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.