Week 3... Oh DEER.. sigh

This week was super exciting for me! With some good cleaning of the garden started, I felt really accomplished. So many things are up above ground now and looking wonderful! However, with a garden you have so many things to worry about... bugs, mold, fungus and animals. We had our first attack, conveniently on Saturday before picture day. Some doe decided that since the radishes and beets were up and looking so amazing they would test taste it for us.. Well ,apparently the LOVED it as the mowed the whole row down! The day after I took the pictures the deer must have come back and this time ate all the radishes in the front right corner but left all the salad greens.. sigh. I did go out on Tuesday, stuck sticks in the ground tied string/ twine onto them to create a barrier. As well as empty beer can crushed and tied together ans stung on fishing line to make noise.. whew what a lot of work! On top of all of that the older boys and I took turns with "deer duty" which consisted of sitting out side with Macy and scaring the deer away. 6 am til 9 am and 7 pm til 9 pm was our watch hours. Macy such the amazing dog that she is would even chase them off then come back to the porch and just watch!

Now onto the picture show :)

Deer Print

Carrots
Beets
Radishes.. Whats left anyways

Radish.. *sniff sniff*
Onions

Parsnip.. still not up
Bush Beans.. a few poking their tops out :)

Left to Right:
Yukon Gold
Fingerlings
Red Russet
Goodness, I hope I am getting the names right!

Chickpeas... I have to say these were a blast to uncover. Discovering the next plant like Wheres Waldon.. only Wheres the Chickpeas.. haha

Red Kidney (L)
White Beans (R)

Tiger Eye Beans.. Holy wow do we have a whole lot of beans ;)

Red Cabbage (L)
Green Cabbage (R)

Bush Beans (L)
Brussel Sprouts (R)






Peas:

Left to Right:
Peas
Broccoli
Green Kale
Red Kale

Greens:
Clockwise, starting from the left:
Onion, Radish, Watercress, Peas, Micro greens, Fennel, Cress and Mustard

Sweet Potato

Nasturtium (top)
Cilantro (bottom)

Basil (top)
Parsley (bottom)

Chives (top)
Oregano (middle)
Thyme (bottom)






Grapes:

Squash/Pumpkin

Butternut Squash

Corn/ Clover





Tomatoes:

Tomato (L)
Cucumber (R)
Dill (middle)

Peppers

White Potatoes





Well, there you have it.. Week 3 in a nutshell! More then likely we will replant the radishes, in time. In the mean time we will continue with deer duty and fixing the fence! The excitement is brewing for next week when the whole family will be together for gardening time! I hope to share a whole lot more progress with you all!

Happy Gardening!
 <3  T

Week 2.. Tell your problems to the potatoes

So, a slight side note before we get into this weeks picture show.. After I took these pictures I couldn't help myself I had to do some "weeding" or de-grassing. Well, while doing so I had this adorable 4 year old that wanted to help so bad.. a.k.a Emma, however I was worried the potato plants would be up rooted so I had her dumping the weeds and grass in the compost and while she waited... well, Emma LOVES to talk and sing so.. I told her to talk to the potatoes. And at first she wasn't sure what I meant by that, so I said tell your problems to the potatoes, tell the potato how much you miss you brother Hayden.. It was awesome she did great! Now on to the weekly adventure we call the family garden and Nordlund Manner :)

Week 2... Ta... DA! :

Starting line-up...

Carrots:
No growth yet...

Beets:
Sweet!! the beets are up and showing!

Radish (L) and Onion (R):
Holy Radish tops batman! I can't believe the growth!

Beets (L) and Radish (R):
Wow! even this row of beets are looking phenomenal like the radishes!

Bush Bean (L) and Parsnip (R):
No parsnips YET.. however I do believe the bush beans are breaking ground!

Potatoes:
Red Russet, Fingerling
Oh yeah the potatoes (planted about 1 week earlier then the rest) are looking great!

Tiger Eye:
Notice the growth.. huh..huh?!?! :)

Red Kidney Beans:
Oh Yeah!! More growth..

Green Cabbage, Red Cabbage and Bush beans:
well, I think the cabbage may be coming up, not too sure what it looks like.. no bush beans in these rows...

Bush beans (L) and Brussel Sprouts (R):
No bush beans... the brussel sprout are holding string and looking good (started in doors)...

Peas:
We have peas, several different types.. and they are all breaking ground...

Left to right:
Broccoli, Kale, Bok Choy and Sweet Potatoes:
Broccoli and Kale not up, bok choy is up and there maybe be a few sweet potato survivors :)...

Clockwise starting in the upper left:
Nasturtium, Parsley, Thyme, Oregano, Chives and Basil:
Thyme, creeping Thyme, Oregano and Nasturtium are all up, Parsley, basil and chive are not up yet...

Greens:
Clockwise from the upper left:
Radish, Watercress, Micro Greens, Fennel, Cress, and Mustard:
Radish, Micro Greens, Cress and Mustard are all up. Water Cress and Fennel no sign of life yet :( ...

Squash/ Pumpkin:
They are looking strong with maybe some new growth on there?!?!...

Butternut Squash:
Looking healthy :) maybe even bigger?...

Cucumber (L) and Dill (R):
Don't see any life from these babies YET...

Corn and Clover:
Yes.. We have corn and even clover sprinkled in there.. YAY!! Corn!...





Tomatoes:

Yes the tarp is out.. we had a bit of a freeze scare this week.. How ever our tomatoes sure seems like survivors . some even producing a flower or two...

Peppers:
Yes! I almost forgot the peppers.. they look great.. however, my "twin" pepper plant well I don't think it will survive. Bottom row 5th from the left...

Onions:
Oh geez.. I am really slackin here.. The other room of onions next to a huge "empty" spot which is next to the sweet potatoes.. confused yet?!?...

Yukon Gold Potatoes:
Last but not least.. the 5 rows of Yukon gold potatoes.. and all 5 rows are up.. yay!!...




This is what we have for this week. On a side note, yes another one, I did forget to takes pictures of the end flower beds and the grape vines. The grape vine are finally getting a few leaves in them, even a few little cluster. The flower bed are looking good, we have not lost any but, they have not grown any either.. Next week, well what can I say.. I can not wait to see the change!!

Stay tuned...

<3 T