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my garden in the lusty month of May

May 13, 2014 By Talya Tate Boerner 7 Comments

I’ve always been a huge fan of strawberries, but today I am celebrating the most glorious strawberry ever. Glorious because I grew it in my garden! My first ever strawberry. I named her Scarlet. Yes I did. She’s plump and lusty and such a vibrant spot of color. Growing strawberries may not seem like a big deal to all you long-time gardeners out there, but Scarlet gives me hope and makes me believe I can do this veggie (and fruit) gardening thing.

My very first strawberry EVER. I named her Scarlet.

Last year I swore I would never again attempt to grow a tomato. I even posted a rant about it on Facebook. That’s how serious I was about the whole tomato debacle. What a difference a year makes, a year with a plot of land in full sun. I have several varieties of tomatoes, and they seem to be doing well (knock on wood). I don’t take full credit. I have rich compost from Promise of Peace, organic fertilizer from Redentas, egg shells from Great Day Farms and Ollas which provide steady irrigation. But still...

All spring I’ve had a bounty of onions and radishes—enough to share with neighbors. And my squash and cucumbers are thriving. So far, so good.

My garden in the lusty month of May. Onions!

Y’all, take a look at my peppers. Vigorous!

My garden in May. Peppers!

I’m excited. Can you tell?

Grace Grits and Gardening

Musical Pairing:

Lusty Month of May – from Camelot

Filed Under: East Dallas, Gardening Tagged With: organic gardening, Promise of Peace Community Garden

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Comments

  1. Barbara Tate says

    May 13, 2014 at 8:26 am

    What a beautiful garden you have.

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  2. Paula Larson says

    May 13, 2014 at 9:05 am

    A green thumb for sure!

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  3. Colene says

    May 13, 2014 at 9:19 am

    You go girl!

    Reply
  4. Pary Moppins says

    May 13, 2014 at 9:25 am

    I have yet to try strawberries in the garden. Must put it on the to plant list. 🙂 If you like relishes on your peas and have an abundance of radishes and onions, you might like Radish Relish http://www.parymoppins.net/2011/04/whats-cooking_22.html

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  5. Martha Orlando says

    May 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    Hooray for strawberries and the rest of the goodies in your marvelous garden! May you have a plentiful harvest, Talya!
    Blessings!

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    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      May 13, 2014 at 4:54 pm

      Thank you Martha:))

      Reply
  6. Fay Guinn says

    May 13, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    You gotta love the strawberry flower too. When are you going to have time to write doing all that fertilizing, watering, planting, weeding, protecting, picking, cleaning, cooking, and eating? Did I forget anything? Some people have ten green fingers and ten green toes. Don’t stain your keyboard with them. Well, the fingers anyway!

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