Gardening

It is a known fact that Ashton loves our garden. She loves exploring and finding yummy food to eat. We've had our garden for a year and a half now and we're slowly learning the do's and don'ts of Texas gardening. This summer, we planted okra, squash, cantaloupe, tomatoes, and pumpkin. So far, we've harvested about 15 squash, lots of okra, and lots of tomatoes. We have 15 cantaloupes growing and they should be ready to eat in the next few weeks. We thought we lost the pumpkin but it has made a wonderful comeback and will hopefully be ready to harvest in October.

Here are some pictures.

Bonus picture- Ashton's ant slaying pose

Always with Daddy's shoe. Smart girl

A few lovely cantaloupe. I love cantaloupe from the store but homegrown ones are so much better!

Our bed of cantaloupe and squash.

Ashton taking care of her pumpkin plant.

I'm always surprised with how thick the okra plants become. They look like mini trees.

We don't know what these are. They are on our blackberry bushes. Ashton likes to pick them and when she opens them, they're just a little green ball. Typically, they have a small green worm in them. They don't become the berries as they eventually fall off. Any ideas?

"Cheese" She is so proud of her garden.

And of course, she has to carry dirt all over.