tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69879735986405754132024-02-19T01:21:25.498-08:00Xeller FarmsS.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-49003782728441117782009-07-14T07:17:00.000-07:002009-07-14T07:27:53.236-07:00An Underwater Photo Tour!<div align="center">All images taken by my buddy Philippe. Enjoy.</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYtY60jC_htiJaE-xIle_mywyMOt2BURv6wVs_jB2uZtWVUBo3Pbc2CaQqOV8aksGf2oXGZbeJ3M9VYhbZ0PhcU2C0aovp-LkRuyVLgyxfBJEKN2ZeLTqzR-Uvmn7w3p0zXuj6MO3Z6SS/s1600-h/6413_1147542899472_1554564670_355511_1579938_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358321381349962226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYtY60jC_htiJaE-xIle_mywyMOt2BURv6wVs_jB2uZtWVUBo3Pbc2CaQqOV8aksGf2oXGZbeJ3M9VYhbZ0PhcU2C0aovp-LkRuyVLgyxfBJEKN2ZeLTqzR-Uvmn7w3p0zXuj6MO3Z6SS/s320/6413_1147542899472_1554564670_355511_1579938_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGgieyW1TooSXziDyXmFxtWFcyZ6R5OBewpNt9HLEj5b2KRmxT8HLh_AKMOS3oaWaLV1wAkcJZ9QKuGOI6wN5Ie_LcFa6uM7QHUM9ph1Yi_ok_eibeYqw_aTm2R3MIAbQAqm2tfzEEx9i/s1600-h/6413_1147542859471_1554564670_355510_7475727_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358321380051956178" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBabPru13Q_OBjkp6AmWqYaTH1sdeB77usmoylQx_M1K9KpXSf6wk2QbD2o8F4o1Fh0YCNzI3xN6TUsWFbhoov32Lu3_zffdvy3XBr9RNHvpyQfhMuUPaVBDs2K2qgn1M_HgEZMJ2L0lE6/s320/6413_1147541379434_1554564670_355475_4871279_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-12347743068935212492009-07-12T10:01:00.001-07:002009-07-12T10:16:19.702-07:00Under the sea, under the sea...<div align="center">...darling it's better, down where it's wetter, take it from me! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">That's right, I was under the sea last weekend. I went to West Palm Beach, Florida to do some 4th of July diving, and it was fantastic. Unfortunately, blogger doesn't want to let me upload any of Philippe's beautiful underwater pictures right now, but I will try again later. Here are some pictures of me taken on the surface.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">In this one, the boat is leaving for our first dive of the day. I am a little bit excited.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgz0sahlsoe_ATccgmgx2rRS75KojiYPhJb2jNNpInYlTWMpEYeMwr6ERhy5QbSpx0r_UsiR0YjcsnToVi4WCLb7qAdnAZ8JwDXfU2GmXK_OlKl0lQkPEpE88ems0krNj1I4jt7QZR5qK/s1600-h/5692_140258930832_732610832_3541774_4438987_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357621008561378690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgz0sahlsoe_ATccgmgx2rRS75KojiYPhJb2jNNpInYlTWMpEYeMwr6ERhy5QbSpx0r_UsiR0YjcsnToVi4WCLb7qAdnAZ8JwDXfU2GmXK_OlKl0lQkPEpE88ems0krNj1I4jt7QZR5qK/s320/5692_140258930832_732610832_3541774_4438987_n.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Fast forward! Here I am, coming up from my second dive, floating in the ocean, waiting for the boat to come get me.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357621000098193378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVAWOL8JS4F-o8ychb-cbrr9E1eoHfIvlTfqRG6JoxHBhoOZV__9Q9dAQ3wjSjZ0Bx9IV3Nq3OgWkUMyP94ckrMDjvraunVNIhAtVC6TQDd9cqG5Fm82xBz0Ta7lGxGPNavtBdJ__TMgt/s320/5692_140259030832_732610832_3541788_6475676_n.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">From the look on my face, it was a good dive!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTMSfLkCBjIdIBhs9CCm8eoiVH34lP9iW2pyU3mnZ-OwUzfnM7yV8G-9LQcU1dlij31jdgYAfU4npp7JDDnL4X6nU1zg9GqfjuHq9RqZ7f6_WS4TJas8u0LV13_-soot7sWtap9HID9tO/s1600-h/5692_140259035832_732610832_3541789_2946727_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357621002010622290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTMSfLkCBjIdIBhs9CCm8eoiVH34lP9iW2pyU3mnZ-OwUzfnM7yV8G-9LQcU1dlij31jdgYAfU4npp7JDDnL4X6nU1zg9GqfjuHq9RqZ7f6_WS4TJas8u0LV13_-soot7sWtap9HID9tO/s320/5692_140259035832_732610832_3541789_2946727_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> And here's the crew. This is my Saturday dive team at the Aquarium. </div><div align="center">From left to right: John, Greg (my dive instructor), me, Philippe, Kat, Lonnie, and Chris in front. I love this group of people, there's always fun to be had with them, and they are all so generous.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg0t2_n-f-Yclnb0h3RPMtQV4caG_poaKS1wo-Jad82yvXrnbH_wMVsG-SxaT7ELT5M-VPDZ-6csLTfjeB0mlsTObkzr0KjMMk0AHKakF1x4fF1pc9ScliMlo3T8N_ffpVoo72APBRMU6/s1600-h/5692_140259160832_732610832_3541811_2657735_n.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357620990759745746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg0t2_n-f-Yclnb0h3RPMtQV4caG_poaKS1wo-Jad82yvXrnbH_wMVsG-SxaT7ELT5M-VPDZ-6csLTfjeB0mlsTObkzr0KjMMk0AHKakF1x4fF1pc9ScliMlo3T8N_ffpVoo72APBRMU6/s320/5692_140259160832_732610832_3541811_2657735_n.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well, unfortunately, that's it for now. There are some really REALLY cool underwater pics coming, I promise!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-66080217385504002812009-06-18T12:16:00.001-07:002009-06-18T12:56:47.654-07:00And now... the end is near...<div align="center">Well, here are some updates on the state of the garden and the yard. See for yourself how we're drowning!</div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348754191956800130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqTejgPdW8z0E0WfZT9eyjWP0kMJBsi6-Z6LOgmmWG1QDWMP_2Og4vdJoM7apbK-rdhZJHH4KbAcxj-fcr4hrJ9M8vdPnSLj5BNa5GgFrKKppbs8gbaj1fif4pDKKRczElbM852wm6GO6/s320/canoeing.jpg" border="0" />Ok, so it's not QUITE that bad. But it's bad.<br /></div><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div align="center">First I take you on a tour of the swamp that I call a backyard. Listen closely, you can hear my footsteps squishing through the yard as I walk. It's so depressing! I wish we could just have a week of no rain so we can dry out a little!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyjirHlaQlsThGCZFG9EO6B0xrcDkxeu5WPIMlVt5ao0rQZbCo0JOuJJZRqASQtTN6fOGKNGs65BEWwesAwDw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center">So that's the backyard, and now on to the garden. It definitely doesn't look as nice as it once did. I haven't gotten out there to weed - first because it never stopped raining, and now because of the mosquitoes and fire ants. Ugh! I am thinking I will do my best to harvest what is left, and either start over or wait until the Fall to do a Fall/Winter garden with lettuce, broccoli and cabbage, etc. I am definitely going for raised beds, either way, and I need materials to make those, and materials = money, so we'll see where we're headed with that.<br /></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzqGufrUPzJj1TUGRyoZtfOcIXZl3Ky-bhGBJrcykS5p3OJkJ6t1coTvd7RA0px_aPOdDiAf4YrUJ8vNALsXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br />In all this sogginess, there are two plants that are loving all the water. The banana tree and the cypress tree are growing like crazy! Leave it to me to find the bright side...<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348750547766246322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6US4WQd33vy0QNHDi5fvDf-UJTcVMX1npSW_ddQpUROCPeI9CgwtAOi1Ncu8IDRjg6ojgA_ISGYVslaUaVxjyN8iiiKlIh3LQecO7_nf2XS_MDoaKKqPuJSlDkASoTAgjD08ZLSoNGH_/s320/DSC03978.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348750551468715938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiez1YOZVUYerPEud4KetjlGXavLhU9HWjhMmWKtwerB6VUWqX-Bk27qqhJqwwtmOKHc1op0ZfuRs1RqqA206RpSlYqTAmAp8Or2XeNIhBO7H4bfzMjy7KjhkxFctiQRwaWlWGKxsaQ16Yv/s320/DSC03979.JPG" border="0" /></p>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-24213100342386052952009-06-16T18:58:00.000-07:002009-06-16T19:44:58.441-07:00Where have I been?<div align="center"> Well, I've been busy, just not in the garden! I've been having all kinds of adventures, and you're about to hear about all of them!</div><br /><div align="center">Unfortunately, it's been raining every afternoon, evening and night, and by rain I mean torrential downpours! The garden is drowning, and I am REALLY regretting not putting in raised beds this year. But who knew? The last few years we've been in a drought, and this year I finally get a rain barrel - and now this! The worst part is that the squash and zucchini have died and I had to pull them out of the ground. Everything was rotted. The corn is following suit it seems, and something is eating the tomatoes before they can ripen. I have yet to harvest any of my roma tomatoes! Boo!</div><div align="center">Sooooo, on a funny note, what happens when you don't get out into the garden as often and don't look around as closely as usual? Things sneak by you, and the next thing you know you have an obscenely large (17 inch!) cucumber peeking out from the leaves. Pretty hilarious!</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348115018993428194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvBjxJ5q7g43GxuSO2Enk7QvXQZSX7somTM6mFlWJtT2KdzU7CcEnlI67pG39UigVRAya0OHFyIoi6Gq8j2nytyHQH3Cx0ylgj2Cf9dD0RVYxGqg1BVtV6BLvzcYj7HduGyrmQPg074V/s320/DSC03924.JPG" border="0" /> <br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The first weekend in June, Dan and I were in Hugh and Meredith's wedding, so there's my excuse for not having a blog update THAT weekend. We had a lot of fun - in my case, maybe a little too much fun. I learned that I can't just have a few glasses of wine anymore without feeling it the next day... could this be the first signs of being a (gasp!) real adult? I hope not!</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348115030645733794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13ZjXVpoRZ_y4kmMZBuShsquulbqdcHNNYRlRbzhSmzrGxls2RvXwKKu2BrjV3NQfl_0Sde4FNbWf0M0XJdc5Xlos2THWuUXiY38RoNZAqofsDtyS8kLVJ9SMr6AXLXRZQ2-zeONFxGzn/s320/DSC03866.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Another fun adventure Dan and I partook in (with our friend Keith) was going to a Riverdogs game. At the top of the fifth, this monstrosity loomed overhead, and the grounds crew pulled the tarp over the field for a rain delay. They turned the stadium lights off, cranked up the music and let the lightening do its thing. I can't say I've ever had that much fun at a game OR in a thunderstorm! After the storm most people had left, but the game continued on, so we went and sat in the "expensive" seats - front row, first base line. Good stuff!</div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348115023630281698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MblAah5HjE7XUIun0sTopU7IRNeQSVaaxFaXBAoE8evNoFKljkQjA9eL6oRhUvo12pi3t7naFOi-cE5xWtyov8ZMqB3LGk-K-YyJffcO-dq2tIGSQNoUIKCjby1ssgk1kbiXruZbiBGk/s320/DSC03935.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Here's a clip of some of the lightening. You can't really hear how loud the music was, but trust me, it was looouuud! Keith (at the end of the video) is making fun of the announcer ooohing and aaahing over the lightening. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx2eh0l58nxKX5scW0tWDD3HOIJlr8m4cxA3azv1Qfp36eVtGSjrt_YbA9BjhvcSKvLmxZHk77ptlZ4-012Fw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><br /><div>Very exciting: I finally got to go offshore fishing this past weekend thanks to our friend Rick, who is awesome for taking us out on his boat! (and that's my excuse for not getting the blog updated THIS weekend!) It was everything I hoped and dreaded all at the same time. I love being out in the ocean, the feeling of vastness is just amazing. I was so upset that I forgot my scuba mask, I really wanted to get in and see what was swimming around below. On the down side, I also discovered that my sea-sickness is so severe that 4 Dramamine pills can't take care of it. To add insult to injury, we ended up having to go through a thunderstorm in the harbor and we got drenched. Long story short, I think I will stay inshore and continue to fish for tasty flounder, whitings, etc. You live, you learn. </div><div>Oh, no photos of this because I was too sick, and the one picture I DID take, Rick complained that I took a shirtless picture of him, so I won't post it here. :)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Yesterday was another fun adventure. My friend Megan and I went to Cordray's farm to get our sides of grass-fed beef for the second year in a row, and Brandon, Amy and their little boy Leighton met us out there. You haven't tasted beef until you've had this meat, it is the most delicious thing EVER. It is the reason I will forever be a carnivore. The fun part though is getting to walk around and see all the animals. The Cordrays have cows, horses, (fainting!) goats, chickens and dogs, and all are entertaining. I got to feed a calf, which was really neat. I'll post a picture as soon as Amy sends it. If you want more info about Cordray's beef, click on the link in my blog list or go here: <a href="http://cordrays.com/">http://cordrays.com/</a> and click on the beef link. I highly recommend it!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I will try to get out to the garden and take some updated pictures of the carnage soon. Send anti-thunderstorm vibes in the meantime. We could use a break and dry out just a little.</div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-10298625908741739952009-05-31T09:35:00.001-07:002009-05-31T09:53:11.748-07:005 more!<div align="center">I went on the war path today. After my usual check-in with the garden after church, I found 5 more cutworms (I am calling them this because I think that's what they are) in my cherry tomato. They have eaten a bunch more of the green tomatoes. I clubbed them to death with a wooden stake and left them on a wooden board for the birds. That felt good.<br /><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342031891521054194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 232px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCwwUDHPfA927H0FOKBR3_Hgt4MqNPsUf5lltGRek_NCLBD-S-RfSe7Xkq_UHmPMuV0cXrtC4g0mlZVha4UKoNzVBZCK8Hn7huahFJiTsaVKgvISdg_oZEruFgCdqrky6yQS0nO0Z2xAj/s320/caterpillar.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">I DARE you, cutworms. I DARE you...</p>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-40579310474021931432009-05-30T19:25:00.001-07:002009-05-30T20:41:19.882-07:00It's a jungle out there!<div>Dan and I spent all day outside today. I already had a bit of a sinus headache, and ended up having to lay down with a wet towel on my face and neck because I overheated a bit after all the work I did - that didn't help the headache. Dan fixed the springs on the boat trailer and I did some yard work. I transplanted the creeping phlox into pots and put it on the front porch. I weeded and remulched the palm tree, and then I edged the <em>entire</em> front yard. Here's a photo of the day's work:<br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXD80qK0DowJdsjKCafYQ3JvkG-6CE_dAuihwN2Lm8hhkUE0sRcj2kgi92mFl1nFqRuY2_iwhy8-3XMCpGq-uAU3WYcKJXmrJDs8tJWoCzoZKd-B32yDu-Jk7NZj8q261vLRBc6sHgZT77/s1600-h/DSC03842.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341814027722390834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXD80qK0DowJdsjKCafYQ3JvkG-6CE_dAuihwN2Lm8hhkUE0sRcj2kgi92mFl1nFqRuY2_iwhy8-3XMCpGq-uAU3WYcKJXmrJDs8tJWoCzoZKd-B32yDu-Jk7NZj8q261vLRBc6sHgZT77/s320/DSC03842.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Dan working hard!</div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341827570166477282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhtdMoavTwmos3vdQ0Qo_6Sf18TS-N1SLYP6DyTcAca05Ym73GUDdl6GCXLjhKGzA_vH0dpFh-7Z-FJw-aYVLK-HcNZbd9rpu_3rv6MlXAjPR5lcFFspSuvz95E84V5qqpGfAVjqX7q16/s320/DSC03840.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Our garden has turned into a jungle!<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341811579752201986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5S-gAbAIceBxWkF49yTaUJ8v4UA8m-H4kY8atiCsi_VeiLaUVyaZD782hw_9tzOLmYvPVyHqqnPeDaEEKPW255uGtXSjEU775Adnybaea979rFnB0DdbLkIwmzxRVvaeAX1-Rr6qJ-RdQ/s320/DSC03831.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">After the infestation, the beans are coming back strong. I pulled off all the infested leaves and as you can see the plants are recovering.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jSE7atRjO6VjKQF4kSS_P7N4qW9h1-cgFg4xiGZU7gK3_1yYfKoG5Oow69TjYSQWKKyNgWJTmUGju2eWk7t_oB7wYFjdyuaFbdT7tPbPX9XUbn_QB0RcmcZ55jfdbZDr7_1OiWy-WgEL/s1600-h/DSC03804.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341814026017855490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jSE7atRjO6VjKQF4kSS_P7N4qW9h1-cgFg4xiGZU7gK3_1yYfKoG5Oow69TjYSQWKKyNgWJTmUGju2eWk7t_oB7wYFjdyuaFbdT7tPbPX9XUbn_QB0RcmcZ55jfdbZDr7_1OiWy-WgEL/s320/DSC03804.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><br />The eggplant is already as big as it was at the end of the season last year. We've eaten a bunch off this plant. You can see the ginormous zucchini in the foreground. It just keeps on growing! It has powdery mildew right now, and in my search of organic remedies, I came across an article that recommended using a milk and water mixture on the leaves. You dilute the (skim) milk 9:1 (9 parts water to 1 part milk), put it in a spray bottle and spray away! I am excited to check tomorrow and see if there is an improvement. The cucumber isn't looking too great, but it's still putting out fruit, so I'm going with it until it gives up. I haven't seen any cucumber beetles this week, and I haven't been able to find any larvae, either. I am going to have to think of a way to plant this differently next year.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZAsXsp4CqWaxvA_JhzvhF-UdUOpnSDAREgSaCDLjoSK4o8HTCCVm28OAHHQzhzuhOvRUZpRIIagxk7j0b5S465eIK09zrH8oBzNVZyTRkP6Nqb_vZIl0T59GGugGMlZQekJt9H8aBk9O/s1600-h/DSC03811.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341814014851135970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZAsXsp4CqWaxvA_JhzvhF-UdUOpnSDAREgSaCDLjoSK4o8HTCCVm28OAHHQzhzuhOvRUZpRIIagxk7j0b5S465eIK09zrH8oBzNVZyTRkP6Nqb_vZIl0T59GGugGMlZQekJt9H8aBk9O/s320/DSC03811.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yes, I really am this dorky. I am sweaty, red-faced and gross in the pictures from today, but it was the end of the day, and I really wanted to get into the photo to give you a reference of size. These tomatoes are pretty big! This is the husky cherry tomato.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_GU2g1yHdfF6892z-I1sU0gsIqPJ9G3zssj2g6ys_SJJMA6ggncmCHPr7RHKjzanMMCXCZ6sQKOKuMTZC68TesLcm-8OXpAJ_JgZQPJHC_NkpbyshHwFK5DFhfHMoaK_lqt3YMEwERqt/s1600-h/DSC03829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341812723730580610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_GU2g1yHdfF6892z-I1sU0gsIqPJ9G3zssj2g6ys_SJJMA6ggncmCHPr7RHKjzanMMCXCZ6sQKOKuMTZC68TesLcm-8OXpAJ_JgZQPJHC_NkpbyshHwFK5DFhfHMoaK_lqt3YMEwERqt/s320/DSC03829.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Check out how big it was when I planted it!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341821606236107122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuZAR_L188jlXldWLcmm3OWz2ufUwctIsJqSndxkOH6RHHEgaM71O6__Kp3lsBEK1N1Lww3S0RsUaXGjOmxnfMTHGPy9o3wISwDp5Ri2KLMIL2SvtiPDShM_0p2t5Zuz4Q_r2AZ-YrYCz/s320/DSC02600.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />I actually got my first red tomato off of this plant! Doesn't it look scrumptious? Well, before you get too jealous, see the next photo...<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341810694705093346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHOFBRTOSBdtFIIfiihOmAS3lt7z4Gz2FleVF8_AgfmUB7HontTdb8s6cIgHUXaz7klaluuiMstSdLb88Ia8V8eCKuczdS_wPIAgYR-l73Dgw7fZhHvLX2YnIRJQyrzz372TnHeXTE4EW/s320/DSC03821.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />That's right! Someone got to it before I did! I can't express how MAD I was. This meant WAR. I immediately started hunting down the culprit. It only took me a little while to find holes in several leaves of the plant, and a trail of poop! But it took me much longer to find the perpetrator, who was snoozing in a rolled-up leaf. That little bastard.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341810691061122626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DLDV8_VLrvHhMOy8GwtVR9KzYUXGTomLTMBhFZTscoWouYZq8RBLareplWCAUajBm6mrMegi3WHzyF_ZiEde3VX1yi9p9k0WEGE2AALOQMrAAxrwdCNJJUoIDYDcaYbBYLw8eAErzC6y/s320/DSC03820.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">And here he is. I am pretty sure he's a cutworm of some sort. I am really thankful though that he left the plant standing and just took a tomato. Right after this photo I squished him. I felt bad, but I can't be sharing tomatoes with bugs.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341810698188924210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkllA7ZfKPyyj-qw_h55LUuhl6g1FzTKd6eJzKf5T9H310ZvlWyeoTsSzGU6YOVWfV-Uu27xA1GVYzAk-DmD7R4n7h6mIqRrTZAY627OzrY-TSTzILLtF37tGUye7jxPJXzULqPBinXCJ/s320/DSC03815.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Me again, this time with the peppers. In front of me are the bell pepper and jalapeno. Next to me, the pimientos, and next to them the cayennes. I can't believe these runts have gotten so tall.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341812718957434258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZau1vEQkLiDQEYCW4qVfFfibTuY_GjzbZBWuESVEWXcNehOltAW4qxixm_U_M-nr_iPgigfQuQpRficgmFg4TPEhFsf3bcDtrHdYJMbcuALRFbzasZCHOr_nwkT6fc2Dc8uwuHcwp8IY/s320/DSC03830.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />The bell pepper (in front here) has about 10 peppers on it. Wow, can you say stir-fry?