BEFORE - of course this doesn't do the weeds justice!
The dark spot in the garden indicates our small start at turning over the soil.
DURING: this is all good stuff. My dear hubby mowed all around the garden to help with weed control. (We were busy enough pulling the weeds in the garden, that mowing was a good option for the surrounding GIANT weeds.) Click on the picture to get a good feel for why I love this place.
One of the many lessons learned this year is to plant watermelon and pumpkin seeds away from the rest of your garden! (we aren't sure, but think these are watermelon vines, and they are gigantic)
Here is Joel with his mini-pumpkin vines. He has grown these from seed and just today we noticed that the flowers have produced "ball-buds" (it's a technical term of my own invention). The only scary thing about pumpkins is that the vines must last for a LONG time and you just have to pray that a bug doesn't get to them - like has happened to a couple of our squash plants.
Here is Anna squinting into the sun. I guess in her mind, you never know when you might need a change of shoes, shorts and panties at the garden! Luckily we needed none (at least until later in the day).
The dark spot in the garden indicates our small start at turning over the soil.
DURING: this is all good stuff. My dear hubby mowed all around the garden to help with weed control. (We were busy enough pulling the weeds in the garden, that mowing was a good option for the surrounding GIANT weeds.) Click on the picture to get a good feel for why I love this place.
One of the many lessons learned this year is to plant watermelon and pumpkin seeds away from the rest of your garden! (we aren't sure, but think these are watermelon vines, and they are gigantic)
Here is Joel with his mini-pumpkin vines. He has grown these from seed and just today we noticed that the flowers have produced "ball-buds" (it's a technical term of my own invention). The only scary thing about pumpkins is that the vines must last for a LONG time and you just have to pray that a bug doesn't get to them - like has happened to a couple of our squash plants.
Here is Anna squinting into the sun. I guess in her mind, you never know when you might need a change of shoes, shorts and panties at the garden! Luckily we needed none (at least until later in the day).
Ha ha, Betsy! Anna is well prepared! Great photos of the garden. I can hardly wait to have my own garden next summer! Thank you for letting me live vicariously through yours.
ReplyDeleteWow! Is this the garden spot you were "borrowing?"
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