We have been to New Jersey and back and celebrated our second anniversary since the last post. However, we left our camera behind and haven't gotten it back yet so things will just have to be out of order :)
There has been some real progress in the gardening department at the Hilliard and we couldn't be more thrilled! In April, we planted Christmas Lima beans, Cranberry beans, beets, 4 kinds of tomatoes (7 total plants), zucchini, pumpkins, and melons. The weather has been quite unusual with a super hot spring and intermittent dry/wet weather most of the summer. Plus, Lynchburg was lucky enough to get hit by a derecho in July which brought 80 mph winds. And, our neighbors removed a ginormous tree that was approximately 20 ft from our garden, so some casualties were inevitable. Then, factor in the deer, groundhogs, moles, crows, and squirrels and to say odds were against us is quite the understatement. However, we persevered and last night had our first harvest of tomatoes. You would have thought we birthed a child. The excitement was palpable, and we can hardly wait to eat our own food for dinner tonight!!
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Meanwhile, Susan Ada went to Evergreen to help her mom can on Saturday. They literally harvested tomatoes, green beans, and beets that morning then processed them on the same day. Preserved food cannot get any better than that. We can only dream of having a big enough harvest to get to preserve it someday, but we will definitely keep learning and trying. Here are a few of their treasures:
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There has been some real progress in the gardening department at the Hilliard and we couldn't be more thrilled! In April, we planted Christmas Lima beans, Cranberry beans, beets, 4 kinds of tomatoes (7 total plants), zucchini, pumpkins, and melons. The weather has been quite unusual with a super hot spring and intermittent dry/wet weather most of the summer. Plus, Lynchburg was lucky enough to get hit by a derecho in July which brought 80 mph winds. And, our neighbors removed a ginormous tree that was approximately 20 ft from our garden, so some casualties were inevitable. Then, factor in the deer, groundhogs, moles, crows, and squirrels and to say odds were against us is quite the understatement. However, we persevered and last night had our first harvest of tomatoes. You would have thought we birthed a child. The excitement was palpable, and we can hardly wait to eat our own food for dinner tonight!!
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