My New Garden Blog

I’m starting a new blog devoted to our garden. In the last few months I’ve noticed just how much I like being out there, digging in the dirt and watching the evolution of all the plants.
I decided to blog about it because it’s the easiest way to keep up with the date things were planted, fertilized and harvested. I can tag pictures and themes for quick reference and I know it will be there next year when I start the spring season over again.
I am learning each day and I do not profess to be a very good gardener (yet) so this blog is primarily for my own benefit. I’ve also realized that it’s hard to capture the beauty and bounty of plants in pictures because it all just looks green. But again, it’s only for my benefit so I’m not going to worry about shadows and such. If you want to see what’s “growing on” in the De Leon garden feel free to visit online or in person!
The one thing I will share here are these pictures. My most favorite plant right now is this pumpkin. She emerged a few weeks ago on her own (a volunteer) but at that time I didn’t know if she was a pumpkin or a squash plant. I hoped she was a pumpkin from last years failed attempt and she is! I am so excited and this week I noticed another one coming up too. The fun part will be when I hand pollinate this week.
Did you know that there are male flowers and female flowers? This reminds me of the Grease 2 and the reproduction song.
Ok here’s the pics



Pictured here: potatoes, cabbage, beets, lettuce, spinach, green beans and corn.


In this plot: tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, basil, peppers, cantaloupe and watermelon.




My pumpkin plant!

Pumpkin flower.

Beets and salad from our dinner last week, both from seed.

New Blog Address is: www.deleonsback40.blogspot.com