Over Memorial Day weekend I turned 9x24 feet of green lawn into a nice garden for me and my family. The Garden is at my parents house and I promised them that if they let me have part of the Garden that I'd share my crops with them. I also promised that they would not have to help in any way. I did leave town a few times, so they kept their eyes on it. And they also helped lay cut grass down as a sort of mulch to keep the weed population down.
Today I went to the Garden to see if any work needed to be done and to hopefully harvest a few yellow beans. I asked my mom to go out to the Garden with me, just so we could look at it together. This is what we saw.
My lettuce garden continues to thrive. Only a week ago I cut it down to nothing and now it's ready to be cut again. This never ceases to amaze me.
The zucchini is bigger than my hand. I started the Summer squash and zucchini plants from seed.
The cucumbers are quickly climbing the spokes of the old wagon wheel and check out their pretty yellow flowers!
Mom and I started out by just looking at the beans and I slowly began picking a few. Mom wandered over to the squash patch and let out a cry, "Oh my! Come over here, diane! Check this out!" which quickly got my attention. I made my way over and continued the hunt. I am sure that I will harvest more than I can consume. We also pulled all the onions and marveled at the way the cucumbers are growing. The potatoes and pepper plants continue to surprise me. I am so amazed at the way a Garden explodes with life. Looking at and working in my Garden often leads me to think about God and creation. He is an artist, I am sure of it.
I had no idea what to make for dinner tonight, but now I'm going to have yellow beans tossed in butter and a fresh garden salad. I'm also going to prep the squash, zucchini, and onion in olive oil and salt and then grill 'em up. What a delight! Fresh, local, and tasty!
Really, you should come over for dinner some time soon.
7 comments:
What kind of wine should we bring?
It's all lovely. So was your surprise post before this one.:)
I prefer a sweet white wine. :)
I had a bit of a rice mixture left over from dinner yesterday. I fried it up and ate it with the grilled zucchini, squash, and onions. Although I wanted to eat a salad and the beans too, I simply ran out of room!
Mom sent me home with fresh peaches too, so maybe in a bit I can have some for dessert. What a great day of food!
Amazing! What an act of love is that garden.
Lisa
If I weren't 2500 miles away, I would be over to your place in 10 minutes! I am salivating just by looking at the pictures. Mmmm.
Dan's dad accidentally left a pumpkin on the grass from Halloween and apparently some tomatoes too. As they decomposed, he covered them with a pile of leaves after cleaning the area, and ended up, with tomatoes and pumpkins popping up in that area. :)) Now he is thinking of doing that again next year.:))
You garden looks amazing!!!
Ohhhhhh I love it.
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