As The Garden Grows

 There a few things that give me pleasure--watching gardens grow is one of them!  Plant a seed, water that seed and watch the seed break ground to burst forth into a flowering plant. First thing in the morning, as my coffee is brewing, I take a walk into our small garden space to see what has developed overnight--as if that small seed was going to be four foot tall in just a few hours--

Each morning I find something exciting from that small seed. 

Producing summer crook neck squash is establishing a fruit from the tree.

I push aside the big sticky leaves to scare away bees that are polluting--

Zucchini flowers are forming fruit!  What a joy to see!

Oregano has been growing since last fall--we saved it from freezes so now its flowering 

Sage in foreground and upright rosemary

dill seeds--since swallow tail catterpillars ate all the dill leaves, I'm happy to see that some dill seeds remain.

Spearmint grows abundant--great for lemonade and iced tea

dill seeds are sprouting

our little herb garden is growing in gallon buckets--easy to take out and replace

Oregano is upper row to the left, then a volunteer tomato, sage

lower level is mint besides basil--I just scattered the seeds in hopes to have lots of basil

There are several pepper plants amongst the volunteer tomato plants

How exciting to watch things grow!

Many moons ago, I had a huge garden, one that had to be tilled--it was wonderful to have fresh green beans, okra, tomatoes, eggplant at your fingertips--but, alas, there is lots of work involved in growing those plants.  Always, a pleasure to see those seeds break the ground and flourish to produce fruit and feeds your needs.