"Farmer, Farmer, Soil Charmer - How does your garden grow?"

With the perfect balance of rain and sun, the omission of natural disaster, the application of well rotted manure and faithfulness to picking weeds and bugs - the garden does indeed grow!

Its exciting to taste the "first fruits" of the garden. To see the reward of planting and waiting. After my cucumber beetle epidemic, I try to keep a close eye on the vine-type plants. Every once in a while I have to squish the odd straggler (that didn't get the memo to stay out of my garden)! But overall I couldn't be more pleased with how well the garden is doing. The plants are bushy and vibrantly green. Everything seems to be blooming early, and fruit is already setting on my cukes, zukes, melons and squash. Ive harvested kale, lettuce, spinach and radishes. I even snuck a carrot that was about 3 inches long, and Ive enjoyed having to thin the beet greens. My peas are heavy laden and ready to be picked this week. Beans and tomatoes are blossoming. Outside of the garden the raspberries are doing exceptional! So far Ive picked about 12 L off the patch and they still have LOTS to ripen. Before ya know it, Ill be into canning beans, corn and tomatoes! Until then, youll find me weeding...