We might have a tropical storm coming but...

[Kelinas]

My garden sure is loving all this rain

 

[Kelinas]

so excited!

 

[AGBF]

Where are you, Kelinas? Your garden is very advanced! We are freezing here in Connecticut today!

Deb

 

[Kelinas]

North Central Florida
We have a droughts.so often that I'm loving all this free water. Something about rainwater makes all of my plants thrive

We planted everything after the last freeze, so the last week of March.

 

[SB621]

we are getting tons of rain but I'm thrilled because our sandpit that our house is on looks horrible if we don't water constantly. Horray for mother nature saving me some money on my water bill!

 

[Kelinas]

My thoughts exactly SB!
If not for this rain, we have a maze of water hoses that drip water in our garden.

Now only if I can figure out a way to.keep these darn rabbits out.

 

[Kelinas]

We planted:
Corn, peanuts, yellow squash, tomatoes, cucumber, watermelon, cantaloupe, peppers (jalapenos, tabasco, hot banana, cayenne) and sweet potato.
So far, everything is thriving minus the peanuts (no show) and the sweet potato (darn rabbits!)

we also have about 15 wild blackberry bushes
which currently equates to about a pint of berries a day

 

[JewelFreak]

Oh, lucky lucky you! Your garden is super! Love the blackberries, my favorites. We had them in San Francisco, but between DH and the birds, I could never manage to gather any. Gotta be fast!

Y'all make me delighted to have a well. Haven't paid a water bill in the last 20 yrs -- 3 houses all had wells. Luckily no problems even during long droughts, though they always make me a little nervous.

--- Laurie

 

[Kelinas]

Laurie-its not that bad here.
We have a small well and also 2 550 gallon tanks & 1 - 1550 gallon tank reservoir that collects what rain we get.
we then use that water to water the grass, saplings and the garden.

it's just, we want to have the reservoir built up for the hot summer. We have gotten quite a bit of rain so I'm happy all around.

 

[Kelinas]

i just took more pictures .and it clearly grown so much in 2 weeks!

Corn grew about 2.5 ft


I keep mislabeling this...it's cucumber, not squash!


Tomato & banana pepper, cayenne, jalapeno

 

[Kelinas]

these pictures are the remnants.of our just finished asperagus crop.

after the first week of June, you can no longer pick the asperagus, and you have to.let.it fern out. looks pretty cool

 

[Kelinas]

I have a picture of our first watermelon but PS won't let me upload it :/

it's teensy, like one inch. it's so cute!

 

[artdecogirl]

Kelinas, your garden is gorgeous!!! you are so far ahead of us. I agree, it is so nice to not have to water my garden is lovin it too but it is not near as full as yours. Enjoy all those wonderful veggies!

 

[kenny]

What a wonderful thing to have a garden!!!!!
And yours is so beautiful and large.

I only have is a few strawberry plants this year.

There is nothing like fruits and vegies ripened on the vine!!!

I love the black frames around your pics too!

 

[VRBeauty]

What a wonderful garden - and what bounty-to-be! Enjoy!

(posted with envy from the land of clay over hardpan and zerozipzilch summer rain!)

 

[Kelinas]

heh ty

it is nice to be able to wall outside and get stuff, rather than purchusing them at the.store.

this area that I live in has had a record low in rainfall for the last 5 years. if you were to Combine the total rainfall for the last 5 years, it Equals a typical one year rainfall.
but this year is GREAT!

and Kenny,
PS hates my.phone pictures. the only way I can seem to upload them is if I edit them and move them.
Adding the B/W frames is the easiest way to.edit them without changing the actual picture
but I'm glad you like it.