2016
We're building another greenhouse this year. A stand alone 30'x14'. We're becoming farmers ;). Taking our growing seriously, I'll say. Here's Oli helping.
Greenhouse greenies so far. Little babies.
2015
We were most successful with our peppers this year in the greenhouse. Jalapeños and habaneros. Made some awesome hot pepper jelly and pickled peppers.
Garlic scapes. Love them. Eat them. Sauté them. Grill 'em. Pickle them. Make pesto with them. All of that done!
Pretty zinnias.
My Maine lupine that I planted a few years ago is finally growing in with abundance. I love, love lupine. And I love, love the variety of colors I get.
Because isn't this what gardens are for...morning coffee in the sunshine with your puppy??
Garden peonies. Another favorite Maine flower of mine. I love their gorgeous, romantic blossoms. We were lucky enough to have these growing on our property when we moved in. I've just cultivated them now. And aren't they happy! (that is homemade kombucha underneath)
Dew on lupine leaves.
We built a rock fire pit last year and we love it. It always marks the beginning of summer when we light 'er up and have dinner and drinks by the pit.
Amazing heritage lilacs from A's grandmother. Moved from ME to MA back to ME, into my yard.
Oli cooling off under the maple tree.
The garden. Garlic, tomatoes, peppers, peppers and more peppers, zukes, cukes and lettuces.
Greenhouse - recently planted peppers, but beets, carrots, chard, greens, beans - planted over a month ago. We love our greenhouse.
Noooo....a friend's chickens, even though I wish they were mine.
2014
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| Garden sunnies this year |
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| Last sunny of the season |
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| Beets and Carrots |
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| Look at those beauties - beets |
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| Carrots |
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| Garlic |
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| Love growing our own food |
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| The loot |
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| Green beans |
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| There is nothing like homegrown fresh garlic - so different than the store bought "old" garlic |
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| The 20'x20' plot and greenhouse attached to the barn |
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| Greenhouse |
2013
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| Start of the growing season |
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| Cukes |
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| Onions |
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| Would be parsnips, didn't mature as well as we hoped |
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| This year we grew more weeds that veggies - bummer! |
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| Beet greens and rainbow chard - great for juicing and sautéing in a pan with EVOO and garlic - mmm |
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| Sad yield this year :( |
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| Boo loves the garden too. She is always helping, or so she thinks. She more less just gets in the way, but we wouldn't have it any other way. ::smooches:: |
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| Cukes |
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| Garlic |
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| Greenhouse tomatoes |
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| Greenhouse greenies |
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| Start of the season. We start all our veggies from seed in the green house. Such a great alternative to scrounging for seedlings around planting time, not finding what you want or knowing if they are organic or not. We order our seeds from an organic seed manufacturer here in Maine. |
