Garden Mailbox

Another idea from fb to pin... not sure if it would be big enough to do any good but it's a cute idea anyway.  :)

Pallet Garden

Here's another one that I saw on fb and wanted to pin....

Got Pallets? Hate weeding? Don't feel like turning up a bunch of grass? Use a pallet as a garden bed - staple garden cloth on the backside of the pallet fill with dirt and start growing!

Summer Loves - July Edition

Fireworks on the Fourth.

Gardening with the girls,

and enjoying the harvest.

FigNewTon participating in a dog show with Kelly,
who was loaned to us for the day.
Thanks Mr.B and MissH.

FigNewTon teaching us the duck walk.

Watching the girls watch the ducks.

Getting free school supplies for the girls.

VBS. We all three served in different ways for the week.
I have said it before, but I love my church.

Going to the Splash Pad.

Last month, Autumn asked this question, and I answered here. I enjoyed it so much that I would like to continue summarizing the high points of every month throughout the year. But, I can't keep calling it "Summer Loves" and I am having a hard time coming up with a name for the monthly post. Any ideas?

Enjoying ~

~ the fruits of our labors.

Zucchini, cucumber, and radishes.

There was also one green bean.

Added to stuff already in the fridge,

and it made a scrumptious dinner!

FigNewTon decided before beginning her garden that she would give 10% to the local shelter. We have harvested exactly 10 items. So, for now, they get one lone radish, with a promise of more to come!

Summer Loves

My friend, Autumn, asked the question today on her blog,

"What are your summer loves?"

Here are my answers:

Going to a ball game.

Flying kites.

Ebelskiver's

Hanging out with friends.

Carving a watermelon.

Gardening.

Time with Butterfly while FigNewTon was away at camp.

Getting a pedicure.

FigNewTon coming home!

The Garden

I spent about two more hours out in the garden this morning. Another hour tomorrow and we should be caught up. I think FigNewTon has been spending more time daydreaming in her garden than gardening. Because when she comes in, she is ususally neat as a pin. Butterfly and I were caked in mud. Butterfly planted a row of radishes, a row of lettuce, and a row of carrots. I left one maybe plant, maybe weed because I am not sure if it is the lettuce that FigNewTon had planted. We will know in a few days.

And something is eating the leaves of my zucchini.

Funny how after a few hours in a plot of mud, it becomes MINE.

I am not a gardener

FigNewTon is away at camp and I have agreed to tend her garden. Butterfly and I spent an hour out in that little plot of mud this morning, and we barely scratched the surface of what needs to be done. Apparently I need to teach FigNewTon a bit more about weeding and otherwise tending her garden. Because there are weeds everywhere and much of the soil is packed down and hard. I also realized I have not been allotting her enough time to do her gardening. I thought an hour each morning would be sufficient. Definitely not, at least not at this point with the state the garden is currently in.

Most things that she planted inside the fence look good. There is no evidence of potatoes, yet. And the carrot and lettuce didn't make it. There is evidence that she will have tomatoes, beans, peas, zucchini, watermelon, and bell peppers. And a friend gave her a sage plant over the weekend. It still looks fine, too. I plan to plant a few rows of radishes, lettuce, and carrots in the morning. Then, in about a month, we can all enjoy a mouthful.

Everything on the outside of the fence was eaten by rabbits. We planted mostly things for pretty, like sunflowers and lavender. But along the back fence, we had planted various herbs, like chives, sage, thyme, etc. Someone told FigNewTon that these things would keep the rabbits at bay. Not so. The rabbits ate them. We were also told to walk around the garden barefoot because they don't like our scent, to hang old tins on the fence to create noise, and streamers to create movement. None of it worked. So this morning, I decided to plant some more flower seeds, just for the rabbits to eat. I mean just for pretty.

So, as the reward for our labors we got ONE radish. I let Butterfly eat it. She says it is the best radish she has ever tasted. I guess all this effort is worth it after all.