This is the garden that hubby was able to plant this year. I labelled the plants but the labels are difficult to see. Around the outside of the circle, starting from the bottom left corner (not labelled and almost out of the shot) is a cantaloupe plant, yellow crook-neck squash, cucumbers, zucchini, and spaghetti squash. There are also green onions and carrots in there some place. In the center are Roma tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and yellow bell peppers. And my whirly-gig watering thingy that doesn't work any longer. So it has become a decoration... or something shiny to frighten the birds away (yeah, right).
The garden is smack-dab in the middle of our back yard, because we believe the original owner of this property had an above-ground pool there. Hubby has owned this property since 1985.
I took the above pictures on June 23rd... one week ago today.
Last night this is what we discovered:
A six-inch zucchini with many more in the offing. Zucchini is the most devious and deceptive of vegetables. I bet there are more this morning and this one has grown to nine inches by now. Zucchini for supper (fried in a bit of butter, garlic and onions).
A very tiny yellow crook-neck squash and several more starting to blosssom. Hubby said that he has noticed we have a lot of bees and butterflies in the garden. Hooray for pollination!!
The Roma and cherry tomatoes are also starting to show signs of becoming ripe. We only have one of each plant; but last time I planted tomatoes, I had so many I had to learn how to can... LOL
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As I mentioned, on Wednesday I had steriod injections in my lower back, to help calm my inflamed sciatic nerve. The procedure was not as horrible as I imagined it would be. I was home by 11 a.m. I did end up sleeping most of that day. I am not having any negative affects from the injection and will say that the ol' back is feeling pretty darn good. Have to watch my blood sugar level as I am told that the steroid will tend to make it elevated.
Thanks for stopping by... have a great weekend
Nothing better than fresh veggies and especially if they come from your own backyard. Good for you.
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled that your back is doing so much better. I've had that problem and with exercise I've not had that happen in years.
Have a terrific day. :)
Your backyard is looking wonderful. Much more fond of vegetables than grass. Well done.
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