One of the things we love most about summer is our organic garden. All of us love veggies, and nothing beats fresh ones right out of your very own garden. This year, we've all taken turns watering, pulling weeds, and carefully picking. Little G and Reezle both planted flowers along the perimeter and they did a fabulous job. I was really impressed because it's the first time they've done that without any assistance from us. With everyone assigned to a task and working together, our planting went quickly.
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| Little G waters newly-planted seeds, tomato plants, and flowers |
It was a slow summer in terms of garden growth. Our weather has been strange this year, and we think that the decline in the bee populations isn't helping matters. But Reezle and I love our zucchini, and once it starts to yield, it's the gift that keeps on giving. Well, unless you get squash bugs like we did last year. So this little one was a welcome sight!
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| Delicious organic zucchini |
The other day, Little G asked if he could check the garden to see if any more zucchini had grown large enough to pick. This is what he found! Needless to say, we've been eating lots and lots of zucchini!
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| Little G's proud zucchini harvest |
For perspective on how gigantic these bad boys can get, this is Little G holding the zucchini that is in the far right of the picture above. He said he got his exercise picking these, and he wasn't kidding!
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| Little G and big zucchini |
We're also getting some delicious cucumbers, and the rain over the past couple of days will no doubt move things right along. No tomatoes or peppers yet, everything is still very green, but hopefully soon. I wish we could garden year-round, and I've been looking into hydroponics and various greenhouse setups. Our winters get blistering cold, and stay that way for long periods of time, so I need an option that will be able to withstand occasional sub-zero temperatures without failing. However, even if I could have an option to extend our growing season so we can start earlier in the spring and continue enjoying fresh produce even after the first frost, I'd be very pleased with that.
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