Garden Plot Update: Dad Planting Wax Beans

This is a picture of my dad planting Wax Beans.

He picked a couple of green peppers and Bib Lettuce.

Vic and I have gone to water & weed.

Picked some basil, lettuce and a first batch of Bush Beans.

Also a Jalapeno Pepper. I'm going to use it for a Barbecue Sauce for July 4th.

Greenmead Garden Update: Sunflowers, Eggs

Our garden is doing well.



Plot neighbor Joe, planted some Sunflower plants. They were so pretty!










When we first saw our plot there was a Killdeers nest right smack in the middle of the lane! It had 4 eggs in it. We had to move it to the back near some woods.
A week later, a Killdeer built a nest in the middle our neighbors plot! It has 2 eggs. This is a picture of it.
A Killdeer bird is always squawking when we are there. It tries to lure you away feigning a broken wing.





Here is farmer Vic.

That hat looks good on him :)

U of M Garden Plots

This is the Secret Garden we discovered on our bike trip down Hines.

U of M - Dearborn Environmental Interpretive Center. Community Organic Garden.









I thought this was creative.

A Tinman Scarecrow.

I would like to make one of these and put it in our garden at Greenmead.











They had a quaint gazebo.

We are going to pack a lunch next time and eat it in there.












Pretty flowers.














35 plots. Around 20 x 20.

Vic wanted one. But they were all taken.

We found out they have a wait list of 40 and not taking anymore names.

Bummer.








These people planted a lot of flowers in their gardens besides vegetables.
















A bean teepee.





















A really good Scarecrow.

Rouge River Bridge

We took a bike ride down Hines.
And we kept going, and going, and going.

We ended up at U of M Dearborn.

And discovered a great path, a bridge, a lookout deck and a Secret Garden.

We past the Henry Ford Estate and decided we were going to visit it soon. Vic has never been there. I have when I was little.

Greenmead Garden Update: Garden Coming Along

The garden is coming along nicely.

As you can see.

I planted a few more pepper plants.
Some hot ones too.

Greenmead Gardens Update: All Planted

We have all our plants in. (I think)

It looks good.

Greenmead Garden Update: Starting to Grow

Plants are starting to grow at the Greenmead Garden Plots.
They are taking shape and getting sturdy.
We keep building up the mounds and watering.

Weeds have started to pop up. Lots of them!
We saw a woodchuck nearby. Oh no!
Weeds, animals and bugs ...... oh my!

Greenmead Garden Update: After Heavy Rains

There were heavy rains. Luckily we planted on mounds of dirt. Everything seems to be okay.