What's growing?

Our new greenhouse works!

If you haven't gotten a glimpse yet of our marvelous greenhouse made from recycled windows, click here!

 (from top to bottom)

beets and lettuce

mint and basil

Trek's bean plant and strawberries

more strawberries and cucumbers

(also growing in the greenhouse but not shown)

oregano, lavender, cilantro, rosemary, Thai basil

cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, Cherokee purple tomatoes,

green peppers, jalapeno peppers,

yellow squash, zucchini, spaghetti squash

Due to our late frost date (last year it was May 31st), we have only two things in the outside beds.  Spinach and peas.  They are coming along nicely and if the weather continues to be as nice as it has we may get to transplant before June this year!!! 

Watching these tiny seedlings pop up is super exciting but it is even more exciting that the greenhouse is being used by several others in our neighborhood.  The different squashes have come from three different people.  Since a single squash plant can produce a plethora of produce we are going to share it between ourselves.  So, instead of force feeding zucchini to my children every day for the next year, we will have a lovely variety of fresh squashes.  And tomatoes.  And herbs. 

Now that's community, y'all! 

Windows Repurposed...Greenhouse!

Jono has worked hard building this lovely recycled greenhouse for us.

And now it is finished!

It's quirky and cute (kinda like us!) and completely functional. 
It is keeping in the warmth nicely.
The chicken shed is on the right side.

You can see the roof in this picture. 

We used clear corrugated plastic roof panels.

Now to get some seeds started!

Good thing I have some willing helpers.

They are planting some lettuce.  Beet seeds were also planted this week.

Such cute little helpers!

So there you go.  A look at the new/old greenhouse.

The shelves are in the process of being built so we'll give you an inside tour when they are done.

Repurposed Windows

This camp has a plethera of treasure.

You just have to know where to look and what to do with it when you find it!

Jono found some old windows.

Guess what they are going to be???

A greenhouse!

We are kind of using this one as a guide.

I am so excited.  This should really help us broaden our range of produce and lengthen our growing season too.  Greenhouse strawberries, anyone?

It is going up right next to the chicken coop.  They are going to love it.

Don't the ladies look thrilled?!

I'll post more as we make progress.

Have a happy weekend!



Canoe Garden

Usually you use water craft like this:

But what do you do when they get old and leaky and unpatchable?

You stick them in the barn and leave them for 10 years or so.

This summer we repurposed a few of those old canoes in our garden. 

This one grew lettuce and peas.

This one grew squash and pumpkin.

It grew.

And grew. 

And grew.

All the pumpkins that showed up in our garden were renegades.  I suppose from the seeds of pumpkins that we composted last year.  So, I have no idea what varieties we have.  But they look really cool.

Anybody know what they are?

I can't wait to decorate with these little guys!

Happy October!

By the way, look for a Halloween craft DIY later this week.

And as usual, there is a kids version and a me version!