Sunday, April 18, 2010

moving dirt

Jack helped get the clumps of grass separated from the dirt and leave the dirt in. He helped get the rocks and roots out. Grace helped lay everything out, the weed sheets, hose, etc. They both worked very hard. Dad did all the digging!


Blackberries
2 blueberry bushes. They need 2 different varieties to pollinate
Baby broccoli. We had a slug problem that we had to fix early on. Saved the plants though. You can see the slug bait, little white spots on the ground. We eat a lot of broccoli Romaine for caesar salads. Raegan and Grace eat a lot of this stuff Onions in the back, and garlic. This is the spot we put all the leaves for a couple of years.

We planted a peach tree where the willow tree used to be. It has baby peaches on it. The plum has a lot of little plums, the cherry tree is loaded down with babies, enough to make 100s of pies, the apple tree has a few little guys started. It takes a few years to get everything going, but you sure do learn a lot while you go.

4 comments:

Stacy Hutchinson said...

Wow! I'm super impressed. Other than the slugs, do you use pesticides or have you found natural ways to keep bugs out? You've got me motivated. I've been starting a food storage, but I also want to have a garden. You're going to save so much money that way and self reliance is rewarding in so many ways.

Dixie said...

SOOO envious of your land! We are surrounded by pavement over here! Your fruit trees are making me drool!

The Suckows said...

Whoa.

chani and billy said...

THAT'S SPECTACULAR!! Great job. Very impressive on that down-grade. You are taking really good care of it, no weeds. Yeah, is your garden "organic"? You have an ideal climate to grow anything.