How Does Your Garden Grow?

Let me start this with saying that I am not a very good gardener, but I would like to be. Every year we try and I can grow some mean zucchini and usually get tomatoes for a few weeks. We do not use any kind of fertilizer or pesticides on our "crops" so that we can avoid putting all that harmful stuff into our bodies.

Little Buckaroo wanted to get in on the action and asked if he could have a garden this year. I am all for child labor, no not in China, but at my house our boys already help clean bathrooms, make their beds, clean their own rooms and help with laundry. They are only 2 and 5. But, if we want to grow them into responsible young men we can not wait until they are 12 and decide that we are going to make the be responsible. And, squash, zucchini, tomatoes last for a season, growing Godly men is an every day responsibility that will last a lifetime. His grace has truly been upon us.


I gave Little Buckaroo a couple of packets of seed that had been in the refrigerator for a few years, and by golly, his zucchini and cantaloupe look better than anything (aside of my squash) in the garden. He is so excited to go out and water his garden and pick what is ready.

But, look at this squash plant people, isn't it beautiful??? Remember, I have not sprayed anything on it or used any type of non-organic fertilizer.

However, we do have garden robbers around. This is a perfect example of what a gopher can do. And, look! I can grow some beautiful weeds too.

Then there are the tomato plants, yes, it is resting on the ground. I have no explanation for the death of these plants, well except for my brown thumb.

HARVEST! Look at all the squash! I really don't have enough recipes to use all this squash for, so if you have any ideas, please email me or drop by and pick up a basket for yourself.

Going to weed the garden,
The Park Wife