nasturtiums and canterbury bells

nasturtiums did really wonderful this year in the garden. they help shade the roots of the peas, which lets them stay alive a little longer once the heat hits.


peas! i think this is a sugar snap pea, i didnt get a pic of the snow peas.


the canterbury bells. i really like these, i took way too many pics of these *grins*


they're just so luscious in bloom


these ones planted in the lamppost garden did not do as well


the nasturtiums there didnt do well either. this site just gets so hot and so dry.




the tortoise makes a mess, knocking dirt out of all the bins as she crawls around.

greens, peas, and puzzes

the greens in the greenhouse are growing nicely


it snowed on the peas.


havent been doing too many puzzles lately

forking the garden soil loose

i dont have a tiller, and after using them twice in my life i'm not sure i even want one for regular use. so instead i use a garden fork to loosen up the soil each spring. this side is done and loose.


this side is not, its still compacted. especially after all the trampling around i did replacing the fences.


all loosened up


i planted peas outdoors


molly checking them out from the other side of the fence


i should have waited another week or two to transplant the peas outside, but they were getting too big for their pots and i didnt want to repot. about half died. the others are about halfway up the trellis now.