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We are getting rain today and probably tomorrow. Thankful to see it! Yesterday I planted 30 small pots of mostly cleome, vinca and petunias I grew out from seed. Still have more to plant. Back and wrist are sore this morning so won't be planting today.

I've not yet seen a tomato worm or a squash bug but I've been looking. I have seen a few earwigs. They are evil looking creatures. My melons, pumpkins and butternut squash have just started coming up. I have a few sunflowers and zinnias seeded there that have broken through as well. We've had...

Yesterday I planted seeds for watermelon, canteloupe, pie pumpkins, butternut squash, sunflowers and zinnias. Planted a few marigolds in with the melons to stand guard on the root knot nematode invasion. I had a helper yesterday. My favorite pea picker! He helped me pick these.

I started them under LEDs in Feb. They get potted up and moved to the greenhouse when they don't fit my plant light set up. Just have to keep a watch on the weather because my greenhouse is not heated. I like them to be in 1 gal pots when I put them in the ground. I dig deeply and bury an...

We had a tiny shower yesterday and today. Wasn't much but I'll take it. Supposed to be getting more. It was so dry all week I spent a lot of time watering. Hope to plant some watermelons, canteloupe, pumpkins and butternut squash this week. I think I'll be picking peas in the next day or...

Purple hull peas, bell peppers and a few more marigolds are planted. Still got to plant the cayenne. Green pea pods are swelling with peas. No sign of mildew yet. I know it's coming always does as the humidity starts to get bad. Hope I can get a few pickings before it gets them. I still need...

Yesterday I started working on the rows for peppers and purple hull peas. I have cayenne and bell pepper plants I started from seed. They are ready to be planted. My yellow squash, butterbeans, green beans and a few slicing cucumbers have sprouted. The zucchini has not. It is supposed to get...

I spent most of the past week working on the garden. Did a lot of watering as it was very warm and dry all week. I set seed for green beans, butterbeans, cucumber, yellow squash and zucchini. Planted french marigolds in various places around the garden to help with those dang root knot...

The rain missed us. I think I might have seen 20 drops and the wind has howled. So today I will water. Hope the winds let up. Still getting strong gusts.

Love this fencing! It is tough! Lasts a long time. I have a cucumber trellis and tomato cages made of field fencing. I like the way the openings in field fencing is large enough to put my hand through while picking. We just bought another 330' roll of the 4' tall to replace the netting...

Thank you! Your trellis looks nice! Isn't it wonderful to see some green again! My pea trellis used to be a back stop for my grandson's baseball practice. When GS got older DH was going to take it down. I decided to build a bed around it. Makes a nice spot for peas or cucumbers.

We are putting up new fencing around the garden! Really excited about this! 😊 We may see a patchy frost tonight. Tomatoes and tender annuals will spend the weekend in the greenhouse. I think I may have 100 small pots in there now. The peppers and more annuals are still inside under lights. The...

Breezy and rain for us today. My taters have started coming up!

We may get some of that tomorrow. Then a bit cooler for a few days. I've got small plants hardening off outside. I may move them back in the greenhouse this evening. They don't need to be beat with wind and rain. Hope it's not too bad.

Over the last couple days got the soil in the big garden turned with a small cultivator. I planted a small row of Red Norland potatoes. I also set out about half of my Early Jersy Wakefield cabbage plants I had started from seed. I need to get the rest planted soon. I moved my largest tomato...

Moved some tomatoes outside yesterday. It is suppose to be 80* today! Lots to do. 😊

Walmart nearby? The one in this area usually has it.

Oh, almost forgot....salt, pepper!

We really like Uncle Ben's brown rice, not the instant type. I can stewed tomatoes. They are chunky with some liquid. I more or less substitute the jar of tomatoes and a little chicken broth for the water portion in the directions on the bag of rice. So approximately 1 cup of rice with 2...

Yes, I've grown them for a few years now and save seed each year. They are DH and my favorite. I use them for fresh eating and canning. They make a really good sauce and great in soups. We also love rice and tomatoes.