Pounds of Potatoes

Potato Harvest

I haven't blogged for a few days, because I have been working a lot, there hasn't been too much happening at the garden; however, I did harvest the above vegetables this week. My yield was 15 lbs of russet potatoes, 2 eggplants, and 1 small zucchini for Monday. Wednesday, I picked 5 large, ripe tomatoes and a round squash. There has been a heat wave lately, and my decorative flowers are withering, but the vegetables all look good. I have replaced the row in the garden where the potatoes were growing with green beans.

Hard Work in the Hot Sun

Front View

Today, I will let the pictures speak for themselves- you can see the sunflowers are open, the grass is mowed, vegetables are ripening, and I even dug up 3 good sized potatoes to eat!

Rear View

Baby Eggplants

Russet Potato Fresh From Ground

Cherry Tomatoes

A Touch of Color With Annual Flowers

June 1, 2015

Today was a cool, spring day, perfect for working outside, so my sister and I visited Lansing Gardens on Jolly road to purchase a few annual flowers to add some color to our community garden. Flowers were priced at $1.39 per quad. We bought marigolds, petunias, and some other annuals that were not labeled. They currently have a huge selection, with 4 large greenhouses full of flowers for sale.

Annuals from Lansing Gardens

 These are the flowers we purchased, and below, are some of them planted in a straw bale.

Flowers in a Straw Bale

 We used some for a hint of color in the mixed corner section.

Flowers and Vegetables

 Finally, here are some rows of vegetables. The far right row is russet potatoes. You can also see cabbage, onions, kale, broccoli, bush beans, and soybeans.

Vegetables in Rows