the news from the garden

Everything in me wants to start another blog dedicated to gardening. But since i already have three blogs I will carry on here. I mean technically i am still on a journey with  Serenity. Never mind that we have been parked up for quite some time! I have realized that instead of keeping a garden journal to look back on for planting and such things next year that I can blog about it! Photos and everything.
So here is some random news from the garden.

We are trying out Artichokes. Will see what happens. And Mustard Greens. This is our Alabama plot!

Peas and carrots love to be together on a plate and in the garden. When Nigel and I sow seed I always seem to sow twice as much. I guess Nigel has more faith in the seed than me.

Potatoes are away. Three stacks three high. Might have some ready for Christmas!

Our strawberries got aphids! I made a spray with water, dish soap, and veggie oil. Sprayed them each evening for three days and the aphids seem to be gone! Yeah! We also have some aphids on our lettuce patch. I have started spraying those with a garlic and hot pepper spray. I didnt like the idea of eating oily lettuce. It has only been two days so will have to see how that works.

The first Iris! We got these bulbs from a friend and weren't sure if they would bloom or not since we got them in the ground late and everyone else seems to have already bloomed. But here they come in all their glory!