It’s raining, pouring, and finally vegetables are
growing!!! Here are several pictures
identifying growth in several of my raised garden beds this season.
Here are some blossoms, and evidence of our first
green bean (baby in size) growing this season.
In two pots, I’ve potted two different types of
cucumbers. Here’s evidence the cucumbers are starting to grow, baby cucumbers
and blossoms. It won’t be long until I
have full grown cucumbers to harvest and make bread and butter pickles.
Additional evidence of new growth; blossoms on my
tomato plants are showing. Since we’ve
been getting all kinds of rain, it’s time to give the tomato plants and
blossoms some nutrients of Epsom salt and distilled water sprayed directly on
the plants. This helps the plants grow
and maintain their vibrant color. We all
know what too much rain will do to our plants.
I’ve harvested our first Marconi Sweet Pepper to add
to our salad. It turned out very sweet
and tasty, complementing our salad completely.
Here are a few small baby Green Bell Peppers growing
nicely in the garden, they’re not quite ready for harvesting. I need to give them a few more weeks.
Another handful of strawberries harvested while
working in the garden. I’ll make sure
they don’t make it into the house :-)
This season, I picked up a new rose bush called a
Lemon Drop, Own Root Miniature to sit on my front porch. The winds of Oklahoma seem to keep knocking
this baby over. I pulled out one of my
extra clay pots from my garden, and Bulldog Man lined the base of this clay pot
with two bricks, and I re-potted the rose bush with fresh soil, and lined the
top of the soil with some neat looking rocks from a collection of rocks I
inherited from my Mom.
I don’t think this pot will get knocked over from
the wind anytime soon. It’s too heavy
for me to move, so I think it will be just fine.
The vibrant yellow flowers smell sweet like fresh
fruit. And every time the front door is
opened, there’s a fresh aroma of sweetness that rolls in.
They’re several rocks I didn’t use in the rose bush
pot, they’re special and who knows…..maybe worth something??
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| Picture Source Medindian.net |
Tuesday, I spent my day at the hospital having
outpatient surgery. Surgery went well; I
had Laparoscopic Cholecystecotmy with Cholangiogram.
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| Picture source: Internet Dye Process |
Meaning, I had a removal of my gall bladder
with a special dye test to the bile duct to ensure there were no other issues
requiring additional surgery.
Late Tuesday, I returned home with orders to take it
easy for 4 weeks. No lifting of anything
over 10 pounds. Having surgery this way
makes it easier to recuperate and not be away from the homestead too long.
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| My Arm Swollen From Other Needles Used Before Intravenous, and Antibiotics |
Poor
Bulldog Man, he has to cook, clean, and put up with me for the next 4
weeks…..on top of working a regular full time job.
We’re Family Strong…..we can get through anything!
