Watermelons

Kelly and I want to use raised beds for most of our plants. We hope this will make maintenance a lot easier. This going to sound a little ridiculous, but I want to try and grow watermelons.  This plant is a heat lover, and does not need a lot of attention. Watermelons produce large spreading vines so allow space for this. 6 ft between rows. Build soil up so the soil stays loose for the roots to grow. Planting: Make holes 1 in deep. Place one to four seeds in each hole. Apply mulch or compost.

Peanuts.

Peanuts will be a treat. This is going to be more of a touch and go plant so I am going to plant these in containers.. These plants require full sun, frequent watering, and sandy well drained soil.. We will need a fairly wide container to grow the peanuts.. Since we are using containers we will use the Peanut Bush instead of the runners.. One plant per container. We will need to buy the proper seed from a gardening center. Shell the seed right before planting or they will dry out and not germinate. Plant 2 to 3 weeks after last frost. Add extra lime to soil to balance ph. If all turns out we should yield 30 to 50 peanuts per plant.. Do not eat if the peanuts become moldy..

Future Garden

Most of my upcoming blogs will be related to our future garden. Not much to these posts just segments for us to refer back to when we go to implement our plans.. These blogs are also a good way for Kelly to keep track of the different fruits and veggies I have in my mind when he draws the plans for our garden.. So we can be on the same page when the time comes..

Snap Beans

Ok just brainstorming. Summer Gardening. First  I think I will start w some of the easier plants to grow; snap beans for starters. TThey like full sun,  however in researching these veggies I want to go w a pole bean instead of a Bush. Snap beans can be directly seeded into the garden,  however the soil.needs to be warm.. So they need to be planted after the LAST frost.  The soil also  needs to be moist and loose. Keep the plants mulched and well watered, and about half way through the growing season, the beans will need compost.  If I decide to test ph levels these plants like their soil to be slightly acidic at 6.0 to 6.2

Simplify

Sustainable Gardening.  I have such big plans which include gardening, enjoying the  outdoors, and getting back to the basics. This life style is so appealing to me. I want our whole yard to be edible; from the bottom to the top. I have been surfing the Internet researching what I want to grow.. Not only do I want to grow veggies; fruits and berries sound tasty too. Different items can be grown during various seasons, of course I will freeze the surplus in order to eat good during the winter months. This is my dream. To simplify.

I will blog more on this as I explore more on the subject. Stay tuned.

Cathy Michele

We were given this poem when Alley passed away.. I wanted to share this w Momma. Our beautiful Cathy Michele passed away w cancer. Rest in Peace baby girl.

I wish someone had given little Jesus a dog as loyal and loving as mine
to sleep by his manger and gaze in his eyes and adore him for being devine.

As our Lord grew to manhood, His own faithful dog would have followed hime all through the day
while he preached to the crowds and made the sick well and knelt in the garden to pray.

It is sad to remember Christ went away to face death alone and apart, with no tender dog following close behind to comfort its Masters heart.
And when Jesus rose on that Easter morn, how happy he would have been
as his dog kissed his hand and barked its delight for the one who died for all men.

Well, the Lord has a dog now; I just sent him mine the old pal so dear to me.
And I smile through my tears on this first day alone, knowing they're in eternity.

Good Morning From The Mccaffrey House

Ok, beautiful morning people....

 Kelly stayed home, and we  took an early morning bike ride. After we circled the neighborhood several times we decided to stop in and do a bit of gardening in the back yard. Kelly Re potted two very important inside plants. The first plant is what we call  The Grand Daddy plant. This plant was given to us after his Granddad's Funeral. The other plant that we re potted was a birthday present.. It was sent to me by my Mom and Dad during Our First year of marriage... :)  Kelly and Noah re potted both of these beauties, then Noah and I watered them..

Re potting Grand Daddy

Helping Put the Potting Soil In

                               Repotting The Birthday Girl
                                                           

Noah wearing Day's Shoe

Pokie Joe Posing by a weed we pulled in the Flower Bed

Pokie Joe Checking things out in BW

Pokie Joe Giving me Love

That's all Folks! We watered our Plants and went inside for Lunch and a Nap!