Friday, June 19, 2020

Update On Our Most Recent Raised Bed ...

We worked and worked and worked to build this raised bed.  We even had to cut down a tree!



I planted lima beans against the trellis so they would climb up it, cucumbers on the far end (left side of the picture) and zucchini on this end (right side of picture.).


The lima's got off to a good start and started working their way up the trellis.
The cucumbers and zucchini got off to a good start too!


This was taken this morning!  Look at those lima beans!!
The cucumbers have run over the side (which is what I wanted them to do) and I harvested the first zucchini off one of these two plants this morning.  (Look at those blue skies!!  I'm so glad to see them after so many days of rain clouds and pouring rain.)

Have a great weekend everyone!

until next time,

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11 comments:

  1. That is amazing! I want to walk through that tunnel! Or take a nap in there! I bet your little twins will love that.

    Our Bi-Lo had bottom round roast on sale for $3.99 a pound so we went thinking they probably would not have any but they did! Also Boston butt pork roast for .99 a pound! We have been checking every store for frozen lemonade and limeade concentrate and had not found any but they had them and for a good price so we restocked on those and also butter for $2.50 a pound. The app had a 40x points bonus so we bought gas gift cards plus converted $200 of our home maintenance budget to gift cards for Lowe's and Home Depot. We were shocked to have earned over $77 in points which means that much in free groceries! I now have over $98 in free groceries available. I am still pinching myself!

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. Lana, I would be pinching myself too, that's a lot of free groceries! You made some good progress in the meat area for your pantry with all those meat purchases.

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    2. Lana, you can easily make homemade lemonade using bottled lemon juice. The basic recipe is 1/2 cup each of sugar and lemon juice, and 3 1/4 cups of water. Mix well until the sugar dissolves, then refrigerate, or add ice cubes to make it cold. I usually double this recipe as my juice containers are big enough to do so. We buy bottled lemon juice at Costco which comes as 2 big bottles fir a really reasonable price. Of course, bottled lemon juice is also handy for cooking, baking and even some canning recipes call for it!

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    3. Well done ,way to go Lana!! Some great finds there

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  2. Your trellis is beautiful! I'm going to show my husband, but not so sure he will be as excited as I am about another project :). Later this evening I'll be picking beans and snapping them. I also need to do some cleaning today and general home-making stuff, but I'll be looking forward to getting in the garden all day.

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    1. MamaHen, I do believe we are kindred spirits, I look forward to getting in my garden even when I can't be in it too!

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  3. Oh Patsi, it looks wonderful! I bet it is cooler in that archway!

    I have one zucchini plant that is doing nicely, the rest not so much. My cucumbers and tomatoes are struggling, but my summer squash is doing marvelously!

    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  4. Patsy all that growth and produce, makes the hard work of building the gardens and trellis so worthwhile. It looks amazing!

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  5. I love your raised beds! They will never deterioate. And your garden is delightful.

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  6. WOW, that looks amazing!
    I love seeing the trellis covered, and what a harvest with all those plants.
    Thanks for showing us.
    Hope you have a good day.
    Happy Father's day to your hubby.

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  7. I am impressed. It is winter here in Australia so we can't grow some of those veggies in our particular area as it is too cold but I am sure it is a different kettle of fish up north in the Tropics. What a harvest you will have.

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