Tuesday, July 08, 2008
gardening still going strong!
My super gardener garden neighbor came back from a few weeks away on vacation and told me my garden looks great! Geez I hope so - I have spent hours and hours pulling weeds and deterring animals and replanting (and replanting again) the darn zucchini.
In the upper left are my newest tomatoes - from a plant I got at kmart of all places, in the midst of the groundhog tomato/zucchini feast when I thought the others might not make it much longer! Then teeny little cukes on the right, that now live within a fence trying to keep the deer out. My first peppers on the bottom left, and an onion on the right! I can't wait for the onion! Or the tomatoes!! The plants are blooming like mad now, so hopefully soon! They are finally filling up their cages!
We've already had two meals of basil - once on a nice crisp pizza crust and last night pesto! WOW... why haven't I made pesto before? It is delicious!
The watermelons are the only plant besides garlic and onions I can leave unsupervised - and it is moving to take over the garden!! Some of my squash/zucchinis are in the back within a fence.. I can't bear to lose them again!
Though it's tons of work, I am so glad to have started gardening! It's still proving to be a workout, in addition to the 3/4 mile walk from my office! Sure, it's a drag staying even later at work, but it's so nice to go out there and accomplish something, even if it's just decimating all those weeds! ;) Ask me again when the rains stop coming and I'll have to haul water a mile up a sketchy road, or from a sketchy swamp in a bucket! For now, it's great though!!
bigger photos on flickr.
In the upper left are my newest tomatoes - from a plant I got at kmart of all places, in the midst of the groundhog tomato/zucchini feast when I thought the others might not make it much longer! Then teeny little cukes on the right, that now live within a fence trying to keep the deer out. My first peppers on the bottom left, and an onion on the right! I can't wait for the onion! Or the tomatoes!! The plants are blooming like mad now, so hopefully soon! They are finally filling up their cages!
We've already had two meals of basil - once on a nice crisp pizza crust and last night pesto! WOW... why haven't I made pesto before? It is delicious!
The watermelons are the only plant besides garlic and onions I can leave unsupervised - and it is moving to take over the garden!! Some of my squash/zucchinis are in the back within a fence.. I can't bear to lose them again!
Though it's tons of work, I am so glad to have started gardening! It's still proving to be a workout, in addition to the 3/4 mile walk from my office! Sure, it's a drag staying even later at work, but it's so nice to go out there and accomplish something, even if it's just decimating all those weeds! ;) Ask me again when the rains stop coming and I'll have to haul water a mile up a sketchy road, or from a sketchy swamp in a bucket! For now, it's great though!!
bigger photos on flickr.
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The garden is going strong. The zucchini will be thanking you soon with over production. I have had the best lucky with tomato plants bought on the cheap. I am hoping for rain soon as well. I hate watering.
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