Farming+is+my+hobby


 * I love to grow my own food. It is a lot of work, but it is a labor of love! I really enjoy having a garden and I can't imagine having to live in an apartment with no access to the earth ever again!**

The above was originally published June 26, 2011 at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AllThumbsgreen/~3/SkW2Xx39ab4/garden-progression.html

** **GARDEN PROGRESSION** **

Artichokes doing very well! Couldn't ever tire of these.



Last of the beets..



Just two chard left



Collards just starting out



Corn squash and beans



Crenshaw melon



Crenshaw melon patch (with some strawberries)



Crook neck squash



Armenian cucumbers



Epazote just about going to seed. Got lots dried in the pantry.



Turkish brown fig



Grapes (cabernet)



Herbs- French thyme, cinnamon basil, pineapple sage, lemon verbena, italian basil



Olallieberries almost done for the year I think.



Onions and leeks



Raspberries



Santa Fe and Jalepeno peppers



Mara de bois strawberries, thyme on top.



Sugar pumpkins and sunflower



Tomatillos



And now all the tomatoes

1. Black from Tula



2. Black Prince



This great green mass is 3. Garden Peach



4. Green Zebra



5. Purple Cherokee



Late starts:

6. Nyagous (another black tomato)



Back row- Nyagous tomato Other 2 rows- Bell Pepper Between rows- Chayote squash



The girls sitting in the shade



The new ones- Black/ Copper Marans



Dahlia!



And Jax.