Pictures of Garden

This was taken a few days ago. Can you believe how big my tomato plants are?!?!

Zucchini, yellow squash, and kohlrabi (just popping out of the ground)

the seeds I just planted today.

tomato plants, eggplant, green peppers and strawberries

purple carrots and beets that are just popping out of ground)

radishes just popping out of the ground and tomato plants

Garden Update

I am praying we will have a late fall this year. Two reasons: 1. we had a late summer and I need more warm weather. 2. I just finished my fall planting... Broccoli, Peas, Cucumbers, Spicy Salad Mix, and Red Winter Kale. I am excited to see what I end up eating this fall. Like I said before this is my first fall garden so I'm sure I've made many mistakes.

This is what I harvested today. :)

Tasty Dinner

Zucchini Italiano:

1 zucchini - sliced (from the garden)

1 large tomato - peeled and cubed (from the garden)

2 garlic cloves - diced (from the garden)

1-1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp oregano

1 tbs olive oil

heat for about 20 minutes on stove.

i added chicken to JD's. he actually said he would eat it again... success!

I LOVE MY GARDEN!

Success!

I had a very successful gardening day...

-I started looking online about fall planting which lead me to two nurseries.. J&L Garden Center in Bountiful and Millcreek Gardens in SLC. I was able to find all the organic seeds I wanted between both places.

-I pulled all my carrots from the garden.

-I pulled most of the corn.

-I planted purple and white kohlrabi, cosmic purple carrots, beets, white icicle radishes and french breakfast radishes.

For dinner I made Insalata Capreses using my first tomatoes of the season and fresh basil from my garden. Now if I could only grow cheese. ;)

Carrot

I ate my first carrot from the garden yesterday. It was delicious!

Tomato Cages

I asked Carolyn (Kenyon Organics owner) how she supports her million and one tomato plants. I thought there is no way she would buy cages for all of them with how much they cost. She told me what she does and I did it.

Meditation in the Garden

Yesterday I finished my last final for the quarter around 1:00. I called my husband to tell him I passed and he said, "go do something fun for yourself". I drove straight from school to Kenyon Organics. I picked up green pepper starters, eggplant starters and a few spreadable flowering plants. I was able to talk to Carolyn (owner) for a little bit about my garden and how it was doing. I was so excited to get home and plant my new starters and spend some time in my garden. I spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the sun and the dirt between my fingers and toes. (i like to garden barefoot)

I guess my point here is that I LOVE TO GARDEN. I love everything about it. From pulling the pesky weeds to watching one tiny seed grow into my dinner for the season. It's become an escape for me from the rest of the world.... like meditation.