Tom and Dee's Excellent Garden Adventures

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Here is our garden 2006 page. It is updated with the most current photos appearing first on the page.

July 6
Back Garden
Front Garden
Snail Damage
Plants are continuing to grow!
We also have a plum tree and apple tree, although the apple tree is dormant this year.
July2
Today we finished planting. In our large field garden we have about 50 rows of corn, squash and beans (assorted varieties). We planted via the native "three sisters" planting method. We have planting via this method for three years now. It works well.
We also irrigated again today. Here are photos of the wier and channel box and canal from which we receive the water. The canal comes from the Utah Lake in Utah County. The wier at the canal has to be "turned on" (the gate lifted) for the water to flow from the canal. The directional gate has to be adjusted to come our way at the channel box (along the water path).
July 1
Our crops are starting to come up!
Winter squash and corn
Green beans and sunflowers
Everything at a glance
June 25
We planted 24 rows of corn, beans (assorted varieties of both), winter squash and sunflowers. Then we irrigated!
June 22 and 23
Due to responsibilties associated with moving our school, we have had a late start. We fell behind in our gardening schedule but are quickly catching up. We have the back garden "under control" now and the front garden is almost finished being tilled.
Back garden
carrots, chard, beets, cauliflower, cucumbers, summer squash
Chives, oregano, tarragon
Tomatoes, summer squash
Front garden - still being prepared
Here is what we have harvested this week. Oregano and basil, beets and carrots, chard.
May 21
Back Garden

Tarragon, chives, oregano

Tomatoes, peppers and basil

Salad bed: lettuce, spinach, chard, beets, carrots

Front garden - tilled and ready to be worked

Roses and Iris