Garden Ramble

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Momzoo

This past weekend was beautiful and unseasonably cold.

The high on Saturday was 70 degrees, about 20+ degrees below normal.

We broke record that day.

It was like a wonderful breath of fresh air!

We spent the whole day outside gardening and getting some much neglected chores done.

I love this time of year when the garden is bursting with produce.

This is a cabbage that I harvested about 2 weeks ago, there are little baby cabbages starting off the leftover stump. Usually I just pull up the stump and re-plant, but I am going to leave this one and see what happens.

The green beans are big and there are hundreds of flowers on the vine.

I planted pole beans all around the chicken run and shed, it shades the animals and makes the ugly shed look much prettier.

Here we have chives in bloom, and wild sunflower and red-runner pole beans, I love the unusual red flower of this particular bean.

I just finished reading a book called “In Defense of Food”. There are going to be some major changes in the way we eat around here. It makes me feel like all my efforts in the garden are worth it, I have healthier, organic foods at my finger tips for the cost of seed and my (free) labor.

What kinds of things are you harvesting from your gardens right now?

Sweet Peas

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Momzoo

I have a lot of flowers in my yard

There is a general rule that the flowers in the yard DO NOT get picked.

I like them outside to brighten the yard, they last longer and are prettier outside, nothing is sadder to me than a daisy that looks thin because it has been picked over.

anyway…

There is one exception,

and that is my

Sweet Peas!

I have grown them now for four years and have fallen in love with these flowers,

they are so pretty and different and the

fragrance

HEAVENLY!

I plant these special little beauties in the spring and about June they start to bloom, I cut every single bloom until they stop flowering in August. (By doing that I keep them from going to seed and they bloom longer.) I have small vases in the kitchen and the living room and the smell fills the house.

The best part is filling small jars and sending them to the neighbors, there is nothing like fresh flowers to brighten someones day.

June

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Momzoo

I think June is my favorite time in the garden (ask me in July and I will probably tell you that is my favorite month in the garden! I love my garden). I love the newness of everything, the roses start blooming and the vegetable garden is just starting to show its potential.

Come take a walk with me.