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Charley is thinking about going fishing this afternoon. Since it rained yesterday, the ground is too wet to plow. As soon as the ground dries out enough for long enough, we are going to get some veggies planted. In the mean time, here are some pictures of Charley’s Veggies that we might get to plant.
Tags: eggpplant, garden, gardening, growing, peppers, planting, squash, tomatoes, vegetables
Howdy folks. It has been a while. Not too much to report…my garden is growing lush and green. I think some of the tomato plants are as tall as I am! I planted fall tomatoes for the first time ever. So far so good. I tilled up an area of the yard that had been covered by a brush pile. I added compost from my compost pile and manure to the soil so they should be happy there.
I am getting one squash about every four days; though they are starting to produce a little more now. Still no big ripe tomatoes; the black cherry has been giving one or two ripe ones every week. Today there were five ripe ones on it for the first time. Those do not even make it to the table…they are so tasty we eat them immediately! The girls found the watermelons that are coming on; Clara is very excited about them.
We have had some of the most beautiful butterflies visiting- swallowtails of all colors. Whenever I run out there with the camera, they fly off, so no pics yet. I do have a photo of a swallowtail caterpillar that ate up all my dill (which is one of the reasons I planted dill). Hummingbirds have been showing up, too, after the bee balm. Yesterday, one hummingbird flew within 3 feet of my oldest daughter while she stood quietly in delight watching it. It was not afraid of her at all. It was a marvelous thing to see and share with her. And all because of our garden!
I have a few different volunteers coming up and I am going to leave them to see what’s what. One is a pumpkin and the other is either a squash or a cucumber.
I hope all of you are receiving a bounty of goodness from your gardens.
Tags: garden, gardening, gourds, growing, squash, tomatoes, vegetables, watermelons
Hello to all! The garden is looking real good. I picked some carrots the other day. They are a purple heirloom variety called Dragon. I have few pictures to show you of me harvesting and cleaning them. I have beautiful lush foliage and only a few fruits on just about everything. There are lovely green tomatoes on every vine. If they ever ripen we will have tomatoes out our ears! I have a picture of the one watermelon ripening on the vine; it is getting bigger everyday. Also some pictures of okra. Enjoy the pictures and be sure to take the time to enjoy the beauty and bounty that God provides every day.
Tags: carrots, dragon, garden, gardening, growing, heirloom, squash, vegetables, watermelons
Howdy folks! It has been a while since I posted anything. We have had a crazy few weeks what with our AC going ka-put and the girls and I having to stay at moms until it was fixed – gardening just kind of took a back seat! Thanks to my marvelous husband everything survived my absence because he watered it all for me and that is a big job!
Jason will post a video I took of my garden – it’s just a little tour where I introduce you to everything. Hope you enjoy it!
Today, July 1, I dug potatoes. It was so much fun! Even my girls got into it. Every time I stuck in the pitchfork it was like opening a box of surprises – never knowing exactly how many or how big the potatoes were going to be. I got everyone of the bushes dug except for the last one when it occurred to me to take pictures. Potatoes are definitely something I will plant again. One thing I learned is that the ground must be very soft or they stay too small. Add lots of compost to keep the soil soft and keep it moist but not wet.
Hope your gardening is going great!
Tags: digging, garden, gardening, growing, potatoes, vegetables
(*Note – I was supposed to post this two days ago. My bad. -Jason)
My garden has finally taken off. The plants are loving the fertilizer! Of course, so are the weeds. I can barely keep them out. I plan on mulching with more straw but it is sold out at all the feed stores here in town. I have enough lettuce right now that I was able to sale some at our Farmers Market this past Saturday and I think I am going to sale some this Saturday, too. Here are a few pictures of my garden.
Tags: chard, cucumbers, garden, gardening, growing, lettuce, vegetables, watermelons
These pictures are from our neighbor’s garden – Darrel, Matt and Colby. They grow these vegetables and take them to sell at the local farmer’s markets. If you live in the Fort Smith, AR area, you can get their veggies at the Alma, Van Buren, Fort Smith and Greenwood farmer’s markets.
They stage their corn plantings. These are the first and second. When I took these pics last week, the 3rd hadn’t sprouted yet.
Yellow straight neck and zucchini squash plants.
Tomatoes
Their second and third crops of veggies grown from seeds.
Up next is a report on Charley’s corn, watermelons and purple hull peas.
Tags: corn, farmer's market, garden, gardening, growing, squash, tomatoes, vegetables
I’d like to introduce Aaron and Alison. They have a small garden they are growing this summer and selling the produce here at our greenhouses.
The tomatoes suffered through about 6 weeks of rain. They survived but don’t look so good now. A few weeks of sunshine and some TLC and they should perk up.
Here are some more pictures of Darrel, Matt and Colby’s garden:
Here is my pathetic little garden:
Tags: garden, gardening, growing, hoeing, how to, Tips, tomatoes, vegetables
Hello to all! How is everybody enjoying the start of summer, the end of school and hopefully, the first bits of your harvest? Lettuce is in full swing right now and strawberries, too. I actually have tomatoes on the vine slowly ripening in the hot summer sun. This is my favorite time of summer-checking each day to see what’s ripening. It is a joy to call the girls over and say, Look, the first strawberry! They are so excited to eat them. I am posting a few pictures of the garden. Things are still looking kind of puny after nearly drowning, but most seem to be pulling out of it. Hope you have time to sit and swing in the hammock and enjoy your garden.
Tags: chard, garden, gardening, growing, okra, perennials, tomatoes, vegetables
Anna helped pick some peas, lettuce and herbs the other day. She thinks it is so cool that she has her own pea plants. I have to keep the girls from picking the peas too early. They would have the plants scalped every time they walk out the door.
It was sunny and hot one day this week. It has rained and been cloudy all the rest of the days. The garden is hanging in there. Everything is looking okay. Hope it dries out soon.
I have been reading a great book: Four Season Harvest by Eliot Coleman. I would recommend it to anyone interested in vegetable gardening. Yall take care now!
Tags: Eliot Coleman, Four Season Harvest, garden, gardening, growing, kids, peas, vegetables