Garden Trivia Revealed

Are you all ready for the big reveal from Confession of a Gardener? Well here goes............

1.

This one is easy..........Green Beans--bush not pole.

2.

Any guesses on this one? I'll give you a hint, we like it fried or pickled..........give up?

It's Okra.

3.

This one is such a cute little plant.

They're radishes.

4.

I gave the a hint on this one, it is not food but a common garden dweller. Guesses?

Zinnias.

5.

Again a cute little plant that looks nothing like this picture in adulthood.

Broccoli.......Yum

6.

This one I noted as Kylee's plant and that she will be selling them. Any clue to what they are?

Pumpkins, of course.

7.

Corn.....duh

8.

I just love all these little grassy sprouts.......they're carrots.

9.

This is one veggie that won't last long in my house.

Green Peppers.

10.

Coffee...........duh!

Just kidding, they're tomatoes or tomottoes, depending on how you say it.

Did you guess any right?

Lazy Days on the Farm

While my husband slaves away on the farm the kiddos and I have the pleasure of enjoying the nice days out in the open air. The tire swing is a favorite but just swinging on it isn't good enough for these two. 

They have to jump........

and fall.

Still too lame......

They have to find something higher to jump off. 

 Mina just watches the insanity and possible injury unfolding before her eyes.

After a day of jumping, falling, and only minor injuries curable via a bandage, another day begins.

Waylon discovered a new pastime.

If he shoots it, she will fetch it.

Even that gets old and the kids poop out....

And whine about being bored.

 There's no pleasing these two.

Then there is this.........



I know it's wrong and I apologize for my behavior. Forgive my weirdness.

Slip-N-Swine

Phew! is it hot. We're currently at 91 degrees with a heat index of 102 and if that's not bad enough we're also sitting on 59% humidity. I'm sweating just sitting here typing and I'm in the A/C. My kids know how to beat the heat. As soon as they got off the bus (summer school) they jumped into their swim suits and begged me to drag out the slip-n-slide.

Nothing like slipping and sliding on a tarp with a built in sprinkler. Trust me. I had to belly flop down that thing a couple times myself.

Any who, slip-n-slides are not the point here. I really want to talk about how we keep our pigs cool on days like this. We tried the slip-n-slide approach but it just wasn't working out. The pigs couldn't get the hang of the flop-and-slide technique. Instead, we've gone with the reliable fan and sprinkler method.

As you can see our barn is lined with huge fans. My daughter standing next to one of the fans (she almost blew away) shows how big these things are. We drop the curtains in the front, kick on the fans in the back, and let the wind begin. 

 We also have a sprinkler system that we turn on during hot weather. The pigs just love water. You can see in this next pic a group of pigs chillaxen (my daughter's word) by one of the many sprinklers.

Just like my kids, they love their sprinkler. A bunch of the other pigs came up to me to say, "Hi." But these piggies just sat there looking at me. They grunted a greeting but they were happy to just stay put. I can't blame them. It's too dang hot to do anything but sit and sweat. If it gets any hotter I might just cozy up to that sprinkler with them. Stay cool everybody.