Jul 142010
 

Each garden season is very different from the last.  Or it seems that way the past few years.  Our weather has not been the more stable warm temperatures with just enough rain that I remember growing up.  It rained all day Monday and part of the night, a heavy soaking rain.

Finally got a chance to go and check on our gardens about mid day.  And as I had thought they were under water again.  Its drying up slowly, but their is more rain coming latter this week.  I’m hoping the plant roots don’t start rotting.  Our road was also flooded out farther down the town.

Day's rain almost filled our wheelbarrow

Potato plants under water

More potatoes underwater

Road closed signs

Jun 302010
 

Well the flooding in the gardens has gone down.  Thankfully we have had no rain in the last 3 days.  Although the weather has been very cool 16 to 18 C it has been windy.  That has helped to dry up the ground.

This afternoon I headed out to do some weeding.  The ground is still soft, but not as mucky.  At least that makes weeding by hand easier!  I finished weeding the Italian zucchinis, eggplant and two rows of tomatoes.  Many more to go! LOL!  I did harvest to large zucchinis and sadly found a few that had rotted during the heavy rains.  I could hear water inside the stems of the zucchini plants to.  But at least we are starting to harvest the zucchinis, we love them!

Since tomorrow is Canada Day here we’ll be enjoying a quiet day at home.  And I hope to do more weeding.

We have been working at my sewing room renovations.  It’s done!! So the last few days I’ve been unpacking bins of fabric and yarn.  Its taking a while to get things set up the way I want.  But I’ll share photos when I have it done.  Now we can start working on the summer kitchen side again!



Jun 292010
 

We have had so much rain this month.  The ground hit its saturation point on Sunday.  We had a lot of rain and ended up with at least 8 inches of water in the gardens.  Thankfully today the water has gone down quite a bit!  This week is suppose to be dry and that is so much needed.  After a few days, I’ll be able to get in and get caught up on the weeds.

Jun 292010
 

It’s been raining hard here for some time. We had a week of straight rain. Then it’s been every other day since. The gardens are a mucky mess. Can’t use the tiller or the hoe. The hoe just wont work in the mud. So I’m pulling a lot of weeds by hand, in between the rainy spells. Would be nice to have some warm dry weather again!

*Adding my youtube vids here.  I’m behind lol

Jun 292010
 

Trying to grow sweet potatoes this year.  Something new for us!   First time they have been offered by Veseys seeds.   A short season type that will hopefully do well for us. :-)   These were planted on June 4th.  Now they are starting to bush out and growing new leaves.

May 232010
 

Chelidonium majus (Greater Celandine)
Image via Wikipedia

I’ve been trying to upload a detaled garden video for 3 days on YouTube with no luck.  Must be something wrong with the file.  So in the mean time here’s a quick one!

Also thank you to our YouTube subscribers that helped us figure out our mystery plant.  It’s Greater Celandine herb.  I’ve always wondered what that plant was!



May 072010
 

Things are growing well in the greenhouse.   These photos were taken about a week and a half ago, most of the plants are twice the size now!  I’ll try to get updated photos this weekend.

Lettuce and chamomile

lettuce

Cucumber

cucumber

Italian zucchini, is now huge!

squash

Tomatoes

tomato

Eggplant

pepper

Chives

chives

Motherwort

motherwort

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