First Harvest of 2025!!!

 Shouldn't come as a huge surprise to anybody

who has ever gardened... 

but it's still EXCITING!!!

Like literally 3 days ago, they were just 

little hairs.

And now they are RADISHES!

And they are yummy!

We are going to harvest them all today so

they don't get too big or hot.

They have a little spice, but nothing

that isn't yummy.

Nelson the tractor in the background on the left.
Tomatoes on one side of the trellis,
peppers on the other, with all the cukes 
and melons on the tunnel trellis.
Can't WAIT to see it all covered in producing plants!

The cabbage and broccoli were getting beat up

by the EXCESSIVE wind yesterday.

It was blowing a stead 32 mph all day.

Even the Kansans were complaining.

Hahahaha.

The onions (in front of the cabbage/broc)

are leaning a little, but they are bulbing up nicely.

In front of that are teeny tiny carrots.

You'll just have to trust me.

And to the right we have the beginnings of 

some young romaine lettuce.

STAY AWAY!

They were WAAAAAAAAAAY at the back of

the property, up on the ridge.

But there WERE deer tracks in the garden.

They come down and check it out,

but so far haven't bothered much.

(Except for STEPPING on a cabbage and

breaking the plant at the bottom...)

Way less invasive than the cows were.

It's early season yet, but so far so good.

We have baby okra plants, 

lots of cucumbers and squash plants

breaking through the ground and even getting

some "true" leaves.

And Kyle got all the gazillion sweet potatoes planted.

(As well as the regular purple, yellow and white potatoes.)

No corn yet, but yesterday we bought some

more 100' hose so he can run the Nelson

tractors we used last year.

With the actual water coming from the well,

he can run it one direction and put down 1/2 inch

of water and then turn them and run the other

direction and put down another 1/2 inch.

And today it's NOT windy.

Whew.

He also ran drip tape for the rest of the rows.

Tomatoes and peppers are now taken care of

as far as consistent watering goes.

He left WIDE rows between the okra and corn

every 3 or 4 rows so we can run Nelson

and not have the water hitting and damaging

the plants like happened last year.

(It was too close together...)

Anyhow.

We are learning and adapting.

Today we meet with the attorney at 1:30.

And then I think tomorrow we will try to

meet with the banker.

PRAYERS PLEASE!

It's getting real.

And tomorrow will be a special post!

See you then!