Introducing our Garden

. I'm no gardner by any means, but this year we decided to give it another try. The last time we tried our hands at gardnening we planted and then watched the weeds take over. This year when we planted we knew weeding wasn't our thing, so we planned ahead and put down weed gard and shredded bark. Boy has it made a difference. We are only pulling weed around the base of plants and a few places here and there. We till between the corn rows and hoe between corn stocks. The bark has sure cut back on the time we've spent working and increased the time we spend watching it grow. This year we planted: Tomatos, jalapenos, hot yellow peppers, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, yellow bell peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, peas, green beans, yellow beans, carrots, radishes, yellow squash, zuchinni, acorn squash, pumpkins, pink squash, honey dew, watermelon, cantelope and corn. Here's a new watermelon - isn't it so cute

We have oodles of tomatos, but I don't know if they will ever rippen and turn red. Check out this sweet tomato flower.

I wish I would have taken some pictures of the peas when they were nice and pretty. We have one more picking left. Madi and Gabe have enjoyed picking peas. Well actually Madi loves to eat the peas - not so much pick them. Gabe's favorite things to do in the garden are run through the corn, dig in the dirt, and through bark.

I'm already planning out next years garden. I definitely want more peas - especially since my mother-in-law has one of these.

It makes shelling peas so much easier.