Serenity Farm

As of January of 2011, we have been working on a new property. We purchased ten acres of land with a house that is over 100 years old. The house was moved to the property, from all appearance, in three sections. My husband has worked hard bringing the property back under control. He has rough plowed a few garden spaces to see what we have and what we need.

Backyard Endeavors 2012

Spring 2010

We are now in May of 2010. The garden is in and doing well. We have had a decent amount of rain, but we have also added soaker hose down many of our rows. Maybe I should say my husband has. Last year the rain came and basically destroyed most of our crops. We did get a lot of squash, however it played out before it's time due to bugs and white mildew.

We have a good variety this year and I look forward to posting pictures and updating my page. We are involved in a new project this year. We have started a rabbitry. You can view Taylor Made Rabbitry from the link here. You will see my story and pictures of our rabbits.

Stay tuned.

2009 Backyard Endeavors

Here we are. Another spring just a few weeks away. As always, it will be nice to see the brown, beige, and gold of fall and winter replaced by the new green growth and warmer temperatures of spring. At the end of each season most of us are ready to experience the season ahead.

Time to till the garden and plant veggies for the table. I look forward to watching seeds sprout, grow, and produce. It's a lot of work with great rewards. Just in the beauty of the season and plants. So starting surfing the web and checking out garden shows and magazines, ex. Park Seed. Keep it simple.

Garden Update

It's nearing August now and the garden is winding down. We are still enjoying eggplant, cucumbers and, recently ready, okra. We also have pears and two types of figs. I plan to make pear perserves.

As you can see from the pictures on my web album, our sunflowers were amazing. Our first year planting mammoth. Most were at least 9 feet tall.

We will be preparing the ground soon for our fall greens. Collard and mustards along with cauliflower, cabbage and broccoli.

June 8, 2008

The past week has not been great for my garden. Though we have eaten squash every way you can think of, the squash plants have been under attack. Bugs and worms devouring the stems and roots. The plants have given their best, but I had to give in to radical response by pulling up the majority of my plants. I kept the strongest of the lot, and intend on giving them the utmost attention time will allow.

Gardening is time consuming and often discouraging with drought, fungus and bugs. However, I have greatly enjoyed the experience and gained much more than I've lost. It has lured me to the outside rather than spending time surfing the channels on the TV. I feel stronger and have greatly enjoyed the vegetables. We still enjoy cucumbers, eggplant, pole beans, tomatoes and more. Hoping for success with our first time planting of watermelon and canteloupe.

Check out my slideshow! There are new pictures to view.

Update My On Our Garden

Well it as been a few weeks since my last post. I have

been very busy watering, weeding, trimming shrubs, and the other task necessary to have a garden and yard one can be proud of. I am posting a few new pictures here and you can find many more by clicking on my slideshow. I am enjoying the work so much. It is so rewarding to harvest and eat vegetables you grow. The picture to the right is the same pole bean patch in the previous post. Some change! We will be enjoying pole beans within a week, though I do enjoy a raw one, occasionally, as I walk around my yard checking out our endeavors.

Remember don't over water and don't over fertilize. The plants will let you know if you do. Pay attention to how they look and keep a close eye on the bug situation.

Keep It Fun

I am sure of one thing. I don't want to make this too planned. I like to act on ideas that come to me complete with a blueprint in my head. To the right are squash and peas. We bought the wire panels, sixteen feet long, and nailed them to landscape timbers. Things are beginning to take shape. We have baby squash and four tomatoes on one plant.

We planted corn this afternoon. May 5, 2008. Also, cantaloupe plants. I look forward to getting up every morning and going out, before I go to work, to water and see the changes that have taken place over night. I believe God loves the morning. It is when I feel the most connected to Him.

Click the picture for an updated picture taken May 24, 2008.

Backyard Endeavors

The year is 2008. It's spring and time to give gardening another try. We started in March and at this point we have replanted much of our garden space. Cold temperatures have prevented many of the seeds from germinating. This blog will be a collection of backyard endeavors.

• A vegetable garden


• Ponds complete with catfish, koi, and frogs


• Flowers


• Trees


• New flower beds


• A host of backyard projects