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So I started a blog. I'm a planner. I like to organize and prioritize. Sounds kind of weird for a gardener, but hey, its who I am. I like dirt. I like starting things from seeds and help them become the greatness that is veggie! I spent countless hours/days/weeks/months preparing for my garden adventure. I read. I read seed catalogs, old books of my mother's, other gardeners' blogs, random websites about gardening basics, and magazines. With that said, I will forever be a beginner gardener/farmer. So, again, I started a blog. I'm going to share my gardening ups and downs, what worked for me and, of course, my epic failures. I love to share tricks and knowledge and experiences with people that I've learned over time. So please, read my blog and come over to my garden, and mostly, enjoy!



Sunday, May 1, 2011

Oh you productive weekend you!

That short break in the rain was all I needed to grab my mudboots and hit the dirt. Sophia and I stole Daddy's truck while he was sleeping on Saturday. We hit our fav gardening places to the point of no leg room in the cab and the back got a nice heaping scoop of compost. Before Daddy woke up, us girls had shoveled out every last bit of the fresh dirt into the beds. He was so proud of us! He couldn't believe we did all that without bothering him for use of his man-arms! We also got some serious plantage in the ground as well as some seeds!

Plants:
2-Poblana Peppers
1-Golden Summer Bell Pepper
1- Red Beauty Bell Pepper
1-California Wonder Bell Pepper
2-Big Bertha Bell Peppers
1-Orange Wonder Bell Pepper
3-Sweet Basil
2-Rutgers Tomatoes
3-Hazelfield Farms Tomatoes (heirloom)
2-Dill
2-Jalapeno Peppers
1- Red Chili Pepper
1-Hungarian Wax Pepper

Still to plant...
5 strawberry plants
10 marigolds (these belong to Sophia)
tons of tomato babies (diff varieties)
tons of pepper babies (diff varieties)
3 varieties of eggplants


Seeds in the ground:
Babette Carrots
Yellow Straightneck Squash
Danvers Carrots
New Orchard Watermelon
Buttercrunch Lettuce
Spicy Globe Basil
Parade Onions
Jarrahdale Pumpkins


Seeds waiting for a spot:
too many to mention

This weekend was much needed and felt great. I've got a little color. This was majorly good for the baby bump. Working like that makes me feel good and therefore is good for me!!! I'm not a *feet up* kind of gal. After all of the gardening, Sophia and I made Carrot, Raisin, Oatmeal cookies which were quite delish. Dinner consisted of salads from the yard, CSA delivered green beans, and pork chops. I had never made my green beans this way before, but here is the recipe...
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/claire-robinson/sauteed-green-beans-with-garlic-chips-recipe/index.html
Even Sophia ate some of those guys! I received my first CSA delivery from Green B.E.A.N. http://greenbeandelivery.com/ I think I was more excited for this than Christmas and my birthday combined. All in all, I couldn't have asked for a better weekend. Sophia's room is painfully close to being finished. Plants are in the ground and growing. Feathered babies have been moved out to the coop and are doing so awesome. Much happier to have room to run! Oh happy days!
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