I just wanted to share with you how 2 months can make a big difference in a garden.
We got a late start this year on the garden. We planted on May 5th.
This is now. July 12th
This tomatoe has grown so fast it is splitting open, since we FINALLY! got some rain in the last couple of weeks.
All the tomatoes appreciated the rain too.
The garden is producing so well. This week I have canned greenbeans(Roma). Froze 16 bags of okra.(Clemson spinless). Pickle 6 jars of pickled okra.
I have silver queen corn ready to pick. Brown crowder peas just starting to get ready. Butterbeans and butterpeas are hanging from the vines. The tomatoes are just starting to ripen. I still have red cabbage, broccoli,cucumbers,squash, and collards also.
I am so grateful for all the fresh vegetables. I even like the process of picking, shelling, canning and freezing.
It is so ful-filling to see our hardwork produce something we can be proud of.
I hope you all have a great day!
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Well Pam, I hope you are happy. Thanks to your garden picture I HAVE to make myself a tomato sandwich! The sandwich has to be on crustless white bread with mayo and salt. I love this time of year and could live on fresh vegetables especially the silver queen corn. Don't you feel sorry for people who have never eaten a tomato that was still warm from the sun?
Splendid creation!
I was wondering...do you use pesticides? Or are you planting strictly organic?
We have a friend who was diagnosed with terminal stage 4 cancer and given 4 months to live. Well that was 4 years ago. He has controlled the cancer cells by changing his diet. He eats and drinks only fruits and vegetables which he cleans and prepares himself. He mostly juices during the day and has light solid food in the evening (mostly boiled or raw fruits and vegetables.) He does splurge every now and then with pasta.
My husband has some health issues too so we are going to give this "natural diet thing" a try.
I wish we could grow our own food too!
Well Jan, I am happy. You are right. There is nothing better than a real tomato sandwich. Thanks
Hey Fearless Blog. I really meant to put that in this post.
The whole garden is pesticide free. We only used compost for the fertilizer too. The most compost was in the middle of the garden and you can tell a big difference in the size and amount of produce in that area.
The compost consists of aged manure from the barn and a lot of leaves. We are lucky to have a large amount of both..Thanks
I love the before and after! Makes it look like a jungle. I'm so very thankful for the rain we've been getting too!
Amazing that it can grow so fast!
So nice to see your large garden, and that it is doing so well. Glad you have gotten some rain. Unfortunately, it makes the weeds grow, too.
Have a good week!
It is said here that plants too understand your love and care. The growth clearly indicates that you are passionate about them above anything else. They are really looking great.
As a kid, I used to hate vegetables but now I can't get enough. When we used to go to the grandparents house, we would sneak into the garden and pick the peas, shell them and eat them behind the garden shed, thinking no one ever knew.
You have every right to be proud of what you have achieved on your farm.
Just curious Pam, you know how horse and cow manure can be used in a garden for fertiliser, can you use donkey manure as well?
Thanks. I needed that feedback to ensure that everything is working just perfectly.
Silver Queen corn ready to pick? If I were inclined, I'd be jealous. Our corn (one of the varieties is Silver Queen) is up about 7 inches now.
Around here, it's real hard to plant much before the middle of June. The nights get too cold, as in below freezing, even though the days are in the high 80's or 90's.
Love your garden... We're gonna give you a run for your money... yeah right!
So much space! Our whole lot isn't that big!! Our garden is about 40' square and I have 2-yes, 2- perennial flower beds in it; plus our asparagus bed--about 4' x 18'. It's our version of the postage stamp garden-LOL
I agree with tyou. I love the cleaning and shelling and snapping and washing jars and everything. It is a good feeling and it is great when all the 'grasshopper' people are eating goods from the super WalMart!!!
Boy. if we were closer, I could be helping you ot and learning alot!!!!
Oh wow! Thanks for the comparison. That's impressive.
I'm envious in a good way because we had our last frost at the end of May and it's been odd weather ever since. We've had hail and pounding rain. Clouds and drought. It's weird to have temps in the 50's in July here in New Mexico, too.
It looks like our peach and apricot trees won't be producing anything this year and I'm fearful for our apples, too.
I hope and pray that next year I can have a garden and grow even 1/3 of what you've got there.
Heck! I'd even be happy with a basket full of carrots.
But I do loooove Silver Queen corn. Yumm!
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