Totally Busted!

I cold busted Jake in the vegetable garden today. Lesson learned don't let your dogs know how delicious sugar snap peas taste right off the vine. The little %^#$* had a field day eating peas...

He just casually strolled on out of the garden like nothing happened...

It's a good thing the peas are about done or I would have been really mad. I can now put in another crop of them.

Elsewhere in the veggie patch...

the Edamame is producing, I haven't picked any yet as I don't think they are quite ready. I've never grown this before so it's a new experience for me.

Finally! the peppers are starting to show signs of life...

The first cucumber...

the tomato and Zucchini plants are really getting big, I've already pulled a couple zucchini

another view of the veggie patch...


the bees just love this little flower area...

These were the easiest plants ever! just tossed in a packet of mixed seeds, water well and tada!

The Memorial garden has really filled out. The sunflowers are getting huge!

ooh you can see my fancy new clothes line in the background...

This year has been really dry, even I've had to water the plants a few times. My grass looks terrible. But so far, knock on wood, no Japanese beetles; last year they attacked the backyard and it was all out war all summer. This year the biggest problems have been lack of rain and little dogs eating whatever they can get into their mouths.

I'm starting to make plans for Fall already, need to decide if I'll put in some Fall veggies or just work on getting the soil prepared for next year. I want to expand the vegetable garden another three feet in each direction and build a cold frame so I'm leaning towards no Fall crops. I wonder what it would cost to have a truck load of cow manure delivered to the backyard? I can just see Jake and Lash if I drop a truck load of cow poop in the backyard, they'll think they died and went to heaven.