I’m going to dedicate this post to our garden and fruit plants. I took a few photos last time we were there, so I’ll share them with you and provide some explanations.
This in overall shot of our raised garden beds, only one is blocked by the corn, but overall you can see most of it. So far we are eating the following from the garden:
- Potataoes
- Beets
- Snow and Snap Peas
- Romaine, Butter and Cardinal (Red) Lettuce
- Spinach
- Cherry and Roma Tomatoes
- Green Peppers
- Zuchinni
- Strawberries
We’ll be having carrots, beans, onions and corn very soon.
Aron wanted to let one of the green peppers turn red, so this one is well on the way.
This is our strawberry patch. I specifically bought everbearing plants. We didn’t have this kind in Airdrie and we would get a ton of strawberries in a few weeks and then that was it for the year. With everybearing, we’ll get less at a time, but they should produce through out the summer. So far I’m impressed with how many strawberries we are getting, and they taste fantastic! We are going to have to build a netted cover, as the birds are liking them as much as we do.
This is our peach tree. We only have eight peaches growing this year, but I think that now we are here full time to take care of it, we will get a bigger yield next year. I can’t wait for these little guys to ripen, the ones we’ve had in the past from this tree, tasted better than any peach we’ve ever boughten.
Our grapes are starting to change color. These are wine grapes, so they have seeds, but they are tasty to just eat. I think our lesson learned with the grapes is that they need more water. They are a bit small in size, so I’m hoping we can improve things next year.
I also really wanted to grow flowers in my garden, so this year was just an experiment with some bulbs. Next year I’m going to start some flowers inside to transplant in the spring. I should have a big variety next year as I love having cut flowers in the house.
These are Dinnerplate Dahlias, and they are BIG! I took a shot with my hand beside one for perspective, but I still don’t think it truly conveys how large and beautiful they are.
These are a few of the gladiolas. I’ll be growing those again next year. They are so colorful and bring back memories of my mom. She always grew them in her garden every year.
On a totally unrelated note, we decided to do some shooting yesterday. I shot my compound bow and Aron shot the pellet gun (he can’t shoot his bow as he isn’t supposed to exert himself too much until his eye has healed more). I just wanted to show the target after I was done, if you zoom in you will see a hole right in the middle. I could say, “I’m just that good”, but it was pure luck for sure. Still made me smile though.
And lastly, I think everyone reading this will relate. It has been sooooo smokey here today. I took a couple photos, but they really don’t give the full effect of the smoke. It smells so bad right now and there are ash flakes falling all over. We hear there are a few fires near by, so not sure how long this will last.
