Mavis Butterfield | Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 40 of 52

Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 40 of 52

 

Yesterday I spent about 8 hours in the garden trimming hedges, pulling up spent tomato plants and basically cleaning up the garden beds. It looks pretty bare out there now, but hopefully I’ll be able to get a few more fall vegetables planted before it’s too late.

All that’s left along the fenceline is Swiss chard.

5 of the 6 pallet gardens have strawberries planted in them. I went ahead and pulled up the beans {they were suppose to be dried beans} and try planting them a little earlier next year.

The bean tepees were taken down. 🙁 The poles themselves were pretty brittle so I tossed them in the back woods and will make some new ones next year for my pole beans.

There’s Lucy the photo bomb dog. The tomatoes are still sputtering along in the greenhouse and the cabbage growing nearby is doing well.

Believe it our not I cleaned out the chicken coop/run last week. Now all I need to do is get the chicken wire over the top of the run and get some garden boxes made. The Swiss chard and kale plants are hanging in there.

The Girl had some peeps over on Saturday night and they picked a few pumpkins. Lucy and I will pick the rest of them this week.

And last but not least, the raspberry patch. I’m hoping to weed between the rows this week and trim the canes back as well.

It’s been busy around here lately, but I’m still having fun. And in the end, no matter how much I grow, I think enjoying what I do is the most important thing.

Peace Out Girl Scouts,

Mavis

This years garden is being sponsored by the awesome folks at Botanical Interests Seed Company. You can check out their website HERE, order their new 2013 Garden Seed Catalog HERE, or visit my online boyfriend Ryan’s blog HERE.

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