[3/23/20] Front area soil garden
[4/7/20] We created a germination chamber to get the plants growing earlier in the season
[4/11/20] We found this was the best way to be sure the seeds are good and viable. INSTRUCTIONS: Place a few seeds on a moist (not soaking wet) paper towel and put in a bag. Check daily for sprouting. Then you'll know if those old seeds are any good.
[4/17/20] We had NO idea what to expect
![[4/18/20] The Purple Lady bok choy was gorgeous](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cc476c7e94c83275755bd0/1625531323577-VYEVPWS59W4O6FNZZ08K/15.IMG_2505.jpg)
[4/18/20] The Purple Lady bok choy was gorgeous
![[4/30/20] Snapdragons](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cc476c7e94c83275755bd0/1625531464136-M77K4F276W49QILOXL9L/26.IMG_2534.jpg)
[4/30/20] Snapdragons
[5/11/20] The hydroponic blackberries were a success! Berries should be available at the farm stand and the market in Summer 2022.
[5/11/20] Blackberry bush loaded with fruit
[5/13/20] Fresh peaches, lettuce and tomatoes
[5/13/20] Volunteer tomato jungle
[5/15/20] This squash was loving the soil after we amended it with 2 inches of horse manure over the entire garden, then worked it in with a rototiller.
[5/15/20] Front area looking quite like a jungle by late spring.
[5/15/20] The onion patch - [For some basic directions on planting onions, click on the photo to visit our website blog; look for the post titled "Onion Planting Guide"]
[5/15/20] Red onion
[5/30/20] Turns out the pole beans needed a LOT more height!
[5/30/20] Onions flowering for seed production
[5/30/20] The onions are ready to harvest
[6/3/20] Onion harvest
[6/24/20] Not a much better smell than fresh peaches!
[7/9/20] Splash pluots
[7/30/20] Pluot mix ready for sale
[8/27/20] Do you see the praying mantis? Always nice to know we have beneficial insects hanging around! We found this one on the corn.
2020 Fall harvest
[11/21/20] Pomegranates from a single tree!
[12/30/20] Hydroponic lettuce for lettuce salad mix
![[1/6/21] A single giant head of hydroponic lettuce! (Note that's a half-gallon milk carton next it.)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60cc476c7e94c83275755bd0/1625515197916-HCWZ1H0NIJCOHP8LWQBB/IMG_3294.jpg)
[1/6/21] A single giant head of hydroponic lettuce! (Note that's a half-gallon milk carton next it.)
[2/26/21] Seedlings for the 2021 Spring plant sale
[2/26/21] Spring is in the air
[2/26/21] The peach blossoms were so beautiful against the clear February sky