From the Garden . . .

It's harvest time! This year we put in a new garden area in our yard. We have 3 raised beds on the south side of our house. Drew built these great cedar boxes (we'll have to get a picture posted) and we filled them with organic soil & compost.

We've planted peas, beans, tomatoes, peppers, basil, sweet corn, popcorn, zucchini, cucumbers and watermelon. I also had cauliflower, red cabbage and broccoli, but they were destroyed by the cabbage worms. So sad.

More saddness, I decided to trim back the watermelon plant. It was growing and growing and growing. It was about ready to grow into the neighbors yard which is across the entire garden area. I hated to cut it back, but needed to make the executive decisions to trim it back. Several vines are now in our compost bin.

Our harvest to date is peas, beans, cucumbers, zucchini and a few cherry tomatoes. We've had so much rain this year we haven't had to water. Though Drew installed a rain barrel just off the corner of the house, so we'll have this as a potential water source.

Happy Gardening!
K