Twig and Sprout - A Blissful Garden

I found TONS of Black Soldier Fly larvae in my compost pile....

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:13:00 -0400

I found TONS of Black Soldier Fly larvae in my compost pile. They seem to really like the coffee grounds and maybe the decomposing wet leaves. I wish I had some chickens around to feed them to. :)

Here is our first watermelon cut open. It was very sweet and...

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:01:20 -0400

Here is our first watermelon cut open. It was very sweet and juicy, even where it wasn’t really red. So fun!

I picked the two watermelons that were growing. They stopped...

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:08:18 -0400

I picked the two watermelons that were growing. They stopped getting bigger and their skins seemed tough enough to be ripe. One of them cracked a bit when it was small.

Harvesting Basil | Attainable Sustainable Basil should be...

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:31:00 -0400

Harvesting Basil | Attainable Sustainable

Basil should be harvested regularly to prevent flowering.

More wildflowers from the mix that my oldest daughter planted....

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:25:00 -0400

More wildflowers from the mix that my oldest daughter planted. Not sure what these are. The can of seeds said that it contained Annual Baby’s Breath and Candytuft, but these don’t look like the pictures I’ve seen of them.

My cat is in the picture because she loves it when I’m in the garden and wants to be pet constantly. :)

Here is another wildflower that came up out of the mix. It might...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:17:02 -0400

Here is another wildflower that came up out of the mix. It might be a Blue Flax Annual, I’m not sure. Also, very pretty.

My oldest daughter planted a wildflower mix in an area of the...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:07:10 -0400

My oldest daughter planted a wildflower mix in an area of the yard that doesn’t drain well. Here are some Dwarf Blue Cornflowers that came up. They are so striking. I love blue flowers. My only worry is that the gardeners will kill them or step on them.

A pumpkin starting.

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:21:42 -0400

A pumpkin starting.

These should be the Yellow Pear variety of heirloom tomatoes...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:13:19 -0400

These should be the Yellow Pear variety of heirloom tomatoes that I planted.

More Roma tomatoes?

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:09:27 -0400

More Roma tomatoes?

This is another volunteer tomato I think. It might be a Roma...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:04:06 -0400

This is another volunteer tomato I think. It might be a Roma tomato? We shall see.

Here are, what I believe to be, Poblano Chili Peppers. We saved...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:00:39 -0400

Here are, what I believe to be, Poblano Chili Peppers. We saved seeds from some peppers we were cooking with and my daughters and I planted them for “Earth Hour”. :) We have about 4 of these plants now.

My heirloom “Violet Jasper” tomatoes are coming...

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:46:54 -0400

My heirloom “Violet Jasper” tomatoes are coming along! See the pretty markings they have?

My husband and I made jalapeño jelly from our jalapeños in the...

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:31:00 -0400

My husband and I made jalapeño jelly from our jalapeños in the garden! We love this stuff, but we will get to try our own homemade jelly this time. We’re so excited to open it. We’re saving it for company that is coming soon.

A closer look at the leeks. It is just the greatest thing to...

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:21:28 -0400

A closer look at the leeks.

It is just the greatest thing to gather food that you’ve grown in your backyard.

Pulled up some leeks today. They took a long time to finally...

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:20:07 -0400

Pulled up some leeks today. They took a long time to finally reach this size, and I’m still not sure why. I planted them in the fall. Quite a few have flowers.

We will make potato and leek soup with them, but I also want to find some more recipes using leeks since the weather has been so hot.

My husband jarred a bunch of jalapeños from our garden. He is...

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:11:25 -0400

My husband jarred a bunch of jalapeños from our garden. He is pickling them. They will be ready in 2 weeks. Yum!

The little, starting watermelon next to my soon-to-be...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:13:01 -0400

The little, starting watermelon next to my soon-to-be 4-year-old’s finger.

My youngest daughter decided that she loves watermelon, so we...

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:11:12 -0400

My youngest daughter decided that she loves watermelon, so we planted one for her. Here is one just starting at the bottom blossom. Yay!

My oldest daughter’s corn that she planted from a popcorn...

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:13:13 -0400

My oldest daughter’s corn that she planted from a popcorn kernel to see what would happen. It’s doing great and has several ears growing. :)