Our Garden

Our garden is finally coming along. We planted around Memorial Day, yet, because of our cool and rainy weather since then, it’s just getting going now. And it’s what – the end of July?

Nevertheless, I am excited that we have green tomatoes on the vine, and two-to-three-inch long zucchini. The tomatoes will be a little while yet, but those zucchini – well, we know better. Who doesn’t, whoever has planted it? I’m doing daily checks, just to be sure it doesn’t get out-of-hand. We all know that if one zucchini gets overlooked then one day you go out to your garden and see some giant vegetable sprawled across half the garden. “Where did that come from,” you say to yourself.

Besides these garden staples, we have strawberries, green beans, cucumbers, snap peas, swiss chard, spaghetti squash, and miniature pumpkins growing. We are currently enjoying our strawberries as they are responding to the sunshine and warmer temperatures.

Our garden is planted in these five raised beds. We’ve tried to make it a nice-looking garden – last year replacing the old rotted-out wooden beds with cinderblocks, and this year placing down small rock to cover the ugly black cloth meant to suppress weeds. And though I’d love to have it surrounded by a lovely white picket fence, we must use this double-high wire fencing to keep out our deer friends.

It’s coming along anyway, and that’s what matters. The sun is shining. It’s actually hot today. Bring it on!