tatume squash
hardly any make it into the house
still more to come…
lucullus chard continues to produce
first year trying okra
beans galore
finding the bottom of the barrel?
sunflowers!
kazakh melons
pigeon peas still young
love his homemade gates
always adding more mulch
What’s happening in your garden?
I’m sure at one point we were talking about other things related to food and babies and agrarianism and sustainability. And I’m sure it was all very pertinent at the time. But right now I think there’s nothing more exciting going on than beans. I’m not canning jar after jar and we’re not bringing in…
We never really know, from day to day, what each day’s work will look like. Nor do we know whom will be tasked with which project. The children’s needs come first so meals and laundry and school are always on the list. But each of the children ends up helping with whatever needs doing, be…
During these November days there is a little time slot in the evenings. The girls have moved on from the sleepiness of nap time but supper is still on hold until just after dark. It’s not quite time to milk Abby so the boys are often traveling down the dirt road to pick up a…
One of my favorite times of the day during these summer months is what I refer to as Dinner Pickin’ Time. It’s usually a bit past the hottest point in the day but I still don my sunhat. Sometimes I bring out a bowl and other times an apron is all you need for some…
With our track record of not growing things successfully in this unpredictable climate, maybe we should have headlines for what is growing. We’re having such a wet and pleasant spring that I’m almost getting used to seeing things grow – peas, turnips, radishes, green grass(!). Green grass, y’all. And then there are these…
We headed to the garden this morning, my little helpers and I. The animals had been milked and Daddy and Elijah were working at a neighbor’s house for the morning so it was my four youngest buddies and I. The okra, once again, needed picking and all of us were ready to head outside. The…
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Our garden is doing well this year – but my tomatoes are all still green. The colder than normal winter delayed everything this year. Okra – one of my favorite things to grow. Hope you have good success with it. We grow Clemson spineless okra. Enjoyed your pictures as always.
How I wish I could grow melons up here! We have some local farms that do, but they never seem to grow in my garden. It looks wonderful!