Now back home in Michigan, we were delighted to discover that our garden was doing just fine despite our two week absence. Justin carefully constructed an automatic watering system using a series of sprinkler hoses before we left, and it appeared to have worked like a charm while we were gone.
According to farming folklore, the corn should be “knee high by the fourth of July” and our corn-babies are hitting the mark.
Named for the Wolverine fight song, our gnome Victor (as in Hail to the Victors), keeps the cayenne and thai peppers company.
The spaghetti squash is growing at an astonishing rate. We’re actually worried this plant might not just take over the garden, but the whole world!
The marigolds have bloomed and just in time!
They will discourage tomato worms from feasting on the leaves of the tomato plant, which is just starting to get flowers of it’s own. And by the look of the plant above ground, the potatoes must be doing well.
The wonder pepper is growing wonderfully.
The pumpkin seeds were among the last to be planted, and the little sprout is eager to catch up to it’s spaghetti squash cousin. And the boxwood basil is really coming along.
Our little bean stalks and baby spinach are progressing nicely.
Perfectly aware that we aren’t the only ones waiting for the crops to ripen, we decided to put a guardian in place to scare away any small birds and rodents that may try to steal a taste. We named our owl Heimdall, after the sentry from Norse mythology and Thor comic books.
I’ve grown surprisingly attached to these plants and I’m grateful every day that our crops have such a beautiful place to grow up with acres of land, loads of sunshine and fresh farm air.
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