In progress

I just now noticed these three photos on my phone. They aren't from the same angle, but you can easily see the differences.  It's incredible how big and fast our veggies have grown! 

Lookin good!

We are off to a good start. Our cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, tomatoes, lettuces, and garlic are looking great!  They are enjoying the rain and continue to grow without consistent sunshine. I'm excited to see what will be around come harvest time. I tend to be a bit pessimistic because of worms from the past seasons. I do, however, feel differently about this year's crop. I've even been talking to the plants more. We'll see if that works....

Papas

One of these years I'll get it right. I absolutely love growing potatoes. They are so darn easy...IF you do them right. I really wanted to grow them again this year because I loved watching Andy sneak them from our planter, boil them up and scarf them down. His face would glow with excitement and amazement that something so small could be so satisfying and delicious. 

We agreed to grow them in the large box this year. All I had to do was ask for advice, but we just went for it.  Potatoes should be planted in a sort of trench. When their leaves pop up, you bury them with soil and continue to bury them every time their leaves reach the surface. The tubers grow off that vine and the deeper you bury them the more they will produce. It will end up looking like a mound of dirt or a mini hillside of soil. Well, we scattered them in the planter and forgot all about that trench. The greens have surfaced and I continue to bury them, but I'm not sure how deep we will be able to go in our front yard. Any suggestions?  Ideas? ALL are welcome! 

Strawberries, strawberries everywhere!

The strawberry plants are still growing wild and free both in the planter boxes and in the hanging planters. They all look like they will produce wonderful fruit. We just cannot wait!  Now our only concern is our main predator....Matilde! She gobbles them up every chance she gets. We'll have to keep a watchful eye on that little strawberry sneaker. 

Planter Box #6

I came home from work to find Andy working on yet another box. It is now in its permanent place out front. It sits to the right of the tree in the photo. It is a little larger than the ones we already have.  What should we plant in it?  

A marvelous sight to see!

Those, my friends, are silks!  Our corn is coming in, and I cannot wait!  It feels a bit early and the plants appear to be young, but there is no mistaking silks on a corn plant!  Fingers crossed! 

More potatoes!

I know I just sent out a potato photo, but I have since tasted them and they deserve a second round!  

They are DELICIOUS. 

There is no better description of these creamy, soft, smooth, and perfectly imperfect tiny edibles than DELICIOUS. 

Yes, they are that good. Oh, and did I mention we grew them ourselves! ;) 

Red, white, and dirty

Thought I'd dig up some of the potatoes in this planter to be sure they were healthy. Their leafy plant parts have all turned brown and died off, but these red potatoes look great. Tomorrow, Andy and I will make sure they taste good enough to share! ;) 

Also, I delivered all of your naming suggestions to the girls and they have chosen OSCAR as the official name for the new broilers!! 

Head of Lettuce

Our head of lettuce is looking rounder and rounder every day. It has been fun checking in on how it is growing. Perfectly round! 

Pray for peas.

This is another good sign. I can't wait to see the peas cascading over the front wall! I hope they survive this crazy weather. 

Two more boxes

I came home to see these wonderful boxes out front on the parking strip.  I think these will be great additions to our garden.  They are huge and beautiful!  Now to fill them....