A great disturbance was felt in the garden this past week as many weeds were up-rooted, mowed or weed-whipped in order to provide growth and light to our emerging veggies and herbs! There is a great path of destruction in the walking paths along the plant beds and the veggies are rejoycing for all the space they now have to spread their roots and grow!
Onions started in the greenhouse and the planted by hand in the garden
Watermelons are off to a good start...especially with the chickens doing their job and picking out the seeds from the straw before it was used as mulch to prevent weed growth!
mmm...tomatoes are well on the way..salsa fresca anyone?!?
Other adventures this weekend included camping at the Annandale Flea Market on Thursday night to make sure we had a good spot for Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately the heat and mugginess (is that even a word?) here in MN drove people away from the market Friday and to the lake or inside for much needed reprieve. Severe storms came Friday night and as the tent was collected and awning broken down the sirens went off and I raced to the safety of Bill and Julie's home...thankfully they were only 5 minutes away! I got indoors just as a tree snapped in their campground with the top laying in the roadway and we all crowded (20+ people) into the basement for safety. It was our nephew's 13th birthday and we opened presents by candle and lantern light. Just as he blew out the candles of the DQ (Dairy Queen) ice cream cake the lights came back on and we all rejoiced as there was much discussion whether the bathroom could be used if we were without power for the 24 hrs we were prepared to see happen.
We arrived Saturday to see our awning was moved and our spot was lost, but at least we were safe and dry Friday night. We got to experience the overflow area and were incredibly thankful to those who searched among the 250+ vendors there to find us way in the back just to score some of our tasty lettuce and radishes! It was so touching to know that our produce was valued that greatly...
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