Storm damage

Wouldn't you know? Just when you finish off a garden project, a storm has to swoop in and mess everything up. Rylan and I sat and watched as the clouds started to swirl and darken, and hail looked imminent, so she and I scrambled to cover the tomato bed with a tarp. I put a bowl over the rhubarb to protect it as well. Then we stepped inside just as the rain started to pick up. Then I saw the clouds continue to swirl, and I thought it would be best if we went to the basement. The news channel was brodcasting that a tornado had been sighted nearby. We listened to about 15 solid minutes of hail and hard rain. I noticed a small stream of water leaking in around one of the window frames as well. We're going to have to do something about that too. Add it to the list!

When we stepped outside, this is what we saw...

Garden Week 3

The previous weeks were all construction shots, so these photos are now documenting actual plant progress. On Saturday we filled in the remaining beds with enriched soil and tamped it down. On Sunday, Dean finished the top of the frame on the shortest bed. So we now have 3 completed beds. Bed #1 is the shortest bed, Bed #2 is of medium height and Bed #3 is the tallest. Beds 1 & 2 have rabbit fencing around them to keep out the dog and the kids. :)

Rabbit fencing doesn't always deter a determined toddler

While daddy was working on the top of the frame for Bed #1, Rylan, Owen and I planted the bed. Rylan helped make holes and dropped the bigger-sized seeds in. Owen busied himself by removing all of the plant markers I put in place. (Sigh). We planted 1 zucchini, 1 squash, 2 rows of peas, 4 rows of carrots, 4 rows of beets and 1 row of chives.

In bed #2, we planted 1 rhubarb (from a nursery), 1 zucchini, 3 rows of peas, 1 row of jalapeno, 1 row of anaheim, and 8 cucumber.

In bed #3, (which was planted about 2 weeks ago) I put in 10 tomatoes, and multiple bush beans.

Bush bean seedling, approx. 12 days after planting