This baby cardinal was stuck in the garage behind some plexiglass. I cleared the way for it's escape, and mama was quite concerned about it. I monitored its progress throughout the night, and it made it about halfway across the yard by nightfall. A storm was coming, and it was just out in the grass, so I tried to move it to shelter... however, by morning it was dead. At least I tried!
I love to see the fields dotted with hay bales after mowing time! We didn't get our "rolled up man" out this time, but maybe next time.
And... the garden. I finally got it planted several weeks ago, after it dried up a little... and now we've been a litte too dry! My weeds were under control, but nothing was growing well (even with a few manual waterings)... but some big storms have moved through this week and got everything growing well. Even the weeds. Time to get out there and tend to the garden!
My popcorn is looking pretty good... can't say the same for the sweet corn. It's about time for a second planting, so i'll restart the sweet corn and see if that helps.
This is either squash or zucchini... I can't remember which one I took a picture of. This plant grows like a weed... it gets "true leaves" far more quickly than most plants, and when it starts bearing fruit, you'd better check it twice a day... unless you don't mind baseball bat sized fruit!
I've not had much luck wth growing onions from seed, so my dad gave me some onion sets. Here they are... looking pretty good! I've got red and yellow onions... I'm eager to see how long they keep.
These are my potatoes. The red ones are in back and blooming, and the white ones are catching up to the size of the red ones. The red ones were planted first and had lots of rain. I'm also eager to see how long these keep once harvested. This is our first time growing potatoes (and was James's request), so I hope we're successful. Supposedly they are ready for harvest after the leaves die back.
Ahhh... tomatoes. I planted about 10-12 tomato plants that I grew from seed, and rabbits or some other wild creature ate about half of them. My dad gave me some odd varieties also, and one of those already has fruit! This one is called "Mortgage Lifter" and is an heirloom tomato (which basically means it's not hybrid... and it's been around for a while). Other varieties given to me by my pop are Mr. Stripey, Cherokee Purple and a pink one... I can't remember its name.
And... the garden. I finally got it planted several weeks ago, after it dried up a little... and now we've been a litte too dry! My weeds were under control, but nothing was growing well (even with a few manual waterings)... but some big storms have moved through this week and got everything growing well. Even the weeds. Time to get out there and tend to the garden!
My popcorn is looking pretty good... can't say the same for the sweet corn. It's about time for a second planting, so i'll restart the sweet corn and see if that helps.
This is either squash or zucchini... I can't remember which one I took a picture of. This plant grows like a weed... it gets "true leaves" far more quickly than most plants, and when it starts bearing fruit, you'd better check it twice a day... unless you don't mind baseball bat sized fruit!
I've not had much luck wth growing onions from seed, so my dad gave me some onion sets. Here they are... looking pretty good! I've got red and yellow onions... I'm eager to see how long they keep.
These are my potatoes. The red ones are in back and blooming, and the white ones are catching up to the size of the red ones. The red ones were planted first and had lots of rain. I'm also eager to see how long these keep once harvested. This is our first time growing potatoes (and was James's request), so I hope we're successful. Supposedly they are ready for harvest after the leaves die back.
Ahhh... tomatoes. I planted about 10-12 tomato plants that I grew from seed, and rabbits or some other wild creature ate about half of them. My dad gave me some odd varieties also, and one of those already has fruit! This one is called "Mortgage Lifter" and is an heirloom tomato (which basically means it's not hybrid... and it's been around for a while). Other varieties given to me by my pop are Mr. Stripey, Cherokee Purple and a pink one... I can't remember its name.
I've also planted cucumbers, beans, pumpkins, watermelon, cantaloup, peanuts (which i don't think are coming up), carrots, lettuce, strawberries, sunflowers, dill, oregano, parsley and cilantro. I've got a lot of plants in my small garden... I try to plant an appropriate amount for two people, or enough for me to can/freeze/dry, but I'm afraid I might need a larger garden soon. If I can manage this one well enough...
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