<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341811576300120850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg392t7kGEBD3iytj72kQ4LyW58UL1uLswAqNfGZuxdwxBKA6bIPfmue3KFPG2wDg50Lgr0eeIkZwubKP9K7TKjMxwu1qjKFyDNxqhqQyhyphenhyphenhbdIBa8U9WxHwn3KfsA0K-zmxoUUAbrzyHfw/s320/DSC03832.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Here I am modeling with the roma tomato plant. If you look at the lower middle part of the plant you can see the green tomatoes!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341811587451432546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhap2OKqooRn8uqnN9flGbd6VGNbgrRUCd456s-Jyy2RyNNeKnyZNhWEuvW2CsKfYyzu55mNu26RrprqukznvqYF2IujJk8BOI7315HPwHv2gWpDMW8kvc_7Y05jjpMRy58EAzBvQ3yNfP_/s320/DSC03828.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">A few more views of the jungle - bring your safari hat!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341811571612559794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuqRgdoeEe8aH4EO2FgMWwPzlrr9WADq18amDSL-73tX6yiGyd_kE2EUZ6wvjlMLoBfkpglVlSksT2YYu3gjBIZmia0lv-4G6LxRVKJoaKayFJTTJMBEmb0RXOWVQ_xVJpfanSLv7cJmR/s320/DSC03833.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341811565165959426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIGbCy1q7QlFoQs3XOMp9n1YtgmCHXmQiQszsBNV9Yt-aYa5VtuXGIpOVllfqXViyDUf_rlZI_CT08APRgvkc_ltsu4ef_Lcz8d4mAjtU3rPZ1ybHk2btvq4Te7xqFCTJfp4yo-aLm_e5/s320/DSC03834.JPG" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341810688480053730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd8UiqfYoTDX8RUFjffIYdIhDpwqEWU1isIucgHkf0VqU2NPLf3JLVb7cDaq_I_rAIxriUyHF2Q6ooyvjoFH_A2rO3G1nnmQaGtyetN6D6ZMYYQIYkhq-mEMRAatl1b8gM_U4QIYR-9vn/s320/DSC03803.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341812699387341042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGiIZvx3F1pbVY06WA1lATCkzXPK15gNmBq8icZrh4anEZbXnyFMO1nYKMpBaJK_o4nIa8sqGwHbuyHEQxhOkn7bEVTynZbIKGYvyzI7W46KjdkxmPVBxamWgmbiWvzdtGy-UYcmpw9c3/s320/DSC03835.JPG" border="0" /> </div><br /><div align="center">Can you believe it looked like this two months ago? Looks like there is plenty of room for everything, but now I'm thinking I need to expand even more!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341821612350801074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnS5UMYhUYWRl9nEDWDEbMEKUyHVamLJ5qRNGsGnIWnUKVghglkSVfXkmRyALHJt4tBJa1D9LR75A4ztZ3G4xwSrIHS2oNr5imdJgc1lo_5LCbqUL1Pa9dOKVGQ6znSdm4bM7dM0HwQZzy/s320/DSC02623.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">And speaking of things that grow fast, the muscadine is finally growing over the top of the arbor! AND I found another volunteer seedling in the front yard - thanks birds who poop off the roof! The seedling is currently sitting in a vase of water, I am thinking about where I want to plant it.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUWjVFdtBG6MOxIKL5Jk8d8Uk6XJpHA7EdT19YNvcBgIhdUwlh6STyBiHakP5I4XdIRAdshKMoPITJ4NqsffVCJhK0899L5qTSVYel3NZJrVIunoc-DNW4TlLRZ_Ojtb6yXs0aLRNRFfF/s1600-h/DSC03827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341812708216499490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUWjVFdtBG6MOxIKL5Jk8d8Uk6XJpHA7EdT19YNvcBgIhdUwlh6STyBiHakP5I4XdIRAdshKMoPITJ4NqsffVCJhK0899L5qTSVYel3NZJrVIunoc-DNW4TlLRZ_Ojtb6yXs0aLRNRFfF/s320/DSC03827.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyyJXtW0LhL2JRbsa84XKhApv3onZQ-E1zEJdqBfEFqvxSy4c58-IUCioj3fd39TEmP9FNZN_jAc_LvIfdkh6tiqL5xgwh7-fiATdziLyU8k-b_SJ7bA0cM5lw6pl5RCdrjHOkfEMtUcE/s1600-h/DSC03836.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341812704064324210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyyJXtW0LhL2JRbsa84XKhApv3onZQ-E1zEJdqBfEFqvxSy4c58-IUCioj3fd39TEmP9FNZN_jAc_LvIfdkh6tiqL5xgwh7-fiATdziLyU8k-b_SJ7bA0cM5lw6pl5RCdrjHOkfEMtUcE/s320/DSC03836.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><br /><div>We have been having garden veggies almost every night. Here's just a sample of what we're having: eggplant, squash, zucchini, beans, jalapeno, cilantro and basil. Tonight I made zucchini/chicken casserole from a recipe that I made up on my own. It was delicious!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan23lR_7_O5T4dkeYsV1ajeW2GG1W1rh1dpJcsTc8RxP5rmD-WkR_P0Fb6hRsQTSXEn8P_h4XMgVdEP4Q3oh1KT1DRhD3yDjbyCxIBv1p4ZSUYq7X_2r8S0LaaUmYbgvrQvmlTeMDmu95/s1600-h/DSC03792.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341810680950636834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan23lR_7_O5T4dkeYsV1ajeW2GG1W1rh1dpJcsTc8RxP5rmD-WkR_P0Fb6hRsQTSXEn8P_h4XMgVdEP4Q3oh1KT1DRhD3yDjbyCxIBv1p4ZSUYq7X_2r8S0LaaUmYbgvrQvmlTeMDmu95/s320/DSC03792.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">My goal for next week: EAT A HOME-GROWN TOMATO! If I fail at accomplishing this goal, there will probably be some more cutworms swimming with the fishes. That's right pests, be warned!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div></div></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-21469791865181348872009-05-24T19:49:00.000-07:002009-05-24T21:29:21.353-07:00I'm declaring a war on pests.<div align="center">Hello everybody! I'm a little late in getting this blog out, but it's been a busy day filled with errands and rain. It's been raining just long enough to where I can't mow the lawn because it can't dry out. This is driving me insane because there are patches of weeds everywhere. In fact, everything in our yard has been growing out of control. Here is a view from the house into the yard. When we moved into the house (4 years ago), you could easily see our neighbor's house and yard. We transplanted a few bushes, and voila! Instant privacy! ...ok, so it wasn't "instant," but it only took a couple of years to fill in.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595668739744402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3TK9-ALqn45Td1vkdpNhAdxBZ2hve1OYZDAMsFDGqIxqbuIXiseDv4POjz26_tJqfxZgTUhFswgHHtZURNPcsurgqvTvDKyqqJlr1RjwQjSRhjxEqmWg2nHhUvNg4VBydwiXpGDoDs7z/s320/DSC03709.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">And here a view from the back corner towards the house. You can see the garden on the right, with the beans growing up the fence, and the arbor on the left, with the jasmine and muscadine grape growing up it. To the very left is out banana tree, in the middle of the yard we have our cypress, and in the background the pecan trees.<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588292638766578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5P6-PTaq-Qwb8kJMYS1ejbKJdfP_Ba3YZSCgjdEIAbjQ2VjM03VYQWhVnA5obrK8Zxd69HUcCpZpK70-Ql_i4cMd9wzjf1MOGw40WAWuzgZhu8VWRuTCeJw3ecddzFV_AW58q5ildt-3P/s320/DSC03715.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">There's nothing like a happy dog (I just had to sneak Brodie in there, he's so cute).</div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPm3KoMErvzC4PqWfDwa1otFZugIEf72ZHf7Tlv1G_Cv71K6g4ciU7uNjnA2Vek2i4RJh3Nu8vvSvmxTiKHLvXQFwt1JThZdSwH-ROdHTLg-EHAiNPssCPGlfNArOqw28ZgO2sw-pFjx3/s1600-h/DSC03762.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339598956445872898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPm3KoMErvzC4PqWfDwa1otFZugIEf72ZHf7Tlv1G_Cv71K6g4ciU7uNjnA2Vek2i4RJh3Nu8vvSvmxTiKHLvXQFwt1JThZdSwH-ROdHTLg-EHAiNPssCPGlfNArOqw28ZgO2sw-pFjx3/s320/DSC03762.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">And finally, the garden. It's filling in, wouldn't you say?<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339602310763422626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblVegxkKwohinFfy88M2c7mlpQ_zDo48z-JywnC5aPyo-IMdj_KhMyqLFBnA7gSdDQJrTGlkSjLyzYKtFZARR1ErPBJ9Ec_ePAAiw8blYuXr4Q_GQvfQSfc_Kzigj28dUW5eUTahWoEa0/s320/DSC03716crop.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Once the rain slowed down, I went out and picked some veggies for dinner. It's kind of like having a grocery store in your backyard, except (1) you don't have as big a choice of what you can have, because you can only have what's ripe that day and (2) home-grown veggies are SOOOO much better than store-bought.<br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595676295986482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGIzsdmtQPA1elSBmS_d8r0s3ogLw5tTQGRX7OjXxnnd-1v453VIOkws2folmMFWBdn2gKEh_j2OKXjh6si0HzlDslf6eYharUiyqAfBmuorRlMjjDrt84waaI3ZknaaK2LZ7vGJV0IcDx/s320/DSC03728.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">So today we had some cucumbers (I made cucumber salad).</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339598945964469378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiPBHfH9RILs6kgKdg6FLWG9CaFvCP514p4wwKSm4Z_MxV_UQ57ECYtj9SkTt0cAVfCmhxxk7zqb9FJfo4I95adHIBTnFcyfp6ijo3uM6Mf6GWFyiaNY8NIABwoQCWphE2RwWnrNPE-ga/s320/DSC03727.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Zucchini</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339598936591262114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9kpKs3zc1pJYxJ91oyG-f0RvJ-PzU-uMzc6om2aJwSuRcWorbh3wC4yY5G4zbKSbNVexooS3jRNrDXiXv7Ut5OfvoxJSledZLisjQKUu4-ON-qgdGh1B4IficFDeHOr-XeCyvE4935UV/s320/DSC03725.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Our first eggplant!</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339598931539911138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXykV3xHjn48YYCPYqV5TI8SOmKWLSZGNoDqkkd5RTh6gA57TwmMwBgq4xIWS7JnPdooX3jJlm60XrNs6MBhPv6SMVqZxhZp0z6pcg51aq7zckmrclwv_BJ2wjQo7t9DelU5Y9zyxCKp5j/s320/DSC03723.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Our first beans! Yes, only a few, I didn't want them to get tough. There's more coming.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595683975813506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqzPrlo4aim0k8-eUKr4KEhArga5EhjFx-5e_UqKz7T14XumlsetdTXbsYaZahhC213iS788I1kqD7yIu6AeF7w-zYBVYJhDw77xg4siLjxfd5gkfKIubfVB185fCuRZjVbD4NxQfv39n/s320/DSC03720.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">...and of course some fresh dill to go in the cucumber salad.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339598951312273762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYO-evaCnnXJs2vBfAMgJIL0QaSMHtNa-8KWPfNmTi5p4PhMeK4uRQkQT6ZKWkxq8FvCiX7P7Nikk_W7vhQh-N_Zi5kxLKOB79MFLSp8mdO498qQ39flDg3irEFK3D0qvG6Ub_rObV-IU/s320/DSC03729.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div align="center"><br />If you think back to those first few blog postings, you'll remember that I scattered many seeds in a patch of dirt at the back of the yard and hoped for the best. Well, just when I'd thought it was being taken over by weeds, I had this little basil pop up! There are many more around it, and I've already dug up two to give Ted and Beth as a housewarming present. (Ted, are they still alive?) I plan on digging these little guys up and transplanting them, since the dogs like to trample around this area a bit.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuNCdJmpSRGylJJfRcjYFdFDXrzZrtgvyRLeTSumAcruam2m8Kw9EE5WjDj-O0fk7FOcvFDwLZf_pIv2lEvObjpIBzaSIlxrcSixgkzPrmgFK1KUGfjgA1Km02NK4EgSkPD66CmUGvKY5/s1600-h/DSC03702.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595664657267042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuNCdJmpSRGylJJfRcjYFdFDXrzZrtgvyRLeTSumAcruam2m8Kw9EE5WjDj-O0fk7FOcvFDwLZf_pIv2lEvObjpIBzaSIlxrcSixgkzPrmgFK1KUGfjgA1Km02NK4EgSkPD66CmUGvKY5/s320/DSC03702.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hurray for pollination! Here's a bumblebee making sure we get beans this summer. The number of pollinating insects has been rising, which makes me happy! Still haven't seen a single honeybee in the backyard, but the lantana in the front yard has seen a few honeybee visitors.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4i00U8AObEv45LS3HWfIIa4GhsIX2nhuQlbE-cI_JKcmxvQa6TqyHWJ_xjQqiSq35IyUc7A6fjofqS5UD9QTaQKQX3IQecgsl2pR-NvC7VNKa8gU7M30zzxqiDdkAeDjSz-Ytnbc-2-T/s1600-h/DSC03695.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339595659713301186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4i00U8AObEv45LS3HWfIIa4GhsIX2nhuQlbE-cI_JKcmxvQa6TqyHWJ_xjQqiSq35IyUc7A6fjofqS5UD9QTaQKQX3IQecgsl2pR-NvC7VNKa8gU7M30zzxqiDdkAeDjSz-Ytnbc-2-T/s320/DSC03695.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And with pollination comes... veggies! </div><div>Check out the eggplant. And there are still more flowers on it!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutelDrjaXeLw_MqoSxajttFnc1zM7sfmu6S3c5v2FV5EhAskwZtydE-1yOCu51TqpQ5rSvVdqyzbBv8yEpSKa4zf_EIjITN0Ik5w_fBRbLjFu7XtacxIMfW4KdLg4Svy8vdmYtp1wTfSZ/s1600-h/DSC03686.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339591492815824178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutelDrjaXeLw_MqoSxajttFnc1zM7sfmu6S3c5v2FV5EhAskwZtydE-1yOCu51TqpQ5rSvVdqyzbBv8yEpSKa4zf_EIjITN0Ik5w_fBRbLjFu7XtacxIMfW4KdLg4Svy8vdmYtp1wTfSZ/s320/DSC03686.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>Our first batch of jalapenos.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVmw1kafWJzOV0IPk2fRJIHs10CQFznUrmuwTeK21c9qMvTM2W5gOi92I8_yNKxus1F6OUEM3o0wjiT5lifArxCZzU8aURXK0HDN-DxYyt3PN-1_RylM00HBv4MQ2yfObGZv5QNZhkjKs/s1600-h/DSC03691.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339591486811715202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVmw1kafWJzOV0IPk2fRJIHs10CQFznUrmuwTeK21c9qMvTM2W5gOi92I8_yNKxus1F6OUEM3o0wjiT5lifArxCZzU8aURXK0HDN-DxYyt3PN-1_RylM00HBv4MQ2yfObGZv5QNZhkjKs/s320/DSC03691.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another bell pepper. There's actually several more growing, but this is the largest.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNqD5VhZuTix0qBqrW1ImQUgLJGjEgwu4qykqsKR3Mbv0CeDCGWqBq7lCku2Puu0-rZMu6kIYMkMz4w_8gXzawZZ-WvczQHBJtuvM-VOiWjdMdeIlNzeuE_gSxOwzoIYKN7xUo9vE2xHf/s1600-h/DSC03688.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339591481785413794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNqD5VhZuTix0qBqrW1ImQUgLJGjEgwu4qykqsKR3Mbv0CeDCGWqBq7lCku2Puu0-rZMu6kIYMkMz4w_8gXzawZZ-WvczQHBJtuvM-VOiWjdMdeIlNzeuE_gSxOwzoIYKN7xUo9vE2xHf/s320/DSC03688.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The roma tomatoes are still just doing their thing.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaj32mmtRvVV5SaLHkIaNokR71ahiZZzdttaqY1hxBCgars1FbokgoazWb_L6uEPm9demMyAbljpocPih79qsDbLRiFCsdkJ9fp0D8u74iHWRfzT2E6B1tXTPZH-eNpz6P9tFgcQqusYo/s1600-h/DSC03675.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339591476020624866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaj32mmtRvVV5SaLHkIaNokR71ahiZZzdttaqY1hxBCgars1FbokgoazWb_L6uEPm9demMyAbljpocPih79qsDbLRiFCsdkJ9fp0D8u74iHWRfzT2E6B1tXTPZH-eNpz6P9tFgcQqusYo/s320/DSC03675.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Same goes for the cherry tomatoes. They are just growing lots and lots of tomatoes, but no red ones yet. If they all turn red at once, I might have to have a tomato-eating party!</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cdmS9SaIfjpu5QMzJQDoHwTJskQrDFilQEgoXVH4r6wfLqiyB7DqwiLIm1bUBHgs1b8hJcg7EWMW_zg52PngaMo7VwYiZvEUoZvGVe9GWLWq50oEzhzM0UiND2tJoXJZYjDXVvz7dD7n/s1600-h/DSC03673.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339591473567151970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cdmS9SaIfjpu5QMzJQDoHwTJskQrDFilQEgoXVH4r6wfLqiyB7DqwiLIm1bUBHgs1b8hJcg7EWMW_zg52PngaMo7VwYiZvEUoZvGVe9GWLWq50oEzhzM0UiND2tJoXJZYjDXVvz7dD7n/s320/DSC03673.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So if you read the title of this blog, you are by now thinking - what's with the war on pests? I haven't seen any pests! Well, get ready. </div><div>Below we have a beautiful green lacewing. This one is NOT a pest, but a very beneficial insect. As an adult it eats nectar. <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339589922395914274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gb0q8KuLfvK3-OJ5RttaracMSpr_xOmGnSeNKgiOsd4vaMAkK9MkCScbPEvohdOmAY-2WfAZEvTESm3rEJdFkFqmCtXWGwASwO-T5Svgn9i36_xW3-TugXPgwYn29lQ0dcZVv9XCJi_i/s320/DSC03490.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>As larvae (yes, they look totally different) these guys eat soft-bodied insects. I found this one in my failed wildflower garden and quickly transferred him to the veggie garden for a feast. He's the beige-colored guy below.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDvjK6xW1bAATBwA_3JdQV0MpwH0CWsc5LL1iJxZbvwbPCMMyfBwGbNNXqqNpilznLBcT6Hi0M-VOkHqPgl5gN9aKfK0uuFgNmX6ubqUq05HGiiOEsyB_qSP2hyphenhyphennoVpyLqh-6DzxCyFv1/s1600-h/DSC03543.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339589932297072306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqDvjK6xW1bAATBwA_3JdQV0MpwH0CWsc5LL1iJxZbvwbPCMMyfBwGbNNXqqNpilznLBcT6Hi0M-VOkHqPgl5gN9aKfK0uuFgNmX6ubqUq05HGiiOEsyB_qSP2hyphenhyphennoVpyLqh-6DzxCyFv1/s320/DSC03543.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I am hoping he will feast on this little sucker. This is (I think) a cucumber beetle larva. It is (as you can see) very destructive and is wreaking havoc on my plants. I saw several adult beetles out on the plants today, and unlike some other insects, cucumber beetles are FAST! So I've been researching the 'net to try and figure out what I can do to keep the garden organic and get rid of the beetles. I'll keep everyone posted on that. Click on the photo below to see the worm.<br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339589911009083202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFvZNvPdFP-kC1KPNA5ulzurWrqS-xyumLQdJUCFx7In8Oog0t-c3quTfJx4imZz23-6qkgr9Yn1X8_-2QuAgwnS0Y-7JoaHNG0X_p9xD7dlaTZ_u3sCibUxsTvUuUoys1U9ZEZ-Hu8UOy/s320/DSC03507.JPG" border="0" />Just to give you an idea of what I'm dealing with, here's a photo of the evil, evil little thing on my thumb. I think it's amazing that I found it at all! I was sceptical, but then I saw the beetles and knew what I was dealing with. Sorry, no photos of adults, they were too fast. You can look up spotted cucumber beetles and see my mortal enemy up close.<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339589913811558594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilSb07usBH1iKaQaWLgIuVAP_8dh-VPmIk0ujwYv-83ZFI5e81FScW9u27K4AcODp1RReDBjAdvHIpjdh5byghUgLDiWa_t0mX8vgU1AxS4ffPsPJVGdeXawjGcfumVmCbp6EsFburU5q0/s320/DSC03511.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>This one is, I think, a weevil of some sort. I'm including the photo because it made me say, "aww!" It looks like a little anteater. No matter how evil a weevil, it's still cute.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkjCbUCk6mSyw3tsvP-eqjWEVwjc0Bb7QYV1OFvIqThSWxGFh_U4PHiRjlp_E9b7YpD3j9TvTsr5FzrK-twKVykoEh1QXHtATz3rZXVUjZR3aoWu4l2ucaSL76Bdg_9cEZk808ZtPF7Lx/s1600-h/DSC03500.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339589917552766514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkjCbUCk6mSyw3tsvP-eqjWEVwjc0Bb7QYV1OFvIqThSWxGFh_U4PHiRjlp_E9b7YpD3j9TvTsr5FzrK-twKVykoEh1QXHtATz3rZXVUjZR3aoWu4l2ucaSL76Bdg_9cEZk808ZtPF7Lx/s320/DSC03500.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Well, I can't include many-legged friends and foes without my friend the orb-weaver. We last visited this spider as it was building its neat, upside-down web in my blueberry bush. Last time I mistakenly called this spider a "she." I now think it's actually a "he" because of the large pedipalps that are visible in this photo. Pedi-what? Look it up!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmLL1YbrAtEF5epArvm6JtR4RzqegcAndZD-gPlZlZL_KUm0U4-uo1oyqIHbjxq7rJCA23C5Jg8274XweAk9I5BwObVdCmKh3KAei6I36KjexGx9o4cUcyGTLkDC9pzehZkR03MdBodsj/s1600-h/DSC03564.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588314171483954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmLL1YbrAtEF5epArvm6JtR4RzqegcAndZD-gPlZlZL_KUm0U4-uo1oyqIHbjxq7rJCA23C5Jg8274XweAk9I5BwObVdCmKh3KAei6I36KjexGx9o4cUcyGTLkDC9pzehZkR03MdBodsj/s320/DSC03564.JPG" border="0" /></a> Well, I was taking some awesome spider photos and tragedy struck! I was holding the twig the spider was sitting on, and suddenly the twig broke, sending the spider flying off the bush. I was instantly very upset with myself! This super cool spider has been living in this plant for months now, and I've gotten to see it grow and spin beautiful webs... and in a brief second it was gone. I've checked twice, but of course it didn't come back to the same spot. Spiders don't do that.</div><div>I was cheered a little today by the fact that two new spiders have taken up residence in the blueberry bush. They are (from what I can currently tell) two different species. One was spinning its web right in front of me. I've never actually seen a spider do that before and it was so awesome - it was much faster than I realized! I tried to get it on video, but my camera wouldn't focus on the teeny, tiny spider.</div><div>Here's a photo of the awesome orb weaver before he went flying through the air to his new home - wherever that may be. No special effects in this one, just the sun playing along at the right moment.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayWvRgDzRmwNS-nbsUfZ1cFJv5gTnkZG_WAtr1PDd2SSh-WxjFd-X6M9POM_QMF3150AqHeNEZUqXe5MZ7tDXZLs2s_XeiSGRoeC6j_tnmNCJuF2Hb-JDW9TgNAbLdUW8Af0x_jpop15i/s1600-h/DSC03553.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588310652185058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayWvRgDzRmwNS-nbsUfZ1cFJv5gTnkZG_WAtr1PDd2SSh-WxjFd-X6M9POM_QMF3150AqHeNEZUqXe5MZ7tDXZLs2s_XeiSGRoeC6j_tnmNCJuF2Hb-JDW9TgNAbLdUW8Af0x_jpop15i/s320/DSC03553.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />And last but not least - the one rose bush we have left in the yard from the previous owner bloomed today! Here's what it looked like yesterday...<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPz0WHHX_f73_xsFrVMNNAoCDHA1Ezd2bPd61N-cMEBLl_veaDqsZsQ-_uO4n4J9bbWRlQR1v9UNiOcCzu-pXzb4Tz9JG5XtSZihZjhmSZbcz2hwqIYAZcD3mBQN6TNBD3j5bWIeZf8Rj/s1600-h/DSC03554.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588306543032146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPz0WHHX_f73_xsFrVMNNAoCDHA1Ezd2bPd61N-cMEBLl_veaDqsZsQ-_uO4n4J9bbWRlQR1v9UNiOcCzu-pXzb4Tz9JG5XtSZihZjhmSZbcz2hwqIYAZcD3mBQN6TNBD3j5bWIeZf8Rj/s320/DSC03554.