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.

Our Garden Update April 2013

This year we have a new outlook on life. We have set a few goals and we are going to try and accomplish them. First and foremost is eating healthier. Of course eating healthier usually costs more than what we would normally buy on a limited budget. So we decided to take another stab at growing our own organic garden.

 As you can see things are looking pretty good. We spent very little on getting started. A wonderful person in our lives donated the seeds and we couldn't be happier. ( Remember to always play if forward with kindness) Most of the material we found. We bought a few bags of manure and worked that in the soil a few weeks before we started planting. I have compost but just started it so it won't be ready to work into the soil till the end of the year.
Growing your own food is so rewarding. I can hardly wait to make the first harvest! There will be recipes and DIY on gardening and some other things we will be throwing in. If you would like to follow the garden progress please subscribe to our youtube channel for weekly garden updates and future recipes!