Give it water and watch it grow!

                                                                    Tomatillo's!

                 Peppermint will need to be planted elsewhere(growing better then a weed)!

              Perennial Herbs, Rosemary, Oregano, Basil, Lavender, Chamomile, Chives, Peppermint.

                                                         5 Grow boxes down, 4 more to go!

                       Our first few picks from the garden and eggs from our hen that lays green eggs!

                                    Zach and Ayden pulling weeds from the 8 rows of Corn!

                                            Watermelons, Cantaloupe and Giant Pumpkins!

                             Cucumbers, Eggplant, Tabasco Peppers and Hot Banana Peppers!

                                                                   Radish Sprouts!

                                                                           Pea Sprouts!

                                                          

                                                   Putting in my hand made tomato cages!

  We have been having a drought here in Texas!  It has been hard on other parts (mostly east Tx) of Texas because they have been experiencing a lot of wild fires.  I am so thankful we have a lot of tree's which are considered evergreen's, which means that our tree's stay green throughout  the year.
   I wanted it to rain so bad and the other night we got a major thunder storm with some much needed rain. We need a lot more rain here but I was so happy to wake up to all of my corn, pea's, spinach, onions and lettuce sprouts. Some of the seeds had only been in the ground for four days!!!!  I love watering the garden and watching it grow.  I water all the plants by hand and it is a lot of work. I eventually will have a water system but for now it is all me(and of course I put the boys to work and they love helping me).

 We have picked a few tomatoes and also some zucchini and squash. It is so nice to have veggies right at our back door.  I'm planning on building a green house this summer so I can still enjoy all these fresh veggies in the winter.  Texas has such a long grow season that we will be eating fresh stuff at least until September! 

This past weekend we got some grape vines, blackberries and a lemon tree planted!