surprises

Sometimes with gardening you get these great little surprises. Last year I planted these two artichoke plants right in my landscaping. I had given my husband the job of digging me a big hole so I could plant the little plants and surround them with good soil instead of the dirt that is las vegas. He didn't really get my idea and they ended up in the ground without much good soil around them. Even still I left them there and just waited. Nothing really happened last year they died back over the winter and I trimmed them down to little nubs. This spring they sprouted right back up and seemed to be growing nicely and then I saw these. Artichokes! I've got five on this one plant. For a girl that grew up in northern California artichokes are a favorite of mine so i'm really excited about this. I have been miracle growing them from time to time to help them along. I must say though i'm still pretty surprised that they are thriving like they are. Just out in my landscape.

growing along

 

Been very busy doing lots of traveling and such but I got to come home to this wonderful sight ( pictured above) !

 My garden is really starting to gain some speed and i'm starting to enjoy the fruits of my labor. As you can see a lot of my plants are starting to produce. My tomatoes already have about 20-30 tomatoes on each plant they are green of course but some are ripening and turning bright and juicy red. This is one of the great things about tomatoes the ripe ones are always easy to spot among the bushy green plant. My green beans are a little harder to notice but I gave them a good looking and found that I actually had quite a few ready to be picked. Planing early is so great hear in Vegas because as the locals know this time of year gives us such a swing in weather temps. So a little wrap up on what i'm able to start harvesting, some green beans, snap peas, parsely, cilantro, a few tomatoes, bell and banana peppers. I've got zucchini and squash flowering and probably producing within the next few weeks and I haven't checked my potatoes but i'm sure i've got a few ready in there too. This does great things for my dinner table and produce bill.

This was the most surprising returning from my trip lots of sweet and fresh snap peas. I probably ate half of them as I was giving them a wash.

yummy!

if you ever have any question please just stop and leave me a comment i'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.