Our front porch boxes are doing GREAT! We already have a ton of sugar snap peas.
Here are two heirloom tomato plants and a poblano pepper plant in front.
New seeds started...Okra, Cucumbers (Salad and Pickling), Green Beans, Sweet Bell Peppers, and Corn! On the right you can see our mint and basil plant.
We are running out of room, but I love that there is so much blooming! We added a new variety of tomatos today...Super Fantastic is what it is called. When we were choosing it, the one next to it was called Fantastic and I can't imagine why anyone would choose Fantastic when you could have Super Fantastic.
I finally gave in and picked a carrot today....so exciting!
We gave it the taste test and.....it was FANTASTIC....or maybe even super fantastic!
Our blackberries are beginning to look like berries...
And after a week and a half in Texas, we came home to a GORGEOUS blooming rose bush....
Henry has been doctoring it, hoping it would bloom. We fed it some egg shells because we heard roses like them...
I guess it is true...they are so pretty.
It was also time to turn the compost. This is before the turn...
And here is the completed, newly turned pile.
Our potatoes also went crazy while we were gone. They are doing great...three varieties.
And unfortunately, the weeds in the garden also went crazy. This is the garden before several hours of work....
And here it is after....
The leaves are supposed to help keep weeds down in the rows and also keep moisture next to the plants. We'll see whether or not it works. Our most exciting news is the new additions in our front bird house. Henry built this bird house in hopes that some birds would move in and have babies....and.....meet the newest members of our extended family....
I think there are five. Here is a video of the mama or maybe dad...I'm not sure....coming back to the house with a worm in its mouth. You will have to watch sideways, because I don't know how to rotate the video. We aren't sure what type of birds they are. I am thinking maybe Carolina Wrens, but I'm not sure. Look at the top right corner of the arbor and you will see the bird sitting there wondering what I am doing....
As many of you know, Emily's grandfather on her mother's side has been dealing for some time with Alzheimer's disease. Thursday he was moved to hospice and is being kept comfortable. One of the things Papa loved to do was work in the yard, garden and keep the bird feeders filled. He was very talented at all of these things and passed this love on to me. So we spent all day today thinking of Papa and working our tails off. It was a good day.
Peace and love to each of you,
Emily and Henry
5 comments:
These are just great! A busy day
indeed. After a morning at the nursing homes, I spent the afternoon in the yard thinking about Papa, too.
What a legacy he is leaving us.
So proud of your gardening efforts
and the baby birds...another good
memory from your early days, Em.
Love you both,
Yaya
Lookin' great. Looks like you found a poblano pepper plant, too! Yeah! Your roses are beautiful...maybe I will give those a try next year. Carson thought the bird house was SUPER FANTASTIC and asked if we could have one. Wouldn't B and B love that? :) I too worked in the yard on Friday. I actually mowed the yard myself (with Carson's supervision and direction!)...sorta in Papa's honor. Anyone driving by prob thought I was crazy, because as I mowed I thought about him and ended up crying...He did love working in the yard, at the river...just being outside and working hard. He would be so thrilled with y'alls green thumbs and gardens. Good Job!
Everything looks great and I'm sure will be delicious (minus the baby birds - they don't look delicious)!!
I can't wait to see the chicks!
Wonderful to see y'all on Friday - thanks for coming in town! Look forward to seeing you guys soon!
the roses do look great...yall are doing a great job on the gardening front but it looks like Henry found that missing carrot cause he appears to be eating one!
Debbie
a couple of things- one, I am sorry to hear about your grandfather Emily. Especially with you being so far away from them- it's a difficult thing to do. 2- I am uber impressed by ya'lls gardening/chicken coop/composting/friends to animals loveliness that you seem to be doing so well. When I get back to NC I hope to see this stuff in person.
oh, and by the way- I have decided that when one moves into a different climate/ an area with different species of pollen- allergies are triggered- I still haven't gotten use to the pollen here in Texas- but was never bothered by it in NC- weird. I guess what I am trying to say is, although you may be allergic to NC- I hope you are still enjoying/loving your experience in one of the most beautiful states I know!
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