I Love When A Plan Comes Together! :)

 Last blog post I shared the process of hilling up our corn., as it was knee high! :)

 I fertilized & hilled the rows on July 8th, and I wanted to show you the results! :)

 This is what 2 weeks and 3 days later looks like! It now stands over my head! :)

 You can see how tall it is next to the 7' green house frame! The stalks are 6' tall now! :)

 The pole beans are reaching up over the roof wires, now! Just as I hoped they would! :)

 Within the frame, the lettuce is growing on one side with the cabbage on the other. :)

 The lettuce is finally showing some full heads, ready to eat! :)

 The cabbage is growing, too! :)

 The tomatoes have grown, as well, as we knew they would! They now reach up to the ceiling and will continue to grow through the season, unless I pinch the tops. :)

 The plants are full of fruit! :)

 Come August & September, they will be ripening and we'll be "seeing red"! :)

 Green isn't the only color in the garden, however! We have the first bits of color in flowers! :)

 There are a mix of colors in a variety of flowers! :)

 This is one of this year's poppies that I planted from seed ! :)

 The mixed zinnias are starting to bloom as well, and it's fun to see new color every day! :) This is what I was hoping for when I planted them! I may even bring a bouquet in the house to enjoy! :)

 I added a flower pot to the garden and have been seeing hummers and butterflies visiting it! It's fun to invite them to the garden with something bright that they can't miss! :)

 This Swiss chard plant is out-performing expectations! :)

Not unlike the fig tree that I planted as a baby plant the year Rud built the garden fence! I didn't really expect it to do well in our area, but I know a couple people who've been successful with figs, here in the Pacific NW, so I wanted to give it a try. It's now big enough that I will begin the pruning process on it this winter. :)
I Love when things work out and a plan comes together! :)
Here's wishing you all success in the dreams you're planting of your own! :)

Special Summer Blessings! :)

 The corn was knee high by the 4th of July, thus time to hill up the rows! :)

 I sprinkled organic fertilizer around the base of the stocks as corn is a heavy feeder and benefits from a boost of "food" this time of the season! :)

 Then it's time to grab the hoe and hill up the rows, securely covering the roots! :)

 The last step is to thoroughly water the leaves and stocks, washing off any fertilizer. The corn will have another boost of energy after this T.L.C. treatment, and this will see it through the rest of the season! :)
Can hardly wait for corn-on-the-cob this Fall! :)

 Let's pass through the peas and beans and go look at the tomato plants! :)

 They have now outgrown the tops of their cages and all 6 plants are full of green fruit! One Sun Gold Cherry Tomato has ripened and I picked it for my hubby! He enjoyed it's sweetness! In a few more weeks we'll have several ripening! Can hardly wait! :)

 My little patch of flowers are getting ready to bloom! Then there will be lots of color! :)

 As we walk back through the peas and beans you will notice how they have grown! :)

 Both are flowering, and I already at the first snap pea! :)

 I've been eating from the new strawberry patch! All I can say is "YUM"! I've decided to extend the row next year! :)

 The cabbage is growing well, within the bean and pea area! :)

 The lettuce has been less successful do to using older seed. I've now reseeded with new seed and see lettuce coming up at last! :)

 The fennel survived the Winter and is impressing us with it's growth! We love it's licorice flavor and it's fun to eat the seed pods when passing by and to add them to tossed salads! :)

 Soon this years flowers will begin to bloom and I will pull the volunteer flowers from last year. That will free up more space for walking! :)

 Before you go I want to show you the new solar bird bath fountain I bought by catalog! :)

 The birds now come to it more than any other bird bath, even though this bird bath has been here for a few years, now! :)

 They love dipping their heads into the droplets as well as bathing in the water around the edges! :)

 It has such a pleasing sound that I now want to order another fountain for the back yard! :)

 The calming affect of the blue hydrangeas, ,,,

 peeking through the dappled shade, ...

just adds to the peacefulness of the yard. :)
I hope you're all enjoying Summer and the special blessings it brings! :)