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Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

The beginnings of a jalapeno!This bed is 4 feet wide & the fence behind it is 6 feet tall.  This means, officially, that our tomatoes are out of control.Buddha hanging out with the blue corn .How can something so green bring one so much happiness???Bush snap peaAnother bush snap pea (flower).  They're just so pretty!The first sunflower!!!!!Lettuce figuring out how…
July 20, 2011
Seed to Seed

Seed to Seed

A few months ago I decided to take the four season garden challenge hosted by Melinda over at One Green Generation.  The challenge is all about growing at least one new item in your yard each season. While some of the crops I mentioned in the initial posting about this challenge have failed (peanuts and echinacea) due to the incredibly hot and dry spring…
July 9, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

Massive, over-wintered spinach (in one of the now uncovered wagons)The massive spinach is now starting to go to seed...finally!Baby spinach in a pot on the front porch to replace the massive spinach once I pull it all out :-)Here we have lettuce and arugula which was planted in the bed right outside the front door.  The lettuce is looking good,…
June 7, 2011
Potato Seeds and more seeds!

Potato Seeds and more seeds!

We got our seed potatoes in the mail!!!  Last year we purchased our seed potatoes from one of those big home supply stores.  They did really well at first and then just died :-(  Hopefully this years will survive! Now they just need to sprout their eyes...We plan on planting them in an old kiddie pool we purchased for the…
April 17, 2011
The first harvest of the spring!!!

The first harvest of the spring!!!

Yesterday morning was beautiful.  That was before the winds whipped up and coated the entire city in a gross, dusty haze (we really, really need some real rain).  Before the haze, though, I got some work done in the front yard (when you wake up at the crack of dawn you can get a lot done before 10am)I started off…
April 10, 2011
Spring has officially arrived!!!

Spring has officially arrived!!!

With spring officially upon us I find myself remembering how many hours of hard, dirty work it takes to get the yard ready for planting!  All winter long, while I'm warm and cozy, hibernating and stuck inside, I fantasize about being in the yard with the sun on my back and the warm soil at my fingertips.  I forget, however,…
March 21, 2011