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...and here it is today! I love this color!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAxX5EK0tnFVW7w68reaC4ZlpUw7IkCKlcOUo1wumLW01MNhPknKQ2IeZe6LPLrVzardPqUly6-V7gv99A5c63Mq380ZOR2gCc8EjMSV2qHLU_FQy6cvwndtH7XCwZKrB-ls-HIr7mQwD/s1600-h/DSC03734.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339588303946615314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAxX5EK0tnFVW7w68reaC4ZlpUw7IkCKlcOUo1wumLW01MNhPknKQ2IeZe6LPLrVzardPqUly6-V7gv99A5c63Mq380ZOR2gCc8EjMSV2qHLU_FQy6cvwndtH7XCwZKrB-ls-HIr7mQwD/s320/DSC03734.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Check back for updates on the WAR ON PESTS. </div><div>I sure hope I can get rid of these stupid beetles. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-9118276255410293622009-05-17T14:04:00.000-07:002009-05-17T14:47:38.965-07:00Rainy Day - First Harvest!<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Happy Sunday, everyone! Well, it's been raining on and off for the past few days. I'm so glad I have the rain barrel in place - it's already full - in fact, it's overflowing and I am a little sad that I don't have overflow barrels in place yet. Maybe this week...</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">This past week I worked on getting the compost cleaned up a little. The dogs have been getting into the compost bin and eating the food in there. The bottom of the bin has little doors and Brooklyn (our little whiz kid) figured out how to open these doors, climb in and grab a snack. So she and Brodie have been helping themselves for a while. We've used some of the hardware cloth and the wheelbarrel to keep the little doors shut, but they got in again. As a result, Brodie puked all over the bedroom floor at 5 in the morning a few days ago. So I put myself to work building a temporary fence for the compost. I say temporary because it started raining hard right after I started, and I aborted the original "Mission Impossible: Keep Dogs Out." So far (fingers crossed) it's been working.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336907673162734498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECxtjU7Tb2ul9CUDGxhrFOwg7k_IfmhkLyTtRe7u1Pg8PYSst_x7GsHCg_AhVfk6nPDkmCHeh3bF29dgoRiWB5lsUMuGbWAXpftKHYfUIMx8Xyn65IBZcSPq4FtocZXUXKrY7VsL2I1gv/s320/DSC03307.JPG" border="0" />In the photo below you can see Brodie eyeing the fence and thinking, "hmm... I better consult Brooklyn on how to break through this barrier!"<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGAu-E6UsqBsqM59B6ZmyowYyfKXDr3kmF9_aWJWNBtTGPa901Cbksn4oADhHYQGjHvUrFyg4r0KySy5rapQ7NgGpLjoHupW21xYZz_nOnbTTmFH9ePnNcUcFJjHiH4BBuiqbYNYGy8O3/s1600-h/DSC03399.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336905909610053538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGAu-E6UsqBsqM59B6ZmyowYyfKXDr3kmF9_aWJWNBtTGPa901Cbksn4oADhHYQGjHvUrFyg4r0KySy5rapQ7NgGpLjoHupW21xYZz_nOnbTTmFH9ePnNcUcFJjHiH4BBuiqbYNYGy8O3/s320/DSC03399.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Two days ago I was sitting in the living room, reading ( a gardening book, what else?) and I happened to glance outside. I saw a hummingbird at the feeder! I was just thinking about how I needed to take down the feeder and make new food because it's been out there for a while, and there he was. I'm sure he got one taste of the water and thought, "ick, don't need to come back to this bar!" I actually had the camera on hand, so I took a quick photo of him.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_zjCD3wTcaOoul4XUmU1W0qQ-aHMJ2fEBc0iAwinwesLCSfM5BRxeNh3mO0u-7WQOZHGYqHGpSGRjHDgMkO17In_aLaJhyphenhyphencrbQZsPQ3lnquVFy5wCJiRr-RYh2TgeJLKcZUtLiRr6NZn/s1600-h/DSC03407.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336905905586687778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_zjCD3wTcaOoul4XUmU1W0qQ-aHMJ2fEBc0iAwinwesLCSfM5BRxeNh3mO0u-7WQOZHGYqHGpSGRjHDgMkO17In_aLaJhyphenhyphencrbQZsPQ3lnquVFy5wCJiRr-RYh2TgeJLKcZUtLiRr6NZn/s320/DSC03407.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Here's another visitor to the yard. This little guy was sitting inside the compost bin. See how fat he is? He's probably be snacking on all those bugs that live in the bin. I initially thought this was a green tree frog, but after zooming into the photo and seeing rougher-than-normal skin as well as some subtle patterns, and then noticing the yellow on his hindlegs, I thought - maybe grey tree frog... but that doesn't seem entirely right either. Could it be a hybrid? Do I have any frog experts out there in blog world?<br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9Kry3MdENJf1I_zXrzVwJzg3bhl3zbrNC5DUjPET0rULvDM9M2K_eTVcF6pffsR-0Cc6AneJ_ueOBdoeSHAzctSsnm74WH5rXi_hPhUl6z3xJot7q1t7fDtqNkgHWM-lEKwWnBFLdfsx/s1600-h/DSC03393.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336904715712800370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9Kry3MdENJf1I_zXrzVwJzg3bhl3zbrNC5DUjPET0rULvDM9M2K_eTVcF6pffsR-0Cc6AneJ_ueOBdoeSHAzctSsnm74WH5rXi_hPhUl6z3xJot7q1t7fDtqNkgHWM-lEKwWnBFLdfsx/s320/DSC03393.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Get ready for this one: The morning glory is blooming!!!! I thought it would have red flowers! Guess not. It's still really pretty though. If it ever stops raining I'm going to get Dan to help me carry it around front so it can cheer up the front door and grow up a trellis.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHGgD9GHrW33zk9-EmpjpxZSDNyov9LI8bzorK72N-iKAu-LRU_tsW6UYWBpkpqGqxE35D8RWpbVk3qdUUF03USSSaZ2uZ8iQLyjJ8_eyXl1RrQQjwV1z0Q0voDwTnWVqOvh8hhMpJFXS/s1600-h/DSC03412.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336904711928361106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHGgD9GHrW33zk9-EmpjpxZSDNyov9LI8bzorK72N-iKAu-LRU_tsW6UYWBpkpqGqxE35D8RWpbVk3qdUUF03USSSaZ2uZ8iQLyjJ8_eyXl1RrQQjwV1z0Q0voDwTnWVqOvh8hhMpJFXS/s320/DSC03412.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OjUVYMDxuztzugHNPDWQzIgyKY5PbD4dMNribm7hsuagMsnOVYoTVWC1_hWND0uQYAxUn01qF0JMWIOzhYWfK_SzAWo41hH5E3wqD1lJrrWka86Tzum2bY8dRHWGfDCi8WSDVSTjrREW/s1600-h/DSC03413.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336904703169319202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OjUVYMDxuztzugHNPDWQzIgyKY5PbD4dMNribm7hsuagMsnOVYoTVWC1_hWND0uQYAxUn01qF0JMWIOzhYWfK_SzAWo41hH5E3wqD1lJrrWka86Tzum2bY8dRHWGfDCi8WSDVSTjrREW/s320/DSC03413.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />These are the only photos I took today. Since it's still raining (enough already!!), I just took a quick snapshot from the sunroom to give you an idea of the jungle the garden is becoming.<br /><br />I went out and picked some veggies for dinner! It will be the first meal from our garden and I am so excited!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcRYMHZwL-VWMVsWBYpH_apUAXTr64dgctxJiNPBvOhgaRlExQNt5kCL0s0m4S9HASkJTIu6k7roTfk6V-bDyW28vVsB4Ewgyqa5J4OGToKIZ50FkXJeqVvCtYnEP50cmlz0I8gmlWXGg/s1600-h/DSC03447.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336903755831022882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcRYMHZwL-VWMVsWBYpH_apUAXTr64dgctxJiNPBvOhgaRlExQNt5kCL0s0m4S9HASkJTIu6k7roTfk6V-bDyW28vVsB4Ewgyqa5J4OGToKIZ50FkXJeqVvCtYnEP50cmlz0I8gmlWXGg/s320/DSC03447.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's the bountiful harvest: To the left you can see zucchini blossoms, which I will sautee,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVC8QOTLkpArYKCbs7sid4ivjYXn6MfLvtGMZ6ShSkwTT03M67i7CpbsLD4PgfEcOkw2jWfmykyDblSR5IlmJfTiv7UETrGOphRXF_pUVwM47jT-19p1q70xJ1BWRGM0g0g4aXT7wWUG_/s1600-h/DSC03445.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336903753258964066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVC8QOTLkpArYKCbs7sid4ivjYXn6MfLvtGMZ6ShSkwTT03M67i7CpbsLD4PgfEcOkw2jWfmykyDblSR5IlmJfTiv7UETrGOphRXF_pUVwM47jT-19p1q70xJ1BWRGM0g0g4aXT7wWUG_/s320/DSC03445.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />a bell pepper,<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z_ok2rFdhY-pVHB0csIjLDcgPvKa-Ku_LoYlbHdSJQcU2S9jzAR0t0yXBjabiETX9REEVJJDmGvRKfvuB7tLMUNmMgkmDBBVAGCbgK0nWXAgI_a8OnwnQvSdraz78l0djxcwZEvlXhcO/s1600-h/DSC03441.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336903746642962034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z_ok2rFdhY-pVHB0csIjLDcgPvKa-Ku_LoYlbHdSJQcU2S9jzAR0t0yXBjabiETX9REEVJJDmGvRKfvuB7tLMUNmMgkmDBBVAGCbgK0nWXAgI_a8OnwnQvSdraz78l0djxcwZEvlXhcO/s320/DSC03441.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />yellow squash,<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlRGXe1hKaBJ1ALzF9cYV4DTZZ5-JHi2XXoqZR-Av4oBmj6QYnpL0yCe7YH8tFOzf8cR1FSF8k78JN41oyBU_GLI1q0tPBIp96HYnG7uqVp864czdzJW6mNj2gY8XWa1GnksI0V4m2DsO/s1600-h/DSC03442.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336903741800398178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHlRGXe1hKaBJ1ALzF9cYV4DTZZ5-JHi2XXoqZR-Av4oBmj6QYnpL0yCe7YH8tFOzf8cR1FSF8k78JN41oyBU_GLI1q0tPBIp96HYnG7uqVp864czdzJW6mNj2gY8XWa1GnksI0V4m2DsO/s320/DSC03442.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />and three small zucchinis. Yes they're small, but there's plenty more growing.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptkbw-cArUZDf_u1lmM6t_LarG2_cy8x3yyXRZ_tQSfSKXNJxvh5ATyaiSuJGYqxy85RfAdArTTOl6zzzoCrNXEing4YEOjNjVUFJoKBmDYClxdF6mhJFmQTIj3-NnQKZ-2SiDDTCwfPm/s1600-h/DSC03443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336903738709598946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptkbw-cArUZDf_u1lmM6t_LarG2_cy8x3yyXRZ_tQSfSKXNJxvh5ATyaiSuJGYqxy85RfAdArTTOl6zzzoCrNXEing4YEOjNjVUFJoKBmDYClxdF6mhJFmQTIj3-NnQKZ-2SiDDTCwfPm/s320/DSC03443.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All this will be seasoned with fresh herbs from the garden. </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336904722754639106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYVxJbwN0kNdmsFyY4ghpwX1_FOvs6iPztR0ANBTrpRd94S_jWTYVnVNKa1Ij2Q1x0bOuS80NM4faPLi0it24gQbqXgO_Rrylt9-oNgrJovtEF6Z0_eDVFUMSvGL5biDjJEljk9n_mYEj/s320/DSC03448.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Ok, that's it for this week. Sorry there aren't more photos, but I don't own a canoe, and that's what I would need to get out there right now. (Ok, so maybe it hasn't rained THAT much, but it sure does feel soggy.) </div><div>Oh, I almost forgot, the corn has silks and there is an actual eggplant growing! AND there are teeny little beans on the plants. I'm so excited for those beans! More photos next week when it has stopped pouring.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-75139890483277549272009-05-12T13:35:00.000-07:002009-05-12T13:58:06.603-07:00Look what I did today!<div align="center">I did it. I put together the rain barrel, set it up and I painted it, too. I figured today would be the day, since the weather was supposed to be "cool." Yeah, right. It's 72, which is still hot to me when you're working in the sun. </div><br /><div align="center">Anyways, here it is. The only thing I need now is a hose or something for the overflow and it's all done. I painted it blue and black because those were the only colors we had in the shed. I would have picked dark and light green if I had the choice, but... beggars can't be choosers, right? I think it turned out nice nonetheless. I got the idea for the pattern from a website I found online.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSTzR5Z4chRB9y3U9uAAAIQe7WHSbZ-nHUoUIz_5SbbhrIifrqWXaIs7V3-ImgMWgh10ibT8pKcr52ZOfDEwSX8iznGHyFT8l4u6Laj1n8dZY9YSUZNXC81IavjfZSZafNLZVcFj8SGUl/s1600-h/DSC03390.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335039324679531714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSTzR5Z4chRB9y3U9uAAAIQe7WHSbZ-nHUoUIz_5SbbhrIifrqWXaIs7V3-ImgMWgh10ibT8pKcr52ZOfDEwSX8iznGHyFT8l4u6Laj1n8dZY9YSUZNXC81IavjfZSZafNLZVcFj8SGUl/s320/DSC03390.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here's an upclose look at the barrel with all its parts. It is leaking just the tiniest bit right now, I'm not too concerned, I will see if this gets any worse.<br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzTjw0okND2K-ccRcT5znNITPTvxmKSoOxkRyR1Y6e2dw7iavjNBkvKZD473yfCi7-dsjYVyoMX5Lnqa5p5og' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><p align="center">I feel accomplished! </p></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-13156111993371881922009-05-11T16:32:00.000-07:002009-05-11T21:00:22.934-07:00I heart my garden!<p align="center">I'm a day late in posting an update because I partied on Saturday night and stayed out way past my bedtime. My friend Meredith had her last night out as a single lady, she's getting married next month. I volunteered to be the designated driver, and believe me, that was FAR more exhausting than getting drunk and dancing all night. Keeping track of all the girls was like herding kittens. The next morning I had to take Dan to the airport. I went out into the garden in the afternoon and took some photos, but it was raining, so I only took a few. I went out today and got some more. The plants loved the rain! See for yourself.</p><p align="center">I am so proud of my morning glories. They are the only thing (besides the beans) that I sowed from seed that survived. I know they're really easy, but still, it makes me happy to see them grow so well. When they start blooming I am going to stick them out by the front door. I think this variety has a red flower.</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334729079332735874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdVcBxsF_ZVMexKjIKYeyHba5cTs_bToJAJvqOp06ISlks4i8h1nLNeEm-C_Rpv1jwfCk1y8HctWXG6emB32_yfZT8cLQMAm6WXnyZPUuYTNDVgdsgywJh1Vi3IRi4cnM5_UX9Z-d3cpI/s320/DSC03363.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">As you can see in the photo above, the prickly pear cactus is flowering like crazy! I am already thinking of all the things I can make with the prickly pears when they are ripe.</p><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725742432623010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpNMRdtjhZywR_E55AWVM660zAZ4JmPbral4ukeqrej0mECXkCu92LOygZSZNpfgR_6cfCQd4JikpvPGjrMDxXgFnozR1uB8RfjvdLUAM_PidNQjFx44rRHY_A3nafkoMgXd5NfRPpMLK/s320/DSC03365.JPG" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Ok, so here's a video. Nature is just so cool. Apparently, prickly pear flowers have a really neat adaptation that helps them to pollenate. When something touches the anthers, they all move in towards the stigma. Watch - I caught it on video (yes, I am really this nerdy!).</p><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwYgTwmvO8O7hw1P5bld3yxur10kVjnjq6T7MPwY1kAD_bUpWsROpmDCZlcrXMPgiNQ3HyFXQt0L6Prcbkztg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><br /><br /><div align="center">Here's my itty bitty paw paw tree, growing more leaves every day! I learned AFTER I bought this last year that I need at least two trees to get fruit, so maybe next year I will buy another one. The fruit is supposed to taste like a combo of mango and banana. Yum!</div><div align="center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdTk4C9h0Q2stpKtkDgJjkWI82Tsbxewj8guwf9TPLG8_lHIYTnGsw6a0cApgBZ9lIhn51cp_7dB1whjsuKAosQYKO40fnKy-ozLUFKzULnEHIggc03sihvuZEkX-4-uNfG_NFVJZPD8H/s1600-h/DSC03314.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334729067970446674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdTk4C9h0Q2stpKtkDgJjkWI82Tsbxewj8guwf9TPLG8_lHIYTnGsw6a0cApgBZ9lIhn51cp_7dB1whjsuKAosQYKO40fnKy-ozLUFKzULnEHIggc03sihvuZEkX-4-uNfG_NFVJZPD8H/s320/DSC03314.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">WARNING: Here comes another spider picture! :)</div><div align="center">This spider web is probably the most amazing one I have EVER seen. This little spider has been living in the blueberry bush for weeks now (in fact, if you go back a few posts, there is a picture of the much smaller spider). She has been building and rebuilding her web, so the whole top of the bush is covered in a mess cobwebs. She then built her new web, but attached the center of it to the other webs to form an inverted bowl shape. It was SO hard to get a picture of this. You have GOT to click on the picture to see it magnified. Also check out the perfection of the web - it looks like fine-mesh mosquito netting. Man, nature is just so awesome! At this point I'd like to give a shout-out to my homegirl Becky, who would have taken just as many photos and obsessed over this just as much. Love you, Becky! Wish you could have been there!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvTo1S89AnHPPXDyXu4XQNypLIxI2pwIkryVXH_7iC98lQjGY8iN5yY2rVg8rJPzlAv-xN3yPqceE9EQeEA60wyzjdCEupdF3F9rY47jdkUUpDzwFVfDQmosxs5cs6xt8NCwn4N-KSC6B/s1600-h/DSC03335.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725762078314402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvTo1S89AnHPPXDyXu4XQNypLIxI2pwIkryVXH_7iC98lQjGY8iN5yY2rVg8rJPzlAv-xN3yPqceE9EQeEA60wyzjdCEupdF3F9rY47jdkUUpDzwFVfDQmosxs5cs6xt8NCwn4N-KSC6B/s320/DSC03335.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Remember when I posted that photo of the first fig leaf? Well, here's the fig tree. It's growing pretty well this year. We haven't had any figs since the first year, so maybe this year?<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725737922509682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHcd2X7HBBqHlCIGyqpzqY0H_0qBz7fhJs7d57dSbRVLYRNs1JM0baKvM8sEXuwuPYHn4nSCoxngU9W1q-nSIo-exd8GCRjisgte-IrT6lkR7MVb3PltlizUYgbBsVC0_oMbjapjKt1w0/s320/DSC03306.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center">Ok, let's move on to the garden!</div><div align="center">Here's the barrel that I bought to turn into a rain barrel. I want to get more of them so I can have a whole water-storage system, but right now I am concentrating on getting this one up and running. I have all the parts, I just haven't figured out a way to build a platform that will support the weight of a full barrel (400 lbs!). The problem is that the bottom of the barrel is not flat, so it weebles and wobbles a little. I am hoping to get this going by the end of the week, so look for the finished project in next week's update!</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334729077221794466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEvN9qDjs1D5ULCY-S2Yicx5J_RjF57JR9j4Khd6g10Njl99BIJvA859WfuZgBLmqLREB4I-WKhDSggo5Lp3aZK-m_U0KHtYUFkGIMbnPPz8A6NdguPdd-F5sCifV5BvRAurLO_hQUDfb/s320/DSC03318.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Here's a view of the garden from further away. The beans are absolutely out of control; I love it! Next to the beans, the cucumber is growing up and away!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4oBr5G5eIH6fNRMxDuKvIImcH_MBnwSrH7mt1hsgbIhVS6hB5gxTwHIR1ZvJF-6-Zi91fPMI4jFLGUpjzadstfiW77CqFIz7JCBxbKCpzPxkSm_JGfgWoHxsGBRlM01uFEwRJ5GpPnON/s1600-h/DSC03304.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334714732893284834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim4oBr5G5eIH6fNRMxDuKvIImcH_MBnwSrH7mt1hsgbIhVS6hB5gxTwHIR1ZvJF-6-Zi91fPMI4jFLGUpjzadstfiW77CqFIz7JCBxbKCpzPxkSm_JGfgWoHxsGBRlM01uFEwRJ5GpPnON/s320/DSC03304.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"></p><div align="center">Here's a view from the house-side of the garden.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHWJsKHkzHhAAy5UOFg6vlMq0J-pwsYiF1WssBtUu5-yyLLot6pYbUFyVL99NUjER6EkPcad9iVzbD3JOLcvO-r9fa6667_btIjgqDZ-jnby8c0S9yM13xxlMlf2h-lHcczs9Xca6OLmK/s1600-h/DSC03286.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334714725948906482" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXHWJsKHkzHhAAy5UOFg6vlMq0J-pwsYiF1WssBtUu5-yyLLot6pYbUFyVL99NUjER6EkPcad9iVzbD3JOLcvO-r9fa6667_btIjgqDZ-jnby8c0S9yM13xxlMlf2h-lHcczs9Xca6OLmK/s320/DSC03286.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"></p><br /><div align="center">Look at the cayenne peppers! When we started out, I was doubtful these would make it, especially after the windy day where they kept getting stuck under the plastic. They have caught up to the other peppers in height. I attribute that to the sun shifting, and this part of the garden getting more sunlight than before.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBfrKF5kabLdt7Eue1znamCP3al9KtLVbOxQoxKdZ0bcuFiuG7BxGlB2q30AMt48Pz0tALsCdqFsLIh9GyAXJ0OKf9yn6L403mv5CRGZPNr9g8D8jVouCBSzyWmZ0_QyPH6AUKJYIBeco/s1600-h/DSC03292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334722646723436482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBfrKF5kabLdt7Eue1znamCP3al9KtLVbOxQoxKdZ0bcuFiuG7BxGlB2q30AMt48Pz0tALsCdqFsLIh9GyAXJ0OKf9yn6L403mv5CRGZPNr9g8D8jVouCBSzyWmZ0_QyPH6AUKJYIBeco/s320/DSC03292.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />Someone's going to be eating squash soon!!! At least I hope to.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhcYVWnrhY3i3K_5PPxSQF6X-CBxmCwozmLsRLCFECqbrnzgyfCAhzho9GllUuy9_rPZkpj_jQwgyHS6dW7JeEEp72LpmpFF9p2IAsjadz51XPFoO6gEkTRL2SSOV6ojbtgH_OoXaX4MG/s1600-h/DSC03293.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334722642488641218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhcYVWnrhY3i3K_5PPxSQF6X-CBxmCwozmLsRLCFECqbrnzgyfCAhzho9GllUuy9_rPZkpj_jQwgyHS6dW7JeEEp72LpmpFF9p2IAsjadz51XPFoO6gEkTRL2SSOV6ojbtgH_OoXaX4MG/s320/DSC03293.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center">Teeny little cucumber. The vine is covered with these guys!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725755818819458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbymZO5ZfFy18FMcSufbyG7Nj8_P1jl4skZGxakaUVQoOvWL5eXxI5yKlK3x7hJqFw8Ke2-lIuj-cf96AHYcGySPOoUUQz-7HpNiuTBd8xItPwVVnnoK4lqZ1OpVF6C5OpBRml37I-HR0q/s320/DSC03331.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Drumroll please: the beans are flowering! I have been waiting for this since the day I bought the seeds. I have so many fond memories of eating fresh beans out of my grandparents' garden, so these are going to be the best crop for me!