I am getting ready for the “big dig”. Around these parts we are at little to no danger of having a hard frost, so it is time to get the gardens going. My springtime efforts were a major failure. This spring was very cold with only a few warm days here and there. Then when things started to be consistently warm the cutter worms made short work of my peas, cabbage and lettuce. (That is why you haven’t seen any pictures of them for a while) So with a quick prayer of thanks that my family doesn’t depend on my gardening efforts for food I am digging in for the summer. I already planted my onions and potatoes, which are new to me this year, and yesterday I got carrots, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, boc choi, broccoli and beets planted. I am waiting for bean, cucumber and basil seeds to come in the mail, and I will be picking up tomato plants at the nursery tomorrow. I am hoping that Saturday I will be able to get the squash in too, I am planting two types of summer squash and a bunch of winter squash that I should be able to store in my basement. I will be planting cheese squash, Butternut squash, Queensland squash, and two types of pumpkin and orange and white variety. If I can just keep the critters away from my crops I think this will be a fun year for gardening.
My very favorite part is about to begin too. I love, love, love my flower gardens. Tomorrow I am going to the nursery to buy tons of flowers. My flower gardens are my pride and joy and I can hardly wait to get everything planted. I will be posting pictures, when I have pictures to post!
I feel like we’re “just plugging along” lately, too. Nothing too exciting.
How fun to plant your garden! I’ll have to wait until next year because our backyard’s a weedy mess!
Aw, I’m sorry to hear about your gardening losses, but at least the growing season is still young! I’m glad you have more to plant still!
I love flower gardens too. I plant our vegetable garden, and I take care of it and I feel like it is very important. But I love planting flowers and don’t mind weeding those at all. The house we just moved into was fully landscaped, but I can’t wait to add more bulbs to the flower beds. You can never have too many flowers in my opinion.
I haven’t had much luck with my veggies and had become a bit discouraged. I do at some point, before my children are adults, want my family to depend upon our vegatable garden.
I prayed and asked the Lord if he would bless my hands so that I could give this blessing to my family.
I am looking forward to having a veggie garden no matter how long it takes.
BTW, my flower garden is coming along great. It has taken me about four years to get it where it is now.
Yesterday I planted some Gladiollus and liatris bulbs.Can’t wait to cut them and bring them indoors to put in a vase.