I don't know exactly why, but the garden was almost a total washout this year. I tried planting the peas on (or near) Good Friday, and they came up fine, but when they grew to about 2 inches tall, they were completely devoured by slugs in one single night. So when I found a 50# bag of seed potatoes for $2, I planted the entire bag. They did grow, but most of them were very small, but just the right size for stew or roast. (Too bad my clan won't eat stew. ) The majority of the tomatoes plants in the garden grew, but we didn't get too many decent tomatoes. Even the sunflowers were puny. About the only thing that grew well was the lettuce mix that I tried for the first time. But it turned out I just didn't like the thin texture of the lettuce, it reminded me of tissue paper with a little flavor. I usually have alot of self-seeding dill also, but even that was sparce this year. Come to think of it, the only other thing that grew well was the spearmint patch. I trimmed it twice and even rooted some for a new patch. Oh, how could I forget, I did get the zucchini to grow! First time in years that we had zucchini bread from our own zucchinis. There's something to be said about zucchini bread, but I can't remember what it is because my mouth is full of bread and I am savoring every bite.
