mary mary quite contrary

day 1. i am trying again. the first time i tried a vegetable garden was three or four years ago. this is the same plot, but i had divided it into a flower garden in front, and some veggies in the back. the flower garden was beautiful. the veggies- not so great. i had lettuce that was too bitter, corn that never matured, and the puppy ate everything else! apparently black labs have an affinity for tomatoes and cantaloupe. well, puppy is grown up now, and strangely deterred by the tiny white fencing around the garden. this year we have done only vegetables. and cantaloupe, but we will see how that goes. the marigolds we put in because i hear that marigolds keep away pests and evil spirits. we will see. i will keep you posted.