Maybe I have Half a Green Thumb!!

Here's a side view of my cucumber plants.. I am sorry you can't really see the flowers. They are bright yellow and there is a billion of them under there... I sure hope I am going to be eating LOT of cukes soon..... Here's another view of my cucumber plants. You can see a bit of yellow flower there.. In front is a few basil plants.... yummy!! Here is my potted basil.... It's gold and In a few more weeks it's going to be pesto!! This is my stevia plant. Last time I took a photo of it, it was to the second window division. Look at it now, I still have to learn about how to harvest it. I am SO amazed it's still alive, It really seems to love my entryway window!

SO good to be home!!!

My family and I traveled yesterday to my husbands home town.. Today was their annual family reunion. I can't say that there was any Reunion for me. I have barely ever met any of the people there. It was more like, hey at 15 years it's about time you meet some of these people! Anyhow, it was fun, and my kids had a blast and really that makes it all worth while. The traveling is hard, I really don't like being in the car that long. (3 1/2 hours each way) However, I went to a farmers market this morning with my sister in law.. I learned so much about produce and met a LOT of produce I never knew existed.... I bought purple peppers, and I can't wait to try them. I LOVE PURPLE! so how could I resist! I also bought green beans that looked out of this world, red potatoes, the most yummiest blueberries... cucumbers, corn, tomatoes that smell out of this world and are bigger than my kids head! Then I couldn't resist the dragon tongue beans.. they are white with purple(imagine that) streaks in them. I SO can't wait to steam some up. I tried one raw and it was good. All this for about 10 bucks! wow... I really wanted to buy more stuff but I knew I couldn't fit it all in the fridge when I got home so I had to refrain... So sad for me! I wish that I could have gotten to my camera. It was SO buried underneath all the bags and stuff we dragged along, or I would have taken photos of the farm by my husbands folks house.. One would think that it was a botanical garden and not a farm. There is not a weed ANYWHERE, I looked in these gardens, they are more like professional landscapes than vegetables... I could just stare at it all day. I am thrilled for my kids to really see where the food they eat comes from REALLY, and to understand this is why I want you to wash it before you eat it, even if it is organic!!! Birds and bugs, will still poop on organics!(sorry probably more info than you wanted to know) I look forward to having more produce growing next year. I have cucumber plants going wild and will probably soon have more cukes than I know what to do with. Next year there will be OH so much more growing out and about my house! Oh and baby basil is getting so close to being pesto... I lost most of my tomato plant due to the horrible storms.. I will post some photos soon.... Enjoy the rest of the weekend all!

Update on Baby Basil

Well, here's Baby Basil. Starting to finally grow. I have a feeling that before to long one of two things will happen. One: The ants will come back and baby basil will never make my yummy pesto. Two: Baby Basil will get so big no one will recognize him anyore. Sad thing happened a few days ago. I went out to water and baby basil, and cousins(oregano and parsley, they are in identical pots on my deck rail) were infested with ants. Oregano is no more, there is not even a little seeding to speak of, all that's left today is a few pupae from the ants that thought my organic gardening soil was a great place to call home! Well, I lost most of the parsley but there is still a chance some parsley may grow yet. Baby Basil got lucky I guess, still going. I completely covered the soil in both pots with Cinnamon( I have used it to chase away ant piles in other places outside the house) It always smells like apple pie at the front door. So now I wait, to see if my herbs will survive. Anyone have any other non-chemical ways to get rid of ants?