Sunday, June 6, 2010


Planting is DONE!

I should have logged how many hours we spent getting everything planted before we went on vacation last week. I think it might have been a record for us. We keep on saying (as we add on a little more each year) that someday we will just have to plant and not add any more beds.....someday. :) Up until the hour we left I was shoving the remaining broccoli plants and green bean seeds in places and pots and dirt just so they wouldn't go to waste. We came back to everything green and germinated (I'll post pics soon) thanks to my neighbors and sprinklers on timers.

Someone asked me the other day if I was already weeding my garden. HA...uh NO!! I don't mind pulling most weeds but once chickweed has taken root I'm done with weeding and hope that my veggies grow up and faster. Any advice on chickweed and I'm all for it. ugh....

My first harvest of Rhubarb is ready to pull. Flowers on on my strawberries and tomatoes and I see "tiny" cucumbers and zucchinis starting to grow!
Yay the fun part has begun!

Get Ready Friends "Fire Hot Veggies" CSA is in production....
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2 comments:

Ren McMillan said...

Not sure how green this is, but my Dad told me to mix bleach and water into a spray bottle and spray the chickweed. It actually works.

Leslie Rae said...

no way! think I might have to try that in some places. Has to be better than most other pesticides out there! Thanks for the tip!

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Love, joy, procrastination, and frustration of a Urban Alaskan Gardener Cook and most importantly Mother of three.... It might not always be pretty but I wouldn't trade it for anything! Life long Alaskan who really does not enjoy the ever so long winters. However, I live for my summers. My body decides that when the light comes (and let me tell you we get a lot), sleep no more, have time to make up for. I enjoy cooking/baking/decorating but my passion is gardening. I always set out for things to be perfect but usually settle for a lot less because frankly I don't have the time or patience (3 children under the age of 5 need I say more...oh yeah...and a husband:) So to sum me up I'm an introverted, detail oriented, procrastinator that hates to be late for anything and rarey finishes a project. I love my family and friends and throughly enjoy being able to take care of my children and watch them grow everyday!