Deer Chaos in the Orchard

 

The other day I was training tomatoes in the garden, when I heard a strange sound coming from the orchard...

Late July Garden Tour

 

Welcome to MegaGarden, July 2013. Things have been growing a great deal (vegetables and weeds!) and while I've been extremely busy with non-gardening and gardening alike... I realized that it would be kind of nice to have at least one post this month that showed how things were progressing.

Caterpillar Wars

 

It seems that just when you think you have caught up with your garden work, some other task becomes of utmost importance. With the garden 98% planted and growing along, it seems to be entering a period of time when pests become a big problem. 

Many Mints

 

MINT! I'd like to introduce you to the resident mints growing in the garden.

 

June Garden Tour

 

It's June and the garden is in full swing. I've spent a lot of time out there over the past couple months, so I decided to finally post an small garden tour to show how things are growing. Also, I'd like to prove that the reason I'm not blogging more is because I'm out there getting dirt under my nails.

 

Frost Victims

 

"A gardener learns more in the mistakes than in the successes." --Barbara Dodge Borland

It is said that if you're not loosing part of your crop to the weather, you are not planting early or late enough in the season.

This was the case for my garden this year unfortunately. Read on to see what a frost can do.

Tomatoes First Sleepover

 

 

Enough is enough, of these crazy tomato seedlings inside the house! It's time that they spend their first night outside- their first sleepover with reality.