Week twenty two in the garden

Our zucchini plant is doing great this year. We're thrilled since we didn't have success with them last year.

Does anyone know what this flower is called? Our friend gave us bunches of them to plant. They sure are pretty.

Boy do oranges grow fast!

Flowers on potato plants indicate healthy growth underground. We are thinking that there may be a few potatoes that are ready for harvest.

Week nineteen in the garden

We're going to have much cooler weather this week. We hope this means that the broccoli will flourish while Mr. Sun is away.

Look at who made a comeback? We couldn't believe our eyes when we saw how well the basil sprung back from the dead.

Our oranges are about the size of tangerines right now. We're surprised at how fast they grow. We're waiting for these mini bells peppers to turn color. It should be any day now.

Wordless Wednesday: Today's harvest

Week thirty six in the garden

The oranges are finally orange!!! We can't wait to see how they taste.

These leeks are huge. I hope Mommy makes something with them soon.

We hope the beets are ready to harvest before First Frost.

Kale, you are amazing. You thrive in when it's hot. You thrive when it's cold. You truly are a super food.

I think the swiss chard is ready to eat!

We hope you all had a great weekend!

Week thirty three in the garden

Come on, San Marzanos...I've got my paws crossed for you. Please turn red before First Frost comes.

We still have lots of cherry tomatoes that need to be harvested.

How long do you think we'll have to wait for these oranges?

Would anyone like to come over for some kale?

We hope you all had a great weekend!

Week nineteen in the garden

Wow oh wow, it is August already? I can't believe how crazy of a year it has been. Weather has played a major role in delaying all of our crops this year. Thankfully until now the bugs haven't been too bad but recently something has been invading our garden and munching on our strawberries before I ever get to... Grrrrr. What's going on, Daddy? Put up that bird netting already. Sierra and I can't watch the garden all the time.
The cucumbers are finally getting big enough to harvest.

And the tomatoes are bearing plenty of cherry sun golds for all you can eat fresh garden salad.

I love the way corn grows so fast. It will be peaking over our really high fence any day now.

Our oranges still look like limes so Mommy says it looks like they will still be a while.
Kale, lettuce, basil and all of our other herbs are doing excellent in this wonderfully mild summer we're having in Northern California.

Week fourteen in the gargen

Hi there, baby sugar pumpkin. We can't wait to see more and more of you.

The spaghetti squash is getting really big.

We are more than ecstatic to see our first cucumber.

The lettuce is doing extremely well in the raised bed. They look ready to be eaten.

These tomatoes should go very well with the lettuce for a yummy salad tomorrow night.

The swiss chard looks ready for harvest. We don't really like swiss chard but Mommy and Daddy seem to love it.

We think the corn grew about eight inches this week. They must really like the hot weather.

Look at the size of the oranges. We wonder when they'll start turning orange?

We hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend.

Week five in the garden

Wahoo! Our Yukon Gold potato plants are really popping out of the dirt finally.

So is our newly planted garlic patch.

I can see little radish's already sprouting up too.

They are growing really fast just like our beets.

and turnips. It is already time to thin out our little vegetable rows to make room for some big time growth spurts.

Have you ever heard of Spaghetti Squash? I haven't either but it is growing big leaves already just like the zucchini we planted from seed.

I wasn't even looking for baby oranges today but a dove flew in and landed on one of our citrus trees. As Sierra and I were bird watching, I noticed that there were a few little flowers up there and that's when I saw these little beauties. We can count the days it takes them to grow into full size oranges.

Sierra's Scoop

Teddy Bear is pretty amazing. He can eat all kinds of fruit without making a funny face. Apples, oranges, blueberries, bananas, even kiwi and pineapple. But not me. The only time I eat fruit is when I am really hungry. Today I was proud to try our own homegrown heirloom cantaloupe. The smell was wonderful and I could hardly wait.

But as you can see, one bite was enough. I think I'm gonna let my pawrents and Teddy enjoy the rest of this one. Yuck.