My amazing husband poured me a glass of wine, had a word with the main source of my concerns of late, and waited while I put on my garden boots then walked me to the garden.
You see, Monday is my late day at work so he gets here well before me and takes care of the animals and the watering. It is good to know that things move along perfectly well without my presence, but it makes me a little bit sad too because I love being part of everything here and all that goes into making it flow smoothly. Today though, he had the perfect balm for my sad spirit. Today, he showed me how much growth we have had just overnight.
When he watered today, he saw that the green beans have grown at least another inch and a half just overnight.
And that the tomatoes had also grown overnight, showing their sturdy trunks getting fleshier every day.
And that all of the pepper plants were thriving, habanero, green pepper and sweet gold peppers alike!
Even the cucumbers were coming up all of the sudden. Yesterday we had one little set of leaves showing - today, we had 6!
The chard is showing it's beautiful colors!
The carrots are showing their thin green early tops!
Even the rhubarb that I didn't think was going to make it is showing it's baby green starter leaves!
The basil has finally recovered and looks like it will take off and do well...
And some of the cilantro is ready to be used! (This will be fantastic in the faux Pho we will have this week!)
The garlic is rampant, and glorious - This is probably one of the most exciting crops we have out right now!
And my gorgeous rosemary are taking off and thriving!
The zucchini will be coming up in about a week, and we realized today that the one pepper we haven't planted yet is jalapeno. Next weekend, jalapeno and yellow squash will be planted, and we can then stop putting extras in the ground to focus on tending what is already underway!
What a green thumb! Your pictures look good enough for a gardening catalog or magazine, too. I just love your posts and your pictures, and I love all the heart and love you just--are. Thank you for doing this. It ha helped me more than I can say.
ReplyDeleteThat's very kind of you :) We're just doing what we do, because it's important to us.
ReplyDeleteEveryone needs to make time in their lives for what is important to them - that which makes their heart smile, and joy fill their lives. For me, that is my family and our tiny farm.