First Harvest!!

Monday was a bust due to heavy thunderstorms in our neck of the woods. I spent the majority of it with a scared Pointer up under me trying to get away from the loud thunder.

Tonight we got a lot done considering there are thunderstorms all around us threatening to pour on us at any given minute. But, we just had to see how much the veggies have grown since Sunday with all the rain since then! And boy did we see some growth...

Check out the squash...

The baby corn stalks planted just 10 days ago from seeds is moving on up!

The peas and beans are still going strong.

Everything seems to be filling in quite well.

Found some 7-dust and powdered the heck out of the apple trees since the limbs/leaves were FULL of japanese beetles again. There must have been 50+ of those suckers between the two trees. Just hope the dust stays on with all the more storms coming through the area all this weeThe
We also re-applied the repellent mix to the deer/varmint perimeter plot-saver fence material tonight hoping to continue to keep them out. And since the rain held off we were able to put out two entire bags of organic fertilizer on everything.

And while we had the time, Hubby went ahead and installed another level of the plot-saver fencing material to the existing stakes.

Also, Hubby did manage to get a little sanding done on the ol' workbench tonight too..

And to top the evening off (as we were rushing to get to the truck and home out of the storm's path) Hubby cut off the first batch of cucumbers!

So proud of our FIRST harvest!!!

Showers Showers Bring June... Blooms?

After my prayers and rain dance yesterday, we had over 1/2 inch of rainfall during the thunderstorm that came through around 5pm. I was so glad to get the much needed rain... and it meant that I had to get to the farm as quickly as possible this evening after work to take care of some garden needs. So I left work shortly after 5pm today to rush home only to find out that we got another 3/4 inch of rain earlier this afternoon during a freak 20 minute downpour! My garden was super giggling when I got to the farm today...



It seemed like everything in the garden had grown at least 2 inches! Rain is so good for the plants... no amount of well water can grow the plants the way rainwater does!
My pumpkin sprouts were much bigger...



My week old okra was moving on up too!



The pole beans are almost up to the baling twine!!



After a thorough examination of the happy garden, I loaded up the "dust-mizer" contraption of my Grandad's and sprayed some sevin-dust on a few plants that had evidence of insect damage (i.e. bugs, worms, etc.)... The humidity in the garden was so thick it made it hard to work fast. Next, I re-applied the plot saver liquid to the deer/varmint prevention fence around the entire perimeter of the garden. By this time, I was soaked with sweat and Hubby had made it home.

And after all my hoping for rain yesterday (and after getting 1-1/4" already between yesterday and today) wouldn't you know the bottom fell out as soon as I finished the dusting of the plants and the fence re-application?? It poured for over 30 minutes!



So during the downpour we utilized our time in the barn by Hubby sawing my recycling container tops... I get these great 5 gallon buckets w/ screw on tops and carrying handles from the aquatic center at work. They make great recycling bins for me to carry our recyclables to the drop-off center in town.





Once the rain stopped, the garden was giggling in the sunset again.