Garden 2010

I love to grow plants and veggies. When I was a teenager I started growing houseplants in my bedroom. Then when I got married and moved out I continued growing my plants. I get a real satisfaction from watching a plant grow and thrive. I am not sure where this came from.

I remember visiting my grandparent’s house as a child. My sister and I used to run through their huge garden. They had rows and rows of corn. I remember my grandmother going out to the garden and picking food for dinner and supper. They did not have a lunch, but a full meal at noon and a full meal in the evening. As a child I thought this was a little strange, but now I know that when they lived on a farm they had to feed the farm hands and since farming is hard work they had to have the energy to complete the work.

I also remember visiting my uncle’s farm as a child. He had pigs, chickens and cows. They even had an outhouse. I loved going there and I think my love of animals may have came out of those visits. Corvette and I have our love of growing plants, flowers and veggies in common. My mom, Grandma M says we probably should have been farmers. Maybe.

So we put in our garden on Saturday. We are right on target for planting here in the desert southwest. Last year we planted too late. Since it was late we did not get a good yield. So I am hoping to harvest before it is too hot and then I will plant again in September and hopefully have another good harvest in the fall. This year, I need to learn about canning. I am hoping for a bigger yeild and I need to figure out how to preserve my veggies.

So here are some pics of our day. Oh, one other thing, My legs are so sore from crouching down to plant. I will recover, but another reminder that I am not a spring chicken. Also, as long as Lucie, my big red dog does not try to eat my crop, it should all be good. Last year she ate more than her fill of peppers and tomatoes.

So here is what I planted:

• BeefStake Tomatoes
• Roma Tomatoes
• Green Bell Pepper
• Anaheim Pepper
• Santa Fe Pepper
• Carrots
• Green Leaf Lettuce
• Asia Radish
• Red Onion
• Cucumber
• Zuccini
• Red Radish
• Artichoke
• Chives
• Brussle Sprouts

The beginning.

Lucie laying by our plants. Don’t even think about it!

Me planting with Lucie’s help

Me and Corvette being silly.

Plants and Seeds are in! The red thing is a balloon that landed in our garden last year right before we planted Lolly Pop Kid’s tree. It will remain there.

Lolly Pop Kid’s Tree. Which is doing awesome.

We also bought some flowers.

Love the pansies! I will update on how the garden is doing. Love the flowers! Love the growing!

Tags: garden, Lolly Pop Kid, Lucie, planting, spring, tree

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