Discovery Channel Garden

So we're outside walking around the garden seeking our newly ripened veggies or relocating pesky catapillars who eat them ... and we look down to see a huge wasp on our broccoli (which is starting to flower, finally!). No big deal, we thought to ourselves, he seems to be minding himself in a natural setting. An instant later, he flew up around our heads and we noticed something in his mouth. He landed quickly on the boxwood next to us. It was then we discovered the catipilllar, half chewed, in his mouth. Score! We had natural predators working with us to keep our garden organic and pesticide free.

But it gets better. The wasp lost his focus and stumbled into a spider web. Rather than become lunch himself, he dropped his meal and took off flying for another lunch. Then the spider came out of his web to inspect what was left behind. Super cool! Who needs the PlanetEarth DVD's when you can hang with us in our garden and get such an intimate view of the natural world.

-Paul+Leanne

Growing a Second Round in Second Hand Pots

The garden has been coming along pretty well. We have carrots, tomatoes, serrano peppers, broccoli, bell peppers, basil, camomile, and a grape vine. ....But there is still so much more to grow! We decided that since we don't have a ton of space we would start planting in pots. We went down to armstrong and picked up some of their recycled (used) 5 gallon pots for $1.00 each. Then when we got home we searched around for any starter pots we could find for our seedlings. 

In our pots we are starting a second round of some of the veggies we already have plus some new lettuces (kale, swiss chard, and red leaf ). Eventually we plan to create a raised bed where we will grow squash, zucchini, and cucumbers.