Garden Update

We have been blessed by rain this past month.

Sometimes it was raging wind along with the rain,

but at least we got rain.

Last year at this time

we were in a very bad drought,

so I never complain about rain.

I started my garden toward the last week of February

and more seeds again in March...

planting by the moon,

like my dear old Granny used to do.

Well, this is my garden this week,

a little beat up but recovering

from the high winds and beating rain we had recently.

The cabbage plants are coming along,

each probably about 2 1/2 ft. in total diameter.

 

The bell peppers have blooms on them.

I'm already using my thyme for culinary purposes.

The swiss chard is very prolific

and I'm already sharing it with neighbors.

I was not raised eating swiss chard,

but I prefer it over mustard or turnip greens.

There are some very good recipes out there for

any kind of green leafy veggies you wish to grow,

and we all know how we need fresh green veggies

in our daily diet.

The lettuce is ready

and oh so good in our daily salads.

Tonight I will pick the first harvest of lettuce,

and with our fish and potatoes

the fresh salad lettuce will be wonderful.

We just use a light vinegar, herb and oil dressing,

as we finally got away from Ranch dressing.

My first tomatoes of the year!

Right now they are small,

but I have high hopes for these little fellas!

My DH made me some great tomato cages,

much cheaper than buying them ready made.

We bought a roll of wire

and I'm using it for the tomatoe cages,

the cucumber trellis,

and other projects.

My cucumbers are just about 3 inches tall right now,

but soon will be climbing all over the trellis.

I will show photos when they are climbing.

This is an heirloom tomato plant that a neighbor gave us.

It originated many years ago in Yugoslavia.

He ended up with some seeds,

germinated the seeds,

and gave us a plant.

He also gave us a German Pink

shown below.

Hopefully I can pass on these wonderful

heirloom seeds to someone else.

On both of these tomato plants

I pinched off the bottom leaves

and planted them deep in the ground,

so they would produce a good root system.

I just know these heirloom varieties

will out do and out taste the others.

This is the base of my Peace Pole,

in the center of my garden.

The prayer stones at the base

 are growing in number.

 Many of the stones came from different states

and were carried a long way

just to be placed here.

I want to thank everyone who has placed a stone here.

More about my Garden .....

Well, I still have corn growing in my three sisters mounds.

Read about the 3 sisters on my blog here.

The corn is now up about 10 inches

and almost ready for me to plant

 the bean seeds

around the base.

Then after the beans are up,

in will go the squash seeds.

I can't wait for that

because we love shrimp stuffed fried squash blossoms.

You can find my recipe here.

The basil is coming up,

and the okra is up now too.

My poor potatoes were just about beat to death

by the rain. 

I'm not sure they will make.

Time will tell.

Photos of all these later, when they get a bit bigger.

That's about it for my garden update this month.

Next  time I will show more updated photos,

tell you how the harvesting is going

and give you recipes to boot!

Savor (or savour) the day...

take pleasure in all the little things

each and every day,

and you will find joy!

Yvonne