August 23, Monday

Some reading tells me my garden soil probably lacks healthy populations of root-zone microbes. Solution: compost. Unlikely I will have any this season. Something that can't hurt is a layer of grass cuttings as mulch. So here we are (taken a couple of days later):

Watered it down, then gave the bed a good soak. Frankly I'm not expecting much. Fertilizer has helped a bit. The eggplants are much larger. But there's no sign of blossoms on them or the peppers, and all my tomatoes have been medium-small or less (tho delicious). Need to get serious about compost for next season. In fact, I need to begin my soil prep this fall. Here are my eggplants and peppers: