spider-man (if the link doesn’t work then give it until 9:30 Sunday morning my time - Brisbane time). I may just water it every third day or so with tank water if it doesn’t rain again.
I’m thinking of re planting my ill fated snow peas and ignoring them for a while, should produce a bumper crop. Imagine me as a farmer, just throw some seeds out and wander off, play video games, read comics and however many weeks later, viola crops!
I don’t recommend this as the ideal growing approach.
January 20th, 2008 at 1:07 am
Funny thing isn’t it when you walk away from something and it comes good.
By the way, welcome back from the wilderness.
January 20th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Cheers ShadowKnight! Yeah I’m serious about sticking those peas in and forgetting them!!!
Of course I’ve got to get that Darth Vader head for my chives or alfalfa!
January 25th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Gardening through neglect. I like it, sounds like a movement i could really get behind.
January 29th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Neglecting Gardeners, we meet in the living room in front of the Playstation or Babylon 5 episodes.