Zach's great pumpkin

In March of 2010 Zach planted pumpkins in random places around the yard. Mostly they ended up in my planters that surround our front porch. I let one plant live and it turned out to be the biggest punpkin we got!

Here is what the front yard looked like all summer with the magnificant pumkin growing out of the bricks.

And here is the pumpkin getting ready to become a pumpkin pie!

Summer Dinner

Over the summer I made this a lot. Tomatoes and zuccini from the garden were sauted with olive oil and basil from the garden. Then I mixed it all together with pasta. Mmmmm

Pot Gardening

Here is my garden for the year:

Since we don't have the proper area cleared and ready for a garden, I planted all my tomato and pepper plants in pots this year.

The kids helped.

Here is Zach's pumpkin plant that he planted in February at our apartment complex. Just right there next to the building. We transplanted it to our yard. I know its in the grass and rocks; but squashes like adversity, right?

I also broke down and let the kids pick flowers to plant in our planters in the front yard. Lots of plants in a little soil. We'll see how they do!

Two Days

Above is a pic of yesterday and below is this morning.

Here is the progress our basil is making.

And for the latest development we have our first pepper germination-Jalapenos.

And Oregano!

Making Progress

I can't believe how quickly everything is growing. I feel like I am literally watching them grow!

Sproutlings!

We've got tiny plants sprouting! I was getting a little worried because a big snow storm came right after we planted our seeds so our house got much colder than it had been for weeks. After a few days my mom suggested putting a heating pad under the flat and running it for an hour. So I've been doing that periodically throughout the day and it worked! These are basil sprouts. Can't wait to see what comes up next.


I also planted sweet oat grass the same day that we planted the peppers and such. Apparently cats really like this stuff, so if you're a cat Stay Away From My Oat Grass! These are supposed to be purely ornamental. I'm hoping they lovely by Easter. They have started to sprout, so we're doing well so far.

Get Ready, Here Comes Spring!

Seeds have been planted, now we watch them grow. My mom is starting tomato plants at her house, so we planted bell peppers (2 kinds), Jalapenos, Bannana Peppers, Basil (2 kinds) Rosemary, Oregano and Sage.