Pruning Tomatoes

This week we harvested more carrots, onions, and some beans. We also began to prune our tomato plants to keep them from turning into a jungle!

Harvest 6/12/2009

This past weekend we were able to finally harvest some of our carrots and lettuce. The garden is really to starting take off!

snap peas (best when raw)

A few weeks ago we began to enjoy the fruit of our snap pea plants. The purple pods were so delicious that we couldn't even consider cooking them. Instead, we have been enjoying evening snacks by picking snap peas directly from the vine. noms.

the finished product

This past weekend we finally finished our greenhouse. As has become custom in our home, the final assembly was filmed:

frame by frame

This week we were finally able to work on assembling the frame of the new greenhouse. Now that the base and frame are finished we will begin planning on installing the polycarbonate panels this coming weekend. Enjoy the montage!

the greenhouse saga begins

For the past few weeks, Erin and I have been attempting to assemble our new greenhouse. Weather limitations and our own lack of experience have delayed the project. However, now that the foundation is finished, we will begin the construction...

The World's Most Crooked Fence...

Every year, it is a given that there will be some failures in our gardening efforts. The first hiccup of this season came in the form of a late March snow storm. Unfortunately, it claimed several of our cabbage plants. However, we are very happy that our snap peas, parsley, strawberries, and asparagus survived the storm with minimal damage.

Now that the last frost of the year has come and gone, we will begin planting the rest of our crop. Jon has also finished installing our doggie defense system (i.e. the world's most crooked fence).