Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Assembling our New Beehive

It's not a perfect video but it is good enough to share:


A recent movie that I really enjoyed and that had bees in it and a book that was suggested to me:
Robin Hood  The Secret Life of Bees

We got our Beehive yesterday!

Now we have to get our BEES...

Our Sunflower - HONEST!!!



A garden is not a garden without a sunflower. Allison had a hard time taking these photos of our Sunflower. She got pollen in her eyes.


Our Herb Garden...

We are still working on it...
Parsley, Fennel, Lavender, Horse Radish, Thyme:

June 30 update on our Potatoes

Here is another angle of our potato patch. There are so many varities of potatoes.  We planted Rooster and King Edward. Here are a few pictures of their blooms.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

How a Plant works: Plant Cells


Like all living things, plants are made of microscopic units called cells. All of the chemical processes are taken place inside the cells. Some plants are made up of only one cell, while large plants, like trees, are made of millions of cells. Groups of cells work together to form tissues in Higher plants. Several different types of tissue work together as organs such as roots, leaves or stems.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

In The Beginning... Potatoes

We decided to plant potatoes here because this is the first crop on this land in decades.  Potatoes loosen the ground for future crops.  We love potatoes!

Drumroe Strawberries 2010

Sow in fresh tilled mound
Their crown, just above ground
Resist the miser
Add some fertilizer
Water time to time
Bark mulch or straw as prime
Even net o'er head
Ripe and red, cook spread
Really sweet on my bread
You should grow some!
by Patricia Halliday


These strawberries are three years old. We had so much fruit. We ate, baked, froze, cooked... I made a video.



Our First Broody Hen