Saturday

A Few Stragglers

Explosion

Hello, Yellow

It's a Southern Thang...

 Just when I think that spring in my yard is only purple and yellow.

WOW!

2 Days

Chicken Free

 I finally felt safe enough to plant my seeds in the garden.

Not because of the frost or weather...

but because of those dang chickens!

Sometimes chickens in the garden are a good thing.

But just after planting seeds and putting in young tender seedlings...

not so good.

They will either eat or bury all your hard work.

Last year I put bird netting over my beds, thinking this would help...

and it did.

However my conscious was burdened 

when I found a hog nosed snake

 that got himself stuck in the netting and I didn't find him in time.

So this year...

after the shared knowledge from the Island Farm,

I proceeded to plant my spring seeds...

and seedlings

Beets, Spinach, Lettuce, Carrots, Beans, Peas, Corn Tomatoes, Peppers, Squash, Cucumbers & more Tomatoes.

Unfortunately, a few chickens still found their way into my freshly planted garden.

Hopefully they didn't eat all my seeds...

and only one plant looked a little worse for wear.

Maters

 On the second day... 1 chicken still found her way into the garden.

Persistent young thing!

Fortunately, she doesn't care much for tomato leaves.

Companion Gardening

 I have one perennial bed in my vegetable garden.  

I usually only keep herbs and perennials in it,

but this year I thought I would try something a little different.

I planted some tomatoes in with my Asparagus and Bee Balm.

oh yeah...

and

Echinacea 

Fig

After the CRAZY winter weather we had here, I am surprised to even see that this tree even has any growth on it...

especially fruit.

Three Sisters

 I am going to try this again.  

I didn't have much luck last year with it...

but then again ...

I didn't have much luck in the garden at all last year.

Three Sisters is a traditional Native American grouping of plants.

Corn, Beans & Squash

I may have to throw a pumpkin out there later.

Pick a Peck of Peppers

I have a good feeling that this year will be a better year for the garden.

I have a few more seeds I want to start...

and a few more seedlings to put in the ground

then it is over to the flower beds.

Muscadine

This is a native vine that came up and is thriving on it's own.

These are my hubby's doing.

He is bound and determined to have grapes.

I personally, am not a fan.

But, I have to throw the man a bone once in a while 

or 

I may not get his TLC in the garden 

when I need it.

Higher & Higher...  

 It was getting ridiculous!

How much higher could we go?

Picked fencing, lattice and then chicken wire.

Enough is enough!

Finally...

I think we have the solution.

Island Farm shared a tool that they implemented 

after their chickens completely  demolished their garden the first year they opened.

Rope

That's it... 

rope strung just a few inches above the fencing.

It seems that chickens don't like to land on rope or wire...

and they typically will not fly over a fence.

They will fly up..

land 

and then fly down.

You gotta love a Historian...

thanks for the research!

Now they even have a place to hang the laundry on wash day!

Climates

Soaked and Ready to Go

 Bush Beans

Mo Maters

Family Tree

Share the love!

A Lilac from my sister- in- law

& 

a Pomegranate from my cousin.

Indian Hawthorn

I love this bush!

Did I mention that Spring is my favorite season?