Posts written by: Melissa @ Ever Growing Farm

Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!!!The Yellow Taxis have continued to bless us with their presence in the garden...which I am grateful for since not many of our other varieties are near ready for harvest!  We've harvested about a pound a day of these babies!We also harvested our second (yes, their growth is slow this year!) squash and a few handfuls of beans.In…
August 22, 2011
Sunflower Thief

Sunflower Thief

I love sunflowers.  I know lots of people like sunflowers, but I really love sunflowers.  I have them planted pretty much anywhere I can fit them where they'll get enough sun.   Apparently someone else in our neighborhood loves sunflowers, too.  Enough the behead one and run away with it.  I found this poor guy a couple of mornings ago.  He…
August 21, 2011
Rain & Some Hail Damage

Rain & Some Hail Damage

Last night, as we sat on our upstairs porch, we could see the storm blowing in.  When it hit, it hit hard with crazy winds, lots of rain and some hail.I am super grateful for the rain...we've been so dry this year, it's been a little scary.  The hail, however, I could do without.  I think the garden will be…
August 20, 2011
A Clean Coop is a Happy Coop

A Clean Coop is a Happy Coop

Chickens are dirty birds.  They poop everywhere and then they kick their poop everywhere else while scratching around for food and bugs.  We probably don't clean out their coop as often as we could (I've read that some people clean out their coops every single week while we do ours every few months), but I think the dry weather we…
August 18, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

The first cosmo!"I've fallen and I can't get up!  So...I guess I'll just hang out down here with the squash..."Bush beansBroccoli!The bush beans are out of control!The butternut squash is getting huge and starting to change colors!More sunflowers!  These guys are about 10 feet tall!Honey Boat Delicata squashThis is supposed to be a pumpkin, but I think it's trying to…
August 17, 2011
What’s All the Buzzing About?

What’s All the Buzzing About?

I've had my first sting!  Yep, I'm 34 and have never been stung by a bee before!  Maybe it's my name???Oh well!  It was an accident.  I was harvesting some tomatoes, squatted down and didn't realize that a little bee had landed on my calf.  As I went down, so did his stinger, straight into my calf.  Poor little bee.…
August 16, 2011