Spring Garden Update

Here is an update on Todd and Evan's spring garden, which I would call a success. Here was the blooming garden in it's Hey Day (It has really dried up now in the heat!).

 

Remember how it looked when we started?

We harvested a lot of tomatoes, green beans, jalapenos and corn. Here is a sampling of the green beans. Evan was so excited at how big they were he had to measure them!

 Evan's Sunflowers grew to over six feet tall. Here I am standing in front of them and they are way over my head!

 

Todd took some of the tomatoes and jalapenos and canned some homemade salsa. Yum!

Can't wait until Fall!

Spring Garden

Every Spring and Fall Todd likes to plant a small garden. I love homegrown tomatoes and green beans and this year Todd is also growing some pepper plants, eggplant and probably a few other surprises.

Evan has been very interested in the garden and even informed me a few weeks ago that in addition to helping with the family garden, he was going to have his own "private garden." A couple of weeks ago we had a beautiful Saturday so Todd got the tiller out and prepared the garden for planting. He made some nice rows and he and Evan planted and watered the plants and seeds that they had gotten from the nursery.

Evan found some leftover boards and made a rectangle frame. He filled it with dirt and planted his own garden of sunflowers, corn and green beans. He also planted a grapevine near the fence. You can see from the photos below that he has his daddy's green thumb!

 Todd and Evan working in the garden.

Evan helping with the planting.

 Evan's private garden 3-15-12.

Evan's garden 3-27-12. 

 Evan's grapevine 3-15-12.

Evan's grapevine 3-27-12

Harvest Time

The garden is growing and the green beans are abundant. Evan loves tending the garden, picking the vegetables and showing me his produce. I am still waiting for that first juicy tomato and have been promised that it will be here soon!



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Garden Produce

Evan ran in the house earlier today very excited to show me the first green bean from our garden. Ta da:





I suggested that he might want to wait until we had a few more before picking them, so we would actually have enough to cook. My mouth is watering already!

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We Have Plants

Our garden is doing great. Evan showed me the tomato plants today as well as the green bean and corn plants, which are just sprouting. He loves watering so I am sure we will have some fresh veggies, soon. Here are some photos:






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Garden Update

After dinner last night, Todd suggest we go to a garden center to pick up the plants and seeds he wanted for the garden. I wasn't too keen on it but went along when he said that he knew what he wanted and assured me that "it will only take a minute." After walking around for about 15 minutes and being bitten by mosquitoes, Evan and I headed for the car. About ten minutes later, Todd and Chad get to the car empty handed. Todd decided that he wanted to checkout the plants at another store before making a decision. We headed over there and I said, "Maybe you are over thinking this." How difficult could it be to get plants?

We then went to the second garden center and Todd decided that was where he would get the plants since they had a better selection. He went there bright and early this morning and picked up tomato, bell pepper and jalapeno plants. He also got corn and green bean seeds. This afternoon he and Evan planted the seeds and plants and watered them down good. I can't wait to watch them grow!

Evan helping with the watering.

The beginnings of a garden.

Grow plants, grow!

Spring Garden

At our previous homes, Todd always loved planting a vegetable garden. We moved to this house about 4 years ago and Todd finally decided it was time to start a garden again. 

On Friday he borrowed a tiller from a friend and got to work. The ground was very hard and he tilled for a couple of hours. Evan helped him make some rows the next day. The ground is fertilized and the planting should commence next weekend. 

I will keep you posted on how things go. I am hoping for a juicy homegrown tomato soon. They are my favorite!

 The plot of ground that Todd is going to use for the garden.

 Getting ready to till and fertalize.

 A good start.

 Making some rows.

Ready for planting.