Garden

I haven't found much time for crafting this year, but my garden is thriving. I'm still trying to figure things out. I'll have it more under control next year.
The above photo is the front of my grandma's house. I'm growing sunflowers along the windows, cucumbers on the right and long eggplant on the left.

Close up of the cucumber sprouts.

My growing compost.

The back yard garden. On the right I planted bell peppers that haven't sprouted yet. Next to them are potatoes and just in front of the rose bush are carrots that haven't sprouted yet.

On the left side is lettuce that has been growing since February. They recently started shooting straight up, which means it has past it's prime growing season... I think. I planted onions behind the lettuce, next to the tree. Between the lettuce and carrots are rows of cauliflower and beets.

Close up of cauliflower.

Close up of beets.

Lettuce.

This is a craft! At work we took the scouts to a clay studio in Los Lunas. We made ollas. The ollas are big clay jars that you plant in your garden. The water seeps out of the jar and into the soil. They sculptors told me they save you around 80% water. Perfect for our desert climate, especially this year. I think it has rained one time in 2011. This is just the top of my olla, the rest is under the dirt. I carved a picture of Yaffa on the lid! Behind the olla is my struggling strawberry plant.

The plant behind the olla is the strawberry plant and the two in front are rapidly growing zucchini plants.

I look forward to trying to pickle some of these veggies.