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05/21/2026

05/21/2026

Wish I had gotten a picture when the corn was about 2 feet shorter! 🤪 Pawpaw said he just liked to grow corn to watch it grow. He would go out to the garden, like in the picture, and place his hand over the top of the corn. The corn is already as tall as me; I’m 5’ 4”. When I put it in the ground, on April 9th from transplant, it was about 6 inches tall. That was 6 weeks ago. All I did was apply nitrogen fertilizer and triple 13 every couple of weeks and watered it every other day! It already has tassels!😮

05/14/2026

Yesterday, I went to pick the green beans and was surprised by how much I ended up with! 8 pounds y’all, 8 pounds!!!!! After snapping off the ends (my sweet husband helped), I was able to freeze 5 quarts. The only thing I’m doing differently in the garden this year, than in years past, is adding worm castings and some wood ash (that my cousins so graciously supplied); I also sprinkle in some triple 13 fertilizer and till it in! That’s all I did, and so far, this year PawpawsPatch has blessed us with an abundance of squash (35lbs.) and now green beans (9lbs).
Note: Green Lake Bush beans are an easy crop to grow; it only took 2 months from planting to harvest!

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05/01/2026

Good Morning! Hope y’all are having a blessed day! Yesterday, I thought I posted this video of the garden, but apparently I forgot to hit the “post” button. 😂 I noticed I said the tomatoes on the trellis were determinate; those are indeterminate, and the tomatoes that are staked up are determinate.
Also, a picture of the tray I started my corn in. You can start corn in seed trays! Just make sure they have good roots before planting.

04/25/2026

It’s that time of the year, the garden is starting to come in. So far, things are going well, but the bugs aren’t out yet!🫣🥺 Today, I was able harvest some zucchini, straight neck squash, sweet banana peppers, poblano and basil.
I made some appetizers with the basil. All it takes is some cubed up mozzarella cheese, cherry tomatoes (not mine, yet), basil, balsamic glaze, salt and some toothpicks. I start with a tomato, then basil, cheese, repeat! After they’re made, I drizzle balsamic glaze all over them and sprinkle some salt on them!

04/25/2026

Meet “Roo.” I’ve been wanting one of these silly metal roosters for a few years. I told my husband I would like to have one for my birthday! Yesterday, he surprised me with an early birthday present, my birthday is in July. “Roo” keeps watch over the garden, and makes me smile every time I see him. Find something that makes you smile, even if it is an obnoxious, oversized, overpriced rooster! 😂😂😂 Cock-a-doodle-doo! 🐔🐔🐔

04/24/2026

My squash really loved the rain we had yesterday! I went out to the garden and was pleasantly surprised when I saw these zucchini and straight neck squash. Won’t be much longer before we get to enjoy some fresh veggies out of the garden!

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04/11/2026

All the plants are finally in the garden. Some plants I started indoors and some plants I bought from a nursery (if you live near Crestview, Florida, I highly recommend Crestview Nursery. Some of the seeds were bought, some I saved from last year. Praying for a good harvest!

Garden 2026
Veggies planted in the garden
- potatoes, planted middle of March
-3 rows Yukon gold
-3 rows red potatoes
- Sweet potatoes, planted March 24th
- onions , planted in February
-sweet onions
-yellow onions
-multiplying onions
- garlic, planted in February
- squash
-yellow crookneck
-golden zucchini
-straight neck
-patty pan
-butternut
- tomatoes, determinate
March 24th
-Roma
-Amelia
-celebrity
-homestead heirloom
- Tomatoes, indeterminate
-yellow pear cherry, from seed
-honeycomb, from seed
-Bonnie original
-pink tomato, started from seeds I got from farmer stand in Alabama
-black cherry cherry tomatoes
- PEPPERS, planted March 24th
-three cayenne long, slim, hot peppers
-four sweet banana peppers
-4 poblano peppers
-two Cuban sweet peppers this was by accident 🤪
-five Shish*to peppers
- blue lake bush beans and royal burgundy bush beans, planted in March
- blue lake pole beans, April 3rd
- peas April 3rd
- Lima beans April 3rd
- purple hull April 3rd
- rattlesnake April 3rd
- flowers
-marigolds
-hunky dory delphinium
-shrimp plant, can’t remember the actual name
-white and yellow daisies
-red geraniums
-salvia
-Garzania
-nasturtiums
-Pickle bush cucumbers, started indoors, planted in garden around April 3rd
-herbs
-bee balm
-chives
-lavender
-oregano
-cilantro
-sage
-basil
-borage , considered both a flower and an herb
-Okra, planted in garden April 9th, 54 planted, started from seeds
- corn, planted in garden April 9th, 52 ears planted
- peanuts, planted April 11, approximately 800

04/09/2026

Planting Okra

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