J.C. and Alison's Garden

Hummingbird

2007-09-30T20:31:00.000-05:00

Coming in for a landing!!! I was so excited to see this picture!!!!

It's getting close

2007-09-24T18:46:00.000-05:00

The building now has all the tin on the sides and top. All we need now is a door.

Sunflowers and Butterflies

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Hummingbird and Bees

2007-09-24T18:38:00.000-05:00

Not only do the Hummingbirds like the feeder, the bees do too.

New Building

2007-08-29T11:30:00.000-05:00

I did my duty and took picture of the installation of our new building. It's just taken me a little while to post them. Dad had put everything together at home so it went up pretty quick with the help of Joe and J.C.. Once the tin is put on we can start to fill it up.

Sunflowers

2007-08-29T10:56:00.000-05:00

I couldn't end the summer without posting sunflower photos. They are one of my favorite flowers!!!

little tomatoes

2007-08-22T14:34:00.000-05:00

I picked these in one night from one plant.

Cantaloupe

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This year we tried to grow cantaloupe and had an excellent crop. I think just about everyone in town got one.

Green Beans

2007-08-22T14:05:00.000-05:00

This year J.C. and I canned some green beans. I can't wait to see how they taste this winter.

Vegetables and Fruits

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Flowers in the garden

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Garden 07

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I've gotten a little behind on my garden postings. Here is what is looked like in April

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Our next target. He looks very well fed. No wonder we have so many creatures around here.

Captured

2007-06-27T10:09:00.001-05:00

Well, Squirrelly #1 has been captured!!! We caught him a couple of weeks ago and took him to his new home in the country.

Wanted: Dead or Alive

2007-03-19T20:13:00.000-05:00

We think this innocent looking creature has been digging up bulbs in my flower beds. I was surprised that I was able to get so close to him to take these pictures.

2006-10-09T17:37:00.000-05:00

Nicole and I took a trip to the pumpkin patch this weekend. J.C. brought the squash from home.

2006-08-24T21:03:00.000-05:00

This is our biggest pumpkin before it rotted. You can count us out of the pumkin contest :-(

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I enjoy watching the butterflies as well.

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The potatoes produced well this year. And our new potato fork worked great!!

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We get to watch this Yellow Finch enjoy his supper while we eat ours.

2006-08-24T20:58:00.000-05:00

I tried to be like my mother and take a bee picture. Her shot is much better.

2006-08-24T20:57:00.000-05:00

Here it is before the wind blew the Sunflower over.

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We had a pumpkin vine up a sunflower stalk and start to grow.

2006-05-23T20:49:00.000-05:00

Volunteer Sunflowers. My favorite flower!

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Growing garden.

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I found this old watering can in the garage and decided to spruce it up.

2006-04-27T19:26:00.000-05:00

I love butterflies. These are the best kind because they will never fly away.

2006-04-27T19:24:00.000-05:00

My cousin Paul gave me these butterflies for my garden. He got them in Mexico.

Alison & J.C.

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Garden season begins! We were finally able to get into the garden on Thursday. Now we wait and watch the vegetable sprout.

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We planted three varieties of potatoes.

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Amy was a big help.

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We planted potatoes, snow peas, onions and lettuce.

2006-04-14T08:36:00.000-05:00

J.C. came over yesterday to till and plant some of the garden.

2006-03-23T17:50:00.000-06:00

What a strange site. Tulips coming up through the snow.

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I had some big drifts

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This picture was taken about 2 weeks ago...when it was nice outside.

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Its too early for my flowers :-(

2006-02-22T13:01:00.000-06:00

The weather has tricked my tulips.

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I can taste the tomatoes already!!!

2006-02-22T12:47:00.000-06:00

Days of 50 degree weather make me want to work outside.

2005-12-06T09:10:00.000-06:00

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!!

2005-11-15T08:59:00.000-06:00

I was trying to take a picture of the web and the spider but my lighting wasn't good. You can see the spider well though. I think he might be having lunch in this picture.

2005-11-14T22:53:00.001-06:00

One last bloom before winter

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I was so excited to have my mums bloom this year.

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He also strawed down the strawberries.

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Getting ready for fall. J.C. tilled up the North side of the garden. The tomatoes are still hanging in there.

