Bits and Pieces

Bits and pieces tonight...

My container garden is growing well...although some unknown creature dug a hole in my pepper plant pot. In the dirt, that is. Quite puzzling. At least the plant is still growing. We've eaten quite a bit of the lettuce. How nice it is to just go "cut some lettuce" and have it on the table rather than buying it at the store!

Our 6-year-old son's progress is wonderful. He actually put words together to say "I hungry" the other night. And he has learned how to swing by himself. It is now his favorite pastime. The only thing is, he swings so high and hard that we have to stand there and hold down the swing set!

My new recipes that I have tried lately (just search for "Sue Gregg" to find her cookbooks online) have been awesome. Good-bye flour; hello blender batter method for baking! Very tasty, and much nicer for alternative grains. Can I say "Almond Coffee Cake"? Barley is our latest favorite grain!

My latest revelation is that, more than we realize, what goes on in our lives is a result of our choices. It's not God's fault. Neither is it really the devil's fault (although he takes advantage of our ignorance). More like it's our fault. What Genesis says is that God created mankind to be in charge. We were created to have dominion over the earth and that dominion was put in motion at the beginning. So it's our responsibility. The ramifications are interesting...

Till next time,
Jeanette

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Remember the old nursery rhyme? "Mistress Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" Contrariness aside, I am thrilled to report that my seeds in my "vegetable container garden" are up!

So far I have radishes, leaf lettuce, and onions sprouting above ground in rectangular flat containers out on the balcony. Those couple of unseasonably warm days we had gave them a great start!

And my tomato and pepper plant seedlings continue to grow in their little peat "pots" in the bathroom window. It looks like I have more tomato than pepper plants (at least that I can tell), as a result of JD pulling out all my seedlings earlier.

Just imagine...in a few months' time I'll be rolling in tomatoes! Mmm. Am looking forward to it! Homemade ketchup, salsa, spaghetti sauce.... Yum.

Was it as easy as 1-2-3? Nope! I started rather late, as I am learning the organic method of preparing soil. Apparently one is to start that the autumn before! And I don't have any worms in containers either, to aerate the soil. Or compost. Or all the other host of things one should do to ensure the best nutrients in the veggies.

BUT, I started!

So how does my garden grow? Very well. It's blessed! Deuteronomy 28 says that everything I put my hand to prospers. So my vegetables are prosperous vegetables, regardless.

Till next time (hopefully sooner than one month, my apologies!),
Jeanette

Getting That Gardening Urge

I am getting excited about container gardening...

I grew up on a farm, so the garden my parents set out was huge. I remember digging in the dirt, putting in the seeds, planting seedlings, and finding worms cut in half. I also remember weeding portions of that plot. And going out early in the morning with instructions to "pick peas" or "pick strawberries" or "pick tomatoes." (I really did not like those tomato worms. They reminded me of small versions of those monsters in old 1960s and 70s B movies. Do you know what I mean?)

BUT, today, I appreciate the idea of having a garden!

I have determined that this year I am having some pots on my balcony or somewhere of yes, tomatoes (!), lettuce, onions, and peppers!

I LOVE spring green onions...and just think of your own tomatoes...your own salad lettuce. And peppers! Can anyone say homemade salsa?

Yum!

Now, how to do it? And, where do I get seeds that are genetically modified? There are places out there that sell them! Fortunately I have friends who know where. There Internet has its advantages!

I'll you posted! (Pun intended.)

Till next time,
Jeanette