How 1 Month of growth makes a BIG difference!

Garden Sanctuary

You who walk,

Maybe with troubled thoughts,

Come, enter here and rest;

And may the sweet serenity of growing things,

And the heavenly,peace

Be mirrored in thy soul.

-Doxis M. Palmer

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I really like this poem. It seems to explain everything that I feel about gardening and, as a result, life. I have a scrap of paper stuck in a picture frame in my house that says, "The World is Quiet Here." I try to live to this statement in every aspect of my life and pass on the quiet to others. Maybe my garden is for a catalyst for quiet and happiness?

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anyway......
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I would like to point out that this week I had help in the garden. Apparently a migrant worker stopped by and asked for a hoe. At first I was a little confused, but when I realized that it was my mom in a gardening hat asking for a garden tool...well, that cleared that up....and fast!!!! Whoosh!!!!

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I have had to water twice the past week, but along with several quick and soaking rains that we have had, the garden has flourished. I am serious. The broccoli and cauliflower have just erupted. The tomatoes are taking over the edges of the garden and the beans have grown about 2 inches per day. (As you can see in pictures 1 and 2).

I am a bit disappointed in the peppers this year. They appear anemic and sluggish. I have added organic fertilizer, but they just seem to be stuck. They haven't died, but they haven't grown yet. The onions and the green beans are doing very nicely as you can see.


Until next week,

I wish for you quiet, dignity, and grace.

Dan