We harvested and dried the garlic we planted in November. All I did was plant a couple rows of cloves from Trader Joe's garlic, and voila! Much larger and more flavorful garlic bunches than we started with!


SERMON ILLUSTRATION ALERT!
Yesterday, a tree fell over on the property. It was not even windy and the tree looked pretty much fine - the tree was just rotten on the inside and then - wham! - fell over. No humans or dogs or chickens were harmed, although a fence and some green bean plants may not come out of this singing and dancing:


The chickens are now laying a whopping seven eggs a day!


Pop, here is the irrigation system I pieced together from your sprinkler heads:


Here is a beetle hanging out on our purple green beans. If you look closely beneath the beetle, you can see a very small green bean growing. 


Here are some ladybugs hanging out on the asparagus:


And a mosquito catcher (?) on the corn:


Ladybug on the corn:


We are harvesting one zucchini every couple days or so:


Asparagus shoots:


One of the tomato seedlings I rescued from composty obscurity is now bearing plants:


Today's harvest:


2 Response to "A Tree Fell Over, Irrigation, Insects, etc."

  1. Candy says:

    HMMM......

  2. Wow some stunning pictures! From The Sewage Treatment Man