Back to the Garden

With the renovations on hold as we wait for the plumber to do the pipes in the bathroom, the last of the upgrading is almost complete.  Here is a photo of the kitchen with only the baseboards left to put on.

The garden had a few false starts as temperatures were less than ideal for early June.  However, that seems to be changing now as highs in the 70's are a common occurrence.  So, with no further commentary necessary, here are some photos of the garden as of today.

 Our peach tree that failed to produce last year due to winter moths and birds.  This year looks a lot better.

 A view from the road of the onions, broccoli and tomatoes and the new plastic greenhouse I bought earlier this season.

 Peas in the left corner and garlic in the middle area.  Within the pea area I also started some tomatoes that will take over the area after the peas are gone.  They are just now being harvested, a few at a time.

 Tomatoes with the 3/4 fencing around it, enabling me to weed and later control and pick tomatoes without having to squeeze my hands through the small openings in the fencing.

 Potatoes in the center and peas on the right.  One can see the peas are still in the flowering stage.  They were put in about 2 weeks after the ones in the raised bed.  The potatoes have been hilled up as some were showing above the ground.

 A view of the peas on the left (onions on the far left) and potatoes on the right from the other side of the garden.  In the background on the left are raspberry bushes.

 These are the main tomato crops with cherry tomatoes and early girl leading the way.  I made no effort at trying to get really early tomatoes this year, due to all the other things I was doing.  In the front are some more onions.

This is the area that my father used to farm, where we now have corn in front, potatoes behind that and romaine lettuce and tomatoes in the back.  On the right (the blue) is Nancy's perennial flower area.  The blueberry bushes on the left survived another onslaught from the winter moths, but, alas, no blueberries.  One more year and if the moths attack again, I will remove the blueberries and plant them out front as a decorative planting and no longer worry about home grown blueberries.  In the far back are currents and gooseberries that seem to be doing ok.

The inside of the greenhouse now holding six tomato plants and 5 pepper plants.