• Sweet potatoes thriving

    May 21st, 2013 | My Garden, Sweet Potatoes | Melanie | 2 Comments

    I ordered my sweet potato plants online and they arrived in great shape. I bought 12 plants for $13 but received 18 plants! I probably have planted them too close to each other, but last year I wish I would have planted more, so I will see. They seem to love their new home. I […]

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  • Saturday harvest

    May 20th, 2013 | Blackberries, Cauliflower, Celery, Cucumber, Green beans, My Harvests, Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes | Melanie | 23 Comments

    Saturday I harvested green beans, celery, squash, one lone tomato, swiss chard, cucumbers, and the last of the cauliflower. One of the hardest parts of growing things is saying goodbye to a plant. Most are easy to pull – when the harvest is over, but my celery just kept on growing! I didn’t realize it […]

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  • Facinating onions and more

    May 17th, 2013 | Basil, Cucumber, My Garden, Okra, Onions, Peppers, Tomatoes | Melanie | 7 Comments

    Here are a few pictures I recently took in my garden. The weather here in Texas has started to get warm, so my garden is really growing. My basil was tiny sprouts back on March 31st and just six weeks later it is a small healthy plant. My first spring cucumber is a little misshapen […]

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  • My new granddaugther!

    May 16th, 2013 | Random Stuff | Melanie | 8 Comments

    Few things in life are as much fun or amazing as being a grandmother. My new baby granddaughter was born a few weeks ago and is so precious. My grandma name is Mimi. The story behind the name is my oldest child had a little blanket that I made for her. It was made of […]

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  • Flowers and backberries

    May 15th, 2013 | Blackberries, Flowers, My Garden | Melanie | 2 Comments

    I have never grown flowers before, but after planting some bulbs in my winter garden, I decided to dedicate a box just for flowers. It will be nice this summer to have flowers in vases to decorate the house and I am going to love seeing them in my garden. I planted sweet pea, sunflower […]

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  • My watermelon experiment

    May 14th, 2013 | Cantaloupe, Carrots, Honey Dew, My Garden, Watermelon | Melanie | 3 Comments

    Last summer I tried watermelons, cantaloupes, and honey-dew. I made hammocks, beds out of t-shirts, mesh beds and all sorts of ways for them to hang from my trellis. All the melons grew misshapen and were small. I have an idea! I am growing melons this summer in my raised boxes but I hope for […]

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