I have been working endlessly on homework
and needed a break and so
I am blogging!
How is that for procrastination???
Today was the first day since my surgery
that I crossed the protective fence made
to keep Padme out and worked in my garden.
The first thing I did was pick strawberries.
We had to start completely over this year
because Padme got into our strawberry
patch last year and demolished the whole bed.
Each plant is loaded with fruit.
So far we have been picking a large bowl
full of strawberries every other day.
It is the first thing my granddaughter
Tatianna asks about when she comes over.
"Do you have any strawberries for me today?"
I grow sunflowers every 3 years and harvest their seeds.
They add such grandeur to the garden.
This variety will grow over 6 feet tall.
Our tomatoes plants are covered
in blossoms as well as young tomatoes.
Beets!
We enjoy the beet greens as well as the beets.
They taste very much like spinach,
but a bit saltier.
Carrots and beets are well on their way.
Our spinach is about done for the season.
We have already picked from it several times.
I actually planted 3 kinds of potatoes this year:
I am just so fascinated at our artichock plants
Our spinach is about done for the season.
We have already picked from it several times.
I actually planted 3 kinds of potatoes this year:
Red Potatoes
White Potatoes
Sweet Potatoes
I am just so fascinated at our artichock plants
that I had to share more pictures with you.
There is just something wonderful
about being to grow your own food.
Did I mention that between our 2 plants
we now have 32 artichokes.
I used to be worried about how we
were going to share 1 aritchoke and now
I am wondering what to do with 32.
Thank goodness I only planted 2 plants.
There is just something wonderful
about being to grow your own food.
Did I mention that between our 2 plants
we now have 32 artichokes.
I used to be worried about how we
were going to share 1 aritchoke and now
I am wondering what to do with 32.
Thank goodness I only planted 2 plants.
We harvested our first artichoke last week
and I gave it to a dear friend and fellow
gardener who said it was absolutely
DELICIOUS.
I have also planted:
Herbs
Squash
Garlic
Onions
and peppers
I noticed that some of my onions started
to flower, also referred to bolting.
Does anyone know what causes it?
They are not large enough to pick,
yet as I understand once
they have bolted they will no
longer continue to grow.
I want some artichokes! You can share one or two with me! :) The garden looks beautiful...and the girls talk to me every day about how we should plant a garden when we have money to get it started. Tatianna wants to grow strawberries, and Arianna wants us to have a Rainbow garden!!! (she wants flowers of every color!) I can hardly wait to get that started. We hope to do so next spring!
ReplyDeleteI think blogging is the perfect procrastination.
ReplyDeleteThe garden pictures are astonishing to me. I am always amazed that you grow all that yourself right in your own backyard. I bet it's all absolutely delicious.
I love your garden, and the pictures of it. I am amazed at what the artichokes are doing, is this their first year?
ReplyDeleteI didn't know strawberries could produce that well the first year either, lucky family to have that talent and to be wise enough to use it!