Week 10

Look at that corn! Once again the extensions for the sprinklers could not have been a better idea. Without them the garden would definitely be struggling.

This week I picked a bowl full of the cherry tomatoes. Two words...fantastic! Ooops, that was one word, but you get the point.

The peas are finally done giving their best and have been pulled out of the ground.

Week 9 (July 30)

After a week in Star Valley with the family, I came back to the garden looking like this! Terry Boyle watered it while I was in Wyoming and it appears as though he did an excellent job.

The extensions for the sprinklers were a very good idea, because as you can see they are nearly covered by the corn.

Today I also fertilized again with an organic fertilizer called Blood Food. Apparently it's high in nitrogen.

Week 8

The tomatoes are looking good and there are a couple ripe cherry tomatoes. The peas have nearly given their last harvest and will need to be pulled out of the ground this week or next.

As you may notice the corn is getting taller (that's what happens when things grow), and the sprinklers were completely covered thus not allowing the sprayage (is that a word?) to go anywhere. So we had to extend the sprinkler poles Redneck style. Yep, that's duct tape you see. Dad and I attached another 2x2 to the end, making it another 2-3 feet taller!

Besides the corn, everything seems to be growing quite well. I "hilled" the potatoes this week and found that I probably put them too close together. Oh well, they should still work.

Week 7

The corn is thriving. The tomatoes are 5 times the size of Mom and Dad's garden, haha...the power of sunshine!
The peas taste awesome, even though I was a little confused by the looks of the Sugar Snap peas. It looks like each pea was vacuum packed into the pod.

This week's pictures were taken by my weak camera phone (no offense Scott) so they may be a little grainy.

PS This Thursday night I went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. However during the middle of the movie I remembered that I had left the water turned on. Yep, needless to say it got about 7 hours of water. Oooops!

Week 6

I wasn't able to water the garden much because I was in Washington D.C.

The corn is looking really good, unfortunately the weeds are too.

The pea's are a lost cause, so I'm just hopeful for whatever comes.

The potatoes look a little strange, but they're coming along. Maybe the tomatoes will lend them some strength.

Oh, and I had to weed again this week. Didn't I weed last week?!

Week 5

I weeded it this week for the first time.

I fertalized with nitrogen as well. However it was a 12-4-4 mixture which is better for fruit trees. The person at J&L Garden said it was what I needed. I'm skeptical.

The potatoes look like they're going to spotty just like the peas, but they seem to have survived the slugs.

The tomatoes are totally dominating Mom and Dad's.

Week 4

The potatoes peeked their heads this week but are getting eaten by slugs.

The peas look like an old man's comb over.

The corn was thinned to two stalks per spot this week.

Week 3

The corn is coming right along! The pea's appear to have lost their will to live however. I'm not sure what's happening. Shannon's pea's are a foot tall!

Week 2

As I was mowing the lawn the day before, most of the corn wasn't even out of the ground. Look at it now! It's poking its head out and wanting sunlight. In some areas it's 1 inch high!

The peas really aren't impressing me.

Week 1

Here's week one. The corn, potatoes and tomatoes have been in the ground since May 28(Saturday). The peas have been in for two weeks.

Garden 2011

This is the layout of the garden for this year. I applied a little nitrogen on May 28 and tilled in some Blue Ribbon steer manure. Hopefully it does the job. The type of corn is Serendipity, the potatoes are Yukon Gold, the tomatoes are Jet Star and Supersweet and the peas are Sugar Snap.

Now if the sun would actually come out and shine, I might actually see something grow.