Garden Party

I've never really known what a garden party is but I'm fairly certain this isn't it. I don't remember blogging about our garden before so I will catch everyone up. Drew and I planted potatoes back in April (I think). This is my first time gardening so it was all new to me. This is what it looked like then....

I just thought the fertilizer was made of lovely colors. And clearly we thought we would have to supply all of Bishop Road with taters so of course we planted three rows. Drew "hilled" them a couple of times, a part of the process I was not in attendance for. But now we have this:

Real potatoes! I dug yesterday and Drew picked up and it was like hunting Easter eggs, I got so excited I cried. We only dug up enough for dinner the next couple of nights but I was so proud of us. Drew laughed at me because he has done this every year for his entire life but it amazed me that this was all it took to grow our own food! Why doesn't everyone do it? I also did the math (in my head) and figured that this small portion is about 1/12 of our crop. Very specific but I'm certain that is an exact figure.

We have not, however, been so lucky with other parts of our garden....tomatoes for instance......Drew's graduation gift from my parents, 2 tomato plants and we killed them both. Dead. 

Which is so unfortunate because I love a good tomoato (Drew is indifferent so maybe that's why he didn't baby them). I will spare you a picture because they are pathetic and it would likely piss my mom off.

So I will go on to other parts that seem to be doing well too, our corn is coming up nicely.

Also take note of the still many broken limbs left from the storm, it's amazing our garden survived. Our corn is not as high as my granny's in Pound, I was coveting hers over the weekend but I believe ours will get there.

This here is Drew cussing whatever has been eating his cucumbers, I imagine it's the cute little bunny that Ike caught and killed yesterday. Problem solved.

I say "his" cucumbers because I have my own little patch next to the house which is thriving! We've not had any to pick yet (I'm not sure how we're so behind everyone in Pound) but I suspect we will soon. I also suspect we will have PLENTY. Anyone want some cukes?

We are also growing lettuce but in the interest of full disclosure, it is not what I expected when Drew said he was going "sow" lettuce. I expected to find a head of lettuce under the ground much like the potatoes but that has not been the case. It's purple. Someone tell me what to do with it please. Otherwise I will leave it for the critters.

P.S. You like how my camera strap has make it into all of these photos? I think I will start my own photography business hardy har.



Also, probably the thing I'm most excited about are the pumpkins. We planted them super late but I'm okay with putting up my Christmas decor a little later this year if I have to wait on my pumpkins. All in all this garden is shaping up to be the best idea I've we've had in a long time. But we are learning as we go.

Hope this inspires you all to plant your own gardens next year and give us some suggestions of what to grow next time. Next year I'm thinking watermelons and cantaloupes. What do you think?