Progress

For the first time in our married life Anna and I are growing a garden. She has posted a little bit about it already, but I thought I would take a few minutes to update you on it's progress. I think, for novice gardeners, we're doing pretty well. Take a look;
We have blossoms and even a few small, green tomatoes on our tomato plants.

Our peas are coming in, and our beans are in bloom.

Our beets are recovering from having their greens devoured by rabbits, and our spinach is coming back full-force after its first harvest.

Our sunflowers are starting to bud and even our corn is starting to get tassel-tops on the stalks. If you look closely, you can see where the ears will grow on the side of the stalk.

As far as the flowers go, there is also good progress to report.

The nasturtiums are blooming finally, and the hollyhock is blooming as well. We get to enjoy it, even though it was planted by previous tenants. It is a nice perennial that is very colorful.

And the annuals that Anna planted are in full bloom, with vibrant colors.

The cats sure are enjoying the garden, and who cares about harvest? There is plenty to explore right now.


Even though Minnesota has a fairly short growing season, people around here take full advantage of what there is. We are learning that since the summer comes on so quickly, it doesn't take long for gardens to grow. What looked rather pathetic on the first of May has quickly become quite a hardy little garden! We have learned a lot from this garden experience, too. For instance, some of our plants are too close together. We need to give our tomatoes more room next time, and we need more space between things like corn and peas. Still, I think its the fun that counts, and we are having fun. I really hope we get to eat some of each crop before we leave this place on August 17th. In the meantime, I know the cats will enjoy the garden either way. I'm sure either Anna or I will keep you posted. Blogged by Don