Herb bunches

It was time to cut back some of the herbs last week, so I did and I tied them in bunches for drying. Part of our house looks like a jungle.



Included are...


2 types of oregano - Greek and Italian


Lavender


Catnip


Catmint


Lemon Balm

Now I just have to wait for them to dry and then I can store them. I'm going to have tons of catnip if anyone wants.

Strawberries!

I picked a small batch of strawberries, today, but it is more than we've had. The chipmunks have been eating them and I saw the opportunity to grab as many as I could, today. So pretty.

2009 Season Beginnings

So, here we are... 2009. Another day, another garden. I've been neglectful about posting about our gardens, but here I am with a long intro. post.

Last year, down here in Northwest Georgia, we had a major drought. We had water use limitations and what-not. We had planned to put in rain barrels regardless, but did not get them in until this year. Now, we are about back up to normal as far as rain and moisture is concerned. We've had major rain lately... for the past two weeks... without much relief. It's good for the garden and water supply in general, but not good for getting things done. Our grass is growing like crazy and it is difficult to get out in the yard to do anything about it. However, our garden is doing well and flowers that didn't bloom last year (roses, hydrangeas, etc.) are blooming wildly this year. We did put in a rain barrel (and we are waiting for another's seal to be finished), which will be helpful in our water bill, at least.

As far as our vegetable garden is concerned, we are only using two out of the four beds we created last year. We lined two of them with bricks and planted tomatoes (Brandywine and Cherokee Purple), bell peppers, bush beans, onions, and cuces. I planted some squash, too, but the fire ants decided to set up shop. Now I have to replant those this week.



This above picture was taken before I even put in the cuces and the squash, but now the cucumbers are sprouting. I don't think the beans were even up, but now they are doing great and have already been thinned.



The herb/kitchen garden was weeded a few weekends back and it is doing well. We also have some pots of jalapenos for some pico de gallo. Our strawberries are taking over and we have many, but they are getting eaten before we can really get to them. Our rubber snake is helping with the birds, but not the chipmunks.





More picture of the garden are here, if interested. This includes our dahlias that I put in and other great shots as well.

Now, I must be off to do some cleaning. More updating to come.