Week thirty seven in the garden

This weekend Daddy wanted to remove all of the composted waste from our Aerobin 400.  It really wasn't ready since we didn't keep it moist enough.

So we emptied most of it into the garden cart.  Then we scooped up the rest back inside for another season of composting.

The next step will be to spread this stuff over the raised bed and then tilling it in. We ran out of time so we will finish this project another day. Two day weekends are never enough are they.

Week thirty seven in the garden

Daddy pulled out all the tomato plants today...along with pretty much everything else in our garden.

Next he will dig up the dirt and add compost to them.

Of course, we'll keep some winter veggies and herbs going.

Bye bye, Garden 2011. We can't wait to start getting ready for Garden 2012.

Sierra's Scoop

I love sticks! Look at the one I found on our walk last night. Daddy said I couldn't chew on it because that would be too dangerous. So he was nice enough to carry it home for me. Then he put it up high where I couldn't reach it. I was so excited when Daddy brought it down from the mantle tonight. I was finally going to play with my stick. I was a good girl during the photo shoot when Daddy told me to leave it alone. I thought I would be able to play with it when the camera went down but no...Daddy took it to the compost bin. I don't think I will ever get to play with it. I hope I can find another stick soon!

Week eleven in the garden

Remember the two boxes from yesterday? Well this is what was inside. Sierra and I were really hoping for Greenies or beef tendons but we're happy that Daddy bought a new compost bin. Our homemade one finally gave out and Daddy said it was time to buy one already!

All of our seedlings are doing great in the greenhouse! We haven't seen the avocados or the japanese sweet potatoes sprout so we are eagerly waiting for them.
The strawberries are doing great. We harvested a few today.
Look at how much the potatoes have grown since last week!
I think the mint plants grew just a bit.
The turnips are growing nicely. Daddy says we'll have to thin them out pretty soon.
And here are the first signs of life from the beets. Mommy loves beets.
Look at the bok choy. They are really starting to grow.
We transplanted some of the cucumber plants into bigger pots today.
And this is my view of the garden for now. Daddy says I can go in once everything starts growing.
Happy Mother's Day to all the pawesome mommies out there. I'm SO thankful for mine.:)

Happy Green (Earth) Day!!!

Here are some of the green things in our lives:

1. We bring our own grocery bags when we go to the store.

2. We drink filtered water from our fridge.

3. We compost.

4. We grow our own food when we can.

5. We use reusable napkins instead of paper napkins.

6. We use reusable towels instead of paper towels.

7. We use vinegar, baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide to clean.

8. We use soap nuts instead of laundry detergent.

9. We make our own shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste (human and pup), and deodorant at home.

10. We buy in bulk to help reduce packaging.

Some things we to hope work on this year:

1. Learn how to make rain barrels to save rain water.

2. Look into solar panels.

3. One day own a Hybrid vehicle.

Today's surprise...

...was great! Daddy decided to take a play-cation day today. That meant playing all day with Daddy. Yayyyy! But first we worked on cleaning the garden. We pulled weeds. We cut down the tomato plants. We stirred up the compost and spread the dirt around our yard. Now there is hardly anything left of our veggie garden. We cleaned up everything except for the parsley and the strawberry plants. Daddy said they will soon be going into pots to keep them safe until next year. I could still smell some of the goodness left behind by all our veggies from this year. I decided to double check the strawberry plant to make sure there wasn't any fruit. I felt a rain drop and it made me blink. Daddy said it was time to go inside. Our work for the day was done and it was time to wait for the rain to go away so we could go for our walk.

Week thirty nine in the garden

Going, going, gone! After thirty nine weeks, our wonderful veggie garden has come to an end. Today we helped Daddy break down the tomato plants to turn them into compost. Our veggie garden brought us bountiful harvests for the last thirty nine weeks. We've been blessed with great weather and with Daddy's green thumb. Tonight we had the last of the bounty from our garden. Mommy made mashed sweet potatoes with parsley to go along with steak and salad. We still have a lot of parsley left. We are already looking forward to gardening next year.