Photo #294 and 295 2012

Now it's time to make dirt....

Russell built the raised beds out of recycled old decking

and I've got the task of layering straw,alfalfa hay,dirt
and manure with blood meal and bone meal.

Finishing it all off with a topping of 

good compost and planting cereal rye seeds for a winter cover.

Hopefully by planting next year I'll have better dirt than this year.

Whew. 

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Is it time to rake leaves?

We have countless Black Oak trees on our 10 acres-

needless to say we only rake leaves up and away from the house.

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Photos #288 and 289 2012

We vacationed-now back to work!

Since returning from our week long time off in

the Bay Area Russell has transformed our old vegetable

garden into a nicely designed raised-bed garden.

He recycled a lot of the old deck lumber 

and this will be so much easier to maintain.

Now I need to find a source for good growing soil!

Russell also finished the deck off what will be our

master bedroom. Now the exterior building is complete!

In the spring we can begin to landscape with indigenous

perennials and shrubs.

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Photo #245 2012

Kernels of summer joy

Photo #243 2012

Whoops!

This spring I planted two different packets of what

I thought were both green beans. Hmmm- a mistake

was made as half the green beans turned out to be soup beans!

Another culinary discovery to be made.....I think

I will make Minestrone with these beans.

Photo #170.5 and 171 2012

 Every hydrant needs flowers............

....and so do vegetable gardens!

Pretty soon my plants can all be outside plastic protection! 

Photo #154 2012

My vegetable garden is finally growing! 

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Photo #109 and 109.5 2012

Weed barrier is down and I used pieces
of removed decking in addition to metal staples
to hold it down because of the winds we have.

Here is a closeup of my little coldframes.
I planted edible peapod seeds, spinach and lettuce.
Hopefully they sprout- I'll know in about 10 days!

Photo #108 2012

The burn pile grows....and glows
Meanwhile in the background you can see our deer fenced
veggie garden. Yesterday I put weed barrier down
and constructed two small coldframes.
Today I will plant spinach, pea and lettuce seeds.
Hopefully they will sprout!
The burn pile is from the de-constructed deck
in preparation for our remodel project.

Photo #226

Poor Pink Flamingo!

Someone really should it fly free!
Instead it has to guard the vegetable garden....

Photo #219

The bees and I are busy!

While they gather pollen I pick veggies!

Photo #191

Our gardens are happy with sun!

Finally summer is here-the sun is working it's magic!

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Photo #185

My Garden is Growing!

After being gone for 9 days I went

to my little garden yesterday at

Luscher Farm to see what I could pick .

Wow! I had a yellow zucchini, lots of spinach,

kale and basil. Even some more asparagus!

So I made a tasty soup and will make a

dessert today from the rhubarb I pulled out!

Yum-it's good to be home!

Photo #177

Shadow Shot Sunday Photo

A very lonely rhubarb plant will soon

have company....I plan to finish this little

garden with tomatoes, cucumbers,zucchini

and hot peppers! And maybe some sunflowers!