Life has been crazy and is only about to get much more busy. That is my only excuse for not updating my site in a week. Its terrible, I actually have, um, work stuff to do when I have computer time at night. Its terrible, my unread Google Reader queue is taking over my computer and I’m having a heck of a time keeping up on senseless celebrity gossip. What has my life come to?
Pepper and Zucchini Garden
But even though I’m busy, my garden is not neglected. I find it to be some of my favorite times of my day when I visit my garden in the mornings and afternoons.
Tomato Garden
And I’m sorry to have kept everyone on pins and needles, but YES, the blood meal WORKED!!! Grandma really knows her stuff. The garden has remained free of bunny scavengers for over a week (knock on wood…HARD).
Broccoli Plants
The three other broccoli plants are doing quite splendidly, with some nice florets even forming. The plant that the bunnies attempted murder on decided to flower, I can’t blame it. If I thought I was going to die soon, procreation might be high on my list of things to do too. But there are some new leaves coming out on it. Time will tell how it recovers!
More beautiful plants going down the line:
Tomatoes:
Patio Tomatoes
Roma Tomatoes
Cucumbers – which have really taken off finally!
Cucumbers
Tomatillos – which I had to re-stake because they are becoming huge trees!
Tomatillos
Butternut Squash and Eggplant – The butternut squash leaves are like elephant ears. HUGE!
Butternut Squash
Zucchini – these guys put on a few new leaves everyday it seems.
Zucchini
There are lots of peppers, all of which are looking lovely. The jalapenos however, are winning the race for the first to fruit, so they get the glamour shot:
Jalapeno
And last but not least, I finally planted the flower pot in the back corner. So pretty, a much needed splash of color.
Flower Pot
Wew! A whirlwind tour of the garden. This is a wonderous time of year for gardens. Plants are growing like mad, new fruits are appearing everyday, and it isn’t yet so bloody hot that the garden (and the gardener) are wilting. Now if I can just keep ahead of the weeds and keep those bunnies away!
Quite the success on your first try (?) at gardening. Hope you can enjoy the fruits and vegetables of labor before the bunnies do