Garden 3.0 (Week 7)

 The carrots and onions are finally showing some life, unlike the Jazz in the playoffs. One of the reasons they were so slow might be that I didn't put any fertilizer in the soil before planting them. So, for all of you looking for garden tips, this blog hasn't been ripe with them lately.

The peas are really starting to take off. I've been hand watering them every night and I think that's been key for the recent growth. The trellises seem to be holding pretty strong, but I worry about when the fruit comes that they won't be able to hold the weight. The next couple weeks are going to be telling. Stay tuned!

Garden 3.0 (Week 6)

I did it! It's the first time I've ever put up a trellis for my peas. It's hardly even noticeable, but the two closest rows have trellis nets in between the two posts. I left the far row without a trellis to see what the difference in yield will be.
The trellis netting is very fine and the posts are super slim. I hope they will be able to hold up the peas, especially since the netting is held on by twist ties I found in the pantry. Sophisticated, I know.

The onions and carrots are barely doing anything, nothing much to report.

On a side note: Once again it snowed on the peas, making them a true Snow Pea. 

Garden 3.0 (Week 5)

The peas are finally showing some life. I've had an idea of putting a trellis next to them so that they can grow rather than just flop on the ground like in years past. I'm still trying to figure out what the best, cheapest method will be since the rows are pretty long. Stay tuned to see how it's going to happen. (On a side note, I received feedback that the patch of grass I was blogging about was not very interesting, especially when compared to Sugar Snap Peas. Therefore I've pulled it from the blog)
Also, notice the circle patch of plants in the background. I believe they are volunteer sunflowers from last year, because of that, I will let them grow for a month or two to see if that's the case.

Garden 3.0 (Week 3)

Can you believe it?! It's that time of the year again, time to put seeds in the ground and hope for a miracle. Once again, we didn't really prepare the soil with any organic fertilizer, so we're just hoping for Mother Nature to take over. Luckily there has been a lot of rain, and even snow to keep the ground moist. I wonder if the Snow Peas will taste better because of it.

The peas are popping out of the ground, but the row of onions and carrots aren't even showing. Carrots and onions didn't work last year either. Stay tuned for next week, and maybe we'll see the carrots rise from the dust.

Yep, I had to add the grass section again, and it's looking decent after the winter. That's all.

A Brand New Garden (Week 13)

The harvest is in full swing! We can't keep up with all the produce. The tomatoes are ripe and ready. There seems to be a new zucchini every day. We have corn coming out of our ears, and boy are they tasty.

A Brand New Garden (Week 9)

The corn is now taller than me (6 ft) and the tassles are in full bloom. This corn is making me look like I know how to grow a garden.

The Zucchini is out of control. We ended up sending 6 zucchini's through the food processor for zucchini bread. Now we have several bags of it in our freezer. 

The tomato plants themselves are growing super well, but the tomatoes haven't really taken off yet. I would assume they grow really well in the next few weeks. The broccoli and cauliflower haven't done anything yet. Similar to the tomatoes the plants are huge, but haven't given any produce yet. 

The sod is still somewhat green. The area closest to the shed door is not getting enough water, needing more hand watering. 

A Brand New Garden (Week 7)

Hello blog world. I know you were all on the edge of your
seats waiting for the update of week 6. Unfortunately for
all of you I was on vacation. Hopefully for all of you, you
had something else to keep yourselves busy.

The corn is looking great. I've thinned the stocks to one
per spot. However I'm realizing that I shouldn't have
planted all of them at the same time, because now I'm going
to have corn coming out my ears in August/September.






The peas ripened at exactly the wrong time, while we were on vacation. They are now over ripe and are ready to be removed.
The beans are a mystery to me. They were replanted two weeks ago and they really aren't growing. What's their problem?!







The two zucchini plants have done great. We've already picked two of them and can't wait to eat them. I found out that the plant that I thought was squash, was actually something that had been spread throughout our garden by the previous owner. Apparently when the mature, they are good looking flowers over 7 feet tall. Whoops, I thought it was a weed and I pulled it out.

So as of right now, we have either a cucumber or a squash growing, but not both.







The tomatoes are growing like weeds, so much that they are taking over the peppers.
The cauliflower and broccoli plants are looking good, but I don't see vegetables growing yet. Stay tuned.








Last but not least, our little sod patch is still alive, but as you can see it didn't like the week vacation. And no, I'm not going to put in sprinklers for it...yet. So, it will continue to be hand water supplemented.