Little Signs of Spring

February 18th, 2012

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There are bright yellow Crocuses popping up in the front yard,

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and fruit & veggie seeds in the stores.

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Spring should arrive at any moment.

Gone To Seed

August 10th, 2011

As sad as it makes me, I’ve let the garden go to seed. The weather has been miserably hot, and we are finally getting some rain now, but we still need to save as much water as we can. I’m still watering the Okra, and the new berry bushes, but the rest is an overgrown mess.

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I think it is a pretty cool project though. It will be great if we get Snow Peas next year from this year’s crop. We’ll see if the Okra ones grow. I think next year I’ll plant a smaller garden, and hope for more rain.

Back In Bloom

July 8th, 2011

My Hibiscus bush was looking a little sad, it had dropped many leaves, and it wasn’t blooming. I decided to move it to a different area in the garden, and it must have done the trick.

This morning I walked out to find the Hibiscus back in full bloom.

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The beautiful red blooms are bursting with color, and there are even little buds popping up everywhere.

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I’m so happy the Hibiscus is back to it’s blooming beauty.

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I just can’t get enough of those bright red blossoms.

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First Crop

July 6th, 2011

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On the Fourth of July I picked out first decent crop of Green beans. They made a super tasty side to Panko Chicken. We are still picking snow peas from the garden, and a bit of broccoli here and there. The acorn squash and corn are looking good, and today we spotted two tiny watermelons too. I’m hoping for a good rain shower so the garden keeps on growing.