A beautiful morning! Husband watering the garden with a bunch of freshly picked tomatoes collected in his shirt –
Wife in the kitchen making breakfast
Simple bowls of yogurt, berries, banana, chia and puffed brown rice.
Iced coffee concentrate with milk + water. A little weak today!
Too much milk counters the bold.
Have a beautiful day!
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Your garden is insane!! You must not have any bunnies coming through snacking on the veg. I’m pretty sure a bunny lives in our backyard and feasts all day long.
We are lucky – no predators except for that wild Pumpkin!
Maybe Pumpkin is keeping the bunnies away! Good kitty!
Haha – maybe so! Wouldn’t surprise me
It really does look great, Kath. What’s planted in the middle bed? You might have given the layout before, but I didn’t see it.
Do you happen to know how high the sides of your raised beds are? And did Matt put weed mat underneath the soil or just leave it bare? Does he water by hand all the time or do you use a sprinkler or drip hose?
I’m asking because it is my first year with raised beds and I’m thinking my soil is not deep enough and I think the drip hose I’ve been using is not the optimal thing to water with. Just trying to educate myself before next summer!
I am having some success, just not enough! Thanks in advance.
The middle bed is all the greens, but I’m about to take them all out and plant some fall veggies. The beds are made from 12″ wide planks. I just put the beds right on top of the grass (after digging the edges to make the beds level) and then we put compost right on top of the grass. Now I wish I had taken the time to pull the grass out because I have some plants that just don’t have strong enough roots to hold themselves up and I suspect that they’re reaching the grass layer and unable to grow their roots deep enough, quickly enough. But the problem will eventually correct itself. I try to water with regularity, a deep soaking every few days.
Seriously, you have no rabbits? There are hundreds (probably more) in our neighborhood.
Today was definitely a cereal for breakfast kind of day for me as well! I went with a mix including shredded wheat…love how pillowy it gets in milk!
I love putting lots of milk in my coffee, but no sugar!
That does sound like a perfect start! I have been eating tons of chia seeds lately (mostly in smoothies and overnight oats) but just can’t seem to do them on top of bowls like the one you made because I get SO many stuck in my teeth! I swear, I go through floss faster than a dentist!! Have an awesome day Kath!
Kath your garden is beautiful! I have a friend with a backyard garden, and it always amazes me how lush it is! I hope you are getting some of the same rain we are getting in Nashville to replenish your veggies. All we have is a tomato plant my mom gave to my husband because she was about to throw it away, so it’s a bit anemic and didn’t like the recent heat. But we’ve still got some hanging on for dear life! Sounds like yours are doing alright though.
What a beautiful garden! I am tres jealous!
Your garden looks great! My garden this year involves one basil plant, but it’s growing nicely
I hope to one day have a nice backyard garden like you!
That straw is so cool! Where is it from? I assume you can dishwash it?
I got it on Amazon – a 4 pack for about $10. Yes, I dish wash them!
I’ve been adding cinnamon to my coffee lately- adds a nice hint of sweetness!
Wow, look at that garden! So jealous!
I also like the coffee concentrate by itself. I just add lots of ice and have a small cup of it, instead of adding milk or water to make it regular-sized.
Your garden looks amazing!
Your backyard is gorgeous!!! So jealous you’re already in tomato season!!! We are just starting here in Michigan but not quite there yet. It’s the best.
Your back yard is absolutely beautiful!
Kath I had the same question as Allie – no rabbits? Maybe Pumpkin keeps the predators away? I was once told if you have your dog pee around the garden, it deters deer? Beautiful garden and breakfast
I’ve been wanting to try puffed rice cereal.. I just can’t seem to find a good brand
This was whole foods brand – pretty good! (For puffed rice
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I like my sugar w coffee n cream!
Gorgeous garden! That is the downside of having a condo – I’d love to be able to walk outside and pick a homegrown tomato!
What a pretty garden! What all do you grow out there?
Tomatoes, lettuce, chard, okra, eggplant, peppers, zucchini
Your garden is a beauty!
Wow! Your garden looks great! I’m jealous
Beautiful breakfast for a beautiful day!
mmmmm…your breakfast bowl looks so good! I’ll have to try making it soon! Have a beautiful day, too!
I’m loving your garden! Unfortunately, time got away from us this year… but I guess there’s always next year!
Your veggie garden is gorgeous!! Despite using protective fencing, we just had an unknown critter come through and eat the tops of all our tomato plants :/ Do you use any type of special fertilizer to get such lush plants?
I want your garden!!! Enjoy your Thursday morning
Love the shadows-and your gorg garden!
HAHA! The tomatoes being collected in the shirt is fabulous. That is so something I would do.
I’ve never seen puffed brown rice…I’ll have to look for it!
That’s so cute that Matt’s got his shirt filled with tomatoes.
I didn’t plant anything this year and now I’m sad I didn’t!
So looking forward to our tomatoes! Apparantly, our zuchinni is ready…hubbie is bringing some down to my mom’s this weekend…can’t wait!
Do you use miracle grow or duck poop to help your plants grow?
duck poop!? No we don’t use either
Have you had to water your gardens a lot since we have not had much rain?
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