Week twenty eight in the garden

Happy Labor Day. We finally arrived home after a long weekend of camping at Eagle Lake. Once we were unpacked we all ran to the garden to check what had grown the most. The Baby Bells,

and cherry tomatoes are growing so well that Mommy has been using them in all of Her and Daddy's lunches and dinners.

We are all out of store bought kale so as long as it keeps growing like this we will be just fine.

All four of the zucchini growing are still pretty small but I'm betting that they will make it to the dinner table this week.

Even though there are too many for me to count, Mommy said we can never get enough cucumbers. If you didn't already get enough of our weekend camp stories, tomorrow Sierra will tell you her scoop about our Labor Day trip.

Week twenty five in the garden

Our potato plants are starting to dry up now so it is finally time to harvest these little tater tots.

Our neighbor's tomato plant is growing through a crack in the fence. It is starting to grow little fruits and Mommy said they don't look anything like our toms.

We are still waiting for a cucumber to grow big enough so that we can eat it. This cuke plant is still stretching out so things are looking good.

Hello little zucchini. We're glad to see you while you're still so small.

Add some sour cream and these chives to those dirt nuggets that are almost done and you will have a yummy meal.

Can you tell by looking at this little basil plant that it is really producing some flavorful leaves? Mommy tries to put them into everything. My favorite so far has been basil chicken.

Week twenty four in the garden

Oops, we let this zucchini get a little too big. It's amazing how much they can grow in just two days.

Green tomatoes...

...red tomatoes. They're everywhere right now.

We started the cucumbers a little late but we're hoping to see a lot of these before First Frost.

We've been...

...harvesting a ton of tomatoes lately. Does anyone need any tomatoes? We've got lots to share. What have you been harvesting from the garden lately?

Wordless Wednesday: Today's harvest

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 Twenty in the garden

Looks like Mr.Basil was not one to just lay down and die. After a near death experience this hearty little herb plant is finally growing well.

Mommy is always happy when we are picking tomatoes off the vine. Look at them all, it is never ending.

This Teddy Bear doesn't care for beets too much but they sure look pretty in the garden.

Now that there is an abundance of zucchini Daddy wants Mommy to make it into a loaf of his favorite bread.

Come on little bell peppers, we're still waiting for you to turn red. This was the very last week of June so now we are all anxious to see what July has in store for us.

Week eighteen in the garden

Happy Father's Day to our wonderful Daddy. Mommy said he was the best Daddy Doggy, but he quickly corrected her by saying he's the best Doggy Daddy. As you can see, we are eating lots of tomatoes lately. These extra sweet little cherries go well with a salad. Mommy loves her San Marzano's. She is going to make lots of yummy Italian sauce with their red fruit. This kale makes great smoothies. At least that's what Mommy and Auntie Kim say. Daddy is still on the fence as they say. He likes fruit in his smoothies way more than veggies but we're still trying to change his mind about that. Yay for zucchini flowers. That means lots of zucchinis to eat. Daddy said the flowers on the chives remind him of fireworks. I kind of see what he means. Maybe he is just looking forward to Fourth of July festivities. They are in just a few weeks. We hope everyone had a great Father's Day.

Wordless Wednesday: Today's harvest

Week fifteen in the garden

Just look at these beauties. I think we're on track for lots and lots of tomatoes this summer. (Mommy is doing a happy dance).

Our second crown of broccoli looks just about ready to harvest.

Looks like someone likes our basil as much as we do. Maybe we'll have better luck next year.

We were to excited to see our first zucchini today!

Week Ten in the garden- Earth Day

The kale is growing quiet well. Nothing around it even compares.

This little squash plant is already starting to grow little zucchinis. How exciting!

Our yukon golds are finally coming up. So that means it is time for some hilling.

Today Daddy mulched the tomato bed with fresh bark. Boy does it looks nice.

Strawberries are always better the second year around and judging by the size of these plants we will be enjoying more of these these little berries.

In honor of Earth Day we are planting a persimmon tree.

First Daddy dug a really deep hole and then he planted our new tree in a circle of bark. We think it looks great. What did you do for Earth Day?

Week seven in the garden

The potatoes are coming along nicely. It looks like we're not the only ones who are interested in seeing our Yukon Golds grow. Someone has been munching on the leaves and that doesn't make me very happy. We hope the neem oil will keep that someone away.


The San Marzano and Cherry Gold tomato and zucchini plants are looking very healthy. All the leaves look very thick and green.


Is the kale ready to be harvested again after just one week? As always, we are very impressed by this super green garden gem.


The parsley and chives are looking amazing and ready to eat.

Week six in the garden

We've been hard at work in our garden. Planting French Breakfast Radishes, Purple Top White Globe Turnips, and some Bull's Blood Beets is just the tip of the iceberg.

We also transplanted a couple of San Marzano Tomato plants and they look great. Mommy hasn't decided where to put this Zucchini Black Beauty so Daddy transplanted it into a pot for now.

You wouldn't know by looking, but Mommy harvested a bunch of the Kale Blue Curled Scotch today. The De Cicco Broccoli is also growing just fine with out any help from us. Who can forget about the onions, I can smell them as soon as I step outside.

The Italian Parsley is finally getting greener so it should start becoming more fragrant too. After we covered the Chives with plastic to protect them from a storm they have been looking better than ever. I guess they liked the warmth in side the mini greenhouse tunnel cover.

Daddy was dipping the seed Yukon Gold Potatoes in wood ash to callous them before planting. Daddy is creating a tower of potatoes that is sure to to grow tons of the yummy earth apples. So stay tuned we will be sharing some pictures soon.