Catching up Time

Finally we are just about caught up with our gardening at the house.
Over the weekend we got some corn planted along with some beans.
In the small garden near the house we planted tomatoes, squash, peppers, some radishes and greens. It's a little late on those, but hey, we got them in. We still have some greens from last fall going so everything is looking good in that respect.
In the small garden we completely covered it with pine straw. Pine straw makes an excellent mulch, just check the pH every hear to make sure you are not adding too much acidity to the soil. If you are, just add some lime in the fall and winter months and everything should work itself out fine.
It's a lot of fun growing a garden. Christina and I are getting to do it together this year. Last year I was mostly on my own as she was expecting our little girl, who at just 8 months old is getting to spend quite a bit of time in the fields. Hopefully she will catch the gardening bug when she gets older. We could use another hand on the place.
Gardens are much more than a hobby, if things get worse, they will prove to be a necessity.
I know the past couple of weeks the stock market has been on the rise, but things still aren't good out there and it is only wise to trust God and go it alone rather than trust the inventions of man to save us.
Now, back to gardening, I highly recommend mulching, because it serves two purposes — it conserves water and cuts down on weed pressure. Two important things here in East Texas.
That's it for now, until next time.