R.I.Peas

Well, the peas are the first from the spring garden to wilt under the summer heat.  The fact that they lasted this long, however, is a pleasant surprise.  Allegedly, when planted from seed, peas should sprout within 7-10 days.  After our peas didn't come up for nearly five weeks, we were ready to give up on them until these appeared . . .

So, we decided to see what they would do.  We didn't expect much because we didn't think they would be able to produce any peas before it go too hot.  Peas love the cold and hate the heat.  So, we thought that even if pea pods did begin to form, they wouldn't produce any peas.  Well, we were wrong.  Check these bad boys out . . .

From these we reaped a decent little harvest.  We were even able to have enough for dinner and still have leftovers to freeze for later!

But now this is all that remains . . .

R. I. Peas.

Coming soon - The 1st Annual Spring Garden Awards!

"Growing Like a Weed"

We're also growing this little guy at Catlin Farms . . .

My Granny and Paw-Paw always told me that I was "growing like a weed."  Sam is definitely growing in a weed-like pattern.  When we took him for his six month check-up last Friday, he measured in the 90th percentile for height and the 25th percentile for weight.  The doctor was not alarmed at the weight classification, saying that he is a beautiful baby who is perfectly healthy! Now to gain weight, we've started him on a special diet . . .

And, yes, that is a single broccoli stalk grown on our farm!

Introducing Catlin Farms Part 2: Summer Garden

And here's our summer garden (including a beautiful picture of me!). We've planted tomatoes (carolina gold, better boy, and brandywine), black-eyed peas, okra, bellpeppers (yellow, green, red, and purple), and jalapeno pepper.

Introducing Catlin Farms Part 1: Spring Garden

Here at Catlin Farms, the plan is to have a spring garden, summer garden, watermelon plot, and pumpkin patch. Thus far we've made our spring and summer garden. After briefly introducing the spring and summer garden, we will update the growth of the individual plants, as well as the harvest we get for each vegetable. Who knows, we may even post updates concerning other things we're growing here at Catlin Farms (like Sam, maybe?). So, here's the spring garden. We planted broccoli, brussels sprouts, carrots, and peas.