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    Garden 2012

     Preparation for this years garden has begun.
    All of my seeds have sprouted into these cute little seedlings…hooray!
    I have 4 varieties of tomatoes, basil, mint, parsley, thyme and dill in one tray and petunias just getting started in the second.
    Not sure if  the flowers will be big enough by the time I want them outside but I had to try anyway.

     

    The garden plot is waiting to be prepped as well.
    I haven’t dared do any raking or hoeing since hurting my back. I’ve got plenty of time though, we usually don’t plant anything outside until after Mother’s Day. Then the chance of frost is pretty slim.
    Can’t wait to get the rest of the seeds into the ground!
    We love having a garden to eat from.

     

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    Heirloom Tea

    My garden harvest is winding down…so
    I’ve started the process of saving seeds for next years garden. This way I’m creating my own heirloom seeds. This is what I’ve collected thus far.
    I’m waiting for a 3 other tomato plants to ripen so that we may sample the goods and see if they are worth saving.
    I got those plants from my psuedo-sister-in-law so I don’t even know what they are called.
    Do you save seeds? Vegetables? Flowers?
    I save them all….it’s fun to see what comes of it and besides that-
    IT”S FREE!!
    Stop by Kimmie’s blog  to see what she my Tea Tuesday friends are up to today.
    I’m heading there next myself.
    BTW-Kimmie also has a wonderful gardening blog that can be found on her side bar.

     

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    Tea Tuesday: Enjoying the garden

    On yet another beautiful morning, I am having a little quiet time on the deck before diving into the day.
    Days like today remind me why we put up with the extremes of Minnesota weather.

     

    We’ve been blessed with an abundant garden once I figured out how to keep the critters at bay. The fencing and the flags along with an occasional sprinkle of blood meal seem to have done the trick.

     

    I’ve picked a couple ice cream buckets full of green beans…

     

     

    Enough snow peas for stir-fry and munching…

     

     

    Several big, yummy cucumbers
    with more on the way…

     

     

    Very soon I’ll have more tomatoes than I know what to do with…
    I can’t wait!

     

    And by the way…
    our leaves are starting to turn…
    just a few here and there.
    What a short growing season!

     

    Drop by my friend Kimmie’s blog to see what’s going on with my tea Tuesday pals.
    What are you doing today?