Flee, it's the Garden Witch Project!

[valarltd]

Phase 2 accomplished

Winesap apple tree planted
Reliant peach tree planted. It has two little blossoms on it! I may get peaches this year!
Blueberries watered. (there are blossoms!)

Box planted with
8 tomatoes: 4 beefsteak, 4 Brandywine
16 carrots, Danvers
A lettuce patch
A spinach patch
4 heads lettuce
4 Straight Eight Cucumbers
and 2 birdhouse gourds

3x6 plot planted with
48 Sugar Dots corn
24 Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans
and 4 Black Beauty Zucchini

Dollface blessed each square as we planted it with a spiral, a star or the triple moon.
We prayed over the whole shebang. Like the moon phase and moon sign, we'll take any help we can get.

Active in greenhouse:
Jumbo canteloupe
Sugar Baby Watermelon
Clemson Spineless Okra
Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin (may have to replant in July)

No rhubarb or gooseberries to be had on this side of the river.
Will call around Memphis tomorrow.
Linehaul was late and we swapped instead of slipped so I ran late all day.

Comments

[jlm121.livejournal.com]

If I haven't told you I think this is a wonderful project for you and the family.

I hope you are able to find a gooseberry bush. I remember picking them when were kids. I haven't had gooseberry pie in forever and I truly miss it. I remember our grandparents everytime I think about you and the garden.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

My gooseberry pie won't be like grandma's. She always picked them green. They're supposed to turn pink before you pick.

But you know that when I get them planted and get a pie made, it's coming with us to the city, or turning up on the table at July 4 or Thanksgiving.

I'm hoping to be able to tell Dad "Don't go to the store until we get there! We have food!" and show up with tomatoes, corn, greenbeans and cucumbers in vinegar and a watermelon and a chocolate zucchini cake.

[jlm121.livejournal.com]

This is our father you know. He won't feel secure unless there is enough to feed the seventh fleet.


I look forward to the visit whether or not you have stuff from the garden. I got spoiled seeing you all a number of times last year.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

I know. I know. He seemed to appreciate the coconut pie last year.

But yes, definitely looking forward to the visit.

Mom said she doesn't know much about you, but she knows you adore the kids. And since it's mutual, you must be all right.

[jlm121.livejournal.com]

I do adore the kids, and you and Mudd are okay too :P

I enjoyed seeing your mom. And the kids just like me because I am indulgent and I can semi speak their language.

[moonstone-fae.livejournal.com]

We plant tons of tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and a few other items. Hubby has to tend to it as I'm allergic to so much outdoors so I let him choose what we plant. Last year we had tomatoes coming out our ears!!!

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

New this year. We planted it as a family Ostara ritual.

[mother2012.livejournal.com]

The blueberry bushes I have just bought have some blossoms on them. Don't know what the story is. Maybe has to do with fertilizer.

I planted some golden raspberry two years ago. It just died. My heritage raspberries are still surviving serious misuse.

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Yummy! Those sound wonderful
I spent a lot on making the boxes, so i didn't get as many fruits as I wanted.

Ah well, next year.

[mother2012.livejournal.com]

You must be in a warmer area than I am. We've just had two days of snow. (Never mind that the daffodils are blooming.)

Lettuce and peas should have already been in, if I were doing them this year. Tomatoes would have frozen and the ground is too frozen to plant trees. My peach tree has a few leaf buds. :)

But Yay! on your progress!

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

Memphis.
Daffodils are long over here. Tulips are fading fast.

Shoulda done peas.
I think I can still get some in...

[mother2012.livejournal.com]

I don't know anything about the growing season in Tennessee, but here I figure there's no point in trying peas unless they're sprouting before the last snow. As soon as the weather warms up significantly, they dry up.

[nimitzbrood.livejournal.com]

Darn you! *shakes fist* ;-)

We can't plant here yet due to annoying Midwestern weather. At least I've got tomato seedlings going in the garage.

Looks like you've got a good start!

I wish you and your garden many bright blessings. ^_^

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

We're hoping for the best.

With three witches on the case, we should be able to overcome the Lesbian Black Thumb that two of us bring to it.

[mother2012.livejournal.com]

Lesbian Black Thumb

Hahahahaha! Is that why I can't grow a garden like my mother's? I'm not Lesbian, but I'm butch as hell.