Monday, March 21, 2011
New Garden Addition
During Spring Break last week, Randy planted our newest tree in the garden family. Marie Noel is a semi-dwarf Granny Smith apple tree and now lives in the middle of the back yard. In just three days, she already has blossoms and leaves. We're anxiously watching her changes daily.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Sunday, March 13, 2011
All in a day's work...
Randy and Collin spent the weekend in the garden. Here are some of the results.
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| new section by the compost and Belle for okra and tomatoes |
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| new tomato variety... Jet Star |
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| Dandelion... haha! |
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| Blooming onions! |
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| Happy St. Paddy's Day |
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| Potatoes! |
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| Brussels Sprouts on the stem |
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| petunias in the garden bed this year |
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| peppermint petunias |
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| petunias, begonias, and gerbera daisy |
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| marigold |
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Peach Blossom
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| Belle in her corner of the yard. |
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| Belle has flowers but no leaves yet. |
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| Belle |
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| Belle |
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| Belle with a ladybug on her leaf. |
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| Belle |
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| Leaves come after the flowers. |
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| Lori |
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| Lori |
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| Lori All three peach trees now have blooms and can pollinate each other. We're excited to have peaches this year. The first harvest is expected in July from Harvey, followed by Lori in August, and Belle in September. |
The peaches will be great with the blackberries from their bushes and hopefully some Granny Smith Apples from the new tree Randy planted today.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Garden Update
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| Brussels Sprouts survived the snow and freezing of January. |
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| Man, are they yummy! |
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| Purple cabbage is already coming up. That's a tiny tomato plant behind the Brussels Sprouts. |
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| Morning Glories from last year. |
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| But they are at the front of the flower bed, not at the fence line where they grew last year. |
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| The peach rose bush is already big. I can't wait for it to bloom. |
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| Yes, the shovel still has the tag on the handle... amazing. |
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| Randy's blackberry bushes are making a come-back. |
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| Finally, all three peach trees have flowers. |
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| They can now pollinate each other and we'll have peaches!! Can't wait! |
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| Love my new camera with the Color Accent setting. |
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| Collin takes his job as Garden Assistant very seriously. |
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| Three out of the four hibiscus plants are looking good for another season. |
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| The Easter lilly from 2009 |
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| baby English pea plants |
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| I love watching the tomato plants grow. They start so small and end up so huge. |
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