I'm going to jump right in, okay? I planted my garden this year, in part to assuage some of the intense grief I have been experiencing. That same grief has made me lazy about doing what I need to make it a beautiful garden. For instance, there are posts and trellises which still aren't up. I need a new soaker hose installed and have yet to buy one. I need to tie tomatoes to the existing frame so they grow upward, rather than fall on the ground.
Additionally, I sort of know where my plants are and sort of don't. The kids put them in so only the tomatoes are 'where they belong'. lol Add to the grief the fact that my blood sugar is wildly off. I have been crazy-dizzy and sleepy trying to bring it back down. There is a lot of work to be done and I have not had the oomph to do anything but let the dern thing grow! Hence the title, "My Big, Fat, Sloppy Garden". It is just that! Yikes! See for yourself!
A view from the front reveals tomato plants simultaneously growing up and falling over. Yipes! You can see that giraffe's zucchini (in the back bales) is massive. The spaghetti squash are growing down the side of the bales. Yes, even the lawn needs mowed! I couldn't afford it two weeks ago. I hope to this weekend but that is iffy.
This side is Koala's. She has cucumber, watermelon or cucamelon (we're not sure which is growing, since only one plant showed up), cucumber, zucchini, and beans. Giraffe's pumpkin is growing out to the rear right of the pine tree. That tree was tiny when we first moved in! I've been dropping our produce scraps under it every garden year. You can see it has taken off!
This is a rear view of my messy yard and garden. :) There are more tomatoes, zucchini, spaghetti squash, cantaloupe, zucchini, pumpkin... a variety, basically. I do not come down the hill at all. Giraffe 'owns' this entire side of the garden. :) She is quite proud of her work. Really, who can blame her? We started nearly all of this from seeds!
Our herbs continue to grow... even if our basil has completely bolted. You can see here that Giraffe's wild flowers are growing, as well. There are too many in the pot but they are pretty to look at, even so.
My cauliflower is pretty much covering everything small that I would show you in this photo. You can see that we have been hit with cabbage moths, butterflies, and worms. They are full-on happy to be living in our yard, let me tell you!
To the left is a green bucket full of lettuce. They are all up by the house because they need shade. Our sun is relentless from sunup to sundown.
In front are two smaller buckets. The gray holds green romaine lettuce. The blue (under the cauliflower leaves) holds celery. I also have a tub full of radishes growing around the cauliflower plants.
This bucket was only supposed to hold my green acre and red acre cabbage. However, it is fairly obvious that my little Koala saw fit to tuck tomato seeds in there! I keep telling myself that I will murder this tomato plant and get it out of there! Then I take a look at the stellar thick stems and I lose heart. How can one murder such a strong plant?
My three red acre cabbages all have these beautiful little heads now. They are (in my opinion) the most beautiful members of my garden!!
The green acre cabbage is just now growing. I fear they will not have a good chance to really take root. The cabbage bugs have been brutal. Also, this morning when we were seeding carrots into an empty bale, I saw my little pie sneak a few into this container! CHILD!!! lol
You can see that my planter of spinach has really boomed over the last week. They so enjoyed the rain! I am clipping them off as I need them. I truly love baby spinach!
You can barely peep my pepper plants in the bale behind the spinach. They are finally growing better. Fx'd!
I am including a couple of photos of my basil. yes, I know that it has bolted. Even so, you can see that a fuzzy bumble bee is happily pollinating each flower.
Such a happy little guy, no? :)
This pic is a closer look at my red acre cabbage. Can you see the beautiful baby head? :) I have three total. They bring me *such* joy! The dirt in these planters were dead when I got them. I prayed for them to revive as I tenderly fertilized and worked the soil in each. My heart blooms like the plants each holds. I'm so glad that I could use them! I love you, Dad! I miss you! <3
I know that I did not cover all of the varieties of veggies and fruit again. Let's be honest; that's not going to happen! lol Maybe I will get the energy (or stop being so dizzy) and go out to hit you with one plant at a time later. At this rate, I doubt it. My garden this year has a mind of its own. The plants are mixing and intertwining. Their only thought is to grow. Who am I to interfere with that?
I'll leave you with this. It is the picture of only one of the zucchini plants growing 'wildly' in my yard. By wild, I mean that they do not belong there. haha My little Koala helped seed directly into bales after we had placed our other starts out there. Both zucchini and tomato plants are now adorning my lawn here and there. What did I expect to happen from one so small? Yes, my garden this year has a mind of its own. I am 100% okay with that. :) <3 :) <3 :) <3 :) <3 :) <3
Additionally, I sort of know where my plants are and sort of don't. The kids put them in so only the tomatoes are 'where they belong'. lol Add to the grief the fact that my blood sugar is wildly off. I have been crazy-dizzy and sleepy trying to bring it back down. There is a lot of work to be done and I have not had the oomph to do anything but let the dern thing grow! Hence the title, "My Big, Fat, Sloppy Garden". It is just that! Yikes! See for yourself!
Our herbs continue to grow... even if our basil has completely bolted. You can see here that Giraffe's wild flowers are growing, as well. There are too many in the pot but they are pretty to look at, even so.
My cauliflower is pretty much covering everything small that I would show you in this photo. You can see that we have been hit with cabbage moths, butterflies, and worms. They are full-on happy to be living in our yard, let me tell you!
To the left is a green bucket full of lettuce. They are all up by the house because they need shade. Our sun is relentless from sunup to sundown.
In front are two smaller buckets. The gray holds green romaine lettuce. The blue (under the cauliflower leaves) holds celery. I also have a tub full of radishes growing around the cauliflower plants.
My three red acre cabbages all have these beautiful little heads now. They are (in my opinion) the most beautiful members of my garden!!
The green acre cabbage is just now growing. I fear they will not have a good chance to really take root. The cabbage bugs have been brutal. Also, this morning when we were seeding carrots into an empty bale, I saw my little pie sneak a few into this container! CHILD!!! lol
You can barely peep my pepper plants in the bale behind the spinach. They are finally growing better. Fx'd!
I am including a couple of photos of my basil. yes, I know that it has bolted. Even so, you can see that a fuzzy bumble bee is happily pollinating each flower. Such a happy little guy, no? :)
I'll leave you with this. It is the picture of only one of the zucchini plants growing 'wildly' in my yard. By wild, I mean that they do not belong there. haha My little Koala helped seed directly into bales after we had placed our other starts out there. Both zucchini and tomato plants are now adorning my lawn here and there. What did I expect to happen from one so small? Yes, my garden this year has a mind of its own. I am 100% okay with that. :) <3 :) <3 :) <3 :) <3 :) <3
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