We are going into the final stretch for my garden, it doesn’t seem possible, but that is where we are. I hope that you are enjoying reading the garden tours as much as I am enjoying writing about them! This week there is a lot of green coming into the house. The kale continues to grow prolifically. Honestly, it has spread and taken over most of my “greens” … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Ten
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A Garden Tour – Week Nine
Here we are, the first day of August, and week nine of my garden tours this summer. I am really excited about this month because it is when the garden tends to explode with produce (I’m thinking of tomatoes here!). We are at a point in the summer when I am bringing in handfuls of cherry tomatoes and green beans. I have picked a few little pickling cucumbers – which I cut up … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Nine
A Garden Tour – Week Eight
There are some amazing things happening in my garden right now! We are coming into the best weeks of the year, when things are ripe enough to pick, and instead of heading out to the grocery store we are able to shop our back yard for lunch. We have had an awful time with weeds this year. Surprisingly, the weeds are not so much in the garden beds themselves, but instead are in … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Eight
A Garden Tour – Week Seven
Ahhh, the middle of summer, when the plants start to produce the vegetables that I have been caring for. Well, at least the start of producing! The green beans are growing. We haven't picked any yet, but I think today I might be able to grab a couple so we can all eat one - raw - straight out of the garden. The best way to eat green beans in my opinion! I was also able … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Seven
A Garden Tour – Week Six
It has been extremely cold the past couple of days. I guess that is probably a bit of an exaggeration, temperatures in the 60’s are not all that cold. It certainly felt that way though, especially in the summer months! I think that the cool off and rain did help my garden though – the rain especially. It has been so incredibly dry here. There is a lot of flowering … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Six
A Garden Tour – Week Five
There has been an amazing amount of growth in the garden this past week. I think the majority of it is in my greens bed as well as my sugar pie pumpkin plant, which is officially growing in the garden paths now. I love to see all the new flowers coming out! This is also the point where I start to see stink bugs and cucumber beetles on all of my summer … [Read more...] about A Garden Tour – Week Five