Progress

Spud experiment progress. As you remember I used a few methods to grow a few potatoes to see what works best in my soil.  I've learned that I need to space the potatoes much further!!!  Use the tires as it also gives them support and they are growing like crazy!  I really like the small tires that are very wide.  Those work the best if you will be scavenging.

We have our first yellow squash and are so excited to grill it tonight.  Bring on the Zuchini!

I'm beginning my painting project for our garage, shed and trim between work and am going to try my hand at putting in the windows in my garden shed and get it cleaned out.

My tomatoes are poking along slowly.  Very very slowly.

But the bees are very busy around my salvia and other flowers.  The butterfly bush is just about to bloom so that is exciting to me!  The doves seem to enjoy picking in my beds and scratching out what they can find and the finches are flitting in and out of the grapevines to get to the bird feeder.  

My husband and I have been looking for flat rocks and flat pieces of cement from the dumping spot here in town and he is making me a pad of sorts and a walk between the beds.

Thanks for enjoying this journey with me!

Growing a garden was necesity when I grew up as in the generations past.  Parents passed down how to grow their own food and be self sufficient.  I think it is time to walk those footsteps again.  

Teaching our sons and daughters the value and experience of growing our own food and other simple life skills.  Whether we need it or not at least we have an appreciation of where food comes from and something to fall back on.  Plus children learn and grow in so many ways when they are outside.