gardening 24 Jun 2007 06:03 pm
A month later…
This was the garden a month ago, the day I got the seeds and plants in.
This is it now:
The above shows how I like to mix it up. Green beans, tomatoes, and cucumbers, all planted closely together but with support from the back and all will grow to a different height.
I’m so glad I added in a few brightly colored flowers.
The yellow squash is HUGE. Next time, I’ll plant the lettuces under the squash because those need some shelter from the direct sun and this would be perfect. As it is, the coleus loves hanging out under there…the rasperberries not so much. And the cucumbers in the back are very happy!
First Tomato.
Some of the kittens, from front to back: Sookie (short for Sucanat, since she’s sweet and we don’t eat sugar!), Sushie (the calico), Custard, Sprout, and Baby Grey (the mother to Custard, Sushie, and Stripes). Not pictured: Everett, Sam, Stripes, and peanut.
In other animal news…we thought Sascha the stray had left. Turns out…she got our crawlspace open and birthed puppies under our house. We have no idea how many yet…they are WAY under there. We are totally befuddled as to what to do with all these animals! We can’t afford to feed them all, vetting is out of the question financially, there is no animal control out here, and they ALL come to our house. It is very disturbing.
on 24 Jun 2007 at 8:35 pm 1.gina said …
What a great garden Tia! It’s like a palette for an artist!
on 24 Jun 2007 at 11:02 pm 2.Queenofthehill said …
Tia, I think posting pets on Petfinders.com is free — if not, try http://www.blountcare.org/. Do you know Blogless Lara G? She is in the membership directory and is always happy to help, particularly with dogs.
They are beautiful kitties. Wish I could take one. I managed to get rid of a double batch in just 3 days or so several years ago by making my ad funny. It was something like: “Kittens: Champion mousing stock, smart and cute, will bring your blood pressure down.”
Any variation on the theme to differentiate your extraordinary kittens.