Time to Re-Pot

Our seed starts got a late start, but offer a second harvest BOOM. These are tomatoes.

Graham helped separate the plant starts.

She is so careful. I have big plans for this Tall Farm-Hand!

Here is Lemon Balm and Jalapeno Peppers to share with family and friends.

A Ladybug on a Pea Plant must be good luck!

As seen here, the peas are really taking off....

Looks a lot like my hair Saturday mornings!

SOme of the Allium (onions) I dug up from Mommy's house 3 years ago.

Wes is trying sweet potatoes in our 'Experimental Garden' area. We'll see....

The tomato plants are really looking good!

...so is the brocolli corner...

This is the Potato Patch. We have zuchinni, yellow squash, and cukes in there, too. Hope it takes off.

Graham and a Peony bloom from my mom's house 3 years ago. It magically bloomed for Mother's Day...just before Mommy's b'day:)!

April is Looking a Little Greener

Our 'bought' plants are in the dirt!

The arcade on the right is all daylilies from our previous homeowners. With all of last fall's rain, this is the best they've ever looked! Blooms to come in June.

Hard to see, but all the Snow Peas, Sugar Snaps, and English Pease are coming up. Yummy!

Here is the cool weather corner...Brocolli, Brussel Sprouts, and Cabbages. We may have planted too late. We'll see. (Usually St. Patty's, but this year, tax day)

We are setting out our soaker hoses.

Then the newspaper and hay treatment. Rapley is good at this!

Everyone helps on this part.

Can you smell the tomatoes from where you sit? I can!


Brocolli on the way....

Sugar Snap Peas and English Peas....

Snow Peas, too. Coming right along!

April Progress

Getting the Garden ready requires a bit of teamwork....

Here are Rapley (almost 9) and Graham (6) shovelling horse manure!

Oddly enough, they enjoy helping us.
We love it, too, since we unloaded 3 trailer loads! They are the BEST helpers!

Here's a glimpse of the future. Ready for turning under.

Wes pulls out Mommy's Troybilt and tills the manure in and loosens the Beirut soil from last year.

All set for planting!

Seed Starts in Mid-March

We got started late this year, after renovating. Graham is helping me laod the peat-pucks. Only 288 this time -ha ha!

We left them near the windows to grow...

This is the sad site of a future Glorious Garden. Every year we are reminded of what God intended us to do with what He's given us. For the Hills Family, one is a promising site that will produce a bountiful garden!

Sure looks desperate!

These are 'Naked Ladies'. They were given to me by my mother-in-law. They green up, then die off. Sometime in late May / early June there will emerge single shoots with a pink bloom and no foliage (hence naked) from these beds. Should be a racey show!

Here are my little Garden Sprites! Even at the crack of dawn they cannot resist getting wet in the sprinkler. Note the Cross Vine on the trellis has had a haircut:)!

SOme of the tomato plants behind the kids are right at 8 feet tall. Oh my!

I had to support our leaning Allium.


Finally, a tidy garden.

The cabbages have been yummy and the Brussel Sprouts are coming along. They are getting eaten alive, however, by something.

A late row of cukes. (June 24)

Still enjoying the sprinkler......

The Rutgers are growing....

Back corner of Rutgers.

The land between the Garden & the house. One day a pool......(I'll have to get a paper route...)

The Experimental Garden area has failed miserably. The weeds seem to be enjoying the plot.

So, here I am getting ready to tackle my VERY OVERGROWN Garden! It's mid-June and I've had to put the 'Growies' on hold while I emptied our home for some remodel work.

My beautiful Cross Vine is out of control. It's only one vine. Can you believe it?

As seen from the back here, the weeds and nut-grass (from the manure) are taking me over.

COnfirmation - weeds are present! In the foreground here is my amphitheater of day lilies. They were originally planted by our predecessors, the Thomas's. I moved over 1500 bulbs while pregnant with Graham to relocate them during tree removal. Ms. Anette is smiling down on them:)!

This is what's left of the beets, radishes and failed carrot rows.

These are our Rutgers Heirloom tomatoes that we started from seed. Wait 'til you see how they've taken off!

My Mommy's allium!! I dug them up in Knoxville just before selling her house. These are just like fireworks and they look spectacular after a good rain. Mommy always planted them and never ate them, so we are following suit.


Better Boys - starting to brown a lillte. I am getting ready to install soaker hoses. I think this will fix the problem. Need water from the ground down.

Romas - some branches are withering away and leaves turning brown down low. Hope the soaker hose will do the trick.

Another Roma. Note browning leaves & withering branches down low on plant.