FALL CORN...and more!

Our normal planting of sweet corn on July 25th was a flop!!  We had bad seed...someone harvested a hybrid (most of that seed will be sterile...or not true to it's parent...) and VERY few seeds germinated out of the three beds we planted!!  Luckily, Judy Holly was willing to replant with some other seed...(I was SO bugged I didn't want to even try!)  It is growing very well...it may be a couple of weeks late, but it's growing!!  THANK YOU, JUDY!!

On Monday (Labor Day) we had a work party to clear out all of the spurge that decided to pop up when we got a couple of days of rain (after a dry spell since April!)  Spurge was everywhere in the walkways between the corn beds, but with our knives in hand, we sliced the dirt and pulled the weeds up very effectively.  

The tomato plants are slowing down, but some are still producing.  The sweet potatoes are going crazy with vines everywhere, and the peanuts are thriving!  We did a fall planting of beans (not great germination), peas (poor germination) and a few beets.  The flower bed is winding down, but still has some flowers producing.  It has been a great year!!

 

SUMMER MONTHS...

It has been a crazy summer with lots of travel.  Thankfully, everyone has worked together and the garden contiues to thrive!  Here are pictures from May, June and July 2025

 

EASTER IS GREAT FOR PLANTING NEW SEEDS!!

 Even though it was Saturday of Easter weekend, we celebrated by planting spring seeds.  The beet bed got a lot of tender loving care just before the rain on Thursday night...and now the beets have plenty of room to grow!!

As far as seeds that got planted?  We dug 7-10 holes in each of the six beds that are now home to:  honeydew, zucchini, cantaloupe, yellow squash, cucumbers, and watermelon.  The cooler weather was ideal for all the digging and planting, and it only took about an hour.  

Rod, Judy and I stayed to make sure all the watering lines were flushed out of the accumulated algae, and to make sure the timers were programmed to come on automatically.  Now the Dixie sunshine can do her thing and we'll just watch everything grow!!

Before everyone left, we picked some beets, lettuce and spinach, along with a couple of ripe strawberries (the kids thought that was great!), a few carrots, and some herbs!