Aug. 15, 2008
Garden
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It has been a while since I posted anything about my garden. It has kind of taken off and has a mind of it's own. I haven't gotten much of a harvest from it yet, but I am hoping that my tomatoes will ripen soon. There are a bunch of green tomatoes on my plants. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I will be posting some pictures instead of trying to describe how my pumpkin and watermelon plants have taken over my yard. Do you remember what my little pumpkin plant looked like?  So little, so cute, so easily uprooted... Look at it now...  This is only part of the plant. I am not sure how to get the whole plant into one picture. It has taken over part of my yard, and even went through the fence. You can see it climbing the fence in this picture. Not so easily uprooted now, huh? One thing that I had not realized about pumpkins, is that as the vine grows it puts down little shoots, like roots, into the ground to anchor itself. Remember how neat my garden use to look?  Look at it now!  This is from a different angle, but you get the idea. The plants have grown out of control, the weeds have taken over, and apparently, I have been harboring some kind of tall weed. I thought it was a seed that I had planted, but everyone is now telling me it is not what I planted. The plant is as tall as me, and I am not sure what to do now. You can see it in the back of this picture with Vanessa. It's the tallest plant. The good news is that we will have pumpkins, and tomatoes, and we have had lots of jalapenos. I haven't seen anything on my pepper plants yet, but I have hope.  Isn't it cute. It is smaller than a dinner plate right now, but give it time, and I bet it will be huge. Blessings, Abby |
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