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aVDLYIAhTwop9InA5bRc6V9eUgvY9cRCDgOYuxu_gfrQ5Gm5Bmp6ZObG-v0JHWJ_5et4jV1Q7yOErs5ruLTGj1EuhT_kYzY2Gv3v-vKOInsAR8l7VnkoiYXsf23MjVIUNJhxOOTO3TOW/s1600-h/DSC03322.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334722639938435938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9aVDLYIAhTwop9InA5bRc6V9eUgvY9cRCDgOYuxu_gfrQ5Gm5Bmp6ZObG-v0JHWJ_5et4jV1Q7yOErs5ruLTGj1EuhT_kYzY2Gv3v-vKOInsAR8l7VnkoiYXsf23MjVIUNJhxOOTO3TOW/s320/DSC03322.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The beans are growing up the fence and have run out of room,...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-H-rBlpllxDXP6xwKdQ2HNK9gdsiU1wFyxdtASgEpzUKjmYKYmDo6wN8M8oqZ0GeOQH9MX0YleL4M4COry_XcAnIBIda1lKb16QklgfmSTGLZ2FS4XNe8rP4jLoz4yjPiQTj7yHif6eI/s1600-h/DSC03323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334722632526175618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-H-rBlpllxDXP6xwKdQ2HNK9gdsiU1wFyxdtASgEpzUKjmYKYmDo6wN8M8oqZ0GeOQH9MX0YleL4M4COry_XcAnIBIda1lKb16QklgfmSTGLZ2FS4XNe8rP4jLoz4yjPiQTj7yHif6eI/s320/DSC03323.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />...they're looking for something to climb on!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR8rKAVrEomIDFzUP0S-2Z1s4OQOo_5JuhoKFD0O5HcAHmLE8RZInMXBiHdGLK8ScAo8AKe_4e3EklJuE4yu2ndA78H58BcZnBtOy61sjgllSI6ujzFKQ1Ssn5AxFtkBS5DiiATUeBDIU/s1600-h/DSC03324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334722624057361298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR8rKAVrEomIDFzUP0S-2Z1s4OQOo_5JuhoKFD0O5HcAHmLE8RZInMXBiHdGLK8ScAo8AKe_4e3EklJuE4yu2ndA78H58BcZnBtOy61sjgllSI6ujzFKQ1Ssn5AxFtkBS5DiiATUeBDIU/s320/DSC03324.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's a view of the zucchini, just huge!<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334729069634652210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqvK4O4yhM7pmC0mBNzxSvBmcvJnn8jEnpT3Hh5ovcZWK22uEf4mz-3ncTpkUOI412GzabUiqLjWhQrdhY-qrbkWvcu88LwqFtaa8t1tgr1QR8OoEQwTDm5aTULXWIfr6Y1UZ0eSM7y5PE/s320/DSC03315.JPG" border="0" /><br />And a view of some of the fruit! Today I plucked some of the blossoms and fried them in butter. WOW! How come I've never done this? It was unbelievably delicious. Now I kind of wish I had another couple of plants, just for the blossoms!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC15f_bYV2UUby30D_2rIDJaZiZvtu16p_YvsDOl8h0vQL6LuOACVDZGxZnFe8XWIfspUkbHK610mOjpS0EZcm9r_ZBgXbJb_LwR6JEiF_31jGhy9Q7awTf7_lvebIZLWhTLM-ocqSZ40J/s1600-h/DSC03296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334717806541764274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC15f_bYV2UUby30D_2rIDJaZiZvtu16p_YvsDOl8h0vQL6LuOACVDZGxZnFe8XWIfspUkbHK610mOjpS0EZcm9r_ZBgXbJb_LwR6JEiF_31jGhy9Q7awTf7_lvebIZLWhTLM-ocqSZ40J/s320/DSC03296.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The eggplant is looking a lot better. No more aphids, from what I can see, and lots of flowers. Still waiting for the first fruits though.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tl1QzJRO1XkwFSKsfxpJiu93GuMUetuAZYIEPAPoOwvW57Q3G8bc3VWBlmGelum18szKHRceziCvS6rkjUOkTdTTNiGJnEoNstQqmn4VyEcGm4bZSZCmx2ppowboBT6wEvdJ54ycYAlL/s1600-h/DSC03301.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334717803531630738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Tl1QzJRO1XkwFSKsfxpJiu93GuMUetuAZYIEPAPoOwvW57Q3G8bc3VWBlmGelum18szKHRceziCvS6rkjUOkTdTTNiGJnEoNstQqmn4VyEcGm4bZSZCmx2ppowboBT6wEvdJ54ycYAlL/s320/DSC03301.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I am training the cucumber to grow up and over to the left, so it doesn't interfere with the beans. There are tons of male and female flowers on this vine, so we'll probably see some cucumbers soon. I'll be making cucumber salad all day long!<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334717791319219170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVyJysMwWMY-QYlekViLMgikz6t9S71E2vsnM65IrrnRWqaFxcHYNCxVxWcFRvWVX7EUV6m1u65Rwvd9pDI_vKOuDpoAATQXnBZ6tg7JI-sjuNpJk28q-mPTzpshM2pMkhvRioEfYWs8k/s320/DSC03302.JPG" border="0" /> </div><div></div><div><br />The corn is officially taller than the fence...<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334725748458762786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVPSjO8JlxjiL7R4ckKgF-V_z2Ok2fpwxr9GE5mFGyUwYuZfkZ-p0KcYZoGVGZlviglvhQqTsguquI5GaAMpLMXcURNvtZykzJcJQdYckItrIJJa6TrTkiF7C7DVuvvLvNocG5Q-Vq8ej/s320/DSC03332.JPG" border="0" /> ...and taller than me, too!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tOVxqQN0wvgqzy5hVnPQH7aaYtPaSddWZt3HxyegZfz7UM6ZMaEpeugnByJOz0i04AwF0qEg3XP5e2fcxXQrRCQDlV5d35zB2hiD8JaFLimPMrz4YZsDTMKji34X-D6N4ohx3XbEN8pT/s1600-h/DSC03298.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334717785730899874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tOVxqQN0wvgqzy5hVnPQH7aaYtPaSddWZt3HxyegZfz7UM6ZMaEpeugnByJOz0i04AwF0qEg3XP5e2fcxXQrRCQDlV5d35zB2hiD8JaFLimPMrz4YZsDTMKji34X-D6N4ohx3XbEN8pT/s320/DSC03298.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Cherry tomatoes! I go out every day and tell them, "please turn RED, NOW!" They look so perfect and plump!<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv1NkKgXTcCznYjMsHr6y8ZGDwGxEMSe-gJR4JwzwqEwi0YQi8vICNmqMyu4OefxwyMvNIX3co54iu7cRntzgbal6WOfFjuAf6LSLtkczeg9c0_k4i_rxRHjexwdhANFvTD7Py-vMMwOv/s1600-h/DSC03287.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334714723768806994" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv1NkKgXTcCznYjMsHr6y8ZGDwGxEMSe-gJR4JwzwqEwi0YQi8vICNmqMyu4OefxwyMvNIX3co54iu7cRntzgbal6WOfFjuAf6LSLtkczeg9c0_k4i_rxRHjexwdhANFvTD7Py-vMMwOv/s320/DSC03287.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><br /><br />The little bell pepper is also growing fast. I am thinking I will be having this with dinner in a few days! Yay! If it's big enough to eat before next Sunday, I will post a mid-week update of the first harvest. </p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5WCy-48WzaHR9NdpjqfCn1rmzqfdxl5cHKDRCRMuUvEY7nGfJNV7KKnK4lAF_LE45Gu1lBB0xXu6j1RizCHvH5TmInTqv76QnYWTwBQnO0xez1eoY1quzm3jcXB7tOTuLy2lQRBuGjrj/s1600-h/DSC03288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334714715761475874" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5WCy-48WzaHR9NdpjqfCn1rmzqfdxl5cHKDRCRMuUvEY7nGfJNV7KKnK4lAF_LE45Gu1lBB0xXu6j1RizCHvH5TmInTqv76QnYWTwBQnO0xez1eoY1quzm3jcXB7tOTuLy2lQRBuGjrj/s320/DSC03288.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />And here's a first view of the roma tomatoes. These are still small and have a ways to go.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mzpqidm3SfRH2MtxQqIO6lDPg23BKWcARXcmXsteR2A17iFuDGdrCdm3Tu6fe0JS_hyphenhyphenloAqQ5Wwlwudkp5vCnVSVvxOJLFSqjQiyHy5_m3DJApa5uuES3CJxr8_JNkm25mRe3AQzZrOP/s1600-h/DSC03289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334714711164768514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mzpqidm3SfRH2MtxQqIO6lDPg23BKWcARXcmXsteR2A17iFuDGdrCdm3Tu6fe0JS_hyphenhyphenloAqQ5Wwlwudkp5vCnVSVvxOJLFSqjQiyHy5_m3DJApa5uuES3CJxr8_JNkm25mRe3AQzZrOP/s320/DSC03289.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">I'll leave you with a story. (Another story? Yes, I am full of stories.)</p><p align="center">Last Saturday, I was preparing to host my friend's bachelorette party. I let the dogs out into the yard, and two of them made a beeline for the fence at the corner of the house. They didn't bark, but they were sniffing and whining. I followed them to see what they had found, and I heard the strangest sound, kind of like a mixture of a baby bird and a toad. I pushed the dogs away and found the cutest baby possum behind the fence. Of course possums do not run away, so it stayed in between the chain link fence and some cinderblocks. So I put the dogs back inside and went around front to rescue the baby. I had to lift the cinderblocks away, and the little baby was hissing and growling violently the whole time. (I had to move it, because I wanted the dogs to stay outside while the party guests were there.) I plucked the baby close to the base of its tail and carried it to the front corner of the house, where we had some boards. It ran under the boards and that was that. </p><p align="center">So, why no pictures? I still had to put out food and get dressed and I didn't have time to grab the camera. Otherwise the whole story would have been chronicled. :) I haven't checked to see if it's still there, since possums usually don't stick around for long. </p><p align="center">All righty, that's it for this week, friends!</p><div></div></div></div><br /></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-59384551144654663512009-05-07T22:15:00.000-07:002009-05-08T06:20:36.745-07:00Let's go around front...<div align="center">So, here's a much overdue update on what's been going on in the front yard! Back in March, I finally convinced Dan to pull out the rest of the old azalea hedges and that pesky, half-dead formosa tree in the front yard. The tree started out tiny when we bought the house, and grew at an alarmingly fast rate. We had been talking about pulling it out of the ground for the longest time, so it was nice to finally see that thing go. </div><br /><div align="center">Here's Dan in his victory stance. Thank goodness he has a truck that can pull a tree out of the ground... AND thank goodness he has a wife who doesn't mind if the lawn gets ruined in the process!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRaJD3ENkOFiLKq7RED-X7N7h__rM190aN4b1LcGCwSfo16wiuoi3BYu5jEpSSkKB-qtdeQrNyYnLzvoBmrkeI-_ZD2OGqw7I1ULST195x1wj5Zrru1iDfj02ePTXyIBEkddfgkgEeoBK/s1600-h/DSC02625.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333321232021708802" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRaJD3ENkOFiLKq7RED-X7N7h__rM190aN4b1LcGCwSfo16wiuoi3BYu5jEpSSkKB-qtdeQrNyYnLzvoBmrkeI-_ZD2OGqw7I1ULST195x1wj5Zrru1iDfj02ePTXyIBEkddfgkgEeoBK/s320/DSC02625.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><div align="center">As you can see, this thing really didn't want to come out of the ground!</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczO1s-SMCehgwttPAysCXZGp0zlRlO1atK_FZzf6Uden06u30ZRw7q5M5C4Ryzf1eL4yiGXldZYB0A1JU-yY-k9vJNasVPWAJxizfSoQrGvXGtlin2QcnC1t28spSRJYap2ME2_PKp3BU/s1600-h/DSC02628.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333321213204764114" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczO1s-SMCehgwttPAysCXZGp0zlRlO1atK_FZzf6Uden06u30ZRw7q5M5C4Ryzf1eL4yiGXldZYB0A1JU-yY-k9vJNasVPWAJxizfSoQrGvXGtlin2QcnC1t28spSRJYap2ME2_PKp3BU/s320/DSC02628.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p align="center">Here's Dan chopping and pulling the roots out of the ground. The thing with formosas is that they are highly invasive (which means nearly impossible to kill) and will grow if there is even a bit of root left in the ground. </p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7cFBPmIneSnOWgWeo8YuTgzQ2074M5kmCDSPDP_iwAGG1ydl0Y5FejWtrum-A1ioOGLNIZNQ1klqcyBi4gwh6SxtDNsG6UsAtyy-1AHPe_3lR2pM6n-KV8Uz6lm9uVX9ri1HjxUY-BV1/s1600-h/DSC02632.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333319720425760930" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb7cFBPmIneSnOWgWeo8YuTgzQ2074M5kmCDSPDP_iwAGG1ydl0Y5FejWtrum-A1ioOGLNIZNQ1klqcyBi4gwh6SxtDNsG6UsAtyy-1AHPe_3lR2pM6n-KV8Uz6lm9uVX9ri1HjxUY-BV1/s320/DSC02632.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><p align="center">In place of the formosa, we planted a palm tree surrounded by some creeping phlox.<br /></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqwUlj5rCHbbbIhW_YXkHZ5a0D8Uy7QqRsqwEsAtlF7_oltR9k-uwi4f8VocGDZhrBzkqpS0Su3ry6pCA6KbNhprQOmsDp3FKudae6bY4B696eTqhKhHoRTPFJNEpE20uq72y3-JRp92Y/s1600-h/DSC02656.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333321226777367922" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqwUlj5rCHbbbIhW_YXkHZ5a0D8Uy7QqRsqwEsAtlF7_oltR9k-uwi4f8VocGDZhrBzkqpS0Su3ry6pCA6KbNhprQOmsDp3FKudae6bY4B696eTqhKhHoRTPFJNEpE20uq72y3-JRp92Y/s320/DSC02656.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><br />Here's what the front yard looked like at the beginning of March. You can see that my lantana is starting to come back, and you can barely see the leaves on the salvia and beautyberry. The confederate jasmine looks a little brown still.<br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzJVpALVkozL_Lxp76j9MEJ0QG9PUPe_JI7pkA5838bIUFTi_HBtiTi-qpniyV9LaZvgacn355lFSl3HYqxLQj7mzzNANquUJnz6WoMQwZwoRNLn075ofshteayS_f_dsS8KlwD7_lHL4/s1600-h/DSC02660.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333321226036009042" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzJVpALVkozL_Lxp76j9MEJ0QG9PUPe_JI7pkA5838bIUFTi_HBtiTi-qpniyV9LaZvgacn355lFSl3HYqxLQj7mzzNANquUJnz6WoMQwZwoRNLn075ofshteayS_f_dsS8KlwD7_lHL4/s320/DSC02660.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><div align="center">This picture was taken a few days ago. As you can see, the lantana has filled in... a lot! The salvia and beautyberry are hiding out behind the lantana.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU_O6WnhUdMGr5fWDmjdeR8Q5Jf2WADp8A6GXr5QyGBQrLplEKkUkfRogiFOh9ouT34Qi3ifoC448e_sNyKA3gFvaGvbeokadirB5daH4E6C1IJjG1H1gYUSeKwnVPhFGolMGdnS61VIx/s1600-h/DSC03191.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333318332657129554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU_O6WnhUdMGr5fWDmjdeR8Q5Jf2WADp8A6GXr5QyGBQrLplEKkUkfRogiFOh9ouT34Qi3ifoC448e_sNyKA3gFvaGvbeokadirB5daH4E6C1IJjG1H1gYUSeKwnVPhFGolMGdnS61VIx/s320/DSC03191.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />Here's a close-up of the lantana. I have two different varieties - don't ask me what they're called though. I bought them a few years ago and don't remember. The lantana comes back bigger and better every year and requires almost no care. It attracts lots of bees and butterflies. It's my pick for easy, pretty and long-lasting plant. I don't even have to weed because it grows so thick. What more could I want from a plant?<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dh1KqMp89QC0eqqYHBne0QaJGB63ywPHqRUvSzAi4SdBTNUm3g5E2KDIYqCsA8mnjQ0ONk-E6gBgjwlSsZIn7yh9CWDUo6lVRmPeCgSLiqsUdQyqfVJGpiliyN9ZtgVXolWIKz_-GGzQ/s1600-h/DSC03185.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333318327633208002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dh1KqMp89QC0eqqYHBne0QaJGB63ywPHqRUvSzAi4SdBTNUm3g5E2KDIYqCsA8mnjQ0ONk-E6gBgjwlSsZIn7yh9CWDUo6lVRmPeCgSLiqsUdQyqfVJGpiliyN9ZtgVXolWIKz_-GGzQ/s320/DSC03185.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />Here's the salvia. The variety is called "black and blue." As of today, there is a second flower spike coming up. This plant is already so much taller than it was last year!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcpX4_oilFFuzsJP4ahZ4KgA4J2oGqA9uDS3qosiNOxhiiRiA3UdrnAFDNLx3uUwtDidX6AapFPYkV2l6qKlp5xhznH_zXK0JNb-UG97-mLh1sZk9WEwN-Ie5v8WMxEG6ScYhmlComVoB/s1600-h/DSC03189.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333318321171438290" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcpX4_oilFFuzsJP4ahZ4KgA4J2oGqA9uDS3qosiNOxhiiRiA3UdrnAFDNLx3uUwtDidX6AapFPYkV2l6qKlp5xhznH_zXK0JNb-UG97-mLh1sZk9WEwN-Ie5v8WMxEG6ScYhmlComVoB/s320/DSC03189.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />American Beautyberry - one of my favorite late summer/fall plants. It will eventually have bright, magenta-colored berry clusters on it. I ordered this one in the mail last year. It died back in the winter, leaving only a sad little twig, and now it's growing like crazy! The good thing about native plants is you can plant them and forget them, once they're established.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFX3_yb9b3sXmhitWEEXYT5NHyTa9fudiGMBpnu0faHQPL4S2EQwNLGb86VzEjZHuBEy8R9A10nA7iH7Swk2bpDpaa7J5eWuQxwnALfLJiRByuamX0QM1a2vMfaFe-T00NEcHd7-t6H0k/s1600-h/DSC03188.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333318310809534466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFX3_yb9b3sXmhitWEEXYT5NHyTa9fudiGMBpnu0faHQPL4S2EQwNLGb86VzEjZHuBEy8R9A10nA7iH7Swk2bpDpaa7J5eWuQxwnALfLJiRByuamX0QM1a2vMfaFe-T00NEcHd7-t6H0k/s320/DSC03188.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the milkweed coming up! This was another plant I ordered through the mail, and it wasn't doing so hot last year, it never really grew much. This year it seems to be shooting up, and I am hoping for a few more plants to come up. For those of you who don't know, milkweed is a host plant for the monarch butterfly, so I am hoping to see some of those tell-tale caterpillars soon.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4QW2Pp05VPJRLAI16Hj3KfZMG0a6Uemwlg7lq5ngOkCjyTe7sR91loi1Us8UD2Rvr5JUlIattkg9gEzzYxXJFJh27pVGZyVCxfeheo6XVilevpUorG5Gk5ciA17oujm4rtsnoMr7Tmqi/s1600-h/DSC03193.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333318307376549954" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4QW2Pp05VPJRLAI16Hj3KfZMG0a6Uemwlg7lq5ngOkCjyTe7sR91loi1Us8UD2Rvr5JUlIattkg9gEzzYxXJFJh27pVGZyVCxfeheo6XVilevpUorG5Gk5ciA17oujm4rtsnoMr7Tmqi/s320/DSC03193.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Lastly I will leave you with this picture - not sure if I posted him two months ago when I took his photo, but who doesn't love an anole? And it wouldn't be a typical post if I didn't have some form of wildlife represented!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqW2eYBNd6_AznP3bdvc96igBzcrjU-yxVv2w5nBh22LOg0DZY0Vh9CuSTe2x7FRJaMxwKpOqEAuVQMMyjJpS2vP0EY8Wz7qyikZxHxbSTuK8_KDps8NVQl2z8xkL574bxsfi2kx9ITGwi/s1600-h/DSC02640.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333321216321284418" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqW2eYBNd6_AznP3bdvc96igBzcrjU-yxVv2w5nBh22LOg0DZY0Vh9CuSTe2x7FRJaMxwKpOqEAuVQMMyjJpS2vP0EY8Wz7qyikZxHxbSTuK8_KDps8NVQl2z8xkL574bxsfi2kx9ITGwi/s320/DSC02640.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I am refraining from posting more garden pictures, although I've taken some photos this week. I just want everyone to ogle at how big everything got in a week. </div><br /><div align="center">I purchased a barrel to turn into a rain barrel, but it's been too hot to work on that project during the day. We hit 90 degrees today! </div><br /><div align="center">I will have a garden and rain barrel update this weekend!<br /></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-52006819114248716102009-05-03T22:54:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:42:35.441-07:00Dan didn't kill a thing!<div><br /><br /></div><p align="center">I had a wonderful time at the outdoor retreat I went to, but I have to admit I missed the garden and was a little nervous about Dan taking care of it. But he came through and everything was still alive when I came home Sunday afternoon. I know I was only gone three days, but I'm surprised (and you will be, too) by how nicely everything is maturing! </p><p align="center">The cucumber is getting the idea that I want it to grow UP!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpil0liZBkFiKVkL_wuzccbi7XB9VsdjmjIi96Ps7E0ZofjOXvC6o4VoSa84pbV6TsfGiAsnFG8bPQ_GbOtwD3bojfjzI6Z064eDJNNqLXVKpHc7XmlqmRbIdEYZw3E17qH2oT_Nc8Mi5P/s1600-h/DSC03173.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331978510342118034" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpil0liZBkFiKVkL_wuzccbi7XB9VsdjmjIi96Ps7E0ZofjOXvC6o4VoSa84pbV6TsfGiAsnFG8bPQ_GbOtwD3bojfjzI6Z064eDJNNqLXVKpHc7XmlqmRbIdEYZw3E17qH2oT_Nc8Mi5P/s320/DSC03173.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center">Check out the first little cucumber! So cute!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGIo725JpdkILkSlkqsb7iDUc4knDLQAZP8Zog4_hNMBpHirzYLAvatJ3rh3-GfKGZzF9CUJUF_WORetpERIgP5JuUH2D48lV4SqstOtsrNi10q5Qj48PxxZF8kubzd1H9pGDF4hCrs98/s1600-h/DSC03174.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331978508009789426" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGIo725JpdkILkSlkqsb7iDUc4knDLQAZP8Zog4_hNMBpHirzYLAvatJ3rh3-GfKGZzF9CUJUF_WORetpERIgP5JuUH2D48lV4SqstOtsrNi10q5Qj48PxxZF8kubzd1H9pGDF4hCrs98/s320/DSC03174.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Dan (reluctantly?) modeling with the green beans. Looks closely and you'll see how high they are climbing already!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYEovK5WdB6apjlVwSQiUTSb-z6d4wwUcghcPG7eedordOgyrof5ZEkfxa9wzQpaVgHPh77e3byYcRIO2-0sy4FnG9O2AAwulXGX4tEWQ57o9WlozHnv8v1iyv4pyrJ86AZaTa6cJxEXt/s1600-h/DSC03176.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331853631840655874" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUYEovK5WdB6apjlVwSQiUTSb-z6d4wwUcghcPG7eedordOgyrof5ZEkfxa9wzQpaVgHPh77e3byYcRIO2-0sy4FnG9O2AAwulXGX4tEWQ57o9WlozHnv8v1iyv4pyrJ86AZaTa6cJxEXt/s320/DSC03176.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Close-up of one of the tendrills.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo1YjmuAB5S8rKzEFjTgvnkGq-pchvZB06CoiUJyCmUPrIFJBitpTub957UYpQP0B9ZyZdpmHr1ZkviHKpTNugJJ-Ix3pgY5x_2LDQLipwc4ToOakgM91DY9WwNfS5dgCaz2Ife8v-4De/s1600-h/DSC03178.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331853635701441890" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJo1YjmuAB5S8rKzEFjTgvnkGq-pchvZB06CoiUJyCmUPrIFJBitpTub957UYpQP0B9ZyZdpmHr1ZkviHKpTNugJJ-Ix3pgY5x_2LDQLipwc4ToOakgM91DY9WwNfS5dgCaz2Ife8v-4De/s320/DSC03178.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><br /><br />Here's a short video of the tendrills, so you can see how high they are growing. First I thought they'd never start climbing, and now I'm trying to figure out what to do once they reach the top!<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxIr06SXiUl7ibpbp_9W0-fMsqa1RlvgvDQRUu_Uwm5PlONxjJtAsuR-uMar0KodoQFcpmfSZPnts8vA1hgDw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">The planter box beans are a little behind. I should probably thin these out a little.