Grumpy Kitty

In the Winter garden

We've finally had some colder temps this past weekend, but I took these pics last week when it was still unseasonably warm. Across the country Winter has been scarcely found and I have read many reports of early blooms and worry of what a buggy summer we will likely endure.

As week ago I harvested a gallon bag of broccoli from a plant I planted in September!

Lettuce was still crisp and the cabbage was re-seeding.

Buds were forming everywhere.

Herbs were harvested.

Bees were still buzzing.

I've been reading this blog for several months...really informative and interesting.
http://hardworkhomestead.blogspot.com/

Ahhh! Spring.

We have been immersed in the work that is gardening, growing muscles as well as I hope a harvest this year. This is our first garden and we are terribly excited. I had a garden year ago in Indiana, but 15 years fades many things and this rocky clay soil we are ammending is much different from the wonderful Midwest dirt I grew up with.

Since we began this little urban homesteading adventure we have planted:

3 blueberry bushes (last fall)
1 apple tree (last fall)
16 strawberry plants
a patch of peas
golden beets

We built raised beds last fall as well and the kids and I have started seeds for:
tomatoes
onions
peppers
cucumbers
cabbage
ground cherry tomatoes
broccoli
cauliflower

Tomorrow we will start marigold and more tomatoes.

Some of our work.

The Rocky Soil we amended for peas.



The rain is falling here and we welcome it along with the cod since we are in an extreme drought. We are catching almost 200 gallons of water!

An early Xmas gift to me!

Okay I know it's a bit early, but I am very excited about our garden this year and I went "seed shopping" a few days ago and today these came in the mail:)

I kinda went a little crazy getting different varieties,etc. I hope that Butter will be enticed by our PINK tomatoes. Butter and I will be growing lots of start in February. A main component of our homeschooling will be gardening...yay Botany!