I'm so proud to say I've risen early every morning this week and walked through the veggie and flower gardens. The snowpeas are producing like crazy although the vines that are turning out peas are tiny. This afternoon my neice Ally measured them and I was astonished to find the largest peas were 3" long and growing on vines only 15-18" when stretched. The pole beans will soon tower over the peas and leave them in the dust. I'm a thorough believer that peas should NOT be planted in enriched soil - all the seeds sown in "good dirt" are tall with few flowers and no pods. The ones planted in the clay are flourishing...The tomatos and eggplants from Burpee are either not doing well or have disintigrated, but that may not be the grower's fault. I was so sick the days after I planted them and I tend to baby my new arrivals - can't say so much about the boys in the family. They water them, eventually....
Cannot wait to see the brussels sprouts start producing. I love the look of the plants - the color is gorgeous! The basil I seeded last week is finally raising it's little leaves. I can almost taste the pesto. I also think my second bed of greens will be large enough to cut soon, though I should spend the weekend transplanting. We'll see if that really happens...
The melons and pumpkins we planted in hills along my neighbor's fence are growing like gangbusters. These will be the kids favorites. I hope I've given them enough room to ramble.
Ally and Dylan enjoyed their teepee play area a lot this afternoon. They lugged pails and pails of water between the barrel and the sandbox, where Preston was "digging to China" AGAIN. They thought adding water would help them dig further. So cute. Honestly I would not be surprised if this was the bunch that figured out how to drill through the center of the earth :)
Aidan was such trouble today in the garden. Teasing, he fell asleep after being pushed in the stroller about ten feet. If every kid could be so difficult.
Here's to hoping Memorial Day weekend holds many quiet hours of weeding, picking and planting for this Flippin gardener.
