The vegetable garden is doing very well. I am really pleased that I decided to put it on the opposite side of the house this year. The amount of sunlight on that side makes all the difference. This weekend, I harvested another couple of zucchini, a few squash and a few cucumbers. I grilled the [...]
It is always exciting when our vegetable garden starts producing. After a few failures in the past two summers due to pests, disease and/or uncooperative weather, it is encouraging to see the plants bursting forth with tiny veggies that will continue to grow into harvest-able crops. I’ll get to those mini-veggies in a minute, but [...]
The new garden bed, measuring 4′x8′ has run out of room. As I thought would happen, the melon vines have monopolized the existing space in the garden, leaving nowhere to go but UP. With a little bit of expediency this weekend, I fashioned a homemade trellis using 2×3′s and nylon cord. Luckily, I planted right [...]
We are thankful for the bit of rain we received! I must admit, however, that the prediction of large hail and super strong winds had me just a tad bit worried. I was awakened at 4:15 Monday morning by thunder and wind. As I lay in bed, I thought about my poor plants and imagined [...]
Last week, I wrote about the new garden bed I built on the north side of the house. Although I’ve been growing veggies in raised beds in other parts of the yard for the past couple of years, I decided that I needed to do something different this season. The main reason for building a [...]
