Fruit of the Womb And Fruit of the Garden
So, little boy #2 is here! We have been enjoying our time as a new family of four as well as getting use to it. He was a healthy 7lb 12oz 20 inch boy! We are so blessed that everything went so beautifully and to have so many family and friends that helped us out. I am so thankful we got the garden in when we did because in those last weeks of pregnancy there is no way I could have done it.
Get ready for picture over load! I have procrastinated enough after the birth of Little boy #2 so now I am over compensating with a lot of pictures! Those of you who have had a baby can probably sympathize with me in that there is definitely an adjustment period after they arrive.
The tomatoes by the lemon tree are growing fantastically...of course! (Because we didn't plant them) I am not sure what kind of tomatoes they are, but they look like a beef steak type. One of the other bushes looks like the ugly tomato type, course it could just be ugly. =)
We used one on a pizza we made to the right. It was delicious!
The pole bean are flourishing! We are starting to collect beans everyday. My husband prefers to eat them right away raw. The Little Boy likes to pick them when they are not ready to be picked. And I am still trying to collect enough to make a side dish at dinner. Ha!
Cucumbers are growing well but appear to be getting some type of fungus or mold. I am not sure and have been researching it. We have this problem every year with cucumbers. Last year I didn't get a single one because of the mold/fungus problem. This year though we have collected four cucumbers already! They are crystal cucumbers. Any one else have this problem?
Our strawberries are so sweet! Yep that's right we finally got to eat some of them! We ended up putting a netting over them for about a month and that seemed to do the trick! Now just to keep the Little Boy from pulling the green ones off and eating them. We get at least two strawberries a day now. I am going to plant two more bushes this year so maybe next year we can get even more strawberries! We planted the everbearing variety. They are suppose to bare fruit at least twice a year.
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| Little Boy awaiting his berries. |
The other side of the garden.
The plum tomatoes which are called Amish tomatoes are doing really well. There are several tomatoes on each plant. I am really excited about these because I don't really enjoy just sitting down and eating a raw tomato. I like them cooked or as a sauce, and Amish tomatoes are suppose to make a great sauce or paste! In the picture above the tomatoes, are the herbs I planted. The dill is starting to flower and will soon seed. It has seeded well in the past and made it to where I didn't even have to plant any. 
The picture to the right shows our okra! Size wise it is small. But it is producing okra already! It is small because we have not had enough heat yet. They love that summer Florida sun. I am hoping as summer goes on they will continue to grow larger and keep producing okra for us. I may go ahead and plant a couple extra just in case. 
One last picture! These are our carrots. Yes they are too close together, yes you are suppose to keep them well weeded, and yes they were planted better. This is what happens when a Little Boy helps you plant your carrots. =) I am sure they will taste great!
HAPPY GARDENING!
