Watching My Garden Progress
Part way through Memorial Day weekend, before we went to decorate the graves of our family veterans and spent time remember those who died in service, we decided to use our grill for some nourishment for the first time this year. We've been slacking on that front especially given the mild spring we've been having thus far.
I moved the grill over towards the railing so I could admire the garden while I was cooking the steaks which fed the four of us for two meals. As you can see, mulching had been started earlier and I was making plans to finish it up in the coming week before we left for a small family vacation with our two girls, both now out of school.
The enhanced electrification of the fence has been working well (when we remember to have everything connected) and the garden is looking great as a result. It is very satisfying to see all your hard work start providing results, in this case, lettuce, radishes and onions on a daily basis.
Two days later, this is how the garden looked. Almost all is mulched now with the exception between the rows of lettuce which is where we have some fennel planted and all the way to the right of the photo up close to the strawberry bed where we replanted some okra for later on this year. I have two bales of straw left which is enough to finish the job for this year meaning there is no hurry to get the last load from the farm but I will probably do that at a convenient time just to have it all up here. That should last me another couple years and then I'll have to figure out how I will get some more.
The garden looks good, but those steaks.... Your garden is not that far ahead of mine (at 2800 feet, my garden is a month behind those who live in the Piedmont). But this year, I tried to make my later as I will be gone the last two weeks of the June. Here, people feel blessed to get tomatoes in late July.
ReplyDeleteIf I recall, those steaks weren’t very good. They were on sale for a reason I guess. In real time, my sweet corn in approaching thigh high this morning but was probably six inches tall in this picture. Two weeks of warm weather and rain make a difference.
DeleteWe don’t seem to get around to bbqing steaks. It’s pretty well burgers and chicken. Glad your garden is doing well.
ReplyDeleteWe do steaks maybe three times a year, burgers about the same. I’m not good enough of a grill master to do chicken without it ending up dry and tough.
DeleteGlad things are well-mulched and looking good!
ReplyDeleteI’m pleased with our garden this year.
DeleteIt must give you great satisfaction to see your garden plus the lovely shed as you BBQ.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is peaceful and with the road hidden, a bit of privacy.
DeleteSuch a bountiful garden! I finally got to pick one and only one tomato and that felt so great. I can imagine how wonderful you feel when you can harvest your veggies and eat them too!
ReplyDeleteWe really love eating season stuff as it ripens.
DeleteCombination of good things in this post. good food and good garden.
ReplyDeleteWell as it turned out, the steaks weren’t all that great. But the garden has been great and tasty thus far.
DeleteWhich row did the steaks harvest from? I need to check for steak plants at my garden store! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThey were probably from the second cow on the left. It must have been an old cow as they were tough!
DeleteNothing like having your own garden and to produce lettuce, radishes and onions on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteDecided to scroll backwards and see what I might have missed, and I just want to say... those steaks steal the whole show. But that's a beautiful scene to look out on as you're grilling this summer.
ReplyDeleteNothing like a good steak!
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