Year 1 - Summer Day 46
Beans! I was able to pick twenty or so green beans from the garden today as well as snap a few photos of the bumbling bumble bees scurrying from flower to flower amidst the cucumber jungle. The green beans are a bush type and are the first to start producing vegetables, and although the harvest is small, they should continue producing throughout the summer and I'll need to harvest the bushes twice a week. I also attempted to pick one of the carrots since the plants were getting very large, but that was a mistake and I lost one of the few carrots I actually am growing in the garden. Just goes to prove that I'm still truly a level 1 gardener.
I did eat the carrot though after cleaning it and gave a small bit of it to my dog who gladly chomped down on some fresh veggies. It was not a very filling meal being as small as it was, but nonetheless it was good to taste it to get an idea of what the future holds for the rest of the carrots.
While out and about there were many bugs, butterflies, bees and spiders roaming the garden and I was able to snap a few pictures of the bumblebees as they noshed on some nectar. The little fellows have been out there all day roaming from flower to flower and have brought more friends to feast on the plentiful flowers. It's pretty funny to watch them stuff their head down in the flower with their legs splayed out on the petals.
It's an exciting time in the garden as the plants start giving back for the work put in! I'm also getting ready to set up an herb garden in my basement to continue growing a variety of herbs for use in the kitchen throughout the year. I've ordered a bunch of Oregano, Basil, Thyme, Rosemary, and a few other herbs to put in a planter under a grow light. This will let me set up a system that I can use for sprouting my garden plants next spring as well.
It was a very relaxing day watching the wildlife and harvesting in the garden.
- Level 1 Gardener: Jace -
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