It has been a beautiful day today! I was blessed with many visitors. The last couple mornings, my yard has been blanketed with robins. Their little orange bellies glowing in the sun. We usually don't see may around here until it gets super cold up north, so I will enjoy them while I can. We have a bunny who has been coming around and I discovered he/she has stolen a few of my bean plants. Looks like it's time to wrap my mesh fence on the other side also. I was hoping with my noisy dogs the little critters would stay away, but it appears they know the barks are behind doors and windows.
I have told you before about how difficult it has been for me to grow good peas. I have stuck to growing new pea starts every 2 weeks and so far so good. They aren't super tall but I am starting to see some pretty little flowers and even have my first pea! Fingers crossed they continue to do good and at least give me a good meal this year. (vs the snack last year) I am going to keep starting and planting through the next couple months in hopes of finding all the right balances of soil, weather, combo-plants, etc. Fingers crossed!
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| Peas |
The temperatures have continued to be very bi-polar so I have pretty much given up on the broccoli and cauliflower at this point. The broccoli gives me such tiny florets (pic below) that it would starve the bunny, let alone provide a meal for us. I had one decent floret early on (should have ate that one!) and let it go to seed for next time. The seed pods are coming along nicely and should be ready to de-seed within another week or two. I decided to pull a couple of the broccoli and cauliflower plants from the containers and started squash in their place. I had a few good starts of both green and yellow squash so transplanted them into containers and started more seeds.(again starting new seeds every 2-3 weeks until I find the magic combination)
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| Sad broccoli and broccoli seed pods |
The pepper and tomato starts are coming along. (drives me crazy how slow they get started!!!) Lettuces are perking up their beautiful leaves, cabbages are almost ready to be thinned, and more seeds planted in starter containers. Cucumbers, squash, peas, were started AND I started bean seeds today! (they never let me down!)
I have been so busy with cookies that I needed a good garden day! One day...I shall grow a HUGE garden! It WILL happen!
The evening is setting in and my furbabies will be demanding their evening rituals from me very soon...so for now I will put my feet up and take 5 minutes to absorb all that is positive about this beautiful day and be thankful that I am able to live the life I have. Too often we don't look up and see how good we got it and I have it pretty good!
As always:
I wish you PEACE and HAPPINESS!
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| jojo |
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