Thursday, May 14, 2009

Hey, Look at Me -

I'm a farmer!


The offical count (in case you were wondering)

Eggplants: 1

Tomato plants: 7

Bell Peppers: 7

Lettuce: 4

Zucchini: 3

Yellow Squash: 3

Strawberries: 2

Green beans: 4

Okra: 4

Cucumber: 4

Onions: 4

Basil: 1

Sage: 1

Rosemary: 1

Thyme: 1

Oregano: 1

Bags of soil and compost: 12

Trips to Lowe's and local garden store to get enough bags of dirt: 3

Pulled shoulder muscles from slinging bags of dirt: 1

Displaced garter snakes: 1

Days of rain delay: 11

Days of delay because I was told it was going to rain and it didn't but I'd already made other plans: 3

Neighbor inquires: 3

Mosquito bites: 6

Total number of hours to complete: 8

Total number of vegetables grown: TBD

3 comments:

Carrie said...

I am very impressed!

Anonymous said...

It looks GREAT! And very nice for the front yard. You'll have people stopping to watch the progress, you betcha!

Anonymous said...

Just saw your movie one and have to say I am looking forward to Julie and Julia. Meryl Streep as the wonderful, wacky Child? It will be GREAT!
Also, LOVE Simon Baker~