We are approaching the beginning of August (how did that happen?) and my garden is in a bit of a transition period. Last week I pulled out a few pea vines and by week’s end I’ll pull out the rest. I also harvested the last of the beets and carrots, yanked the spinach that bolted too quickly and sacrificed my large stand of dill to the yard waste bin (attacked by aphids). Luckily, our food supply isn’t too low. I picked over a pound of green beans last night (many more to go), I have quite a few heads of broccoli left and lettuce, tomatoes and peppers are plentiful (if the latter two would ever ripen).

This time of year the garden is much more work than in months past. This afternoon I will be weeding the bare spots, digging in a little more Tagro and replanting. I’m not exactly sure what I intend to plant. I have to survey my seed stash and make a few selections. I am trying not to spend any money so going out to buy seeds is off the list. Next year we have a grand plan to expand the garden to accommodate many more plants and give everything a little more breathing room.

When I started the season this year I thought I had enough space to grow enough food for the three of us and still give some away. I was very wrong. I could have grown so much more and had a much bigger variety. Granted, I didn’t have to plant 10 varieties of indeterminate tomatoes or 6 pepper plants, but I did and I don’t regret it.

For the time being I will be happy with the amount that I have and continue to eat more peas and broccoli than I normally would.