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Kinda hard to see in the pic, but this corn plant did not put out any cobs (it’s right next to one that did), just this weirdnes: two kernels of corn. Whaaa-? LOL! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

Green and black beans among the corn This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The mint has gone to seed, which makes me very excited! I have been waiting all summer for it to ‘spread like crazy’. It did spread out a bit but not nearly as much as I’d been expecting. I love mint! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

In the middle of eating this lovely dish I thought, hey now, I grew this food! well everything but the rice Okra and tomatoes sauteed in a little olive oil with fresh garlic over white rice(and it’s no-salt, low-fat too!) This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The apple tree got badly damaged during a storm last year but it seems to be hanging in there. We thought we wouldn’t get very many apples this year because of the damage but it put out the usual number of apples, maybe even more… This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting [...]

Concord grapes we grow alongside and by the garage. I expected more growth this year, but what we got is teh awesome! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The corn fared poorly this year, but I figued out it was because I grew carrots in between each row. Duh!! the carrots got all the nutrients. oh well, live and learn, right? This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The blackberry bushes just went to town this year. My husband is going to cut them back again. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

turnips, squash, mint, carrots, corn, okra, cabbage, cantaloupe, broccoli, peppers… This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

I didn’t grow many things up on the balcony this year; I usually have pots ringed all around the balcony. But time was an issue this year with the bookstore an stuff. I grew peppers, okra, and tomatoes on the balcony, and we even had a few pots of blackberries growing. This blog entry written [...]

This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The apple tree put out a bunch of nice apples this year. The boys snack on these a lot all summer. Now the only apples that are left are on the top branches, high up in the tree. To get them I stand on the balcony and throw a basketball at the tree to knock [...]

I am growing potatoes in the garden and also in this old can with holes punched in the bottom. I set the potatoes growing in the can a while ago and completely forgot about them! Whew the plants were nearly to the top of the can. I folded them in and covered with another layer [...]

My peppers on the balcony are just now growing big. I hope they get to size before the weather turns. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

This is a serenity garden at one of my kids’ schools. It’s just lovely! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

They are growing rapidly, so far upright. I wonder when they’ll start to hang down? Same pot July 12th: This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

Actually not the garden proper, but a house plant that took sick and died. I have 5 of these plants in my house, the rest are fine. Not really sure what happened with this one, but it shriveled up pretty quick. Thought about trying to make something with this, then decided to just break up [...]

Our back yard is so pretty and vibrant in the summer. This is where we chill. Ohio is really , really pretty in the summer. Anywhere there is green in Ohio, it looks like this. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

Some pics of the balcony garden. Like the in-grown garden I’m kinda letting my balcony garden go wild this year. Up here I’m growing beans, peppers, okra, yellow squash, and cherry tomatoes. I wasn’t going to try growing squash in a pot on the balcony because the squash plants get so huge and need so [...]

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Very simple and extremely tasty. I LOVE turnip greens, have mercy. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

Baby apples growing, this tree is amazing. Haven’t had an off year since 2001! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The blackberries are ripening, excitement! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

Since I am the only person in the known universe to actually kill off mint, when I got more cuttings my in-law’s farm I put some directly in the garden. Yes, I know it’s likely it will grow like a weed. For me, that’s a good thing as I LOVE mint tea and drying the [...]

Baby grapes growing on vines by the mailbox. Excitement! Grape vines in backyard. Baby grapes growing here too! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

This is strictly my husband’s area and it’s lovely! The wild ferns came back up this year and are thriving. I’m not sure what the other plants are, will have to ask him. He got them from Home Depot last year, or maybe Lowe’s. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family [...]