Latest Garden Update

Another week has passed and things have really taken off in our garden! We did lose a few plants. One of our potatoes had the early stages of blight. So we burned the leaf growth and harvested the potatoes. Sad to say there was only 4 red potatoes. But luckily they were ok and I had those for breakfast with some eggs. They were really tasty.
When it rains we have a bad run off of water in the garden. We haven't been able to replace some of the gutters so I have had to dig a trench so the water will go in a different direction. With that said we lost our two Brandy Wine tomato plants but never fear I had replacements. I made sure I had a few extra of each.
We have already harvested some turnip greens and have been adding them in rice dishes. It's almost like eating spinach. We can't wait till things finally start to produce so I can bring you some great cooking videos.

Things have also been a little tough this month what with work slowing down. Hopefully things will pick up.And please dont forget to subscribe to our youtube channel. We have already hit 102 subscribers! We are hoping when we get to 500 to do a giveaway. Come help us get to that goal!

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April 13th 2013 Garden Update

Our weekly garden update. As you can see things are growing right along. We are getting temps in the 80s during the day and 50s at night. At least one full day of rain a week. We are still having a problem with corn so I planted 6 corn plants in a plastic tote so the "pest" doesn't eat the tender young leaves. So far it hasn't touched anything else. This week inside I planted June bearing strawberries, bibb lettuce, spinach, collards, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, parsley, and sunflowers.
Today I started a big old pot of blackeyed peas which I do have a recipe for and this time I used a smoked ham bone.
Outside I planted 4 green bell pepper plants, 2 eggplants and one brandywine tomato. I will plant the rest in a few days till I see how these take. So far so good. Okra is next.

Thanks for everyone who has been subscribing to our youtube channel. We are almost at 100 subs. When we get to 500 I will see about having a giveaway. I was thinking maybe fall seeds to grow in your garden. I might throw in some spices too.