A while back I posted about all of the cute little babies we were getting ready to plant for our summer gardening. (You can visit that post here) The garden is doing pretty well so while I'm sitting here eating my watermelon and enjoying the thunder, I thought I would give you all a little garden update.
The 'babies' aren't so little anymore. One of the tomato plants has gotten so large that Husby had to construct and additional cage for the top of it.
Lots and lots of green tomatoes.
A few more days and we will have fried green tomatoes with dinner!
We are starting to get a few ripe tomatoes as well. They are so yummy!
Pumpkin Flowers
So far we have two pumpkins. I can't wait to see how they turn out because I want to use them as photo props (of course)!
So far we have two pumpkins. I can't wait to see how they turn out because I want to use them as photo props (of course)!
Herbs: Cilantro, Oregano and Rosemary.
It is nice to be able to reach out of the back door and snip a little flavoring for dinner.
The Cilantro grows really fast and flowers quickly. If you let it flower then it goes to seed and dies off. But if you keep cutting it back then it grows continuously throughout the summer. I put the cuttings in a bowl in the kitchen until they dry out, then I store them in an air tight container with our other herbs and spices. This way we have fresh Cilantro all during the growing season as well as dried for the winter months.
The birdhouse collection.
I forgot to mention these in my original garden post. Each year Baby Girl picks out and paints a birdhouse. I like to be able to see touches of her artwork in the garden, and this makes for another fun spring project. Next year Little Man will be old enough to contribute as well.
I thought that planter had blue flowers in it.....
Still can't remember what they are called though! :D
The playhouse isn't completely covered but I think it's coming along nicely. There are even a few Morning Glory blooms already.
© Jennifer Adams Flowers 2014
A few of the Morning Glory blooms
That's it for now, I'll update again when we get further into our harvest (and things start looking prettier). Thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer
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