Freshly Picked

Green beans & garlic

New oranges are growing

Picked some green beans and garlic the other day. It's the most rewarding part of gardening, picking the fruit of your labor. Today it was 105 degrees where I live, so watering my garden today wasn't ideal but it had to be done. New oranges are growing for this winters harvest. Not going to have many, most have fallen off already, which is a bummer.

Garden Update

                                         Zucchini blossoms

                                         Zucchini blossoms

                                         Tomatoes

                                         Tomatoes

                                         Pineapple guava flowers

                                         Green beans

                                         Green beans

                                         Strawberries

                                                   Blackberry vines

                                         My patio garden

Here's an update on how my garden is flourishing. My my how things can change in so little time. Only in a few weeks I've sprouted green beans and tomatoes. I'm excited to see what will pop up next! I will be picking some beans soon, I have already picked most of the oranges off my tree, now those were delicious.

Growing fast

                                         Green bean buds

                                         Green bean buds

                                         Zucchini

My seedlings have grown so fast in the last few weeks! I am gushing with excitement! I must have talked my grandmas ear off earlier about my garden. I call her once a week just to catch up. Shes a gardener too and at 91 years old she is still going strong! I get my passion from her! I will have to space some of my sprouts in new pots to give them room soon. The weather is getting a little colder again, so maybe in a few days.

BBQ

                                         Wax beans popped up

                                         Sky

It was a warm day today. Good weather for grilling so I threw some burgers and hot dogs on the grill. Nice end to the weekend. From tomorrow on I will have a jam packed but exciting week ahead of me! I bought a carafe and glass set at Cost Plus World Market today. It will be useful for summer time that's for sure.

Zucchini Sprouts

                                         Zucchini sprouts (not beet)

                                         Zucchini sprouts (not beet)

                                         Zucchini

                                         Wax Beans

                                         Orange blossoms turning into buds

I was very excited to see that my zucchini decided to come out of hiding and sprouted up out of the soil today! They weren't there yesterday so it got me all giddy inside to see they showed up today. Its been exactly a week since they were planted, zucchini always grows fast. The soil for my wax beans is breaking so I assume I will see them pop up next. My patio smells delicious because of these orange blossoms. I am savoring the smell because I will only have it for about a week until they start to form the oranges. I have to pick the last of the winters harvest to make room for my new babies. Oh the joy of gardening!

Earth Day 2012

Had a wonderful Earth Day! It was a nice sunny day today and I had my friend Gina over to celebrate it with me. I made egg salad sandwiches, salad, and threw in a few strawberries for something sweet! It was very yummy and relaxing to eat outside. I had a pitcher of green iced tea and a pitcher of cucumber water for options, we enjoyed both. Good company, good times. We are about to go on a walk and then have some dessert when we get back.

Blossom

Enjoyed my afternoon green iced tea on the patio today. Here's a few pictures of my orange & strawberry blossoms.

Simple beginnings

So far I have two pineapple guava trees, an orange tree, blackberry plant, strawberry plant, two pots of tomato plants, three pepper plants, two pots of zucchini, four pots of green beans, two pots of wax beans, a pot of garlic, a planter of beets, a planter of carrots, a pot of eggplant, my herbs are coming soon! I've had the guava trees for a few years now, same goes for the orange tree. Every year I plant a combination of veggie seeds and sprouts, I like to try new varieties. This is only the beginning! 

Out of soil

                                                         potted some of the bean sprouts

This afternoon I went to pot some of my green beans I started from seeds. I have about eight more sprouts to pot but I only had enough to plant these. Oh well, looks like I will be making a trip to Lowe's tomorrow among quite a few other stops I have to make.

Green beans & camera spots

                                                                     seed sprouts

Looks like I will be planting more green beans early this year. They sprung up so fast it seems. Then the beets will be next, followed by the carrots, and tomatoes in last place. I already planted some beans, tomatoes, zucchini, and bell pepper a few weeks back. They are growing nicely. As for fruit, I still have plenty of oranges on my tree from winter and new buds too! I also have two pineapple guava trees and a strawberry plant. I am looking into an elder berry bush or some other berried fruit plants. This years garden has me gushing with anticipation! Camera spots are from a broken iphone given to me by a cousin. Free is free in my book and I don't mind a few spots if you don't! I will mainly try to use my little nikon cool pics camera for blog pics. I am so hit or miss with technology. I don't care too much for it but my husband sure knows what works best so I trust him! Such a sunny day today! Going on a walk in a few minutes!