Bob and I have been busy with garden and landscape stuff. We
trimmed the palm tree in our front yard, made a batch of garden pavers, and
planted strawberries in a half barrel. We have videos for all three projects,
and I've included the video on planting strawberries in this post. Though here
in Phoenix, it's not a good time to plant – temperatures are over 100 degrees-
this particular strawberry plant and her daughters were in dire need of a home
of their own.
I haven't had much luck with strawberries, but I don't like
to give up, and, in particular, I want to start growing more fruit. We already
have a fabulous orange tree that provides us with an abundance of oranges every
year. I have a lemon tree that should start producing in the next year, as
well. But I also want green grapes, blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries.
I have a grape vine growing now that was planted in February, and it's doing
well. I planted a blueberry bush, but the poor thing just didn't make it. I
planted too late. But I'll try again next season.
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| Orange Ripening on the Tree |
If the strawberries make it, and the grape vine continues to
thrive, I'll have fruit next year. And
because grapes are a long term perennial plant, I'll have grapes for years to come. Yes,
oranges, lemons, grapes, strawberries, blueberries and raspberries. This, this
would make me a happy woman.
Long Term Gardening Goals
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| Bowl of Green Grapes |
What I want, what my goal is, is to have gardens that
provide fruit, veggies, greens and herbs. I want to have enough fruits and
veggies to harvest and use fresh, as well as have enough to preserve. Really,
is there anything better than strawberry jam on toast on a cold morning? Or a
bowl full of berries on a hot summer night? And doesn't any dinner table look
better with a bowl of green grapes sitting in the center?
I want the gardens to be established gardens by the time I
retire from my day job. I want Bob and I to spend our old age munching fresh
foods and preservative-free preserves. I want my kids and their kids to come by
for dinner and help me pick the veggies and fruits fresh from the garden.
Really now, could life get any better than that?
