or Look at the Fruits and Vegetables Growing in My Yard
This time of year is magical and so full of hope as fresh growth emerges from trees, plants, and seeds. It is before the heat, drought (or too much rain), and insects of summer. It's this time of year, that people like to share this emergence and I'm no different, as you may have noticed. So here's the latest update on the fruits and vegetables growing in my yard.
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| We have a large patch of violets growing behind our forsythia hedge. Violets are a good source of Vitamin C and A, but shouldn't be eaten in large amounts. |
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| This is one of our older apple trees and if look closely you will see it is blooming from the top down. So far, this has not been a good producer. One complication is that the lower limbs have been trimmed over the years, so it is hard to reach the tree to do many of the treatments that apples need. We have another older apple tree that has the same problems. |
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We planted this apple tree last year hoping it will take the place of the older apple trees.
The leaves emerged a few days ago. It will be interesting to see if it blooms this year. |
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| There are also two crabapples blooming. These help with the apple tree pollination |
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| The peas are up as well as the beets and radishes. However, I'm still waiting on the carrots and lettuce. While, I was taking these pictures, I realized that I hadn't planted the onion seeds I had. Gonna have to go back and check on that. |
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| I have transplanted the cabbage I cold started in the milk jugs. They are not vigorous yet, but seemed to have survived the transplant. The jury is still out whether the broccoli is going to survive its transfer. I still have cauliflower in a jug waiting to be moved to the garden. |
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| Ward and Wally built fences around the garden last weekend. Hopefully this will cut down on some of the digging and eating that smaller critters do. They already dug up the lettuce. This is a clever design with each side being a panel that can be easily removed for tending the plants. |
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The pear trees are also in bloom now. Last year, we had a bumper crop,
so we're not expecting as many this year since production is often cyclic. |
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| The sour cherry is also in bloom. Last year, the cherries got some kind of mildew before we could harvest them. We're hoping for better luck this year because these make great pies. |
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Here's the flowering quince. The first blossoms were killed by a frost,
but more have emerged since then. I have read that the quince from this kind of bush
is very tart, but can be used for jams and jellies. We have not tried it yet. |
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Borrowing a fruit name, the grape hyacinths are out.
They are neither grapes or hyacinths, but they are pretty. |
Everything looks so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a pretty time of year and a welcome relief after the grays of winter.
DeleteYou have a beautiful yard. No, I'm not jealous .... well, ok, maybe a little. :) The fruit trees are beautiful and even if they don't produce much in the way of fruit, they give a lot of joy to look at.
ReplyDeleteYour son and hubby have engineered a great fence. Do you have trouble with deer in your area? I'm thinking not .... you'd need a much higher fence to keep them out.
We do have a nice yard. When we moved in, we said that we weren't going to add anything to it because we didn't want more upkeep. But that hasn't happened. We are adding things all of the time. I hope when the time comes when we can't care for all of it, we can afford to hire someone to do it.
DeleteActually, I would hire someone to trim all of the forsythia and other bushes now if we could find them. So far no call backs on my inquires. It's a very busy time of year when lawns have to be mowed twice a week, so I think they're all just too busy.
We do have deer in the backyard, but if we keep the gates closed they are less likely to come in. It's nothing like we had at our old house where a dozen or so would take an afternoon nap in our yard every day. We know the fence won't keep everything out, but we are hoping it will deter some of the smaller animals.
Ooh, I love the fences Ward and Wally built! I need fences like that for my vegetable plots! Yesterday, I was shouting at one of the cats who was trying to "water" my chili pepper plant! :D It was the same cat who slept in the middle of the planter that I had planted with radish and chard seeds!
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely yard with lots of fruit trees. I hope you will be able to harvest all the fruits this year and that your little apple tree will grow well and produce lots of apples in the years to come. I am giving my newly planted fruit trees this year to establish themselves and not expecting any fruit. But, hopefully, next year, I'll get some fruit from them. :)
The cats, and the rabbits for that matter, are just doing what comes naturally, but it is very aggravating all the same. I would have more sympathy if there weren't so much other food around.
DeleteThey say it should take 5-7 years before we have apples from our new tree, but I hope we get some sooner than that.
You have a prolific garden! I didn’t know that about violets...those pictures look like Aussie native violets.
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I looked up the difference between violets native to N. America and the ones native to Australia. The Australian violets are creeping and the American ones are not, but they are both pretty and okay to eat.
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