Sunday, June 6, 2010

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

how does your garden grow?....
cause we might need some help! lol
this year we decided to try our hand(s) at gardening. when we removed the rock from our back yard, jay made me two planters for a much anticipated garden. well, that was over a year ago and i am finally getting around to starting one. although, without the help of my wonderful mother and father-in-law, i probably wouldn't have gotten this far at all. thanks guys!
we bought bell pepper plants, tomato plants and lots of seeds. for our fhe activity on 5/3/10 we planted our garden.
these free laborers worked hard at digging holes for our plants.

bell pepper plant
nice work caprice!
alexis with a tomato plant....don't think she likes tomatoes much though lol
day 1 is complete - bell peppers planted, tomatoes planted, radish seeds planted, cucumber seeds planted, zucchini seeds planted, green bean seeds planted, watermelon seeds planted...whew!
one month later...
6/3/10 - it is looking great! here are the green beans. they are growing like crazy! the girls love to come and check to see what has sprouted though the ground.
biggest green bean plant
we also added green chili plants thanks again to my mother-in-law. they were looking pretty weary but have since perked up tons.
(photo was deleted...but they lood good)
a few radishes are sprouting.
these cucumbers were the first and only ones to sprout for a while.
here rests in peace my zucchini plants. they sprouted and looked good but died somehow.
these guys have gotten huge and we expect them to just keep growing.
biggest tomato plant. it has blossoms but you can't really see them in this picture.
bell pepper plants still doing great.
blossoms on the biggest bell pepper plant.
the watermelons were the last to sprout. we had pretty much ruled them out but they surprised us all.


i am enjoying gardening. something i never thought i would like to do. it is rewarding to see them grow. much like our testimonies of the gospel. alma taught us of faith, the desire to believe, to change, can be as a seed that will grow, sprout, and bear fruit. (alma 32:27-43)

4 comments:

j said...

Great space to make stuff grow. Wish you guys luck with the heat. But I positive you guys can actually have stuff growing. My mother-in-law always has tns of tomatoes. Yummy ones!!

Roleen said...

i think that is why I like to garden. It strengthens my testimony and I know I have to take care of each growing seed to make sure the whole garden is strong. Love you guys so much. Good luck with your growing.

Katie and Howard said...

Your garden looks great!!!!

russandkatie said...

love the garden!!!