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokBZetMQQqW7kemlWJuDYWiG_cny1GkkSEMkipt0t-nKCiQ6mifp_WZD9I6EqkIut1mIKo07GTfBVgx6I5bxtUdLw6GFTfTmb18q0HMiI41GvG88V7wE_8UCpEIIChYRrYl_PNMg-rMG4/s1600-h/DSC03169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331853624285407458" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokBZetMQQqW7kemlWJuDYWiG_cny1GkkSEMkipt0t-nKCiQ6mifp_WZD9I6EqkIut1mIKo07GTfBVgx6I5bxtUdLw6GFTfTmb18q0HMiI41GvG88V7wE_8UCpEIIChYRrYl_PNMg-rMG4/s320/DSC03169.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Dan says, "look, Svenja, I didn't kill a thing!" The corn is growing tall..<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTSuxA0F7h2Y2GQKdNEiLHwca8XojWRIDVZMl9OImnnSkadyB-ym-B3mk9mxvYAfo-Y38uCnelOxaLV1lj7IyVFQpOdyuLGIqM2KjzBODd02FVOQeUjg6dBcxXbKDIPZ9NnROOoW4C4R3/s1600-h/DSC03166.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331849766632321826" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTSuxA0F7h2Y2GQKdNEiLHwca8XojWRIDVZMl9OImnnSkadyB-ym-B3mk9mxvYAfo-Y38uCnelOxaLV1lj7IyVFQpOdyuLGIqM2KjzBODd02FVOQeUjg6dBcxXbKDIPZ9NnROOoW4C4R3/s320/DSC03166.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><br /><br />...and it's starting to grow reproductive parts! I know almost nothing about corn reproduction, except that wind helps in pollination of seperate male and female flowers. That's why you're supposed to plant in several rows. I didn't get that memo (I have one row), so I guess we'll see if we get any actual corn this year.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBKXiXkcQ1MHm5dMiU05uM_CMflXTBvSwNBc-OMCcIyfqnX_-c_f0uueheS8hTaxtbiyDx8V8Z8wME76c93C6f7nlSzKhJgG0xsW7Xn6Hs7UiXQoZm-JMBmM9UpYAegcG3jl1A0hEYhq3/s1600-h/DSC03170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331853621384525634" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBKXiXkcQ1MHm5dMiU05uM_CMflXTBvSwNBc-OMCcIyfqnX_-c_f0uueheS8hTaxtbiyDx8V8Z8wME76c93C6f7nlSzKhJgG0xsW7Xn6Hs7UiXQoZm-JMBmM9UpYAegcG3jl1A0hEYhq3/s320/DSC03170.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">The eggplant has multiple flowers on it and is growing out of the top of the cage now. I'm having a bit of an aphid problem with this plant, so I'm thinking about buying some ladybugs to help me out (I also want to get a praying mantis eggcase to combat other pests).<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEdpCik4gIZkoejyx8-yCCkjN03LIs_Ea9RczTpSXHOjoi1i8uxbWI6MDmYBijJw79BerlRPOXjsGohjP8MMACNwqbdearm0f0bQRKct_n7i0wj84TJiZPomxPK2yl64uUupNRBd4BO9F/s1600-h/DSC03172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331853618603845826" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEdpCik4gIZkoejyx8-yCCkjN03LIs_Ea9RczTpSXHOjoi1i8uxbWI6MDmYBijJw79BerlRPOXjsGohjP8MMACNwqbdearm0f0bQRKct_n7i0wj84TJiZPomxPK2yl64uUupNRBd4BO9F/s320/DSC03172.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><div><br /><br /></div><p></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Here's the zucchini, spreading out!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf_Mj2dPRSeWNNduTRXF0mI4PlGgVJW1cLHV5e9R0zPN0ZUcS2kMqDP-vIZNkzsYwm9ty18edub-mL99nj3uR14lvAQGTuUbuiidj877rZ1Q_7SKQiOmg7NnpG-kaOUYVAQgQqOgw5GfZ/s1600-h/DSC03163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331849778079568434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf_Mj2dPRSeWNNduTRXF0mI4PlGgVJW1cLHV5e9R0zPN0ZUcS2kMqDP-vIZNkzsYwm9ty18edub-mL99nj3uR14lvAQGTuUbuiidj877rZ1Q_7SKQiOmg7NnpG-kaOUYVAQgQqOgw5GfZ/s320/DSC03163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Feast your eyes on the first zucchini fruit! I'l be eating this in a few days, and yes, I will be taking pictures of the first harvest.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrhQyn9tTOQS9ZJ337J7bhHKuM1JMctqFT_cMEflGwdncYSkEmJhByPNutJcY3YxAARSXeCHGlsOnNkpPR6GHfKSjt3pcjH0uWjhvTdi1sryXYBAkGqoXIgSQwYVXjSGfeF4xBOJgihQx/s1600-h/DSC03165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331849772737284034" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrhQyn9tTOQS9ZJ337J7bhHKuM1JMctqFT_cMEflGwdncYSkEmJhByPNutJcY3YxAARSXeCHGlsOnNkpPR6GHfKSjt3pcjH0uWjhvTdi1sryXYBAkGqoXIgSQwYVXjSGfeF4xBOJgihQx/s320/DSC03165.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">The squash plant now has flowers galore!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KQuF8hZhIeRO01x4nyxpMERvu7VQzw-FVR7pkZgQldOUltYkZ5D0N5yjGDNhRX_HWW3lTn8IUqkG5RrKeVT3IKSddStiOrXkGviLtnFTmK8A-042xnJZLPIw_stTBdi1IPXX7_OTBupq/s1600-h/DSC03167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331849763301280690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KQuF8hZhIeRO01x4nyxpMERvu7VQzw-FVR7pkZgQldOUltYkZ5D0N5yjGDNhRX_HWW3lTn8IUqkG5RrKeVT3IKSddStiOrXkGviLtnFTmK8A-042xnJZLPIw_stTBdi1IPXX7_OTBupq/s320/DSC03167.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Most of the ones I saw are male flowers, but there was one female flower with a little squash growing on it. Come on pollinators, do your thing!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwG1NJ74cve8eI_eQobUPsdM1Qq30LQJTNPYzL-GJ0wYOpHskI9YidxvGEkdGnuK2MRa10NyeFQ9_pjKMF5UnMbD2x00pYqePGs7hbYtVOYRLnwsp_oZaXZ8FkAVR2yOQBFVqTsUni1VM/s1600-h/DSC03168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331849753888079266" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwG1NJ74cve8eI_eQobUPsdM1Qq30LQJTNPYzL-GJ0wYOpHskI9YidxvGEkdGnuK2MRa10NyeFQ9_pjKMF5UnMbD2x00pYqePGs7hbYtVOYRLnwsp_oZaXZ8FkAVR2yOQBFVqTsUni1VM/s320/DSC03168.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">The bell pepper in front and the jalapeno in back.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHbWw9q4a7chrmZELnwONRTOgA9PfEDPpvFXqt9z79EOPl31KAazwIFaul34-FnBNSxbaYDFbpEfjgMnnXTHGj9XUldIvQOYHNGSRGQc3VV7rLxbJA1pQAlZVtiThfvVhW_ns43WwAoW9/s1600-h/DSC03154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331847240939342738" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHbWw9q4a7chrmZELnwONRTOgA9PfEDPpvFXqt9z79EOPl31KAazwIFaul34-FnBNSxbaYDFbpEfjgMnnXTHGj9XUldIvQOYHNGSRGQc3VV7rLxbJA1pQAlZVtiThfvVhW_ns43WwAoW9/s320/DSC03154.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">First little bell pepper! So cute I can't stand it!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vg8T__gFOMFIIevuAeGTafMSey3zHSUOKRIvDG01i_QcO-3FRCXi8oBaeLwICmEE-H8gcRA8tWRj38gamXLlf4gkBmH-FG7SDPhyphenhyphenbcB73qPJA0fK0IldMgjhQtJkktdgmxGhyphenhyphenBo45ORv/s1600-h/DSC03155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331847235979486834" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vg8T__gFOMFIIevuAeGTafMSey3zHSUOKRIvDG01i_QcO-3FRCXi8oBaeLwICmEE-H8gcRA8tWRj38gamXLlf4gkBmH-FG7SDPhyphenhyphenbcB73qPJA0fK0IldMgjhQtJkktdgmxGhyphenhyphenBo45ORv/s320/DSC03155.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><br />The pimiento peppers.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDxjc00NCW1mefvdlwdQk-jiQOrrM7ZoqnrCvw9hhyphenhyphenjDJGIsAhzw-GeGXW-AR_DoG-593Xj_OtFBMTFcdsf2e8vD7WDrvW8wquyVcq__ENwcK-qC1fxot9LLjo7JIGUfOn02XCGXoaBum/s1600-h/DSC03156.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331847230766297346" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDxjc00NCW1mefvdlwdQk-jiQOrrM7ZoqnrCvw9hhyphenhyphenjDJGIsAhzw-GeGXW-AR_DoG-593Xj_OtFBMTFcdsf2e8vD7WDrvW8wquyVcq__ENwcK-qC1fxot9LLjo7JIGUfOn02XCGXoaBum/s320/DSC03156.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><br /><br />They are starting to grow flowers, too!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAKFz64aqR8MJcOQ9ynQJvzYtKhabpsexdSnFfIOEMRmimddH2yCXcqITTt06kDJGXubsgUC40HTmcuZ3iK_L_DPR3cOLb8kLkmyxgE0RY6z6Xd5V2V1Jk9PeEe6rDxsul-P834hsqP2s/s1600-h/DSC03157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331847227354767234" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAKFz64aqR8MJcOQ9ynQJvzYtKhabpsexdSnFfIOEMRmimddH2yCXcqITTt06kDJGXubsgUC40HTmcuZ3iK_L_DPR3cOLb8kLkmyxgE0RY6z6Xd5V2V1Jk9PeEe6rDxsul-P834hsqP2s/s320/DSC03157.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">The cayennes had a huge growth spurt!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1kEABqWGC4f9tlDapmxd2znukBj9hp3xjyBWSO0Utijy2w4se71EexWZHqm8MEqZgyWHfAs2Pu7SgTpw63Uozrlb-5pnAtNCuCFRfXJS-vIO7LlG0O7c0niah19WFXz_4j1m6Aq8oLo3/s1600-h/DSC03159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331847221825530770" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1kEABqWGC4f9tlDapmxd2znukBj9hp3xjyBWSO0Utijy2w4se71EexWZHqm8MEqZgyWHfAs2Pu7SgTpw63Uozrlb-5pnAtNCuCFRfXJS-vIO7LlG0O7c0niah19WFXz_4j1m6Aq8oLo3/s320/DSC03159.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Here's the cherry tomato...<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7im66VbMarh8vlglZKllxhlAs2GhtGKDEq8gDjjeqT2KzpRwjgqU_stp7rnfWZBT8Kuh_LWoCXIaJCL90rwJ8ZphYd9JdwpAduWBRU0HlVYU4RG9d3XgXVmbE3LEFrcFTEhSkk1jq5jD/s1600-h/DSC03151.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331844611877567490" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7im66VbMarh8vlglZKllxhlAs2GhtGKDEq8gDjjeqT2KzpRwjgqU_stp7rnfWZBT8Kuh_LWoCXIaJCL90rwJ8ZphYd9JdwpAduWBRU0HlVYU4RG9d3XgXVmbE3LEFrcFTEhSkk1jq5jD/s320/DSC03151.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center">...with actual tomatoes on the plant!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWiiRq9fsBf2MopQfJXYHLqXNPGxTwzUia_nSecQgh41n1tmy3vWG1jgKZ2TlsxfEg_Ft6GwJ_cfkEZ248ygUN_3ytEtH1fFPX8r2zZjjkrFpFZ8VCjEKmQtrMceof9Ui5b1Iyvqvy7md/s1600-h/DSC03152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331844604953111394" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWiiRq9fsBf2MopQfJXYHLqXNPGxTwzUia_nSecQgh41n1tmy3vWG1jgKZ2TlsxfEg_Ft6GwJ_cfkEZ248ygUN_3ytEtH1fFPX8r2zZjjkrFpFZ8VCjEKmQtrMceof9Ui5b1Iyvqvy7md/s320/DSC03152.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><br />And here's the roma tomato...<br /></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS2PA0kx4CoZHcRcmGkrUbDj3nqJWcSgVcPKOilnU7S_cRjcNyFAech21RVByMlrDOmkuKPYVDeuQQTYB-45nxEc9FHDjve2y6lujcOhHPEX05QtzTQ5gi2fJWwgWx6irxVSA0eLh9LD9/s1600-h/DSC03161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331844595955147170" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS2PA0kx4CoZHcRcmGkrUbDj3nqJWcSgVcPKOilnU7S_cRjcNyFAech21RVByMlrDOmkuKPYVDeuQQTYB-45nxEc9FHDjve2y6lujcOhHPEX05QtzTQ5gi2fJWwgWx6irxVSA0eLh9LD9/s320/DSC03161.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br />...still flowering like crazy.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcCq7XEQ8kvg2HyrZawPGPNudjLsu5NBHmyLbI1GAfArvo81npH_BI6NA2KXkryVmJcsbxM39-RkkN3nvcDGuyyjuuWulJx-00O2DFH8a8JjtCmgEeJIHKJNGQnlyQOrF1ZnMqVLKmzeZ/s1600-h/DSC03162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331844591157321474" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcCq7XEQ8kvg2HyrZawPGPNudjLsu5NBHmyLbI1GAfArvo81npH_BI6NA2KXkryVmJcsbxM39-RkkN3nvcDGuyyjuuWulJx-00O2DFH8a8JjtCmgEeJIHKJNGQnlyQOrF1ZnMqVLKmzeZ/s320/DSC03162.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Last, but certainly not least, the herbs. The cilantro had started bolting, so I had to cut a bunch off of it. I had parsely and lemon thyme with my chicken last night, and it was delicious! If you live near and want some fresh herbs, please let me know. We can't possibly eat all these by ourselves (the exception is the basil, I want to make pesto and freeze it). Let me know if you'd like any peppermint, parsley, chives, oregano, lemon thyme, cilantro or dill!<br /></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsw26ljzJ2uWI3ZVJlePGHJpTqnbqpSKbaw7SiURhp4ta7jfL7DAIjAefsTj8nJ2UPytU2LfsTBidZWFZ6fBsg3AO54gXaqcJXkrChYnvC6h4riXWc8dcTxQ2ihrwsz5VFpU_8Zme6Nhq/s1600-h/DSC03150.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331844590832693586" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsw26ljzJ2uWI3ZVJlePGHJpTqnbqpSKbaw7SiURhp4ta7jfL7DAIjAefsTj8nJ2UPytU2LfsTBidZWFZ6fBsg3AO54gXaqcJXkrChYnvC6h4riXWc8dcTxQ2ihrwsz5VFpU_8Zme6Nhq/s320/DSC03150.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Another fun week on the farm! I am getting closer to leads on free or cheap barrels to use as rain barrels. I'm hoping to get these soon, as my weather forecaster friend Jonathan thinks we might be heading for another drought this summer - eek!</p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center">Stay tuned for the first harvest - coming soon - I hope!<br /><br /></p>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-20551363068282328792009-04-27T13:09:00.001-07:002009-04-27T13:50:53.149-07:00Another one so soon?<div align="center">Now that the weather is so nice, I just can't seem to stay out of the yard. I realized that I haven't posted any pictures of the peaches yet, so here is a cute, fuzzy peach for you. I hope that we can actually eat them this year. We haven't had a year of edible peaches since we've had the tree.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU-nyJL7L9gS3q63sMsnR8dS76mQ_c4ASdrOUZkswKNbvZoeCWy2mh2WFbm4nzT36bzRPrPwgbe59J2H6dnWThdZPC_lHU35sBDyL0whn3Y_xTWVQJuSPzMdspq3VGiVtXRXg3-2Sf6tp/s1600-h/DSC02970.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329468300463899618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMU-nyJL7L9gS3q63sMsnR8dS76mQ_c4ASdrOUZkswKNbvZoeCWy2mh2WFbm4nzT36bzRPrPwgbe59J2H6dnWThdZPC_lHU35sBDyL0whn3Y_xTWVQJuSPzMdspq3VGiVtXRXg3-2Sf6tp/s320/DSC02970.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Another update I forgot to include in yesterday's blog is the miracle known as "Svenja's little paw paw tree." This little guy looked dead to Dan, but I kept telling him to just wait. It was off to a rough start last year when the dogs ran it over and it broke in half. Dan wanted to yank it out, but I knew it would come back - and it did. This winter it looked like a dead stick stuck in the ground, but I was hopeful... And now look! It's sprouting leaves! I'm going to have to pull the grass from around it and mulch it, and then hope it grows a little more this year. </div><div align="center">On another note: don't you just love the weeds in the background?</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ0xD52BgehMeSkVwpWL8Dvp6jMpUNadmJ-vpOjMlje6Sze7h1B3CpFvDL-VA13g6VLUKzoD40Uhq0hYOpCygsALjSlv4IRjTmTYc8R8SszX5rhLuIo1oDxkHzJ8KZbrIuKdwwKt2yZuP/s1600-h/DSC02968.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329468296886998274" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJ0xD52BgehMeSkVwpWL8Dvp6jMpUNadmJ-vpOjMlje6Sze7h1B3CpFvDL-VA13g6VLUKzoD40Uhq0hYOpCygsALjSlv4IRjTmTYc8R8SszX5rhLuIo1oDxkHzJ8KZbrIuKdwwKt2yZuP/s320/DSC02968.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />It wouldn't be a complete blog without another spider photo! This is a small one, but click on it to enlarge it and you will see what I think is a golden orbweaver - one of my favorite summer spiders. These girls get HUGE and are beautiful. This one was teeny tiny and living in the blueberry bushes (which probably won't bloom this year because we transplanted them).</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9f006nROJlQ7rE-NOSTUaCOByUN-WecdShavzMHfA4tZ63PeucmnDnG_KY6ULTEUUm9YTbcWKNrzxwBGswWi0WUmVflYcwYGuc_yOp6cZPMwYxqljdXGYs28ePwo-jaFaUeflEWu3wEw/s1600-h/DSC02964.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329468291397860226" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9f006nROJlQ7rE-NOSTUaCOByUN-WecdShavzMHfA4tZ63PeucmnDnG_KY6ULTEUUm9YTbcWKNrzxwBGswWi0WUmVflYcwYGuc_yOp6cZPMwYxqljdXGYs28ePwo-jaFaUeflEWu3wEw/s320/DSC02964.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />Another update: I've been researching like crazy and found out that the mystery plant is Saxifraga stolonifera, more commonly known as strawberry geranium or strawberry begonia. It's native to China, so not a SC flower afterall, but it is a nice, evergreen ground cover and doesn't seem to be invasive, so I will be dividing it and planting it in other areas this fall.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgDpS-KQKpnLXvDEe6cp60f3vFAqfmTcAHx1i6C8iqIMznvsHA7s_6Ndr4xEzVDPWnnHWLey4OPpFKbh4lDZ0r_gJ6G6SvRyV9zLYFwlIQmbl2A2v7Xn_grnvriSM7GVM4DOZP7Iluo9F/s1600-h/DSC02959.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329468287669422706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgDpS-KQKpnLXvDEe6cp60f3vFAqfmTcAHx1i6C8iqIMznvsHA7s_6Ndr4xEzVDPWnnHWLey4OPpFKbh4lDZ0r_gJ6G6SvRyV9zLYFwlIQmbl2A2v7Xn_grnvriSM7GVM4DOZP7Iluo9F/s320/DSC02959.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><div align="center"> The reason I grabbed the camera in the first place is that there are even more flowers out today! The cucumber had two yellow blooms:</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfUiWerbjIQlo0_qDky0OzEh1Q4cvQBhEMXSE7r3detLueZ2xACHfhGgKxE7anvdbcl09uqMYRHiJ6-wm-4CEcr_ERZ2fJGOw_nX4jT0dr5ICAtp7qD17s_aU68iuqo8Ee7IJu6liuJju/s1600-h/DSC02949.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329466729839706114" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfUiWerbjIQlo0_qDky0OzEh1Q4cvQBhEMXSE7r3detLueZ2xACHfhGgKxE7anvdbcl09uqMYRHiJ6-wm-4CEcr_ERZ2fJGOw_nX4jT0dr5ICAtp7qD17s_aU68iuqo8Ee7IJu6liuJju/s320/DSC02949.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />And the green bell pepper had two as well, with ants crawling around in it. I've never taken the time to look at pepper flowers, they're pretty!</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8H07mnVi5gFYCwrFEHwTC0J2se-YWxxU5gBeRsXj37R4lo_7fxnTxUv-_kQCcMT5wIhCud3UZ7iqRTeX1R8xSurhcnv5ulc6FUW5NWqmMoS0kbjpMqLaez1DEUjUhoLTdnHNE4t8Cc7g/s1600-h/DSC02946.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329466726900936466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8H07mnVi5gFYCwrFEHwTC0J2se-YWxxU5gBeRsXj37R4lo_7fxnTxUv-_kQCcMT5wIhCud3UZ7iqRTeX1R8xSurhcnv5ulc6FUW5NWqmMoS0kbjpMqLaez1DEUjUhoLTdnHNE4t8Cc7g/s320/DSC02946.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><br />The jalapeno should be flowering tomorrow!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-CxJZgxXppW_lTMu88VAHvK8jyP7DOpN-olcwBIRRuhzLIzrFL38HUjWXv1XSRkN_l-A1w-tRiEe72D7PvWuPL-dFU7FVxAEUi7lUmue8h8BY8dizH0og3zPhrc4HK_0AVrDF09NZK4E/s1600-h/DSC02948.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329466721809731106" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-CxJZgxXppW_lTMu88VAHvK8jyP7DOpN-olcwBIRRuhzLIzrFL38HUjWXv1XSRkN_l-A1w-tRiEe72D7PvWuPL-dFU7FVxAEUi7lUmue8h8BY8dizH0og3zPhrc4HK_0AVrDF09NZK4E/s320/DSC02948.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I was also thrilled to discover that the beans are finally "reaching out" for something to climb on.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKb5zQl9tAOMwkY6uR-Nt_7Q44mWNrAlMWpgs2Zz8vBGhMzUfU72Sy2i8I66RoUDCAmK3xmrbe2YdlXSEZ-4L72az_K4q-YCqwWvU2lyPaWUWZ9e6eyJhpnw61zuJWfzV4wMsJhkM3ppi/s1600-h/DSC02954.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329466718996070946" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKb5zQl9tAOMwkY6uR-Nt_7Q44mWNrAlMWpgs2Zz8vBGhMzUfU72Sy2i8I66RoUDCAmK3xmrbe2YdlXSEZ-4L72az_K4q-YCqwWvU2lyPaWUWZ9e6eyJhpnw61zuJWfzV4wMsJhkM3ppi/s320/DSC02954.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />A view down the row:<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihti79j8f1_MxrC6478eSPvlmtLrdzX-0Cr-vo8mknT-d-Rt8hKy7YUk8BrylGYB2GYeckss84lbhBKP0nauloLHdiw7Z7jUtNoMq_TnFxhNW9f442r-JnoupD-Y18GB4W1BLtJsBY8sO4/s1600-h/DSC02955.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329466713505254098" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihti79j8f1_MxrC6478eSPvlmtLrdzX-0Cr-vo8mknT-d-Rt8hKy7YUk8BrylGYB2GYeckss84lbhBKP0nauloLHdiw7Z7jUtNoMq_TnFxhNW9f442r-JnoupD-Y18GB4W1BLtJsBY8sO4/s320/DSC02955.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />While I was out there I tossed the frisbee for Brooklyn, and I happened to catch this really cool flip on camera. Not garden-related, but still fun.</div><br /><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzqTIQTQkOra8aW3QXP7XLQV5J4_1REA0aAl0GLn_Dq_feRl8PDV8N8a4tM3aS-_W-kvVXFbjEp8m_wniCcxw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">So next weekend I will be at an outdoor retreat and I'm having a little anxiety leaving my plants for that long. I guess I will just have to trust Dan. I hope I don't miss the first harvest of zucchini! Last year once the flowers bloomed we were knee-deep in zucchinis... </p><p align="center">I'm sure I'll be posting more updates this week if the weather stays this nice. Check back!</p><p align="center"> </p>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-85808146110090054002009-04-26T08:39:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:42:58.137-07:00I would like to invite all pollenators...<div align="center">We've had such beautiful weather, lots of sunshine and heat, and the plants are obviously liking it. This week was a monumental week for me because one of my ranunculus bulbs came up. I planted the bulbs and the morning glories 5 weeks ago, and the morning glories have been going strong, but the ranunculi just didn't want to grow. Well, there are three reasons I had lost hope: (1) I never took the time to research how long it takes a bulb to sprout and was expecting it to be much faster, (2) I realized I should have planted them in the winter because they need cold before sprouting, and (3) I realized after the fact that I had planted them upside down. Oops.</div><div align="center">So imagine my surprise when I peeked into my planter this week and discovered this tiny sprout! I'm hoping it's not the only one.</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5DjQxWBTCAgNiubqh6GPIANsODOMzwg-FWr30xTQ1pUpITJ0k6x-NOaABKO76qLlWdjPuvSh3Ha5vJCGWuk9v4ISKiPMkow8pzBgyJfzbPdiwmgovO5dJZe5L5wzdW89kVxXdiSDme4v/s1600-h/DSC02892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329035962185826802" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5DjQxWBTCAgNiubqh6GPIANsODOMzwg-FWr30xTQ1pUpITJ0k6x-NOaABKO76qLlWdjPuvSh3Ha5vJCGWuk9v4ISKiPMkow8pzBgyJfzbPdiwmgovO5dJZe5L5wzdW89kVxXdiSDme4v/s320/DSC02892.