Victory Is Close

Our victory garden is coming a long nicely. Pretty soon we should have food. Like real food that we can eat.

Take that Nazis!

This is what our garden looked like last week.



Pretty awesome.

This week....

We have food!

Well, sort of.

Look at this.



This is a tomato. A TOMATO! We weren't sure this plant was even going to make it. And now, it bears food.

Now look here.



Do you see that? It's a squash blossom! You know what that means? Soon there will be zucchini. I love it.

And this....



This is basil. Tons of basil. Basil to flavor yummy stuff.

Victory will soon be ours!

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This is David's tree.

This is David's tree after the wind storm Monday night. He raged.

Showing Those Nazi Jerks Who's Boss

Several weeks ago, David and I were watching a show on the Smithsonian Channel about Iwo Jima.

No, I don't know why. These are things we watch when David has the remote.

Anyway, after that came a show about World War II Victory Gardens and how the Smithsonian still grows one. Then it had another show about Native American gardening. We watched that too.

Then we decided we too could plant a Victory Garden.

It took us a few days to get the area ready. We weeded it. We threw bags of manure on it. We put up fencing to keep certain fat beagles out. Then two weeks ago, we planted.

We divided our garden in to 4 parts; 2 large rectangles and 2 smaller squares. In one rectangle we planted things that spread- zucchini and watermelon. In the other large area, where Catherine is planting in the picture, we planted alternating rows of corn, green beans and peas.

Corn.

Green Beans.

Corn.

Peas.

Repeat.

We got that idea from the Smithsonian show about the Native American garden. Green beans and peas need a place to vine up. Corn stalks give them a place to go as well as keep the corn moist.

In one of the smaller squares, we planted various herbs, onions and peppers. And so far nothing in the other square, though we will probably buy some tomato plants to go there.

One week later, we had our first sprout. Zucchini. Yum.

Now it has been two weeks. Yesterday. And this is what the garden looks like.

This one is the corn, beans, peas.

This is the Zucchini patch.

So far so good.

Take that Nazis.

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Bulbs Sprouted!

Top Picture- Gladiolus
Bottom Picture- Dahlia

May 2, 2012
Apple Valley, California

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Catherine started this project in August. I thought for sure she would have killed it by now. But no. It's multiplying. They are everywhere. The original plant has gotten huge.

She took one of the first babies to my dad in Fresno. But all the rest are here.

Taking over the kitchen window.

Catherine has plans to take one to Chris and Sherri. I am sure Mary and Tonya would be glad to have one. But the rest...

TAKE THEM! TAKE THEM NOW!

Charlotte's Web

School is starting soon. Carolynn will be a sophomore this year. (OMG!) Catherine will be in the 7th grade. Catherine will be doing a home schooling program this year. My worry over this is... will she have enough to do? Will she be challenged enough? She isn't always very challenged at school. So I have been trying to think of ways for her to keep busy and continue to learn.

The other day I was at Wal-Mart checking out some plants and we found a spider plant that needed some love. And $1.00 later, Catherine had herself a project. She picked out little red pot and a bag of potting soil and we were on our way.

When we got home she planted her new "friend" in it's new pot. She named it Charlotte.

We found a fabulous home for Charlotte... In the kitchen window. She watered it a bit.

Then she started her plant journal. She wrote about buying her plant and getting it planted. And why she named it Charlotte.

The next day, we planted one of Charlotte's babies in an empty boullion container. And she wrote about it.

I think this is going to be a fun year.