Vegetable Front And Center

 

little cucumbers

blackberries

Big Bertha pepper

cucumber

gourd

fancy gourd

tiny cucumber baby

Sunsugar

eggplant

ornamental gourd blossom

okra

Green means go get 'em!

My garden help today.  They picked and ate all the raspberries.

gourd

Myrph's favorite jalapenos

More jalapenos for Murph.

And even more.

spaghetti squash

volunteer tomato plants

zucchini

another zucchini

gourd

fancy gourd

green pepper

lunchbox peppers

eggplant

okra

yellow longneck squash

Mr. Stripey tomato

I love getting up each morning and walking the gardens with a cup of coffee.  Best part of waking up!

Garden Helpers While We Are Gone

 

Connnor loves a good trip to Wammy and Pappy's.  He is a great garden helper for Murph.

The Heitkamp's came over for their watering lesson.  They are going to be the keepers of the vegetables while we are in the wilds of WV.  One rule...if you pick it you must take a no thank you bite.  And watering the beds is no joke around here.  There are lots of them and it takes about 30 minutes per section.  So it is sometimes a half of a day process.

I didn't get a picture of Erin.  She is making sure that all the flowers and flower beds get watered.  It not only takes a village to raise children it takes a village to make sure nothing dies in the horrible heat!

And sometimes you get to blow bubbles and play in the yard.

picking radishes

harvesting the garlic

The last of the peas!

It smells amazing!

Vegetable Beds All Cleaned Up

 First some new hangers for the hoses.  Murph has been dreaming of these for such a long time.

They are perfect.

tomatoes and berries

zucchini and other squash

strawberry beds 

strawberries in the center

back raised beds

goat pen beds

goat pen

Blooms

Blooms

Now how long will they all look like this?

Finished Flower Beds

 Remember these 31 bags of mulch?

Remember these 31 bags of mulch?

They all have found a home.

We transplanted three hydrangea bushes and replaced them with some hosta from the other side of the house.

Hopefully, in a few years, this bed will be nothing but Monkey Grass.

Some Pickin' and Grinnin'

 

Murph, the master of all things in the garden got to pull and taste the first radish.

The first look at a jalapeño pepper.

I cut some green onions from the ones I started from the refrigerator.

It is starting to look like we know what we are doing out there.

Ellie and Louie Are Great Strawberry Farmers

 

I didn't have enough hands to take any shots of them picking the berries but I got shots of the activities after.  They washed the berries and then cut them up for strawberries and whipped cream.

Ellie made the topping.

And they both loved the sweet treat.

Thanks again for all your help!

Doing A Little Hot Work

 I always make sure that I work in the shade now that I am a little older.  Not old, just older.  And stay hydrated.  Put my headphones in and I am on my way!

31 bags of mulch for the weeded flower beds!  We decided it would be easier to haul bags than shoveling into the wheelbarrel this year.  It is getting to be a little challenging to shovel for some strange reason.

Pictures of finished beds as soon, as they are all covered.  I'm not sure 31 bags will do it.