It Looks Like A Real Garden

Well, I'm patting myself on the back this week as I admire all the rewards of my labor.  Everything has grown to my expectations and some have even surpassed.

 Lettuce and carrots are doing well.  Dug a carrot up just to see if it was growing and it was!  I guess I just didn't believe it and had to see it for myself!

Pumpkin!!!!

A fake snake helps keep the birds away....

or at least for now until they figure out he hasn't moved in a week.

Squash is doing super...bountiful bounty!

Corn is growing well...this was unexpected.  I can't wait to pick some ears.

Fuzzy top means there is corn in the future!

Green zucchini is slow, but still prospering.

 I had to replant my okra seeds because the first seeds I planted did not come up.  I suppose it was a bit too early.  These are coming up strong and I've put my metal baskets around them in preparation of the expected huge growth.  These help keep them upright in the Oklahoma Winds.

Not many green beans yet, but I've spotted a few which gives me hope.

Lettuce has done great.  Keeps growing and growing and growing!

Tiny Renters

I had to post a quick update to share with you a pic of some tiny renters that have moved in.  A Killdeer bird has decided to make a nest in my lettuce.  As much of a mistake it is to probably let her stay, I can't imagine kicking them out.  In fact, I welcome these critters...gives me something else to watch grow.

Speaking of growing...check out my tomatoes...looking good.

Squash is almost ready to pick!  I'm so excited.

My Zucchini is finally showing up to the party.  Interesting that the yellow squash grows twice as fast as the green.  Maybe I need to compost and help it out.  

More later...I wouldn't want to let my 1 follower down and not give regular updates.

Veggies on the Horizon

Summer is finally starting to heat up and the Cold Frame has been cleared out of all seeds.  During the remainder of the summer, I will use it as a storage area for hand shovels and other gardening items.  


I also had a little incident with the lid and it is currently being repaired.  I had it propped open to relieve the heat off the seeds and a big storm blew through in the night and lifted the lid up and it crashed down messing up the wood around the glass panes.  My handyman is reviewing the damage on it to see what can be done to heal the injury.

The garden is finally coming to life.  When I put my tomatoes in the ground I put an old can around each of them to protect them from the wind.  Fortunately, the lady behind me works at the elementary school and was able to get me numerous cans from the school cafeteria.  She even cut the bottoms out for me! I also was able to get these metal cages to go around them from a family friend.  It's always nice to get new things for the garden, but what's better is the stuff you get for free.

I'm really excited that my pumpkins are doing so well.  This one grew a vine overnight!  It really likes the heat and after a couple hot days, it has started to take off.

The green beans are doing pretty good.  

I'll feel better about them once they start to climb.

My peppers were looking pretty sad, so I went ahead and bout a six pack of some pepper plants at Lowes.  Better to be safe then sorry.

The squash is doing great.  I have numerous squash coming out and should be ready to pick in a week or so.

The corn is coming up and I have no clue what to do with this yet.  The current plan is to watch and wait.

One problem I've been dealing with is the weeds and grass sprigs.  I sprayed last year and thought I killed all the grass but it's still trying to come back. As the sprigs come up, I'm blasting them with round up.  I expect next year to be much easier once I get all the weeds and grass out for good.  

The lettuce has done well and for the first time this year, I'm going to pull some and eat it!

All this work has made me hungry.