Here we go again…
Welcome back to VEGarden! The sun is shining and though temperatures are still in the 40s, we have hit some 60ยบ F days – spring is just around the corner! And this... Read More
Will Update.
So, we moved. Across the state. I’m sorry that it has been so long since I’ve posted here! Pictured above is our new garden, on our new one-acre lot. We have already... Read More
We have Broccoli!
I never thought I’d see it! We have about a dozen broccoli and cauliflowers forming. As you can see the leaves are getting eaten up. I’ve picked off a good number of... Read More
A long weekend
If my counting is correct, we got in 280 tomato plants and 300 brassicas this weekend. We still have eggplants, peppers, and okra transplants to put in. The southeast corner of the... Read More
Slowly making progress
When we got out to the garden this morning, the guy who had plowed was out there with his tractor tilling for us. The ground is much more workable than it was... Read More
The next step
That’s about a third – maybe even less than a third – of our seedlings. They have become family, and I hope they all make it into the ground. (Except for the... Read More
Ground Broken
Here it is! It’s amazing how much seeing something in a different light can completely change your perspective. Last week, I was staring and an open field of grass, imagining all of... Read More
Getting Closer…
Sunflower Seedlings I got a phone call last night with the incredible news that our new till-guy was on his way out to prepare the garden! We met him out there Tuesday... Read More
A thousand plants waiting for a home
Here’s a picture of our dining plant room. It rarely looks the same two days in a row, with all the repotting and shifting of plants from the greenhouse and back to... Read More
Anticipation
Here’s a fairly good picture of the garden. It’s hard to get a sense of the size from a picture, especially at this point. It’s been mowed, and the Tractor Guy dragged... Read More
To Plow or Not to Plow?
Photo: Okra Seedlings The last few days have been a bit nerve-wrecking. Oh, the anticipation of starting a project that we just can’t start yet! Our new garden plot was mowed, but... Read More