I don't wanna talk about it...

If I had to pin down the reason for my gardening downfall this year I would say it was definitely the peas. They just kept coming and coming and I couldn't keep up. Tomorrow I will rip them out and start fresh with something else.

Other plants that don't make me feel guilty:

Dr. Suess Onions

Cherry tomatoes just turning red.  I've got big plans for them. 

Little eggplants.  Remember how I thought they all died?  I learned an important lesson; never put all your eggplants in one basket. 

Corn.  I planted it in two plantings this year so we won't have to eat 10 cobs a day to keep up. 

I remember reading somewhere that the corn will be ready ___ days after the tassels appear.  I should really look that up....

Gurney's Magic Pumpkins.  So far just one and it doesn't look too magical...

One Jack-be-REALLY-little

Fuji apple tree drooping from all the weight.  Doreen told me to pull some of the apples off but I couldn't do it.  I am too attached. 

Gala tree needs no thinning.

Aw look... they're blushing.

Day 23: Surprise Garden

So I went out of town for the weekend and when I came back I noticed Nick has organized my sticks for me.  They are all in this neat little cluster instead of spaced evenly marking my rows.  It will be a surprise garden this year.  Pull a plant, it's a carrot: SURPRISE!

A lot of things came up while I was gone even though Brian never watered.  He said the sprinklers would at least water the ends of the boxes.  I am not complaining; he kept three kids fed, happy, and clean for three days which is more than most men could manage. 

The peas are coming along nicely and will hopefully not be too bothered by the tiny bit of snow today.  I am looking at these pictures thinking "wow, we have a lot of weeds back there and this blog says "No Weeds Allowed".  I guess I should change it to Some Weeds Allowed. 

The Rhoades helped me spray my trees on Tuesday, and also come out of the depressed state I have been in after seeing how beautiful it is in Washington.  Woe is me.  But the trees are budding and now they are straightening so maybe I can stick it out in Utah.  Bloom where I'm planted, that's what I'll do. 

Day 17- Good Morning Peas!

When I first looked this morning I saw one little pea plant coming up.  After I watered I counted at least 10.  Every time I checked there were more.  They are sneaky little peas. 

I will plant some more later today to finish off the rows.   That way they won't all be done at once.  I'm curious how quickly they will come up compared to the ones that got snowed on....

Oh yes, and I did spy a lone green onion as well.   I expect that I'll be seeing a lot coming up in the next few sunny days. 

Day 1

The peas were actually planted on Saturday but for simplicity's sake, I'll call today Day 1.

Natalie helped me with the tedious part of planting the tiny radish and beet seeds. She is getting very good at estimating 1 inch. Carrot seeds are even smaller, plus they are dark so it's hard to see where I left off. Next year I'm going to spring for the carrot seed tape.

I soaked the peas this year, so hopefully they'll get up and going before too long. They should be up by day 10. As usual I bought too many peas. If anybody wants some let me know.