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Here is another fall mushroom.

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This is an edible fall mushroom found in Mont. Co. I'm not sure what its scientific name is but they grow to be huge!

2005-10-10T10:07:00.000-05:00

This was a big field.

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By job was to watch the auger. So while I was watching, I took a picture.

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Beans falling into the hopper.

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Here is the new combine. I like it because it had a buddy seat!!

2005-10-10T09:58:00.000-05:00

Some couples go to the movies on Sunday afternoon. J.C. and I spent the afternoon cutting beans.

2005-09-12T12:26:00.000-05:00

Can you spot the insect??

2005-09-11T21:53:00.000-05:00

J.C and Aaron going through the field. Aaron is making sure that J.C. doesn't overfill the hopper.

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It's harvest time!!

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Okay for those who didn't think pumpkin in the other picture looked very big, here is J.C. holding it. It is truely bigger than anything I have ever grown.

2005-09-07T18:38:00.000-05:00

I wish I could grow pumpkins this big. This one was found at Marley Farms.

2005-08-28T21:45:00.000-05:00

Jordan enjoyed picking peppers in the garden.

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My lone cucumber. Its the only one that formed, so far.

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I came home Saturday afternoon to find that I had an inch of rain overnight.

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Another day, another harvest!

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The beauty you can find in your backyard!

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I took this in my backyard.

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The elephant ear is finally growing. I was starting to think it wasn't coming up this year.

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J.C. is standing in the jungle of tomato plants. These are the biggest plants I've ever seen!!

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I've been digging potatoes this week. I still have two more rows.

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This tomato worm was found in my garden. I removed it right away!

2005-07-27T20:53:00.000-05:00

Stuffed Peppers anyone?

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Green beans were good this year.

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Bees are working hard here.

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J.C. and sunflowers my two favorite things :-)

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My beautiful sunflower.

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I finally got some good tomatoes from my plants. They were rotting on the bottom. The tomato on the left is 3 inches tall.

2005-07-27T20:40:00.000-05:00

Here is a picture of my giant tomato plants. As you can see they are taller than the cages.

2005-06-28T21:32:00.001-05:00

More flowers. I can't get enough.

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Doesn't this make you wanna smile :-) I love sunflowers.

2005-06-23T20:30:00.000-05:00

Here is another picture of my wild pumpkins.

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The Green Beans are growing too!

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My tomatoes are humongous. I have 54 inch cages and the plants are very close to the top. They could be in a commercial for Miracle Grow.

2005-06-23T20:23:00.001-05:00

My pumpkins are going wild. They need more space.

2005-06-23T20:23:00.000-05:00

Mom, your peppers are starting to develop.

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My garden keeps on growing!!

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My potatoes are blooming. I had Colorado Potato Beetles but quickly got rid of them. And so far they have not come back.

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J.C. is a great snow pea picker.

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Check out these taters!!! J.C. is very proud of them.

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Kind of reminds me of the mushroom picture but with brighter colors.These berries are so delcious.

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Besides working in my garden, I'm also doing some landscaping. This is a patch I have been working on next to my driveway.

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Here I am with my first rose of the season. I enjoy sharing the products of my hard work.

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My roses are blooming!! These plants were planted where planted several years ago and still produce beautiful roses.

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I put painted red rocks in between my strawberry plant as a decoy for the birds.

2005-05-17T21:07:00.000-05:00

The strawberries are turning red!! The trick is to pick them before the bird get them.

2005-05-17T21:05:00.000-05:00

Can you find the snow pea? I can't wait until they are ready to eat.

2005-05-17T21:04:00.000-05:00

Here is an updated picture of my garden. Everything is doing well!!

2005-05-13T09:29:00.000-05:00

The beans are starting to grow too.

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My snow peas are starting to flower.

2005-04-24T19:40:00.001-05:00

Here is another frosted potato.

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The potatoes on the other hand got hit. I should have listened to my mother when she told me to cover them. According to some research I did, they should recover but who knows.

2005-04-24T19:36:00.000-05:00

The strawberries survived the cold snap and are starting to form.

2005-04-22T18:49:00.000-05:00

The Hostas that I planted last year are finally starting to grow. I was afraid that they might not come up.