Our very own farmer's market...

One of the yummy advantages to living in Houston, TX is the long growing season. When we initially purchased the house in December 2009, I don’t think we quite realized what the pay off would be. I know I didn’t. The former owners planted a peach tree. How did they know I loved peaches? Bless their hearts.

This was the peach tree along with the bounty it produced last June!

  Amazing, right? And, let me tell you, I could eat 4-6 of those, mainly because they were on the smallish side but they were also very tasty; sweet & juicy! Mmm…and, I looked forward to them this year, but unfortunately, sometime over the winter the tree died. Sigh…when David told me it was dead, I was truly heartsick & already missing that sweet taste of a home grown peach.

Last year around this time, David planted various vegetable & fruits; tomato, pepper, zucchini, yellow squash, green string beans, pumpkin, watermelon, & cantaloupe. I was prepared to be the canning, freezing, & fruit drying person. Unfortunately, last year was a dud until fall when the plants finally produced a minimal crop.

This year David had our plants ready to put in the ground in March & he even started all the plants from seeds! I really have to hand it to him! I’m so proud of him because he spends a lot of time & effort to research different varieties that we would enjoy & that are right for our planting zone. He’s become a true farmer & Kathryn really enjoys helping him. When her & I are outside, she'll bring her plastic watering can (that holds less than a quart) to me & announce that she needs to water Daddy's plants. Hmm, how many of those cans do you think it's going to take?

I’ll show you some pics from the beginning of April for something to compare to…

David is trying something a little different this year. He started some patio tomatoes to compare how well they fair against those in the ground.

                             

Of course we like more than just tomatoes around here. David & Kathryn like their beans & David is training them to go up the string! Has anyone seen Jack? I think I found his beanstalk! Ha, ha.

  We have banana plants in our backyard, & we are hoping to have some bananas this year, since they didn’t produce last year. From what the neighbors have told us, they might have an occassional year when they don't bare any fruit.

Right now I'm wondering how many canning jars I will need! Holy moly!

Adios, for now & happy planting to any other farmers out there!

Thanks so much for visiting and remember to ALWAYS enjoy your own life's wild ride!