Now, before I arouse the hopes of any of our blog readers, I’m only referring to gardening here, not to new Rosebuds. We’re still waiting on Our Lord for that one.
However, as the title suggests, Devin and I are enjoying the fruitfulness of our backyard farm. Everything’s growing wonderfully! I’ve taken a number of photos which Devin will post soon, and I promise to narrate when they’re posted. Enjoy!
Sweet potato vines–my first time sprouting them.
Volunteer red potato; our potatoes last fall died, so I’m going to give this one a chance.
The new grape arbor Devin built.
Dev’s vines–they sustained a little damage from my weed killing with vinegar last Saturday but have bounced back. Sorry, Devin!
Dill going to seed–it continues to be my favorite herb, giving a home now to lots of lady bugs.
The first berry on our new bushes–we’re not sure if this is a dewberry or blackberry.
Corn is up! We have about 14 sprouts now.
A view of the damage wrought by the vinegar. I used pickling vinegar, which is 9% acidity, with a little dish soap added. Our goal is to kill all the grass in this garden area and cover the ground with gravel. I used vinegar because I didn’t want to add weed-killer to the soil, which might harm our earthworms and helpful soil bacteria, as well as the water table.
That was cruel. I was so excited!!!! We’ll keep praying. I have a habit I am trying to break (combing my hair with my fingers), and whenever I start to do it, I resist and offer my effort for “your cause.” Its the least (truly) I can do.
In the meantime, enjoy your fresh veggies!
Thanks, Amy. What a good friend you are, too offer up your…err…head scratching for us.