Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog: Time for some garden shots!

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Time for some garden shots!

Everything is growing nicely.

Masses of pea vines, Still waiting on actual peas, tho.

Green bean plants are putting out beans already.

These are younger bean plants, so to extend the harvest a bit.
Weeds behind them, tsk, tsk.
I didn't plant the whole bed's width, as the back part doesn't get alot of sun.
Enough to grow weeds, tho!

Small bed of carrots.

Some younger carrots and a bit of spinach. And weeds!

Basil that needs thinning out. I won't discard the thinnings, just replant them, so I'm waiting for them to get a bit bigger, so they can handle the stress better.

Little round zucchinis are popping out on all of the 20 bushes! We'll soon be up to our ears in zukes, but have people who'll take the extras.

And the first of the tomatoes. This is the first year I actually bought plants - from my preferred seed/plant source - Cooks Garden. All 6 are doing fine, despite all the rain.

These are the only 3 pairs of Lopi socks I knit and mailed for the most recent CIC challenge. I hope to do more, once my life stops being so medically-oriented.

Easy - 28 sts on size 4 dpns. K1,p1 rib for 14 rnds.
Heel flap on 14 sts for 14 rows.
V-heel down to 8 sts I think it was.
Pick up and knit 8 sts on each side of the flap.
Dec on EOR til the original 28 sts remain.
Knit until 28 rnds from the pick up rnd are done.
Then shape the toe at 4 dec points on EOR til 16 sts, then ER til 8 sts.
End off.

Labels: Cooks Garden, gardening, Lopi socks