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">Ranunculus sprout<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTTEb2JeEcd-j1r7j-M9KSJWDJP39ROHSkAiAOcVMW8bZxAA8wGE-UQFa-bzIr7KbxLzd4n82gBTkvH7GVE5O99tRwXqsGsyuk9nNOd2yueTfpMMcclwT0epPaicIaimHKDWtsaMobtkG/s1600-h/DSC02894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329035958865368850" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTTEb2JeEcd-j1r7j-M9KSJWDJP39ROHSkAiAOcVMW8bZxAA8wGE-UQFa-bzIr7KbxLzd4n82gBTkvH7GVE5O99tRwXqsGsyuk9nNOd2yueTfpMMcclwT0epPaicIaimHKDWtsaMobtkG/s320/DSC02894.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />And now, on to the veggie garden! The first eggplant blossom is blooming, as well as some of the other veggies. I am hoping to have many bees and other pollenators visit us in the upcoming weeks. As you can see, the eggplant has grown a lot, with the top leaves reaching the top tier of the support cage. Dan noticed that something was eating the leaves on this plant - I had already discovered the culprit - a caterpillar of some sort. I figure as long as he doesn't destroy the plant it's ok, since he will soon be returning to pollinate my blooms.<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFBZl5U9BkHgtLcSbrGW2Rn-iDnAyzj7rnMZ5MjbSqTRj0IxwVV6vMaVuoBw_fye0MZ5VX4FXUpwOZ_5uL61Abte2Pwf1IJu3ngiRqHnyIxoKJhDr3alwTSLw-2IoOjOZXv3-v4aLRDPV/s1600-h/DSC02849.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329034173827387202" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFBZl5U9BkHgtLcSbrGW2Rn-iDnAyzj7rnMZ5MjbSqTRj0IxwVV6vMaVuoBw_fye0MZ5VX4FXUpwOZ_5uL61Abte2Pwf1IJu3ngiRqHnyIxoKJhDr3alwTSLw-2IoOjOZXv3-v4aLRDPV/s320/DSC02849.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center">Most people overlook them, but I think eggplants have really pretty flowers.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-VSmHTMgO8P7VEgfYNVSD6V2WMv-0XnLojoUVTVI67apdvEv45mex8AJZDOf6qn_hneyINzJhpskp719kYNiQdMq6AXBbyq9LsPz9Te0rbFxrCKmDdE6j-ixzYu0sp6gPG4sjqpQDfAv/s1600-h/DSC02842.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329034162352571890" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-VSmHTMgO8P7VEgfYNVSD6V2WMv-0XnLojoUVTVI67apdvEv45mex8AJZDOf6qn_hneyINzJhpskp719kYNiQdMq6AXBbyq9LsPz9Te0rbFxrCKmDdE6j-ixzYu0sp6gPG4sjqpQDfAv/s320/DSC02842.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />Looking to the right of the eggplant, here's a view down the row of beans.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3I6hEgxWQZWCVtydutIA51E-DzNZ6JWq8TQRQKR9kMtL6p9V01T7S1ALjIONJ0JAWAcJzkGKcQfG0ndB2iEdDnWcuaDo9f9Nrk4ipn7-Myt7H_wqjXcpEMJUhN0beIJjiTA2Zxd3lcXJS/s1600-h/DSC02855.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329034164901437922" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3I6hEgxWQZWCVtydutIA51E-DzNZ6JWq8TQRQKR9kMtL6p9V01T7S1ALjIONJ0JAWAcJzkGKcQfG0ndB2iEdDnWcuaDo9f9Nrk4ipn7-Myt7H_wqjXcpEMJUhN0beIJjiTA2Zxd3lcXJS/s320/DSC02855.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> And here are the leftover beans in the planter box, still keeping up. I discovered they get some nice morning sun now.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfPk1IMC1XgzqR4ZOIKTWDLPNzoGTWFz9jRgE9r7RUTa1gpfHS5mYqhutmIvz_7T3w9E0mLVC95q-KoxMR0y65vcbBbR1Qhv3ZQVRaDUWkfJyxWmXG-qus7_lW7aOt2bk1YVnep5aeslf/s1600-h/DSC02847.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329034155578439906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfPk1IMC1XgzqR4ZOIKTWDLPNzoGTWFz9jRgE9r7RUTa1gpfHS5mYqhutmIvz_7T3w9E0mLVC95q-KoxMR0y65vcbBbR1Qhv3ZQVRaDUWkfJyxWmXG-qus7_lW7aOt2bk1YVnep5aeslf/s320/DSC02847.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br />The "little squash that could" is also getting nice morning light and trying to catch up to big brother zucchini.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kRVdXBAK8A_yKrsF35rszYzjBLjMdmWDmpD6QThz-jcM1fKbj1uRTbn9d-mbmHVEi9U0CS9kHcgphQvZVi0FXvoD3Uqq9len93jtGdGmNxJej9dev-JxJL16oxmKTrTl3IvF6lLZH74-/s1600-h/DSC02848.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329034150088924866" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kRVdXBAK8A_yKrsF35rszYzjBLjMdmWDmpD6QThz-jcM1fKbj1uRTbn9d-mbmHVEi9U0CS9kHcgphQvZVi0FXvoD3Uqq9len93jtGdGmNxJej9dev-JxJL16oxmKTrTl3IvF6lLZH74-/s320/DSC02848.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />Another monumental event: The cukes have started climbing...<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNkvCdvqCmQbeM6Sb2E_v4Tnrfn9vzXRE7Zf0Fw-wR_c0-Ss63PWRezBH6s_QhKOImVtSWdZ4jIPhG5m9mHmcQ4YxJGpUGRQgS1od1k64sPRryKaNiSZTugrI5_H_UMM2nXUr7B3jjO9j/s1600-h/DSC02850.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329030947254720722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNkvCdvqCmQbeM6Sb2E_v4Tnrfn9vzXRE7Zf0Fw-wR_c0-Ss63PWRezBH6s_QhKOImVtSWdZ4jIPhG5m9mHmcQ4YxJGpUGRQgS1od1k64sPRryKaNiSZTugrI5_H_UMM2nXUr7B3jjO9j/s320/DSC02850.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />...AND are producing the first little buds! I got this great picture of morning dew on the biggest flower bud. The vine of the cucumber is getting really spiny now, so I'm glad I tied it up with twine when I did.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy4IFHgiyxwgjcGMctACCC8o3I__bJb6VRhWLwgFfkThgp1p_zN0KcMABiX69n3jqm0fqx4cqoxHzkR3w8xoGh131s7jCrzy5pQrne5hGqeLmxojz6AqjGIMUoee7ouYoKIZtyOa2fzod/s1600-h/DSC02854.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329030937921766354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy4IFHgiyxwgjcGMctACCC8o3I__bJb6VRhWLwgFfkThgp1p_zN0KcMABiX69n3jqm0fqx4cqoxHzkR3w8xoGh131s7jCrzy5pQrne5hGqeLmxojz6AqjGIMUoee7ouYoKIZtyOa2fzod/s320/DSC02854.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />Here's the zucchini, with the corn behind it. I wonder how much more it will spread out? I'm glad we gave it lots more room this year.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJ1BgM-SEReT0Hjoc6hXNDNh-7b5gmNergmVa999gT0VUzTybVxagxTc2-RPePguUYADEqGQpmiYd-besLGfMYnOSnsoFHxJdPdaNDz63XL3vCMAEfpE1wT7oOD72yC4NfOdi7Ia1YwtJ/s1600-h/DSC02851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329030934464535106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJ1BgM-SEReT0Hjoc6hXNDNh-7b5gmNergmVa999gT0VUzTybVxagxTc2-RPePguUYADEqGQpmiYd-besLGfMYnOSnsoFHxJdPdaNDz63XL3vCMAEfpE1wT7oOD72yC4NfOdi7Ia1YwtJ/s320/DSC02851.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">Guess who else is blooming? I had been checking for buds every day and thought I found a little one the other day, so imagine my surprise when I saw this gigantic flower this morning!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn-X2VgXFLvl0_LHJ1a3KUD2k4m_CMmQcr0hkx6ndQLDImUCKqy9Ef0r3bpHmcJaHnS5yV1tGEj3_BZ_tNnKc1XNkgfyJQ7-5p20Ltz_Lzm3IfzNmN5tYN0g6QS74zpP_ktoG09HbS7EK/s1600-h/DSC02846.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329030928489416146" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVn-X2VgXFLvl0_LHJ1a3KUD2k4m_CMmQcr0hkx6ndQLDImUCKqy9Ef0r3bpHmcJaHnS5yV1tGEj3_BZ_tNnKc1XNkgfyJQ7-5p20Ltz_Lzm3IfzNmN5tYN0g6QS74zpP_ktoG09HbS7EK/s320/DSC02846.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr80o2tQJOFuQKAScoQ5LCc5sWnjyObbQ9Nty7x0C-tue3AnpZiVlTyXG22GJldArn6VnhD-mgynojdJxtPhTAY1cKi2idJ64I_nBU02jx6Hp8jJCjKnKZUA_5LnirONgbh6zXZwhZTiF4/s1600-h/DSC02845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329030926518721570" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr80o2tQJOFuQKAScoQ5LCc5sWnjyObbQ9Nty7x0C-tue3AnpZiVlTyXG22GJldArn6VnhD-mgynojdJxtPhTAY1cKi2idJ64I_nBU02jx6Hp8jJCjKnKZUA_5LnirONgbh6zXZwhZTiF4/s320/DSC02845.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />Another view of the corner with corn, zucchini and eggplant.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8SSDjwZZoG6WWZa2wCEgXqXLeOgZJYSfWdA28IRRBpgFdNngSnRb4gj_X3Ye-0sHbhhuwU5mGsGbhy74LzGpXQNiprupjeZYKPTuTCy-qkANdOK6MSfb-p65rLcf9GVPeJBZboo-mj-f/s1600-h/DSC02852.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329028918714620242" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8SSDjwZZoG6WWZa2wCEgXqXLeOgZJYSfWdA28IRRBpgFdNngSnRb4gj_X3Ye-0sHbhhuwU5mGsGbhy74LzGpXQNiprupjeZYKPTuTCy-qkANdOK6MSfb-p65rLcf9GVPeJBZboo-mj-f/s320/DSC02852.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br />This is my first time raising roma tomatoes, and I guess this is how it's supposed to look. Its branches all grow downward, as if there was already heavy fruit hanging off of it. Very strange, but it looks healthy otherwise, so I'm going with it.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8qS7S_b3tkNKzNxwBtw4Q4t689hATggMUpw4HpGmbqUXB8yfEYjMwSi31CcbmepILdgBZrJ7PKUS7CNQrw-D5ePhf8CPhe9S32CUZuD834gpNhAW7PrdO3Zg4e9UnKRNfMEoCVrmcuxN/s1600-h/DSC02853.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329028916021078178" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD8qS7S_b3tkNKzNxwBtw4Q4t689hATggMUpw4HpGmbqUXB8yfEYjMwSi31CcbmepILdgBZrJ7PKUS7CNQrw-D5ePhf8CPhe9S32CUZuD834gpNhAW7PrdO3Zg4e9UnKRNfMEoCVrmcuxN/s320/DSC02853.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br />The cherry tomato plant is still blooming like crazy. It makes my mouth water to think of all the delicious little tomatoes I get to eat right off the vine in a few weeks.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim25E1kpVpF5_MkGYRhl5S-vu0AOj3jWUU9Y3aFq7i1UML_mNemQIqLuqRpOFjV4j8PZgtllfKh7FYBse1oZPFWjghvsxkMLKb1tno2F7dL58Ep4Qww2JzgZ_tp3_6e8drSUEFLquJKMdz/s1600-h/DSC02861.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329028910035151874" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim25E1kpVpF5_MkGYRhl5S-vu0AOj3jWUU9Y3aFq7i1UML_mNemQIqLuqRpOFjV4j8PZgtllfKh7FYBse1oZPFWjghvsxkMLKb1tno2F7dL58Ep4Qww2JzgZ_tp3_6e8drSUEFLquJKMdz/s320/DSC02861.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />View of the garden from the herbs' side:<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptNf-wM0M0tmgjWAvta5uQZ3t20EPUCXm18EDu3TpN7wsqipy3Yt0M_52TukxL1N1Jg0TfcokVSF6ZexDvLK1nphsyijMMsbKeCnhxEuOF5BZpuetjp73X-wE3Ym4Wx1oWRLqO-HYQ3mm/s1600-h/DSC02866.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329028908738707026" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptNf-wM0M0tmgjWAvta5uQZ3t20EPUCXm18EDu3TpN7wsqipy3Yt0M_52TukxL1N1Jg0TfcokVSF6ZexDvLK1nphsyijMMsbKeCnhxEuOF5BZpuetjp73X-wE3Ym4Wx1oWRLqO-HYQ3mm/s320/DSC02866.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Remember the picture I posted 5 weeks ago on planting day? There's a lot more green to see in this one! I'm excited for the cucumber to start growing upwards. Last year's cukes were so green and pretty.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQwwDLRbHAxuhH47MPkELFPw4ZFiAucXltEhqT-F5Gb4IJMcPexzYQSmJpDmoYCBR3OX7bk9g8yJwt9kINA-3wFLcl27I4siOPrhDG7MhTd3KFKHuVIObr4h26px-9hMv33Bj0CuRFM7I/s1600-h/DSC02883.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329028898862274818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQwwDLRbHAxuhH47MPkELFPw4ZFiAucXltEhqT-F5Gb4IJMcPexzYQSmJpDmoYCBR3OX7bk9g8yJwt9kINA-3wFLcl27I4siOPrhDG7MhTd3KFKHuVIObr4h26px-9hMv33Bj0CuRFM7I/s320/DSC02883.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />So that was the veggie patch, here are some more pictures from around the yard:</div><div align="center"><br /><br />I have no idea what this pretty little thing is, it grows in constant moisture and shade in the very back of the garden. It's been there since we've had the house, but I've never really looked at the flowers until now. Can anyone ID it for me? (Becky?)</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHGl_66hzfdmkcNywJA5qLw1dsgu-PE_aVpPuko6wf1F7uPyTnGys1KMlhbUafVmEqQOM6VKXUYuN8QJgcoLAV7pt0XZZkawqg1G_1NanPmY4qWJNNfjdgs7mQgJqgdAbo47u2AIjz6b9/s1600-h/DSC02867.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329027673936117970" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHGl_66hzfdmkcNywJA5qLw1dsgu-PE_aVpPuko6wf1F7uPyTnGys1KMlhbUafVmEqQOM6VKXUYuN8QJgcoLAV7pt0XZZkawqg1G_1NanPmY4qWJNNfjdgs7mQgJqgdAbo47u2AIjz6b9/s320/DSC02867.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />I do know what this is. It's a chinese tallow tree, and it's highly invasive, which is very unfortunate because it's such a beautiful tree. This one belongs to the neighbor and grows into our yard. Ironically, it is overgrown with japanese honeysuckle and wisteria - two more invasive species.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIQE4cHvQFr-0GnHYnTqnGh3nXgLmtf7LurQ3lNT2E3OxFusmWLJHNnGeReWmhIiEi-pWWt2eswEcW4q2BAsYQePWgTqJ8FBO2RvIoSP6-QW2caooxB96McGHjSdwIl4TgLuWOxNx3mR3/s1600-h/DSC02913.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329027672215510306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIQE4cHvQFr-0GnHYnTqnGh3nXgLmtf7LurQ3lNT2E3OxFusmWLJHNnGeReWmhIiEi-pWWt2eswEcW4q2BAsYQePWgTqJ8FBO2RvIoSP6-QW2caooxB96McGHjSdwIl4TgLuWOxNx3mR3/s320/DSC02913.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />It wouldn't be a day in the yard without a spider friend! It's still pretty early for large spiders, and this one was hiding in a shady part of the yard.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PDfIuvRleh-JhNiWuqX7QYQCNO3oVZEWkx4tIGHc9xPItzG9M_j-QqJNkzfub3M7ZPzG1swPz50T2xIJVewXu8MVLNdB4tDeYTuQ3tONzL7086EB0EBm6SPm33pNWYHPYEYQ5WYkHRRz/s1600-h/DSC02921.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329027666986532866" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PDfIuvRleh-JhNiWuqX7QYQCNO3oVZEWkx4tIGHc9xPItzG9M_j-QqJNkzfub3M7ZPzG1swPz50T2xIJVewXu8MVLNdB4tDeYTuQ3tONzL7086EB0EBm6SPm33pNWYHPYEYQ5WYkHRRz/s320/DSC02921.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />Kinda fun, right? I thought it would be cool to take a picture of one of the wisteria tendrils up close.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TFBr5uRl4u6zcClxhdCPm1pqXmem6HuB6WsVOFjM-GoItybWIEAwzMkIsXZtKP2T3BD4TtyBED3odXaGRnt0deKwyHnDwC2NWrGPJ8fHB8fhjIU66cw_slicVUVCrEzbvBwpkIM6CP5N/s1600-h/DSC02914.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329027660130317266" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TFBr5uRl4u6zcClxhdCPm1pqXmem6HuB6WsVOFjM-GoItybWIEAwzMkIsXZtKP2T3BD4TtyBED3odXaGRnt0deKwyHnDwC2NWrGPJ8fHB8fhjIU66cw_slicVUVCrEzbvBwpkIM6CP5N/s320/DSC02914.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />I've got to say that I've been neglecting the part of the yard where I spread my wildflower seed. I just haven't been at home at the right time to water it accordingly. Nevertheless, some of the little sprouts continue growing, and I can't wait to see what they are, as I just kind of tossed all my old seeds in a pile and raked them out.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfk5DP77iFCcWXJ8uRW2tGhoO1QHxpOO4acWnxFXYrqT4P-Nihn4BTe9GAZ3VEr42ffAZ18t6SKS-P9DT3TsLUww0eGFEny4-zW9k0Poflw7EvRpof-O82LZU0mOruJH7UOVLnKXU1QRY/s1600-h/DSC02887.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329027655171895330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfk5DP77iFCcWXJ8uRW2tGhoO1QHxpOO4acWnxFXYrqT4P-Nihn4BTe9GAZ3VEr42ffAZ18t6SKS-P9DT3TsLUww0eGFEny4-zW9k0Poflw7EvRpof-O82LZU0mOruJH7UOVLnKXU1QRY/s320/DSC02887.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />Whew, the banana tree is still alive after the late frost we had.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVy90AAWXjZQlgZPicg1kqdtmdx7yWwP6WNrj6LC2DNNbrKYHYKjsC8S9rlpvK9fWKFnvsQ4pYQdTZJ1aDsLOU1fXdd7-V8ok6WWrNIJmaMzISX6Uydt376awbVSF6aQxb77KiCO9pzYJ/s1600-h/DSC02891.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329026301080302882" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVy90AAWXjZQlgZPicg1kqdtmdx7yWwP6WNrj6LC2DNNbrKYHYKjsC8S9rlpvK9fWKFnvsQ4pYQdTZJ1aDsLOU1fXdd7-V8ok6WWrNIJmaMzISX6Uydt376awbVSF6aQxb77KiCO9pzYJ/s320/DSC02891.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />Beautiful greenbriar growing over the fence. I love this vine.<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYF7fYxENm-q8KRTfaVNqVJ-w6S3E2dG_80xsHMlSs1P79mYymovZ7PJVaCIXKkyc66eNlhtwbB6nwbE46b07-yj6W2ORDf20hELjCCZqjGn8FP9PbUBu1tTB5vdEANWigMghFtdDM20C/s1600-h/DSC02903.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329026297805108962" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYF7fYxENm-q8KRTfaVNqVJ-w6S3E2dG_80xsHMlSs1P79mYymovZ7PJVaCIXKkyc66eNlhtwbB6nwbE46b07-yj6W2ORDf20hELjCCZqjGn8FP9PbUBu1tTB5vdEANWigMghFtdDM20C/s320/DSC02903.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center">Last, but not least, the spiderwort that grows around the perimiter of the yard. This year, for the first time, we have a white one, too. These only bloom in the mornings. I love how cheerfu they are.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_L_nc7eoS-RXC8Gbxhh3WYdHe3VJ0g6qpMLrZqghIcoOf43lLV2HV0-xsUzO1ITxXYfUTkbU9aG1-zhYsn49jW7jhbwxyKU_nUTcfoPPgGBwccKSnItVjzwPYR5rXNaoLBmTx5jZNgau/s1600-h/DSC02897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329026288711132002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_L_nc7eoS-RXC8Gbxhh3WYdHe3VJ0g6qpMLrZqghIcoOf43lLV2HV0-xsUzO1ITxXYfUTkbU9aG1-zhYsn49jW7jhbwxyKU_nUTcfoPPgGBwccKSnItVjzwPYR5rXNaoLBmTx5jZNgau/s320/DSC02897.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw14RwGpLe34N4BpXVBYbOjdqnLtVuXc6vyE1C-96EDwBti-WrnMDwB0tiqz2zjxs6GNSLYjh98dkV-bYAmZgPdgSpxEMe7UbwO5jNT8_65aiBNinz_rzHn0rdEW3x5ApQGAGwtQHzwRt1/s1600-h/DSC02898.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329026284308858514" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw14RwGpLe34N4BpXVBYbOjdqnLtVuXc6vyE1C-96EDwBti-WrnMDwB0tiqz2zjxs6GNSLYjh98dkV-bYAmZgPdgSpxEMe7UbwO5jNT8_65aiBNinz_rzHn0rdEW3x5ApQGAGwtQHzwRt1/s320/DSC02898.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center">That's it for this week! Tune in next week for more blooming and whatnot. Hope you enjoyed it.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVlMeStKtIIzWGO7Hr6Q7z4N838GuMXqtY8ZRVvWu2d7QWxOetDPQzZUD2zFq2sHeKq0ax4baxsrtNV0gsfsPEAMtbQQBxLMzmby5JZPc6n3sSLGAIFPh70I7QyPoBR04uiGOMAR2bgac/s1600-h/DSC02934.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329026280320040818" style="WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMVlMeStKtIIzWGO7Hr6Q7z4N838GuMXqtY8ZRVvWu2d7QWxOetDPQzZUD2zFq2sHeKq0ax4baxsrtNV0gsfsPEAMtbQQBxLMzmby5JZPc6n3sSLGAIFPh70I7QyPoBR04uiGOMAR2bgac/s320/DSC02934.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">(Happy plants make happy farmers.)</p>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-26284738672918973232009-04-19T14:29:00.001-07:002009-04-19T15:15:47.695-07:00It's been one month!<p align="center"></p><p align="center">We are at the one month-mark! Our plants have now been in the ground for four weeks, and we are really starting to see some progress. At this point, I'm not having to water them every day. We've had rain on and off, but since the plants are now established, I will only have to water them if we go a long time without rain. </p><p align="center">I had some time to go out and weed a little bit today. The black tarp really cuts back on the weeds, and the ones that do grow around the base of the plants can be pulled up easily. I discovered that some of our plants are putting our their first flowers! Very exciting.</p><p align="center">I also discovered this little gal (in the photo below). She is a Gasterocantha cancriformis, also known as a spiny orbweaver. This one is just a spiderling, but I am glad to see that she's ready to help my fight pests in my garden. I hope she sticks around and invites lots of friends to help!</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa5JzYKCyvOZomcA8LssHIQOrSehQ6Zhxa07h01vx6LNzwH74oWf5TxEiQ2Pb4LhQSB0-Amh2AbuJR-gn1eu6Z088kIp6qLDTXoOzZ4etxaxrMoLXNi3ETLJvw47DdbsEbA4PGjSl4iR9/s1600-h/DSC02839.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523646478691090" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa5JzYKCyvOZomcA8LssHIQOrSehQ6Zhxa07h01vx6LNzwH74oWf5TxEiQ2Pb4LhQSB0-Amh2AbuJR-gn1eu6Z088kIp6qLDTXoOzZ4etxaxrMoLXNi3ETLJvw47DdbsEbA4PGjSl4iR9/s320/DSC02839.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">See how tiny she is?<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqq-HjR1NJ1SsTyChyiESX9WD9hshM9h8eSpkBDAkZfNNK88joiL71kf6x8ZRAhZmBq4_z3TUf3bGzhrduVtknjnvYr0sHuYsQUhPi1OVwM3XM4PoTTQ22RM6Y5KTFhUtE0uOvHuISoiA/s1600-h/DSC02838.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523644661939058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqq-HjR1NJ1SsTyChyiESX9WD9hshM9h8eSpkBDAkZfNNK88joiL71kf6x8ZRAhZmBq4_z3TUf3bGzhrduVtknjnvYr0sHuYsQUhPi1OVwM3XM4PoTTQ22RM6Y5KTFhUtE0uOvHuISoiA/s320/DSC02838.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">The eggplant is getting big.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0l6vwWcJusrwt7qQ33_bAKm_nh8l1F4GK89COLDDC7u5MPNsFUBGKh8kDGReRxI0GT_SNhhEj4-jgTOvP0w83fQln7aWpjOPMWi_jd9D43YY5TIjEEX1DxcHPPk_uKnwIbS87v0GIjt1/s1600-h/DSC02825.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523634512537202" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0l6vwWcJusrwt7qQ33_bAKm_nh8l1F4GK89COLDDC7u5MPNsFUBGKh8kDGReRxI0GT_SNhhEj4-jgTOvP0w83fQln7aWpjOPMWi_jd9D43YY5TIjEEX1DxcHPPk_uKnwIbS87v0GIjt1/s320/DSC02825.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">And here are the first blooms!<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrcV9ffERk_QKnQ6Q-joYovsY6NuvnYa1ukfUkDtw20CZWDEF8U_ISt5wHdNNUwpIzO6anRdBD83lH_Sux6sj2nKFMk76pU6bOt5vA35oZXKhdymI9Crp66r3P1438V54kH7NSc5TKCZZ/s1600-h/DSC02827.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326523637824815890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrcV9ffERk_QKnQ6Q-joYovsY6NuvnYa1ukfUkDtw20CZWDEF8U_ISt5wHdNNUwpIzO6anRdBD83lH_Sux6sj2nKFMk76pU6bOt5vA35oZXKhdymI9Crp66r3P1438V54kH7NSc5TKCZZ/s320/DSC02827.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0l6vwWcJusrwt7qQ33_bAKm_nh8l1F4GK89COLDDC7u5MPNsFUBGKh8kDGReRxI0GT_SNhhEj4-jgTOvP0w83fQln7aWpjOPMWi_jd9D43YY5TIjEEX1DxcHPPk_uKnwIbS87v0GIjt1/s1600-h/DSC02825.JPG"></a><div align="center"><br /><br />Our poor, pathetic little squash just doesn't want to grow. Lesson learned: next year we won't be planting it in the shade.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-amwzFgMc5RH6ViqspAoDiwSTnf-xfVK4Fpl626Jijx20dIV96a06kMlAYQm3RJ8woB9QegYm268aXVHPHXTtYwd8xsiCYScJfypO6PJqftwRg76HUIAZnVGYb85Kp8KA98dUwne3gbi/s1600-h/DSC02831.