Garden Update

Posted on Jul 21st, 2009 | 5 comments

100_2489As I tweeted on Saturday, the whole family (except for those unable to work) spent all day working in the garden  together. And I really mean all day.

We dealt with some complaining at first, of course. But something amazing transpired as the day passed. The kids really caught the vision for our garden and taking pride in their work. By the end of the day, attitudes of helpfulness and contentment abounded.

It helped that we were able to harvest some produce as well. It wasn’t much, though, since not only do we have a later planting time up here, but we also had three weeks of rain when we could plant. You can see the beginnings of some cantaloupe on the left. We harvested some sugar snaps, green beans, and zucchini.

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5 Responses to “ “Garden Update”

  1. Randy Willis says:
    July 21, 2009 at 3:19 am

    Matt,

    Are those your Christmas trees growing behind your house? We come to Blowing Rock every year and get a tree.

    Randy

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  2. matthewmcdill says:
    July 21, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Hey Randy – Yes, those are Christmas trees, but they are not ours. Although I can’t offer you any trees when you come to visit, we wouldn’t mind seeing you some time!

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  3. Anna says:
    July 21, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    Like your new site. Your garden is beautiful. Hope you all are doing well. We miss you.

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  4. dlpetrey says:
    July 22, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    That’s a really nice shot of the homestead. Cantaloupes are really cool. For some reason, I didn’t know they started out green like that. Learn something new every day…nice post.

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