Justin's Garden

At the end of April Justin's thumb started to turn green and he took over the backyard, planting trees and creating a garden in the corner of the yard. He may have been overzealous planting tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, herbs, green beans, and more in one small space...but this is our first garden and a learning experience. The cutest thing he planted just outside of the garden is a Big Mac pumpkin that can grow to be 100 lbs. He wants to put Jackson in the Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween. Get it....Jack-o-Lantern....and our neighbors have a big haunted house each year so we're trying to be all neighborly and get in the spirit this year. 

Well no plant of normal size is good for Justin, so he's been feeding them steroids and watering often. They are starting to take over our yard. The pumpkin is spreading its vines across the yard and seems to grow by the foot each day. It's cousin the squash was doing the same, so Justin yanked it out yesterday with a few green beans. 

I think it is the cutest thing to get all domestic at our new house. I saw a rat scurrying up the wall the other day, and although it's not eating anything, Justin got two rat traps yesterday. This morning he checked trap number one and...no rat. Trap number two had been snapped! So the poor rat took the cheese bait, and then the trap snapped on his head and flung him into the garden. Needless to say...a dead rat is in my garbage can this morning. 

So here's a garden update. Pictures go from end of April till June 19th.  I'll make sure to show off the pumpkins this fall too.