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521276570068962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-amwzFgMc5RH6ViqspAoDiwSTnf-xfVK4Fpl626Jijx20dIV96a06kMlAYQm3RJ8woB9QegYm268aXVHPHXTtYwd8xsiCYScJfypO6PJqftwRg76HUIAZnVGYb85Kp8KA98dUwne3gbi/s320/DSC02831.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />See how big the zucchini (started out same size as squash) has gotten?<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlRELKMfxuqCsQ44VYsAko25HVvOQR4jxWJU-jvRkOQn7x4ISwUpS3E7UssScF26ZTFmagyrvTFn2GlGuo0ofLbkPhUWNFKhJR011j8JcFDhKjJPbLO-QpZPWvtZiFY9XjZJQwi8zblWf/s1600-h/DSC02830.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521273485426834" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQlRELKMfxuqCsQ44VYsAko25HVvOQR4jxWJU-jvRkOQn7x4ISwUpS3E7UssScF26ZTFmagyrvTFn2GlGuo0ofLbkPhUWNFKhJR011j8JcFDhKjJPbLO-QpZPWvtZiFY9XjZJQwi8zblWf/s320/DSC02830.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />Here are some of the peppers, we have the bell pepper in front and the jalapeno behind it.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijRAY5e0lsmF4P4kVKYXhArd8PNQVwI3XKuI73iVTDWA9JNbnB_7tp3rabF8i_KPXAYftFiLuWIkcn32rSz0NLTsXgBDRrgJ-EdgJSE_K9ZwKrrUswcXTh0-1GwTqOSjPab9QFoYrnA82/s1600-h/DSC02834.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521258351355666" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijRAY5e0lsmF4P4kVKYXhArd8PNQVwI3XKuI73iVTDWA9JNbnB_7tp3rabF8i_KPXAYftFiLuWIkcn32rSz0NLTsXgBDRrgJ-EdgJSE_K9ZwKrrUswcXTh0-1GwTqOSjPab9QFoYrnA82/s320/DSC02834.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center">The bell pepper (below) and jalapeno have flowers!</p><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyS_EZGDMZrBqxmvq3P3DXumPCOHhc5kxHOvp-EyBaj636peNA5dHjKWXo7twSNHyk38myTwP9njT8nb04FFzc04ngxKhY5zVuLduRrdrM2vuWLnzmhKI4G_FgRmclGs61OX7YtFXYMcf/s1600-h/DSC02835.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521264766567442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyS_EZGDMZrBqxmvq3P3DXumPCOHhc5kxHOvp-EyBaj636peNA5dHjKWXo7twSNHyk38myTwP9njT8nb04FFzc04ngxKhY5zVuLduRrdrM2vuWLnzmhKI4G_FgRmclGs61OX7YtFXYMcf/s320/DSC02835.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">These are the pimiento peppers.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRpr0QYkkWTp4KvXvcnsQJKxkbSTuG43aDIAFvYLuVpZsr-OS-SQG2rxzFZhfTBspwYtFli_m-jx-UbjkqhEhvL5QnK5ZffxZu8MCt6BTjuOadTmQX6ieRcejt3Di65MIdC6bq3n1itDw/s1600-h/DSC02833.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326521230137678962" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRpr0QYkkWTp4KvXvcnsQJKxkbSTuG43aDIAFvYLuVpZsr-OS-SQG2rxzFZhfTBspwYtFli_m-jx-UbjkqhEhvL5QnK5ZffxZu8MCt6BTjuOadTmQX6ieRcejt3Di65MIdC6bq3n1itDw/s320/DSC02833.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center">The cayenne peppers have finally started growing, too.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVak4FB8q6iV5RI5MwHIMmRrdi72v-KIKpCC4jdY9eAX2qNsz_xX1FTsKiKGsFahyjcxg7cIuX2gf6O4gW5UbrNx8dV2dqvTEyjLJ_F-GVODgAJd8yXNUJs99dSrdAwwlW_RG1Xaecy6Q/s1600-h/DSC02832.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326519834499578002" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVak4FB8q6iV5RI5MwHIMmRrdi72v-KIKpCC4jdY9eAX2qNsz_xX1FTsKiKGsFahyjcxg7cIuX2gf6O4gW5UbrNx8dV2dqvTEyjLJ_F-GVODgAJd8yXNUJs99dSrdAwwlW_RG1Xaecy6Q/s320/DSC02832.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />Roma tomato plant, going strong.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYK5qzfHzKkWpEDrQ8ulR5bhe5NQ57IhLQQer_0zVvXy9fRQWHagG9hjGKh2uEStfp8NWXnxw7EhuTq444abn4VagPjHLObTuA5K1r2nfzjwuSux9ZXK6q8FOP8Q8NICRbbgRDy1GjQXO/s1600-h/DSC02823.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326519829300078450" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYK5qzfHzKkWpEDrQ8ulR5bhe5NQ57IhLQQer_0zVvXy9fRQWHagG9hjGKh2uEStfp8NWXnxw7EhuTq444abn4VagPjHLObTuA5K1r2nfzjwuSux9ZXK6q8FOP8Q8NICRbbgRDy1GjQXO/s320/DSC02823.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br />The cherry tomato plant is looking good, and...</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy6cdekTd2k6Dsd8A2TUyDlQV1iSDbuitZgWeAyo8dxLysmdxAcEw_31Ntwh7JMNOepcSAjlT_4nZ41dJfyXyiP13B4Br6Z-eMl80ZhsWBXIJh9DhJaG0ZeplKQiXqsWEodGrS3tEHOsK/s1600-h/DSC02818.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326519817725154946" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy6cdekTd2k6Dsd8A2TUyDlQV1iSDbuitZgWeAyo8dxLysmdxAcEw_31Ntwh7JMNOepcSAjlT_4nZ41dJfyXyiP13B4Br6Z-eMl80ZhsWBXIJh9DhJaG0ZeplKQiXqsWEodGrS3tEHOsK/s320/DSC02818.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">...also has flowers!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeS6s1XyDQV2Lnema8p2XzTSUwbTkYuwAyLD9R62d6FHjfRiMZ7XoQD-wwmE70WMoMf64FVnaRCqRwTOUkUM8yRh3hsBAHuiYMP5C3yNkoKrn-lRidFGgaU9b0rMYx5vPIOPMpxpnseZ6/s1600-h/DSC02820.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326519823935183586" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeS6s1XyDQV2Lnema8p2XzTSUwbTkYuwAyLD9R62d6FHjfRiMZ7XoQD-wwmE70WMoMf64FVnaRCqRwTOUkUM8yRh3hsBAHuiYMP5C3yNkoKrn-lRidFGgaU9b0rMYx5vPIOPMpxpnseZ6/s320/DSC02820.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />I can't wait for these to turn into the first tomatoes!<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUi8sI0ek2vXgIEaTcDiU2B3OmoF6AmbUiz3TLu5f2hyphenhyphen8hAI9u65RLw3S3O6-N8ZnAeKazs9PHGv9JWn5JOkVfdp3u_EMniPJi3ht6f9y2zPPwo5dkhBvHJ7Ob-F9NpOPM8P1TwrqZaKk/s1600-h/DSC02822.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326519819777819842" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUi8sI0ek2vXgIEaTcDiU2B3OmoF6AmbUiz3TLu5f2hyphenhyphen8hAI9u65RLw3S3O6-N8ZnAeKazs9PHGv9JWn5JOkVfdp3u_EMniPJi3ht6f9y2zPPwo5dkhBvHJ7Ob-F9NpOPM8P1TwrqZaKk/s320/DSC02822.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br />The cucumber has grown its first tendrills and I will be putting up some twine to help it start climbing the fence.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNtB8T0krVkvMpSNLSWnbvOEFBeuWPvZysWehaXOn7uFioAH1fN_GQq_niy2CNwIOVf8iQPpCuN1RbkW1Khq8ea_5jZMAHPGTIdCq6m81PUSdOxH5FBJet2GniHtEjRZx-lN3Veu9K7yY/s1600-h/DSC02824.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326518652051609058" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNtB8T0krVkvMpSNLSWnbvOEFBeuWPvZysWehaXOn7uFioAH1fN_GQq_niy2CNwIOVf8iQPpCuN1RbkW1Khq8ea_5jZMAHPGTIdCq6m81PUSdOxH5FBJet2GniHtEjRZx-lN3Veu9K7yY/s320/DSC02824.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br />As you can tell, the corn is getting big! I guess it really likes protection, see how the ones in the middle are growing faster? Just like a real corn field!</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZDu0gc2PaoTxoZUDYnW6piLr1Tls3Z3Db99uMWvnImPD6c38IiV8UrIlj0-d-wcwtc94kRsk5WlUUn6k-qr5sRL-p79XmoLVFKTNzbBNN8c6KBOEus4i7_2ZjkeQ1tCkymeDWqDeLHV5/s1600-h/DSC02828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326518644657617634" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZDu0gc2PaoTxoZUDYnW6piLr1Tls3Z3Db99uMWvnImPD6c38IiV8UrIlj0-d-wcwtc94kRsk5WlUUn6k-qr5sRL-p79XmoLVFKTNzbBNN8c6KBOEus4i7_2ZjkeQ1tCkymeDWqDeLHV5/s320/DSC02828.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />The beans in the shade are growing just as fast as the beans in the sun.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mltTkPnrBriD02cw6aFpmuRyWfnIj-q_xVAjoMPlNI35EG7me_sdIUhQkdlkMLLD5en47fSlCByhvJkb-io_Vsslqow5yRypFmsvLdfARRdwr4dm4kiiDgcgYO3nET1BvEB8Df-zg7Tr/s1600-h/DSC02829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326518637161918066" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mltTkPnrBriD02cw6aFpmuRyWfnIj-q_xVAjoMPlNI35EG7me_sdIUhQkdlkMLLD5en47fSlCByhvJkb-io_Vsslqow5yRypFmsvLdfARRdwr4dm4kiiDgcgYO3nET1BvEB8Df-zg7Tr/s320/DSC02829.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br />Maybe next week they will start climbing?</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZFuZTL9qH-bFcp619vqmXN4EeL8D5AehlmuuZ-YlbV1pEvTniXVKWTKAfUVLspFW7Xg5c2hSmLayaOO3WNfqFLyCTTFxLljbechNPeEXXpWzQ0PkcuaSP9wqKlDTcxO8T9XVutilisvJ/s1600-h/DSC02817.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326518633513836754" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZFuZTL9qH-bFcp619vqmXN4EeL8D5AehlmuuZ-YlbV1pEvTniXVKWTKAfUVLspFW7Xg5c2hSmLayaOO3WNfqFLyCTTFxLljbechNPeEXXpWzQ0PkcuaSP9wqKlDTcxO8T9XVutilisvJ/s320/DSC02817.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />I know the herbs don't look like they've grown that much, but I keep having to cut them back. I've gotten loads of cilantro and dill already. The basil will have to be planted in full sun next year - I may even transplant it if it continues to look so yellow and small.<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2G4Q_igUnu_MJCq7aKoAY8E3m7GNMPwtt0njO8gPJKPuX6D6Wa5N70qxEh0aepgZqX5GpDsFlnCVlqYjPHgviRpz6b6SagmaNAzJJ61JNwwjnOM296C9K7uVaBbikqrfX2dS_5FsOyWIN/s1600-h/DSC02816.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326518626298931314" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2G4Q_igUnu_MJCq7aKoAY8E3m7GNMPwtt0njO8gPJKPuX6D6Wa5N70qxEh0aepgZqX5GpDsFlnCVlqYjPHgviRpz6b6SagmaNAzJJ61JNwwjnOM296C9K7uVaBbikqrfX2dS_5FsOyWIN/s320/DSC02816.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, that's it for another week. Tune in next Sunday to see bigger plants, more blossoms and (if I'm lucky!) more spiders. :)S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-8736810085607450112009-04-14T16:52:00.000-07:002009-04-14T17:47:17.552-07:00A little late is better than never!<div><br /><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div><br /></div><p align="center">Ok, so I haven't been able to update the blog this week, but I have a good excuse! Both our families came into town for Easter and we've been very busy! Here's a photo of all of us on the condo balcony (from l. to r.): Dan's dad Pete, Dan's sister Cate and her fiance Spax, Dan's mom Jan, my dad Hermann, my mom Gabi, Dan, my sister Annika, her fiance Thomas and me.</p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcvJKBU1ueOksKCcH2aHNy3h6Q3Zqt_hgerWeozmON6Lg-VHiVY568UkSck2A54XU5fl_MoRcO9ROf0CsHSCecJEsm9m1yFVtxN-eHSW7jY5e6mvpvd_MXP6SO5AdDdcSg4rn2-0ySTB0/s1600-h/DSC02784.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324701974719672610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcvJKBU1ueOksKCcH2aHNy3h6Q3Zqt_hgerWeozmON6Lg-VHiVY568UkSck2A54XU5fl_MoRcO9ROf0CsHSCecJEsm9m1yFVtxN-eHSW7jY5e6mvpvd_MXP6SO5AdDdcSg4rn2-0ySTB0/s320/DSC02784.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /> </div><div><br /></div><p align="center">Here's what I've been doing instead of gardening:</p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpFlpKfyxS8f9k9VI6gYpA17uq2n9cvUxp7I3YPX8KH7A4euN2lgrpaxXyHhvjmjvfY3jzleKMIpDPLjmdYbAyOMcnZLpDyeif1fbsMbX8O2pu9RsEdD9kimA8CohaEqipUzpb0Jv5T-N/s1600-h/beachsoccer2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324706861830961410" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpFlpKfyxS8f9k9VI6gYpA17uq2n9cvUxp7I3YPX8KH7A4euN2lgrpaxXyHhvjmjvfY3jzleKMIpDPLjmdYbAyOMcnZLpDyeif1fbsMbX8O2pu9RsEdD9kimA8CohaEqipUzpb0Jv5T-N/s320/beachsoccer2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3ecoROVHjbmNqaXjBdFdRuzr4isfcfXhi3l7VHP0ZGXr6Ab7pmZFtZ_nXQVdee-J8pWO-2hKIVHVWCKazGcFtfRfmO5_ol2vsueb7OsgBCVocVsUi98CKmSpllhhMxwdGQItRjYz0sS2/s1600-h/beachsoccer1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324706857855265442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3ecoROVHjbmNqaXjBdFdRuzr4isfcfXhi3l7VHP0ZGXr6Ab7pmZFtZ_nXQVdee-J8pWO-2hKIVHVWCKazGcFtfRfmO5_ol2vsueb7OsgBCVocVsUi98CKmSpllhhMxwdGQItRjYz0sS2/s320/beachsoccer1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p align="center">Playing soccer with the guys on the beach.<br /></p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4ZrOyaXJmxw8tg00sM8s-W2zqH_ZXqhxBMcmZre-MyR2VmuB6-gCXvS6B_YngzPdmpRbiSmoCSzQPg6garPT-NTcsH53WJwjAjT2Mtf3TCvW0546N7gMMS9SfuTxpBcoWFqq2ZrCfBm5/s1600-h/DSC02773.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324701954795147538" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4ZrOyaXJmxw8tg00sM8s-W2zqH_ZXqhxBMcmZre-MyR2VmuB6-gCXvS6B_YngzPdmpRbiSmoCSzQPg6garPT-NTcsH53WJwjAjT2Mtf3TCvW0546N7gMMS9SfuTxpBcoWFqq2ZrCfBm5/s320/DSC02773.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p align="center">Running into the ocean, then freezing my butt off in the wind.</p><div><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div><br /></div><p align="center"></p><div><br /></div><p align="center">And we've been doing lots of eating. LOTS of eating.</p><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><br />So today we finally had some time during daylight hours when it wasn't raining to take a few pictures for everyone to see.</div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAs-iLeJxcHt1LjOsq-i-XOsH7lHYCic4L8WIPpE7kQ9DlxCgRlWDybArqe90xUpOP8BSPo_io_F-V8Jq7wEjPcZRdmdNqIHfK3Z1CefK8gqRWRasq_IN9nJuuBmmsWTx4-8-KJm-VFhg/s1600-h/DSC02808.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324701990426422690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAs-iLeJxcHt1LjOsq-i-XOsH7lHYCic4L8WIPpE7kQ9DlxCgRlWDybArqe90xUpOP8BSPo_io_F-V8Jq7wEjPcZRdmdNqIHfK3Z1CefK8gqRWRasq_IN9nJuuBmmsWTx4-8-KJm-VFhg/s320/DSC02808.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">Cucumber (finally growing!):</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSw6BP0DpIipPB_k1KJgdrzbjaZaq30YHNyBwFjhBhF58vDc-eQhI-JOAGLDPi-yZVk1CxfQliH97j5UROKstUTnG0GSyRudMAB9kk-H38v7zAORZFExoSEKwdu8YTnwmsH5mRDKFQw9E/s1600-h/DSC02803.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324709910563429426" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUSw6BP0DpIipPB_k1KJgdrzbjaZaq30YHNyBwFjhBhF58vDc-eQhI-JOAGLDPi-yZVk1CxfQliH97j5UROKstUTnG0GSyRudMAB9kk-H38v7zAORZFExoSEKwdu8YTnwmsH5mRDKFQw9E/s320/DSC02803.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Eggplant:</p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgn9KeyvxK8SMuvTnlvpcSAHuq7VKqeeiHXPS_kChyphenhyphen_XIFDN66lksLwYtBoWs9kTB0w8Z4p56m1nXSjXOmf2ugdmIgFkhJW9D2-Av_JPfNtb3yNtbx3JRsGQNjwXiGwg3NtwbDxo0xBtkI/s1600-h/DSC02802.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324701980477414130" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgn9KeyvxK8SMuvTnlvpcSAHuq7VKqeeiHXPS_kChyphenhyphen_XIFDN66lksLwYtBoWs9kTB0w8Z4p56m1nXSjXOmf2ugdmIgFkhJW9D2-Av_JPfNtb3yNtbx3JRsGQNjwXiGwg3NtwbDxo0xBtkI/s320/DSC02802.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Herbs:<br /></p><div><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZV5zNuBU_LIY533V7GqzK63j_7qB9cZPL5LS3DUX7R5EYcCNlovaEvZVhDOaii8vxdyilZhwr638hhkiaQ4bJws3jjAJG2sgDuMUdmluM1cwVLosGIiIuJ-e_VWM9ttNf2oV4fhTGgtj/s1600-h/DSC02798.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324700815760872162" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZV5zNuBU_LIY533V7GqzK63j_7qB9cZPL5LS3DUX7R5EYcCNlovaEvZVhDOaii8vxdyilZhwr638hhkiaQ4bJws3jjAJG2sgDuMUdmluM1cwVLosGIiIuJ-e_VWM9ttNf2oV4fhTGgtj/s320/DSC02798.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Peppers:</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36egIjPn2rClQycX9oCu21gnUCqGDd95ZZ2Yc5PyYgiRVJ3fiFZzj94wtF6EeFHDI4POZEZXyh7KwpFbPfI5WsEYgK3ztEhR5kqD2rTDgMH4Wa_h3db72ampV6MZDuQMa_ZL45euK5Ov9/s1600-h/DSC02799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324700811051929346" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36egIjPn2rClQycX9oCu21gnUCqGDd95ZZ2Yc5PyYgiRVJ3fiFZzj94wtF6EeFHDI4POZEZXyh7KwpFbPfI5WsEYgK3ztEhR5kqD2rTDgMH4Wa_h3db72ampV6MZDuQMa_ZL45euK5Ov9/s320/DSC02799.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />Corn:</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79S05qnbImFZzMWUzxfpPWdqMleBQNH_sf22UESmH_SHQq7j5y1Yuldg3A0l2Dr7w-VtiHCXQnDhpMdN0RSnOXTF-Q6ZWqTtQ2_SgsXPKU-Xp1MY_QYzdStn4xvasZUGQ1eF2XFgEP1c4/s1600-h/DSC02805.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324700805033364434" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79S05qnbImFZzMWUzxfpPWdqMleBQNH_sf22UESmH_SHQq7j5y1Yuldg3A0l2Dr7w-VtiHCXQnDhpMdN0RSnOXTF-Q6ZWqTtQ2_SgsXPKU-Xp1MY_QYzdStn4xvasZUGQ1eF2XFgEP1c4/s320/DSC02805.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><br />Zucchini (getting BIG!):</p><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5UuiL5KdwUuv5Kph3g4mjjFsmeVEWXdZRRlBPwiXToE0xsqhushWvjd-r_iwxIL9rErr2TrCGOed9p6sxBcAQx68Q0xoOPkNFbrGFly7DcMLUPqvLa3N1-EB-YtD4EwcnSSGnHjNgaq1/s1600-h/DSC02804.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324700800408492306" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5UuiL5KdwUuv5Kph3g4mjjFsmeVEWXdZRRlBPwiXToE0xsqhushWvjd-r_iwxIL9rErr2TrCGOed9p6sxBcAQx68Q0xoOPkNFbrGFly7DcMLUPqvLa3N1-EB-YtD4EwcnSSGnHjNgaq1/s320/DSC02804.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><div align="center"><br />Squash (not as big because it's in the shade):<br /><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqW9LPgLLZNeg0gaOyTSsy_vTYq9uw44WaSmWGSzjYw2toPx0J83n9YnQSiDcmuX6YNkFeggy8EOaIk7iK3lcEehI2lPjBfqgCyHFkRDPTm1t9rNdhMN9JqP-O9CVJ9B2X9Xt3KhEn-KP/s1600-h/DSC02807.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324700796718100978" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqW9LPgLLZNeg0gaOyTSsy_vTYq9uw44WaSmWGSzjYw2toPx0J83n9YnQSiDcmuX6YNkFeggy8EOaIk7iK3lcEehI2lPjBfqgCyHFkRDPTm1t9rNdhMN9JqP-O9CVJ9B2X9Xt3KhEn-KP/s320/DSC02807.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br />Leftover beans that I threw into a planter box (in the shade):</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50ZQdvmI7o8BYp6V3PkzMDSvFQ5fY5Sa8OY07tNGXD6j-snLHyZrivmMHtDUyeilD5mz0aAs22xMbTwxxdqz9wZa4_FctedcnFoyCCuD6gTxqC6jwQrKoS89Xz6zzwTYtbiMoV97BJt08/s1600-h/DSC02806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324699898157787298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh50ZQdvmI7o8BYp6V3PkzMDSvFQ5fY5Sa8OY07tNGXD6j-snLHyZrivmMHtDUyeilD5mz0aAs22xMbTwxxdqz9wZa4_FctedcnFoyCCuD6gTxqC6jwQrKoS89Xz6zzwTYtbiMoV97BJt08/s320/DSC02806.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br />Beans (I'm hoping they start climbing soon!):<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTIm2P79CinJx9lvzj_bJTWLV2rLdC5SiGT_eq7Tjrt_TdXtRQ7YbNgyDmga0mPAPTSkjZyxq5D0E2YzuJAXH6DA9I-x9u6CkOgkRJ2EDooSOpRjI0lod6MORfL0vjZyvAQ0WpS1s2cbA/s1600-h/DSC02800.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324699895338473730" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTIm2P79CinJx9lvzj_bJTWLV2rLdC5SiGT_eq7Tjrt_TdXtRQ7YbNgyDmga0mPAPTSkjZyxq5D0E2YzuJAXH6DA9I-x9u6CkOgkRJ2EDooSOpRjI0lod6MORfL0vjZyvAQ0WpS1s2cbA/s320/DSC02800.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><br />Roma Tomatoes:<br /></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDpErJv0GfGRTyF5FNTOoZbJ-0o-bJf9Mk8FT1mzlSQlPagrriyrPX0qrBBCkdtZ4AJ9jRBxaDV3Uc2HdOlGKlaAp3T2yL6Bw0vGglNhX4ngf4_aj9BTGXNUQbwVsitO1A3TdnYmM1hTd/s1600-h/DSC02801.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324699887048975570" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDpErJv0GfGRTyF5FNTOoZbJ-0o-bJf9Mk8FT1mzlSQlPagrriyrPX0qrBBCkdtZ4AJ9jRBxaDV3Uc2HdOlGKlaAp3T2yL6Bw0vGglNhX4ngf4_aj9BTGXNUQbwVsitO1A3TdnYmM1hTd/s320/DSC02801.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><br />Cherry Tomatoes:</div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_5FsTzbdWR_EQhgLcExum-WWlboxvO2_nGMb5rRCwQAg9n-_88LS3UNtymjh54HF2F3B5zDXxqUWQJwbpG5S0AlLl_aDgk9NxznyjYfj6oebKDYLEhuvVcduDDozZD2UuftyMQ1mJuaO/s1600-h/DSC02797.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324699881986793714" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_5FsTzbdWR_EQhgLcExum-WWlboxvO2_nGMb5rRCwQAg9n-_88LS3UNtymjh54HF2F3B5zDXxqUWQJwbpG5S0AlLl_aDgk9NxznyjYfj6oebKDYLEhuvVcduDDozZD2UuftyMQ1mJuaO/s320/DSC02797.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">We were lucky to have some rain the past few days. While it's not good for the vacationers, it means that we haven't had to spend money or time on watering the yard. Yay! </p><p align="center">Last week, we had a dip in temperatures, and I had to find sheets to cover all the plants to make sure they didn't freeze. It worked and there was no damage - thank goodness! I would have hated to start over with any of these plants. I'm ready for fresh veggies NOW! :)</p><p align="center">All the plants are looking healthy and happy, come check back next week for more progress!</p><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-31643847520085507842009-04-05T14:53:00.000-07:002009-04-05T19:05:53.895-07:00Rain, rain, go away!It rained all last week and I was pretty worried that the garden was going to drown! We got about 3 inches of rain. However, the plants seem pretty happy and have grown a whole bunch, as you can see! We had a busy weekend, with a birthday party for our goddaughter Delaney, and an engagement party for our friends, Hugh and Meredith, so we didn't get a chance to do anything in the yard this week.<br />It is supposed to get cold this coming week, so I am going to have to cover up the plants to make sure we don't have to start over. I forgot to get a picture of the eggplant, which has grown a lot. You'll have to wait for next week!<br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Herbs:<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd-eNInRt5Ka2m9UkdIts_YNnh2dh6dzxOCmFDyrqxpHSuoNrubDaKiCqf8z-K7qS9-ClS2Mhyrwb0Y47jP6oj0lBxmAPD1nY8O7S6lIJpa7eloJy64nsDLZEQeNvPx9tVOQYn_Jam56m/s1600-h/IMGP0601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321384898974054338" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd-eNInRt5Ka2m9UkdIts_YNnh2dh6dzxOCmFDyrqxpHSuoNrubDaKiCqf8z-K7qS9-ClS2Mhyrwb0Y47jP6oj0lBxmAPD1nY8O7S6lIJpa7eloJy64nsDLZEQeNvPx9tVOQYn_Jam56m/s320/IMGP0601.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><div align="center"> Green Pepper:<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJN26x6wJO3WWmWA07Wb92aySAPyWxx-42NtRKfJV0NpBkyxIYzORWpZHMk1cC049P_G4JbLvEFP-qKuwAF5E-d6SimuAIu4rLQcZoTnhTLEvPrXu6rZEAB70CO8GtD29LML8nnpKPqt8/s1600-h/IMGP0602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321384897187693602" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJN26x6wJO3WWmWA07Wb92aySAPyWxx-42NtRKfJV0NpBkyxIYzORWpZHMk1cC049P_G4JbLvEFP-qKuwAF5E-d6SimuAIu4rLQcZoTnhTLEvPrXu6rZEAB70CO8GtD29LML8nnpKPqt8/s320/IMGP0602.