And we’re getting a lot done, too. We just finished mulching, staking, and caging all 107 tomato plants and are working on weeding and mulching our main garden. Will is hard at work mulching the sweet corn and pole beans right now. With warmer weather, all of our corn is taking off big guns. (Thank you God!) And the beans everywhere look fantastic.

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I had to laugh. Yesterday I was going to turn the water on to water the big hoop house and did a double take. “Hidden” on the frost-free hydrant was a pretty tree frog. He was all in camo but that didn’t cut it on a red hydrant. He looked cool though and looked like he had a big smile on his face.

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My flowers look fantastic this year. The peonies are blooming like crazy and only two are the same variety. I think there are fourteen … so far. Okay, I’m a junkie.

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We are enjoying having our big solar panels hooked up, generating over 10 times as much charging power as the little ones did. Wow! Those batteries charge up SO much faster now. And I know we’ll be saving tons of money in gas for the generator. When such a big milestone comes around we really rejoice. It really happened! — Jackie

10 COMMENTS

  1. Well, I have to say that is a mighty handsome frog you got there. Here in southern Illinois we have had rain after rain showers and the frogs are all over the place. I love to listen to them at the pond and low line areas in the fields.
    I’ve been away from Backwoods Home for a while, due to usual circumstances, but I’m praying for a positive change and can be back regularly reading and visiting the forum.

    Take Care and have a blessed day,
    Joyce
    Nannies Goat

  2. Well shame on Dave, you are one of the most popular people in their magazine and have thousands of followers (me included) I faithfully follow this blog pretty much every week and have done so for years. It is a great marketing tool for im and his magazine. I personally tell a lot of people about your blog and the magazine. As they have to be a subscriber to be able to participate he gets more subscriptions by having it available. You and your articles are the main reason i get the magazine. You help so many of us and are considered to be a friend to all. So please keep up the great wonderful work you do in our behalf.

    Take care,

    Lois

  3. belle,

    Sorry to have taken a smaller presence on the blog. Dave decided to cut payments to Claire and I for the blog out so I have to work on more articles to keep our finances afloat. Hope you understand. I love you all and will keep trying to post current blogs.

  4. sure miss you . I know you are busy and you go were funds are…..sorta boring with out you here.Bummer.

  5. Brandy, look at the caption under the picture of Will mulching the garden. Jackie states he is using reed canary grass (which they grew and cut before it seeded).

  7. Yea!!! Everything looks wonderful and your peonies are beautiful! Your hard work pays off. I keep looking for the like button. ?

  8. My dad has big peony bushes, he always cuts some so my mom has flowers for the kitchen table. They are one of my favorite flowers. Glad to see your weather being a bit kinder to ya’all up there.

  9. What is Will using as a mulch? I ‘m so sick of using landscape cloth. It doesn’t work well..

  10. How wonderful to have so many blessings to count! Thanks so much for sharing. Things look great there!

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