[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 [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.) [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