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Some Garden Pics

The garden is still going strong. Over the last couple of weeks we've been enjoying the radishes Kat grew from seed.

Some have been a bit wonky.

But most look like this one. We've been sharing the surplus with our neighbors.

My guy built a second raised bed for the radishes and cucumbers. The latter are flowering now and we expect a lot in a few weeks, just in time for the warmer weather.

The strawberries are still going strong, and I've been drying the herbs to use for cooking. :)

As for the local critters, catepillar season has started, and we're all trying not to get stung by the buck moth variety. I stepped on one, though, when without thinking I walked barefoot across the front lawn. Not fun. We found a friendly corn snake in the garage that Kat completely charmed; we relocated him to a safer spot on our property.

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Maria Zannini said…
Your strawberries and radishes are huge! Mine never get that big. Well, my strawberries are a good size, but they're always full of nibbles. {Shakes fist at birds}

I am very late with the garden, but half of it is in. Tomorrow I'll work on peas, cucumbers, and spinach.

I wish we lived closer. I grew all my bedding plants from seeds and all of them sprouted. I've given away two flats of tomatoes and squash seedlings to the neighbors and I still have more coming up. I didn't expect such a successful start.
April 17, 2021 at 2:04 PM
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