First Pickin's

We have a garden! It is a lovely one too. We didn't get everything planted that we wanted to, but I think we have plenty for now.



This picture is the north-east corner of our back yard. We are just starting to tear out the grass to put in the garden.

We first started tearing up the grass by digging with a shovel and then shaking the dirt off the roots. Then we tried using a rototiller to dig up the grass. It tore up the grass pretty well, but didn't get the roots out at all. It was interesting to see the difference in weed growth between the shovel dug spots and the tilled spots. We ended up digging the rest of the garden with a shovel. Ugh!

This is me picking up the grass dug up with the tiller. It was easier to get the grass, but the roots weren't attached. Hmm.

This dog belongs to our neighbors behind us. Quite often while I'm out working in the garden, this old guy will come over and bark away at me. After I tell him nicely that I'm in my own back yard, not his, he stops barking and just sits at the fence and keeps me company. This was Memorial Day when I took this pic. He was actually asleep like this! I thought, "What a perfect way to spend a holiday."

This is our lovely garden today. We have regular peas on the left, then carrots, then green beans, then sugar snap peas. In the back on the right we have corn, then tomatoes, and then strawberries in front. We planted a watermelon plant, but it didn't like where we put it. We didn't get our squashes planted. I might still attempt some zucchini to see if I can get some to grow quickly. We'll see. Anyway, we picked our first peas last night!!! They were soooooo yummy!!! Yay!

Aren't these the most gorgeous, yummy looking peas ever?! Oh yeah!

Ralph (Mom's hubby) planted a whole bunch of rose bushes at our house when they were here in April. We didn't think we'd get anything from them until next year though. But alas, a bud is forming! Yay! I'm so excited for our wall of roses.

This furry creature leaning against the fence is Sarah. She's the dog that lives south of us. Every time I go outside, she goes to our special spot in the fence where I can poke my fingers through and barely "pet" her with one finger. She's hillarious! If I walk anywhere in the yard that's somewhat even near the fence, she'll go to that part and lean against it too. It cracks me up!

It's been so fun to have a house and a yard! A lot of work too, but a lot of fun mostly.

Have a great day!