Marv and I have been really working on our veggie garden this year. Here is a birds eye view of it from the upper level of our yard. It is really starting to take off. It's loved all the rain we had this spring... now it's needing some warmth however.
Our peas have especially loved the nice cool spring. We have been harvesting a full big colander full every day.... plus we munch munch munch while we're out there picking them and puttering around, picking weeds.
Last night I made a stir fry for dinner with zucchini, peas, chives, sun dried tomatoes (from last year's harvest) and oregano with organic chicken cubes and put it over Alfredo whole grain noodles and it tasted so fresh and delicious! It is really rewarding growing our own.
Here's the zucchini we ate. I took the photos just the day before and it matured into a nice sized zuke in a days time.
Corn! I've never grown corn before. It was always too short of a season in Park City! It is already knee high to a Gigi! I'll post another pick when it's as high as an elephant's eye! Notice Marv's trick drip system! He made it so we can dismantle it easily in the winter months and then reinstall it next spring! The mulch is ground up pine needles and pine cones from our 6 mature Scotch pines on the property... I raked them, Marv ground them up and I spread it out. Teamwork!
Here is a view from the lower level. The mountains are obscured by clouds, but we normally have a gorgeous view of the Wasatch from here. The little plants in the foreground are cantaloupe planted from seed... they need some heat now, but Marv thinks they'll produce.
Tomatoes are coming too... you can see them in the first pic.
We are really enjoying this! It's a dream come true for me. I'm channeling my inner pioneer. I've always been addicted to Little House On the Prairie and fancied myself in that life with my own Charles Ingalls by my side... Can I manifest or what? Yeah, yeah, it may be Salt Lake City in 2009 with a split level in suburbia.... but it feels like a step back to a simpler life and it feels good! My clothesline is next... I've been obsessed with clothesline visions lately!
Wow- what a garden! It looks fantastic and you'll be enjoying the bounty for months ahead. Kudos to you!
ReplyDeleteI also loved the Laura Ingalls Wilder books. I'm going to give Little House in the Big Woods to my 7-year-old niece this Christmas, and I think I'll read it over myself.