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We do have a pretty big yard. I've got one vegetable garden that is
about 30 feet long and 8 feet wide. I grew a lot of brandywine
tomatoes this year. I started a lot of asparagus crowns last year,
and added more this year, so next year, I think I'll be able to start
harvesting them. I had really good luck with zucchhini. We've been
eating them every week since about July or so.

I grew a lot of turnips, but I discovered root maggots that just loved
to dig through them. I grew potatoes — those are a lot of fun,
because you bury one small seed potato in April, and then now, you dig
it up, and it has grown to a giant size, and also, it has made a lot
of other potatoes underground too. Great fun for Charlie (my son) to
help dig and find them.

I grew some pumpkins. None got bigger than grapefruit.

Last year, I grew a lot of okra and peppers. This year, I planted
them the same, but it hardly grew it all. I think this was a colder
than normal Summer.

At this point, all I've got is green tomatoes, potatoes, turnips, and
a lot of carrots. I'll put a cold frame over them soon and wait until
January to dig them up.

I'm learning a lot about plant pests and diseases. I'm learning it
all the hard way, by only using organic treatments. My tomatoes
suffered a lot from wilt, my pumpkins plants got attacked by a powdery
mildew, etc.

Gardening seems like it takes years to really learn.

Are you back in Texas, or still in Taiwan?

Matt