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.

Newspaper Recycling

This is how we recycle. Scott and Mel had a fun surprise the next morning.