Nothing compares to the first burst of sweet berry goodness from a farm grown strawberry!
I can't wait for these lovelies to turn a deep blue. They just burst in your mouth!
We're already looking forward to the large amount of pickling we'll be doing later this summer. We've sprayed organic fungicide already to protect the plants this year. The once a week spray prevents several different types of fungus from taking over. If you're dealing with fungicide be sure to get an organic spray, but you have to be incredibly careful not to spray around bees as it can kill them quickly.
The potatoes are already looking great! We hilled them last week before the rain hit. It will be fun digging them up in the fall. Can't wait for mashed potatoes made from our own garden veggies!
When "going green" means enjoying fresh asparagus, there's little debate involved.
We'll be saving a few of these beauties this fall and letting the eyes grow over the winter so we can plant them next spring. Sweet potatoes from the garden are the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving! There will be a great deal of preserving this year! If you have sweet potatoes make sure you have LOTS of space. These fun plants send out vines and take over a large area. They can block out the sun from shorter plants so give them their own space to spread and grow. But you can also trim the vines back if you need. They will also sew new shoots which will yield a second crop later in the fall/winter.
Seven rows of corn, properly hilled, and growing like crazy after only a few days! Planted so that the wind that runs up the ravine and back hills will help with the pollination. Last year was the first year we enjoyed a crop of corn, and it was fabulous. So, it was an essential for this years garden. Depending on the crop we may even try to can a few ears to save for the winter.
.Sweet peas are one of my favorites in early spring. It took a while to figure out we had sweet peas rather than snow peas this year. They're becoming a regular guest on our dinner table. And we're counting down the days till the beans are ready to be picked.
We're already looking forward to the large amount of pickling we'll be doing later this summer. We've sprayed organic fungicide already to protect the plants this year. The once a week spray prevents several different types of fungus from taking over. If you're dealing with fungicide be sure to get an organic spray, but you have to be incredibly careful not to spray around bees as it can kill them quickly.
The potatoes are already looking great! We hilled them last week before the rain hit. It will be fun digging them up in the fall. Can't wait for mashed potatoes made from our own garden veggies!
When "going green" means enjoying fresh asparagus, there's little debate involved.
We'll be saving a few of these beauties this fall and letting the eyes grow over the winter so we can plant them next spring. Sweet potatoes from the garden are the perfect side dish for Thanksgiving! There will be a great deal of preserving this year! If you have sweet potatoes make sure you have LOTS of space. These fun plants send out vines and take over a large area. They can block out the sun from shorter plants so give them their own space to spread and grow. But you can also trim the vines back if you need. They will also sew new shoots which will yield a second crop later in the fall/winter.
Seven rows of corn, properly hilled, and growing like crazy after only a few days! Planted so that the wind that runs up the ravine and back hills will help with the pollination. Last year was the first year we enjoyed a crop of corn, and it was fabulous. So, it was an essential for this years garden. Depending on the crop we may even try to can a few ears to save for the winter. 
.Sweet peas are one of my favorites in early spring. It took a while to figure out we had sweet peas rather than snow peas this year. They're becoming a regular guest on our dinner table. And we're counting down the days till the beans are ready to be picked.
This is one for even those who are struggling to find the space to start a garden. An old water trough is easy to fill with compost and top with soil, then plant your favorites. This lovely container is right outside our back door. It provides us with lettuce and kale within easy reach. Summer salads have so many fantastic flavors with the variety from this back door garden.
And I couldn't close this post without a picture of our favorite webbed friends. They're loving the sun.
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