TheLibra's Victory Veg & Fruit garden

Garden Type: Backyard | Sun: Full Sun | Soil: Clay I'm Organic!

18 Jul 2008
Parenthood vs Gardening 9 12 Victory Veg & Fruit garden
The joy of carrying my babbling baby boy to the garden each day is nothing short of magical. Every day, I pick him up from daycare on the way home from work, and when we get home, the puppies (now dogs, but they’ll always be puppies in our hearts) leap about eagerly to get a whiff of us bot...
Sunny 36°C / 97°F
17 Jul 2008
Unknown and Known Squash -- New Yields Victory Veg & Fruit garden
I love it when another plant starts to produce its first fruit or veg. Here’s some photos of what I’m currently growing. First off is a mystery veg. I’m not sure if it’s yet ANOTHER Pumpkin vine that’s grown, or if it’s the beginning of a really fat zuchinni. I...
Cloudy 39°C / 102°F
16 Jul 2008
The Overall Picture 1 Victory Veg & Fruit garden
This is currently the description for my Victory & Spicewall Garden, but as I’m about to update the description, I figured I’d archive what I already have in a journal entry. Enjoy! New journal entry and description of the garden to come soon. This is the garden overall. Early on ...
Overcast 35°C / 95°F
15 Jul 2008
Libra's Pumpkin Enchilada Soup 1 1 Victory Veg & Fruit garden
Well, as part of my Victory Garden experience, my goal is to try and find a use for everything in the garden. I finally harvested my pride and joy, an 18-pound (8.16kg) pumpkin, which, to be perfectly honest, I have no idea what I’m going to do with, because it’s too much to cook, and...
Overcast 27°C / 80°F
10 Jul 2008
Gad-Zukes! Fresh Zucchini and Libra's Ratatouille Recipe 2 Victory Veg & Fruit garden
Part of my incentive to begin a Victory Garden is that nothing tastes better than veg straight from the garden. The difference between herb and veg bought from the store, versus harvested from the garden is night and day. Previously, I was not fond of pumpkin pie. All I’d ever had was the s...
Sunny 36°C / 96°F