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. |
