Welcome to my Spring garden, dear friends...
Coriander growing beautifully against the fence...with California poppies in the background...
Whilst there is not much to see above the ground at present, I know there is a fair amount of activity happening beneath the surface of the soil and oh! That makes me so very happy!
Potatoes are poking their green leaves above the soil now...
The Septemeber days have been somewhat cool and often wet with all the rain we've enjoyed lately, but there have been some rather warm days too, which means the little lettuce, Swiss chard, squash and bean seeds are popping up wherever I happen to look! Such joy!
Ah, this season is truly glorious!
I can work in the garden till teatime without getting sunburnt or too hot, but I know summertime will be upon us before we know it!
Butternut squash about to unfurl it's next set of leaves...
This year we moved our vegetable garden to another area to the side of our house... This garden is much flatter than our previous one and thus, easier to maintain!
Thankfully, I had help to prepare the soil and put up fences...{{smiles}}
This is where we have planted all our big crops...squash (butternut, gem and courgette), bush beans for drying, potatoes and some lettuce and chard...
Bright pansies grace our flower garden...my sister, Nancy, has planted flowers in the various containers she finds..tin pails, tea cups, and even baskets...
There is another little patch to the bottom of our yard that has been fenced in to keep the pesky chickens out, and that is where I have planted all the cucumber plants, beetroot and soon to be tomato and pepper seedlings, once they're big enough...
Swiss chard... I love having fresh chard in the garden to use whenever I need!
Of course, I do share it with the chickens, snails and other critters than happen to get there before me...the joys of organic gardening, I'm afraid...
My role in our family takes on many shapes and forms, and I just love that!
Sometimes I am the head chef, dishwasher...little girl dresser...this makes life interesting!
But, my main ''job'' is the vegetable garden, and this is a task I love...
Of course it is a lot of work, and I usually devote my Mondays to tending my patch of earth...
We make our own compost and try to garden as organically as we can...
We also have a worm farm...it took me a while to come to terms with the keeping of earthworms as ''pets''...{{smiles}}
These California poppues seeded themselves after I planted one or two plabts last year...they add such colour and beauty to the garden!
Each year I have very high expectations of the variety of crops I want to grow...but this season, I am not setting unattainable goals...being very busy with my
little business means I can't spend all my free time pulling weeds!
Beetroot seedlings...
Thus, I have chosen only a few crops so that I can keep a hand on them...
Do follow my gardening journey this season in How Does my Garden Grow, which I hope to share each month!
Albenga bush beans... Last season I grew some beans and left them on the bushes to dry before harvesting...
We all agreed that we had to plant more this season as the flavour and texture of homegrown beans is just so much better...one cannot compare...
And do feel welcome to share how your garden is faring, as well as any helpful hints and tips!
I don't know how many of my sweet readers are green-fingered as well, but I look forward to taking you on a tour of my little garden each month in the hopes of inspring you...and inspiring me! {{smiles}}
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Now... How does your garden grow, lovely friends...?
“And
the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden and there he put the man whom he
had formed.”
- Genesis
2:8
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Painting by: Sue Halstenberg
