Saturday, March 15

Before I forget, this is my latest round of planting. I planted in garden bed 2. I have forgotten what layers are included in this garden bed. I did notice that the water does not soak into the bed as much as the other garden beds.

I'm pretty positive these are weeds

I planted the following seeds:

Broccoli
Spinach
Lettuce

In bed 3 I added:
Cabbage

and more:
celery
Lettuce
Spinach

Spring

Bradford Pear

In this region of NC, there is this beautiful tree. If I heard right, it is called a Bradford Pear tree. Strictly ornamental.

All I know is they are one of the many reasons I fell in love with this region. This town planted them in nearly every subdivision you see, along highways, main streets, they outline people's properties, ect. They are the first trees to bloom before changing into leaves.

I would have posted a picture of our plum tree....except when I pruned it last year, well let's just say I'm not a professional, lol.

The scraggly looking bush you see here is a crepe myrtle.

The waiting game

I'm not very patient, but the new camera is supposed to come in today. Once I have some pictures to post with my posts, I will be back to publishing the posts everyday.

Almond Trees

A few years back, (maybe last year?) my in-laws had bought me some Almond trees. Two of my children have varying allergies. When compiled together, their allergies create a long list. One allergy they do share is nuts. They are specifically allergic to peanuts.....so, what does almond trees have to do with this allergy?

Almond tree waiting to be planted

They used to eat almond butter. Thankfully, their reaction to peanuts is mild. Because one of them itches after eating almond butter, we switched to sunflower seed butter. There is only one little problem. My husband and I discovered we love Almonds. In comes the Almond trees. We initially were going through so much almond butter, we thought it would be cheaper to start growing our own almond trees and processing them into Almond butter.

I can't remember when we received the first batch of almond trees. My husband maintains that it was not the right time of year to plant them. All I know is we planted it in  a pot to wait until we could plant them in the ground. Next thing we know the pot was standing there with no Almond tree! It had been a windy day and the wind had snatched the tree right up since the roots were shallow.

Lesson learned: don't plant almond trees in pots.

New post

I have not forgotten to post....I have a ton to post actually. Just haven't had the time to snap phone pictures or write it all down. "Regular programming will continue shortly" stay tuned.

Budding

Spring is beautiful with its blossoms. One reason for an edible yard is so that I can enjoy the beautiful blossoms and buds of all the edible plants.
The plum tree is beginning to blossom. It makes me hope every year I may get some plums like we did the first year. I'm not sure if the branch to right, in the picture, is sporting the silver leave fungus or not.
Since I did not follow the advice of the local gardener, none of my plants have come up from February 28th or thereafter. I will now follow her advice with what seeds I have left and wait to plant outdoors until the middle of April, sigh.

Plum Tree Blossom

On Schedule

Plants or Weeds?

I am severely doubting my research. I looked at the chart my mother gave me a few years back. So far so good. Everything is planted on track. As for plants, since I have not grown half of these vegetables before. I am unsure what to look for.

I will say not much has come up with this weather. I would have been better off listening to the advice of the lady who grew up around here. So for now I watch the greenery of weeds or plants, not sure, sprout in my garden beds.