The Doctor Who Bought The Rain

Ben Franklin said, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

I wonder if growing an apple tree in my yard will also keep the good doctor away?  This little seedling grew from a Pink Crisp apple I shared with my son.  We cut the apple across its girth to show the hidden star inside, and there were also a few seeds with roots forming.  It was Earth Day so I could not resist sharing a gardening experience with my curious six year old.  The picture shows the first of four seeds to make it out of the dirt.  I have no idea if you can grow and actual producing apple tree from a store bought apple, but I am willing to give it a try. 

Store Bought or Homemade?  

This year I am flourishing most of my garden with plants started from seeds and left over volunteers from last year.  I captured some peppers from the volunteer squad, but I am not sure of the variety, so I broke down and purchased some banana peppers from London Bridge Greenhouses and Nursery.  The cell packs were  a reasonable 1.89 each so I decided to try out some patio pik cucumbers too.   In joyful anticipation of the cucumbers growing like wild I placed them in a container I had in the garage.  The peppers are enjoying prime real estate in the raised bed.  My husband and son do not really like cucumber and I do not care for peppers, so this is a compromise.  The mystery peppers will be going in another area of the garden soon. 
 








Some Rain Please

My rain barrel has run low, so I am looking forward to the rain we should be getting soon.  This rain barrel was added this year. I put it together myself after numerous trips to the hardware store.  There is a small leak at the spout, but not enough to warrant me climbing inside the barrel again.






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