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />Tomato Plant:<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EZdyXMm_RqNHivyOECgGbtG-sK6RfXisw4bF-OoUC8i0t7JS42ep9ZpqFK2lE8JXHeVCNLGRNHY0YrEmL0UUzDGYQdOK_TgEdtFvXCqv8_r1mU9r0h3YfI7B-ffCfxtV-APizkExlZYe/s1600-h/IMGP0603.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321384892399539938" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EZdyXMm_RqNHivyOECgGbtG-sK6RfXisw4bF-OoUC8i0t7JS42ep9ZpqFK2lE8JXHeVCNLGRNHY0YrEmL0UUzDGYQdOK_TgEdtFvXCqv8_r1mU9r0h3YfI7B-ffCfxtV-APizkExlZYe/s320/IMGP0603.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><br />Zucchini:</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP6d9B5cbk6s9navGqwacR52YT7EiTpRPyFYoa_OU1o4kWaxrqHipri4nAv-W-Kf8SAT0DNQIxIHu5zIUaJC0qyRkRKPcZuf_jYUyQIUMCaSDvWVwV1aco5fH9hQqtCMgwYcHTluQwokK/s1600-h/IMGP0604.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321384886770083474" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP6d9B5cbk6s9navGqwacR52YT7EiTpRPyFYoa_OU1o4kWaxrqHipri4nAv-W-Kf8SAT0DNQIxIHu5zIUaJC0qyRkRKPcZuf_jYUyQIUMCaSDvWVwV1aco5fH9hQqtCMgwYcHTluQwokK/s320/IMGP0604.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"> </p><div align="center">Corn:<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNa7Ptdt237b4AeLV2ipsefplAe3WtGCm-_N2l1p0JosvTRmmMHhOX1tpwmJH4In1h02p9tdgBjB0rFqQYN5lytiEFM9gAv0fShpvO9NvyesGVhezuou9xkqvqyKVOBaSK328k9OVRxdz/s1600-h/IMGP0605.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321383773404430130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNa7Ptdt237b4AeLV2ipsefplAe3WtGCm-_N2l1p0JosvTRmmMHhOX1tpwmJH4In1h02p9tdgBjB0rFqQYN5lytiEFM9gAv0fShpvO9NvyesGVhezuou9xkqvqyKVOBaSK328k9OVRxdz/s320/IMGP0605.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br />Cucumber:</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDYMSTO_bf77YoOlhWznAic3pIrNul1HMp3NHenr6W-Dhgh3XufqZCkwAsj2nBcfi0KVwfBK-79C-NJIQG5zjutHq2982nMp2f6jfeXfSc5Imkq6PjnhkH7Uizk3o9XvBu4EiMvlYTRmL/s1600-h/IMGP0607.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321383771900028130" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDYMSTO_bf77YoOlhWznAic3pIrNul1HMp3NHenr6W-Dhgh3XufqZCkwAsj2nBcfi0KVwfBK-79C-NJIQG5zjutHq2982nMp2f6jfeXfSc5Imkq6PjnhkH7Uizk3o9XvBu4EiMvlYTRmL/s320/IMGP0607.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />Beans:<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTixldWk77w_uozNutW3aHGcCWM7Luk5ps50q-GasFaCDod7hLnhdxd4Y6BfV65R7CKyEfGg4z2tU5fcdy0odACaDaHRXS3GE9h3AXAnmzktg0hGa6IGvZ9ql2VKGSOwCcHs9bhcFhR_z/s1600-h/IMGP0608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321383767551971026" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTixldWk77w_uozNutW3aHGcCWM7Luk5ps50q-GasFaCDod7hLnhdxd4Y6BfV65R7CKyEfGg4z2tU5fcdy0odACaDaHRXS3GE9h3AXAnmzktg0hGa6IGvZ9ql2VKGSOwCcHs9bhcFhR_z/s320/IMGP0608.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br />You can finally see plants in the garden! Give it another couple of weeks and it will be even greener! I can't wait.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Yyiatb9TzowAtzdVPNaio5lem8McI67pz7i7juE5wGrOdcepFiUDO1vYJlAIkmGmfANL09CSUDkOIN6rf2K3zVkL3Ffljgmvc1bE4FIfOCA2OYpQmcBC7RSyc7VdGWRMBqYF0eEN8CgX/s1600-h/IMGP0609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321383763283888578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Yyiatb9TzowAtzdVPNaio5lem8McI67pz7i7juE5wGrOdcepFiUDO1vYJlAIkmGmfANL09CSUDkOIN6rf2K3zVkL3Ffljgmvc1bE4FIfOCA2OYpQmcBC7RSyc7VdGWRMBqYF0eEN8CgX/s320/IMGP0609.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br />I also took a few pictures around the yard to show some of the other plants that are growing:<br /><br /><div align="center">Banana tree (the frost got the first leaf):</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuT3JPFkCMrF64MG4wJrgZO5U4wbQ8alBMno7cFFFRqY0boIpZZCMuqIGYycMPC5e7TfE1Dx31IajYo_w1eZ6zrYFkwzmodjA9Bu93ibTsGZeKknbJ_Q97cWOxqKTvx-8sAIhWzp5l1Mt/s1600-h/IMGP0621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321384906189281538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuT3JPFkCMrF64MG4wJrgZO5U4wbQ8alBMno7cFFFRqY0boIpZZCMuqIGYycMPC5e7TfE1Dx31IajYo_w1eZ6zrYFkwzmodjA9Bu93ibTsGZeKknbJ_Q97cWOxqKTvx-8sAIhWzp5l1Mt/s320/IMGP0621.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br />Morning glories (planted from seed):<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahC0GYzymi2nyraxVrwBEklO-0MNDqKviG7K_sj9M1bs_j6Rn7HoQdQoH4mBWVn8k8__C9OReNwdxLpAeHHOZiB0K-5nCole99hXa5RPJiIIR9x-qYKjWXSOtrLnjpm2Tcv9z2PJqsJI6/s1600-h/IMGP0623.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321383759779639106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahC0GYzymi2nyraxVrwBEklO-0MNDqKviG7K_sj9M1bs_j6Rn7HoQdQoH4mBWVn8k8__C9OReNwdxLpAeHHOZiB0K-5nCole99hXa5RPJiIIR9x-qYKjWXSOtrLnjpm2Tcv9z2PJqsJI6/s320/IMGP0623.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">First leaf on the fig tree:</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX8T6beEaCd4JQHsz6Ht2WLZV1iFNZkp33wt9ECMoJZJEFT5vV_RsxVPrwMwaZ6Dpuy-zTFO-VCigDUDCqtbKNglzQLFcXHXPczO_vT8w8bOFNvsSObr4_idt-j1GfsI-0fZVXdfQrj4u/s1600-h/IMGP0614.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321330740414866274" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlX8T6beEaCd4JQHsz6Ht2WLZV1iFNZkp33wt9ECMoJZJEFT5vV_RsxVPrwMwaZ6Dpuy-zTFO-VCigDUDCqtbKNglzQLFcXHXPczO_vT8w8bOFNvsSObr4_idt-j1GfsI-0fZVXdfQrj4u/s320/IMGP0614.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />The azaleas are in full bloom:<br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8ELpho3Xyv-fES0L57FukO0_oXD-bSX8LsG1puKcJxPo2O5-vRLR7uV-r2o0JMlujBXLbAxQAepWNWL16E-c4zjnBfxy0dYyRWVH5sBf7CPuyrsne8WKClvvol1QZ6t9hk35tRg5tnfD/s1600-h/DSC02609.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321330735066044082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8ELpho3Xyv-fES0L57FukO0_oXD-bSX8LsG1puKcJxPo2O5-vRLR7uV-r2o0JMlujBXLbAxQAepWNWL16E-c4zjnBfxy0dYyRWVH5sBf7CPuyrsne8WKClvvol1QZ6t9hk35tRg5tnfD/s320/DSC02609.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><br />The muscadine grapevine that I transplanted from the front of the yard:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcPvwvJMYP0xf8CD0zFD03x1xMxlMxcidVZJjWR0sG4ozUGWLav1Bcgtr8tJt0bYn4VuszvX-ssbz-CQd1Mbs9-0VAGRFfNWWK4gs5YNEFlI_QT-Jv_Z7rss8f-b0lZZP8N7MVpWmyEuw/s1600-h/IMGP0624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321330732334476610" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcPvwvJMYP0xf8CD0zFD03x1xMxlMxcidVZJjWR0sG4ozUGWLav1Bcgtr8tJt0bYn4VuszvX-ssbz-CQd1Mbs9-0VAGRFfNWWK4gs5YNEFlI_QT-Jv_Z7rss8f-b0lZZP8N7MVpWmyEuw/s320/IMGP0624.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We bought this cypress tree at Cypress Gardens the year we got married. It's getting really big! It just put out its leaves.</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBJu1n7cgamICi1qOAA3LUjxyjJ7V_Pim6NlB3EX8eb6XggfV0XjPrnWu1G0wdTU0ZqultQ25XyqV5XJLmPSjkhHx9yf8DypN9xbSDlCNHGactRzAEaJg477j9B2nNUzd21DsJxUNGEUB/s1600-h/DSC02617.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321330719180703746" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIBJu1n7cgamICi1qOAA3LUjxyjJ7V_Pim6NlB3EX8eb6XggfV0XjPrnWu1G0wdTU0ZqultQ25XyqV5XJLmPSjkhHx9yf8DypN9xbSDlCNHGactRzAEaJg477j9B2nNUzd21DsJxUNGEUB/s320/DSC02617.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-26656430197188918222009-03-29T17:33:00.000-07:002009-03-29T18:07:27.870-07:00My, how stuff grows!It has been a week since we planted our veggies and herbs. Everything has perked up and is starting to grow rapidly! The beans are growing so fast, you can literally watch (see two last photos)! I will try to post weekly update photos for all the plants.<br /><div><p align="center">Some of what we're growing:<br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqQUKbEmjW5LsEdCDSCPkHwQHZrVFfbqZvcHugMyv_oO8_0i7SvnusGaPaRBQ_XnJEYmak4j-hwO0HdNeiADK7wMCGRvlcYPzFIelttd713PanHCSrKg8xNsWz0AYE4qI_nKZQBDrQ8e_/s1600-h/DSC02604.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318774159039053986" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqQUKbEmjW5LsEdCDSCPkHwQHZrVFfbqZvcHugMyv_oO8_0i7SvnusGaPaRBQ_XnJEYmak4j-hwO0HdNeiADK7wMCGRvlcYPzFIelttd713PanHCSrKg8xNsWz0AYE4qI_nKZQBDrQ8e_/s320/DSC02604.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Cucumber</p><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRTg2XQc24jLrvHt_p8_knRv9jZGb2WPAV_bAohX3E5wGxHo1UtP1GLelSXLb9w-OTboxx4kpyVxNRWjZSOe7s8iLyB0ch__G78_-g3CPJQEWHjmb5APms2NryzsL89A5TYBvK_k5Gvrk/s1600-h/DSC02603.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318774153779000594" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRTg2XQc24jLrvHt_p8_knRv9jZGb2WPAV_bAohX3E5wGxHo1UtP1GLelSXLb9w-OTboxx4kpyVxNRWjZSOe7s8iLyB0ch__G78_-g3CPJQEWHjmb5APms2NryzsL89A5TYBvK_k5Gvrk/s320/DSC02603.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Eggplant<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbn6sjmcCbh-m1TdH6q5PCbxgnUdnFnrStEscZ0g0loWkqf4niaFFY4wXyoUILiTLvvkpCTAKvN79ZktPEPcqO2xHS6KztVK6MGYVMlZizBQL4sQQKV6kfixKU6PQpEHNbXHYPJJIZwly/s1600-h/DSC02602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318774150118978498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbn6sjmcCbh-m1TdH6q5PCbxgnUdnFnrStEscZ0g0loWkqf4niaFFY4wXyoUILiTLvvkpCTAKvN79ZktPEPcqO2xHS6KztVK6MGYVMlZizBQL4sQQKV6kfixKU6PQpEHNbXHYPJJIZwly/s320/DSC02602.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Zucchini<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwI6NeNFTUnnoDRcJVPverm6AGtsl0eEqwg5Ng3fZhuGTBQt826rKA1D2OkfRWg75dRYcr_BorjGlAvDVqi6EmWZznXPpp4v45ddY09Y5Fw0f8D_W_fsCQztmrnm3GezLuBMXZJn47rmHn/s1600-h/DSC02601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318774144932304082" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwI6NeNFTUnnoDRcJVPverm6AGtsl0eEqwg5Ng3fZhuGTBQt826rKA1D2OkfRWg75dRYcr_BorjGlAvDVqi6EmWZznXPpp4v45ddY09Y5Fw0f8D_W_fsCQztmrnm3GezLuBMXZJn47rmHn/s320/DSC02601.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Corn<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Zmb1HEDy8bgobj7UOIEPUbSX_i21D5NfiZEL3WVHgJGIvVOjCld3fUvy59A5tL4Aax-ttgClaLylDKo8cOvMR6nbTuuLopwM2djKXyhJwc0wP3o2uNKhvpD7IMIAL-zNMn-bxNBAytK7/s1600-h/DSC02598.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318774134771507810" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Zmb1HEDy8bgobj7UOIEPUbSX_i21D5NfiZEL3WVHgJGIvVOjCld3fUvy59A5tL4Aax-ttgClaLylDKo8cOvMR6nbTuuLopwM2djKXyhJwc0wP3o2uNKhvpD7IMIAL-zNMn-bxNBAytK7/s320/DSC02598.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div align="center">Herbs<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiXPGFzgGcbYFAPa1IlBBLLqUBuBLisnKZ1G73Rt00Q7HJqrlq73aAOHoZdzt7eJMen6jPhc2ImNvt3y892iL4Ss-Qb0RPERDv1cFsmjbWQFiaibdDBZLmeIo5x7rX4AEA_otNPgVr8sJ/s1600-h/DSC02600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318777851925978850" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiXPGFzgGcbYFAPa1IlBBLLqUBuBLisnKZ1G73Rt00Q7HJqrlq73aAOHoZdzt7eJMen6jPhc2ImNvt3y892iL4Ss-Qb0RPERDv1cFsmjbWQFiaibdDBZLmeIo5x7rX4AEA_otNPgVr8sJ/s320/DSC02600.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Tomato Plant</p><div><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyDRdoDIYCTV19pQIyU5dlYDUHw9QULlVs9fIEHKSb3I6IiezvU4TUA2QgXG0tAGeGPLFO_U_wqUEheI6v-kvXZhjSFCQLl1M5n0AXzn3h9YE_tSfaO77FzGhCJJ094Y8LZSMw53J0ahw/s1600-h/DSC02607.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318777855505332002" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyDRdoDIYCTV19pQIyU5dlYDUHw9QULlVs9fIEHKSb3I6IiezvU4TUA2QgXG0tAGeGPLFO_U_wqUEheI6v-kvXZhjSFCQLl1M5n0AXzn3h9YE_tSfaO77FzGhCJJ094Y8LZSMw53J0ahw/s320/DSC02607.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Beans around noon</p><div> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSB4sj-TH-ifm-Qo8gXwn7_gOqgBv8SstzHoia_V75MJDNAnTX-JGoze5ThSLezOHpn_c3evnD6BisZJWmjki_lJIahjjB1P6sYsj1N68LpaX_8nwl_Mphd2-ct-B1N5Z7spt6Py67Ys3/s1600-h/DSC02662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318777859123503282" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSB4sj-TH-ifm-Qo8gXwn7_gOqgBv8SstzHoia_V75MJDNAnTX-JGoze5ThSLezOHpn_c3evnD6BisZJWmjki_lJIahjjB1P6sYsj1N68LpaX_8nwl_Mphd2-ct-B1N5Z7spt6Py67Ys3/s320/DSC02662.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Same beans around 6 PM (really!)</p></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-28424813006730790782009-03-29T16:43:00.000-07:002009-03-29T17:32:18.655-07:00Spring 2009 Garden Project<div><div><div><div align="center">February 2009</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4GPuh3yjVIu1FQozrIpTZvxGdWDIfHtqD5MhiSF3bm1T79Xq-O-KR6Mt2Z7c8P6XiCC0fzTBpC68-JOvpLer1bkeOpGk4frgzRk3BO21z4p3kLsjAV9GggjVmMZay7ukmaRqlM6KUeqh/s1600-h/DSC02482.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318766588700173298" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4GPuh3yjVIu1FQozrIpTZvxGdWDIfHtqD5MhiSF3bm1T79Xq-O-KR6Mt2Z7c8P6XiCC0fzTBpC68-JOvpLer1bkeOpGk4frgzRk3BO21z4p3kLsjAV9GggjVmMZay7ukmaRqlM6KUeqh/s320/DSC02482.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">We started our project on a warm, overcast day.</p><div><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsIYGFVD29sRh2B2GHgHOWjV6WuZr5vk2n7fxreRrFJB3N3Uie2yH0C8R496M0iMJphV0njSfIRZ2z0J9H4_fvR9GRtBhPXGQqqkc1LWief8rD0V1_EF6edB76Jb_tFS_F3go8dTKNy1c/s1600-h/DSC02464.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318761303234511122" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsIYGFVD29sRh2B2GHgHOWjV6WuZr5vk2n7fxreRrFJB3N3Uie2yH0C8R496M0iMJphV0njSfIRZ2z0J9H4_fvR9GRtBhPXGQqqkc1LWief8rD0V1_EF6edB76Jb_tFS_F3go8dTKNy1c/s320/DSC02464.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">The tarp goes down on top of compost from our own composter. Plants will be planted in holes cut into the tarp. Hopefully this will cut down on having to weed this large area as well as retain moisture in the soil. The area is approximately 12X20 feet large.<br /><br /></p><div align="center">March 2009<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoBMmDET9LUrfwOKp2opc3oObBfHPOOx-Ko9GgjJDQ6davK_E3RNqRcS5MSwg8E4A0U61BzZXEXBJcJ_GFqIhn_7KMBE2wAJd9LoyXYYzSQxeb-nDBRiHNCRz_H4H6vFnZMcBCSJnXMIf/s1600-h/DSC02537.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318763227799818050" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoBMmDET9LUrfwOKp2opc3oObBfHPOOx-Ko9GgjJDQ6davK_E3RNqRcS5MSwg8E4A0U61BzZXEXBJcJ_GFqIhn_7KMBE2wAJd9LoyXYYzSQxeb-nDBRiHNCRz_H4H6vFnZMcBCSJnXMIf/s320/DSC02537.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Fence posts go in.</div><div><br /> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-XxxYhvzyJyPd3ppBf7O-xhADFKkEwTOSgx4db-Co_f2vN0pah4lLeqkiF879PuEZ_mQ8YUXo7xj3KsmE9UnTVVd0D3XcZ6kpNFYZrJX7iou9Dd1zCUhRZAHCXr5a0PrWcOgZJD8NpV8/s1600-h/DSC02570.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318763232966645682" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-XxxYhvzyJyPd3ppBf7O-xhADFKkEwTOSgx4db-Co_f2vN0pah4lLeqkiF879PuEZ_mQ8YUXo7xj3KsmE9UnTVVd0D3XcZ6kpNFYZrJX7iou9Dd1zCUhRZAHCXr5a0PrWcOgZJD8NpV8/s320/DSC02570.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Wire mesh is attached to posts.<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLQzs8f1NFAYrSCxhNdzrXTZXYjJ8pS8Mj2bAMUCUHnRaiv1yhhXhDLdIbBLPci0dQQQxhdRg6CN0de1k34qtxpul29_phxtvZGkcpXhJ_-VHHmzwVsW6crnj_1QizAfe0myWilVgIbGx/s1600-h/DSC02569.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318763235614719362" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLQzs8f1NFAYrSCxhNdzrXTZXYjJ8pS8Mj2bAMUCUHnRaiv1yhhXhDLdIbBLPci0dQQQxhdRg6CN0de1k34qtxpul29_phxtvZGkcpXhJ_-VHHmzwVsW6crnj_1QizAfe0myWilVgIbGx/s320/DSC02569.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Close-up of recycled door with recycled welcome sign.</p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGusFdA2saqbQ6O99Yq9TtyqeHcI5ZyyNhz2Mja6iyAbv2vLSsGM5Xxmsbb0DLQGA3MHOqT0Atu571XKFlAmEfCoX1X6p_khd5MXxDRaw0FEG-jvV-WRNofOAb2yyjEH3OyxFfs040ctm/s1600-h/DSC02572.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318766569456968994" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGusFdA2saqbQ6O99Yq9TtyqeHcI5ZyyNhz2Mja6iyAbv2vLSsGM5Xxmsbb0DLQGA3MHOqT0Atu571XKFlAmEfCoX1X6p_khd5MXxDRaw0FEG-jvV-WRNofOAb2yyjEH3OyxFfs040ctm/s320/DSC02572.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Planting corn<br /></p><p align="center"></p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzjwyZSFKWv11ZLcVzLmi_rHmcXSj8smsAtAtKpRFAvuewozu9TmzUwIo01kQggGhyUXMbif_mSlnycJl91o201c5enrDMBCfIvDfcaHqumh8UOJwLLpM3CkkZuIkSu1at9qP_Z9q2Gxg/s1600-h/DSC02577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318766581858934690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzjwyZSFKWv11ZLcVzLmi_rHmcXSj8smsAtAtKpRFAvuewozu9TmzUwIo01kQggGhyUXMbif_mSlnycJl91o201c5enrDMBCfIvDfcaHqumh8UOJwLLpM3CkkZuIkSu1at9qP_Z9q2Gxg/s320/DSC02577.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">Having beers after a hard day's work.</p><p align="center">We have planted: herbs (dill, cilantro, lemonbalm, oregano, chives, parsley), tomatoes (cherry and roma), peppers (green, jalapeno, pimiento, cayenne), eggplant, squash, zucchini, corn, cucumber and beans.</p><p align="center">Additionally we have in our yard: a peach tree, a fig tree and blueberry bushes.<br /><br /></p><p align="center"></p></div></div></div>S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987973598640575413.post-19708459928597020742009-03-29T15:17:00.000-07:002009-03-29T20:16:15.705-07:00How it began...That's right, we've decided to put in another garden after last year's somewhat successful second attempt to become veggie farmers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />To catch you up to speed, Dan and I bought our house in 2005 and decided to dedicate a small portion of the yard to veggies and herbs. So, the following year, we picked a spot, tilled it, and put up a fence around it. Unfortunately, we didn't count on the pecan trees putting out their leaves and covering the entire garden in shade - a death-sentence for vegetables. Our veggies promptly died, along with our dreams of harvesting our own food.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The next two years, we talked about setting up a garden, but it never happened... we couldn't agree on a spot to put it! We tried a couple of container plants, but didn't do a very good job at watering them, so they died. (Do you see the theme here? We are good at killing plants!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Last year, 2008, Dan finally learned to just let me have my way (it only took a few years!) and we created a raised bed for our veggies in a sunny, sheltered area next to the house and filled the bed with compost from the landfill. The compost was apparently nuclear, because our plants really grew, as evidenced in the photos below:<br /><div align="center">(Day 1)</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPiU2Jwuio8KqccHIVAwUt0q0Zrsu2VnnhVUM4hPL2VQZK-iH6FLdSb4lNl4CO3byZpESh9THc1ifiGFWs9MHD0HkW7wE9tnAKSQP1fZEMZH1BF3fl3Vlu4hgZjFqSfZNBo6AH_2TzTP-/s1600-h/DSC00762.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318742370610593010" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPiU2Jwuio8KqccHIVAwUt0q0Zrsu2VnnhVUM4hPL2VQZK-iH6FLdSb4lNl4CO3byZpESh9THc1ifiGFWs9MHD0HkW7wE9tnAKSQP1fZEMZH1BF3fl3Vlu4hgZjFqSfZNBo6AH_2TzTP-/s320/DSC00762.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi04pR5RGLOd30kNkh4qgL9glQ6XDQYMIJntxyY6q-QGnR_M1BSV0GJ6kLyo0tMQiqkMC1gSiSXs0qx_OCxvWGdhKD98J29dPa6aoo7CfGLNVHmUpHYTksRayFfFwYhrp2klZK3uc9jp1/s1600-h/DSC00760.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318742380346713538" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIi04pR5RGLOd30kNkh4qgL9glQ6XDQYMIJntxyY6q-QGnR_M1BSV0GJ6kLyo0tMQiqkMC1gSiSXs0qx_OCxvWGdhKD98J29dPa6aoo7CfGLNVHmUpHYTksRayFfFwYhrp2klZK3uc9jp1/s320/DSC00760.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">(Below: one month later!)</div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekYsmDQpnZVPLP9tDbt3edi2D5kdUopV03_qX5mbTJiQxbreo3kqz7yGh2m0YPbdVKHIvgza3mKzYV9AXixt0Wo7tx4CmbybQ_QnqZOZYKP8GsPupLpTisdCc3j4gzJO5oLZDZdNNKvqw/s1600-h/DSC01065.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744020627745330" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekYsmDQpnZVPLP9tDbt3edi2D5kdUopV03_qX5mbTJiQxbreo3kqz7yGh2m0YPbdVKHIvgza3mKzYV9AXixt0Wo7tx4CmbybQ_QnqZOZYKP8GsPupLpTisdCc3j4gzJO5oLZDZdNNKvqw/s320/DSC01065.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">(Below: two months later!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSQ2PXGr4we8Zd7BXj-9JwBVYHuqtj7_eap5bx-BoALjLgjXkB8BU4HJHGtwycayAj79Slpzysij1CSmA_pwDkKzwGjIw3Ji4bN1Pzwz07URvSLESdCGrHqRgEEmll5LsWT2r3Xa9BVcs/s1600-h/DSC01343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744030148496722" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSQ2PXGr4we8Zd7BXj-9JwBVYHuqtj7_eap5bx-BoALjLgjXkB8BU4HJHGtwycayAj79Slpzysij1CSmA_pwDkKzwGjIw3Ji4bN1Pzwz07URvSLESdCGrHqRgEEmll5LsWT2r3Xa9BVcs/s320/DSC01343.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p align="center"></p>As you can see, the poor plants were crowded, and after a few rainy weeks shortly after the last picture was taken, the zucchini and cucumber got moldy and died. The tomatoes were so huge they overshadowed the peppers, and the beetles kept getting to the them before we could. The only thing that was really great in last year's garden was the eggplant which just kept on producing for us!<br /><br />So, there were definitely some lessons learned (I bought several gardening and composting books AFTER this misadventure), and we took a little more time to plan the layout of the garden this year.<br />This blog will be an update on our garden space so you all can keep up with what's on our table this summer/fall.S.F.X.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03152735194519191061noreply@blogger.com0