Lawn and Garden

Garden Update:

Brussel sprouts were a colossal fail. Out of four plant, we got these...

...plus about five more that we ate the month before. I guess my Dad was right - too hot.

Still, I roasted some potatoes and the sprouts, and Anthony ate them (he and I are the only ones who care to anyhow.)

 At the very least, it was one more start that Anthony grew to harvest (however meager the harvest), and we can count it toward his gardening merit badge. :)

Annika decided that she'd like to start mowing the lawn.

That five dollars was looking mighty good.

 

...but, we don't water it...so it's pretty much died off for the season.

We DO water the garden boxes, and it looks like Jonny's watermelons are determined to do something (like take over the front yard).

Cozy and James were excited to see that we had planted a "pickle jar plant".
The jar must be the part that develops last.

Sunflowers. Ahh. I remember one of my worst gardening experiences ever was with sunflowers. Squirrels kept digging up the seeds and eating them. Lucky for us, the squirrels here are content with emptying our bird feeder in the back yard!

Next year I want a whole field of them...with tunnels for the kids to hide in.

Cherry tomatoes. These ones ripen to a purpley green - delicious.

Big fat tomatoes...and we haven't had one ripen yet.

Zucchini. We only got 2! ...before it died of vine rot. I was totally counting on a prolific zucchini plant. I thought that was a given.

Still. Not bad.

How does your garden grow?