Photo by Evan

I asked Evan to take a photo this evening and she chose this nice bunch of grapes. They are slowly getting plumper and plumper. Each little bunch will be a nice snack come September. The girls can't wait!

Bust out the jars!

It's pickle making time! Well, almost. I'm still searching for a good sour pickle recipe, but I've been coming up short. Besides, I honestly can't remember if we planted "regular," big cucumbers or pickling, baby ones. (Those are official farmer terms. Haha!) I'll let you know if they get any bigger.

Look at what I found!

I am overjoyed to have found this little beauty growing in our garden. Sometimes we start from seeds and sometimes we transplant starts, but it's always the same excitement when you see the first fruits of your labor! I love beating others to it too. I'll go searching for gems like this just to be the first to shout "EUREKA!" The kids hate it. 💃

H2Ohyeah.

Andy has been working hard to get our drip system up and dripping before we head out of town.  He is almost done and it is awesome!  The tubes run straight to the base of the plants, so they will be watered directly where they need it most. They are also set on a timer.  We will save money doing it this way as we will be wasting less water. It's such a brilliant idea. We will still need to run the hose across the sidewalk, but I'm sure somewhere down the road he will come up with a viable water solution. We'll entertain any ideas for that in the mean time, so send them over! 

Growing Cheddar

This spring we shopped for starts at the edible plant sale. One of the many we picked up was this beautiful cheddar cauliflower. It just started peaking through its leaves this week. I can't wait to try it. It tastes like....you guessed it....cauliflower!

Everyone eats. Everyone poops.

It's BAT GUANO!! Oh, what an experience these girls are getting. It's all about poops here at the Smith farm. Rabbit poops, chicken poops, horse poops, worm poops, and now bat poops! All of the poops listed are excellent organic garden fertilizers. I hope the guano will help our garden grow and grow! Don't worry. I'll let you know. 💩

I had a girl. Donna was her name.

If this girl doesn't up her laying game, I'll be singing the rest of that song! Only difference is I'll know exactly where she'll be...MY FREEZER.