Here is one view of the compost pile
Top view compost pile
Added grass clippings on 7/22/08 to pile
A bucket full of compost post. My plants will love it.
left: These tomatoes were given to me by a friend that starting growing from his compost pile. right: Cantaloupe seedlings (updated pictures of both coming soon).
A hand full of organic compost. Black gold
More pictures of finished compost
Need I say more. Essential composting and yard tools.
We have a fire pit we burn wood in. I am always looking for free fire wood.
First round of corn growing (updated picture coming)
This is how far along the plants I planted in late May have come
Top View
Artistic view
Planted in first of July
Corn that was planted in July is growing bigger everyday. Green substance on the ground is grass clippings I am using for mulch.
I have been building the top soil around the roots of the pumpkins and swiss chard. Chard likes the organic matter and the grass mulch around the stems. Originally I had three beautiful pumpkin plants to the left of the chard, as the vines grew the original vines wilted away. As I have built the soil back around the original plants new growth is coming through the mulch.
8/9/08 First veggies of the season. Not much to right home about but they are home grown
My wife took this photo. These flowers were plant last year and are very happy.
Ah, our first butterfly this season.
I chased this butterfly around for ten minutes snapping multiple photo's as he landed on our Butterfly bush.
Isn't this awesome
Wow, even better
Day lilies
More butterfly bush action
Incredible
Last year this lily was about 3 to 4" tall. This year it is close to 5ft tall.
Butterfly bush
Coolness
This was shot by Beth in June. I can't wait to show you how much things have grown in a month
Another shot of our flowers in the backyard
Colombin
Hello butterfly
Another shoot of a this awesome butterfly
This thing would scare Rambo away.
Cantaloupe plants grown from seeds harvested from store bought cantaloupe
Honeydew plants grown from seeds harvested from store bought honeydew
Pumpkin plants grown from seed
Radish, chard, lettuce
4x4 raised beds built 3 weeks ago
Front shot of raised beds after planting honeydew, cantaloupe, and pumpkins
Honeydew & Cantaloupe
Pumpkins.
The color of the honeydew and cantaloupe are turning to a dark green. They are very happy in this location in a composted soil.
They keep getting bigger and bigger
Pumpkin plants are very happy in their new home
Honeydew and cantaloupe are very happy in their new home
Tomatoes in pots
Taken 8/19/08
Flowers on my pumpkin plant
Ah, look at that color
Third bed I put together last week. This will be home to my spinach, radish, peas for fall plants
Ant view of my swiss chard
Another ant view of the swiss chard with the pumpkin leaves shading them a little
Fall plants front to back: beets, radish, lettuce, peas
Cantaloupes on 9/19/08. One of these fell victim to my dogs stomach yesterday while I was at work
Corn that I planted in July is growing and looking strong and healthy.
3rd cantaloupe. I had a total of 5 cantaloupes grow. As I inspected this melon closer it had been pecked by some birds.
Overhead shot of tomatoes and cantaloupes seedlings
This are tomatoes maturing from an earlier photo. Collard plants now grow were I use to have cantaloupe seeds planted
I tried so hard to keep the bugs off of this one, however it did not make it
Romaine lettuce 9/19/08
Protector from yard predators
Garden protector and corn trampler.
Hard at work or should I say hardly working
Christian's favorite place to dig
Treat bone courtesy of my neighbor Mark
Don't touch her now, or else your liable to lose a finger
Peas, spinach, radish
Same as befre
I have a problem with bugs on my collards
Collards on a comeback after being eaten by bugs
1 of 2 plants that have grown back after being munched on by aphids
My son Christian
We love taking photos
If you look close you can see the camera in the reflection of my glasses
Look at the carolina blue sky behind me
Grrrrrr........
Run for your life
Sand storm dropping down on Godzilla's head
Sweet Potatoes 9/19/08
4 out of the 10 tomato plants Melissa gave me survived. Originally she had planted parsley seed and they came up tomatoes. The are a better boy variety.
Our crate myrtle one year after we got it from my sister. She bought this tree for $1 because it was dying at the garden center. We brought it back to life.
Zoe pulled off one of my 4 remaining cantaloupes and eat it for a snack.
She is so guilty
Annoying barking dog that lives behind us.
