Week thirty three in the garden

There's a new mouse in our yard and he lives in a corn. He's kinda cute so we will let him stay.

The baby bells are still sprouting giving us hope that we will continue to harvest the sweet little peppers. 

There are new Brandy Wine tomatoes growing so thankfully we didn't wait all summer for nothing like we thought.

New mint leaves were a surprise too. 

This baby snail was cruisin for a bruisin on our kale plants so daddy quickly whisked it away. 

 In case of the occasional burn Mommy or Daddy might get we have a little Aloe Vera plant to soothe our skin. It's grown very slowly in the shade but a little is better than no growth. 

 Swiss Chard is so pretty Mommy can't wait for the cooler weather so this plant can really take off. Even though summer is over we are still seeing a lot of new growth in our garden maybe we can keep it going all winter this year.

Week thirty in the garden

There was a potato garden here a few weeks ago. Now thanks to Daddy, its just a big mess of dug up dirt.
We now have a chive bush that is almost as big as me.
These limes are done but Mommy only picks them as she needs them.
Since Fall is almost here Daddy started some new crops. Look at the Swiss chard. It's almost been a year sine I've seen any chard in our yard.

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 two in the garden

Look who's starting to look more like an orange.

Our experience with chives has told us that they thrive in the winter. We'll have our paws crossed that this herb will have doubled in size by Spring.

Parsley is the herb that keeps going and going and going....

What should Mommy make with the swiss chard? Do you have any suggestions?

Mommy told me she'll be using a ton of kale tomorrow to make zuppa toscana.

The cherry tomatoes are still growing. We hope to harvest a few more before First Frost.

Week thirty one in the garden

As you can tell, the chard is doing great. The come back king, our champion of the garden. All hail the chard!

Daddy was thumping the melon today and it sounded hollow but the stem was still not ready to fall off so we didn't pick it yet.

The cherry tomatoes are still producing so we're very happy about that. It's funny how I'm not allowed to eat grapes but I can eat tiny little tomatoes. Hmmmm.

Kale, kale, and more kale. Kale never stops growing around here. Maybe we should start a kale business.

Mommy threw about that much basil into her soup the other day. It's amazing how it replenished itself.

Well San Marzano's...better late than never is what they say so I shouldn't complain about how late you showed up. Talk about a late bloomer.

Week thirty in the garden

Thankfully for our melons it has been sunny and in the eighties over the last week. I just wish I could make them hurry up and grow.

Our lovely purple bell peppers. It's funny how they start out green, then turn purple, only to finish by turning red.

Daddy scattered carrot seeds a while ago and had since forgotten about them until today. There are only a few out there but they are hiding in the watermelon vines.

Yes that is the plant that won't die. It was nothing but a stump a month ago. Swiss chard has been a pretty amazing part of our garden.

Hoop houses and row covers are in our near future but the San Marzano tomatoes are going to be the first thing Daddy covers with a mini green house. We are going to keep this vine growing as long as possible.

Week twenty nine in the garden

Lemon balm has kept Mommy and Daddy's tea tasting really yummy this summer.

Now that Summer is over and Fall has begun the San Marzano's are doing really well.

Only two weeks ago, Daddy pulled off all the leaves from our swiss chard. It sure didn't take long for them to make a strong comeback.
Our chives are growing better now that the chard isn't crowding it out.

This parsley shrub pales in comparison with the parsley tree we grew last year.

Look how hearty the kale looks. I guess that's why they call it a super food.

Somebody better get out here and pick some broccoli soon! It looks ready to me.

Watermelon? We still have a watermelon out there? I hope it's ready soon. We're almost out of time.

We hope you all had a pawesome weekend!

Week twenty four in the garden

We are still waiting for some bell peppers. I hope bugs don't eat peppers too! Oh the pain of being an organic farmer. We could kill those bugs with pesticide but we would rather not eat poison in our food.

I hope the cantaloupes ripen soon cause summer is over and I think they like full sun.

There is never a shortage of cherry tomatoes at our house. They have easily been our biggest producer along with the kale. We could live of those two alone.
We had a little rain today and the swiss chard was still wet when we took our photos.

Our romaine is getting very tall. Daddy keeps cutting it down but it just won't stop shooting upward.

San Marzano, what can I say. I hope I get to know you better next year.

9/11/2001 A day to remember.

Week twenty three in the garden

We've seriously have a basil and kale field. Mommy has been so busy lately that she's hardly had the time to harvest some yummy kale for dinner. She's promised Daddy that it will be on this week's menu at least three times.

The oregano looks ready to be harvested and dried up for use in the winter. Don't ya think?

Can you believe how small our tomatoes still are? (Insert sad face).

We all think the purple hair on the corn is pretty cool.

The swiss chard is doing quite well despite the warm weather we had last week.

Does anyone need any green onions? Mommy says we have an endless supply of them...so please, if you need any, feel free to come on over.