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Sadly I didn’t make out to the garden but once during the month of August with my camera in hand. I thought of it often, but with a procrastinating attitude until I realized that August was nearly over and I needed a photo for my monthly update! August was a lousy month for the garden….
We’re just beginning to see the fruit of our labors with a few stray zucchini’s trickling in and a couple pounds of peas and bush beans. I may be worrying unnecessarily, but I’m feeling altogether uneasy about the quantity of vegetation that this garden will produce for our family and whether it will meet our…
Once again, I’m reminded of just how much I love these monthly posts. (I hope you do too!) What a joy it is for me to see the weekly progress of our garden’s growth! When I pass through the gates, all I’m focused on are the negatives- stink bugs and cucumber beetles as I wage…
I don’t know if I mentioned it yet, but May was a wet month for us. (I told you that didn’t I?) With nearly 5 3/4″ rain, there wasn’t much of an opportunity for us to get into the garden. With a last frost date of the 24th, there really isn’t much we should be…
I always make a run to the local nursery at the end of May and shell out more money than I’d like to surround my home in the colorful loveliness of wave petunias, impatiens, geraniums, and whatever else catches my eye. These annual beauties are destined for the compost pile and the cycle will repeat…
{week one} {week two} {week three} {week four} This month brought an end to most of the garden. The onions were pulled, and although they’re smaller than I’d like to see, I’m just happy that they grew. Last year, there were none left to harvest. The popcorn was harvested and set out to finish drying while the…