Herbs and Veggies

Well, for the last couple of weeks, we've been pretty busy cleaning up limbs, ordering new product materials, relabeling and we've had a rash of sickness run through our house. During all that, the little boys and I have managed to get some plating done and now have wonderful green, pretty things to show for it.

These are (will be) lettuce that we planted last Saturday.

These are okra and pole beans.

Here's a close up of our little okras that we planted on Saturday. Aren't they cute?!

These are the leaves of our Lemon Balm plant.

Here's the whole pot. We currently have 2 of these. We're just starting to trim the leaves and dry and sell them, so if you want some lemon balm leaves, feel free to ask!

These are our squash and zucchini we planted several weeks ago. Can't wait to eat 'em!

Here's a close up of the leaves.

Here are some more pictures of the squash and zucchini.

These are honey suckle! I'm going to take them out of tub and break them up. Then I'm going to replant them all along a fence I'm going to build! NO, I'm not too ambitious, I'm just a glutton for disappointment. :) (Note: Along this future fence will also be roses to make rose perfume and Kiwi to sell.)

These are the leaves of the honey suckle. They're so rich and pretty. The Lord has done these things and they are marvellous in our eyes!

I told Elijah to look at me and smile, he smiled, but never did look at me. We were having some dead trees cut down and they were WAY more interesting than mom.

These are the plants recently planted or that always be in buckets.

This is lavender, which will also be drying and selling. I am actually fixing to cut it back.

These are future peppers.

This is my Mom's victory rose, not really an herb or anything, but we allow it hang out with the cool kids. :)

These 2 little pots contain seeds for bell pepper and tomatoes. I just planted these this afternoon, so there's not really anything to show, but we'll keep you posted.

These are future Serrano peppers.

This a rosemary plant. We'll also be drying and selling this.

This is the Red Ginger I bought for my sister on her birthday. It will bloom with big, red flowers!

This is our little aloe, actually, he's kinna big.

And this is the peppermint or basil. I can't remember which on. I think it's the basil though.

All by it's lonesome is the rose bush my Uncle Jimmy cut and gave to me. It'll stay in this white pitcher. Once it's roots reach the bottom, I'll set it on the ground to root permanently. There are very good size holes on the bottom for the roots to get through.

I plan to build a greenhouse and plant more herbs and potable veggies in the next month or so. Then through out the winter, I can grow, dry, sell and use herbs and veggies! If any one has any advice or expertise in building and would like to give me pointers, I'm more then willingly to listen! We're very excited about using the materials the Lord has provided us with to support ourselves. God has been so very gracious and faithful to our family. We certainly look forward to the day when we'll be able to support others as we've been supported. God Bless.