We grow vegetables and fruits accidentally.
No effort on our part was put forth.
All we did was have a compost pile that we were not faithful to turn over now and again.
Look at what we have growing.
Tomatoes
Watermelon
There are a lot of watermelons, five tomatoes and one pineapple plant (cool beans) growing in this spot.
These plants, up on the hill right beside our burn pile, are apparently pumpkins because this is where we threw our Halloween pumpkins and busted them up for the critters to enjoy.
Note the pumpkin seeds here.
This beauty is a Patio Peach tree that we planted yesterday along with two fast growing flowering cherry trees. We dug a lot of huge holes and we are tired and sore but it was worth it.
We also planted Yellow Lollipop day lilies, vinca, and pursaline.
We transplanted these passion flower vines about two weeks ago from the woodsy edge of our lot to alongside this bird feeder. They barely had roots and we doubted these two vines would make it here but as you can see they are healthy and climbing the post. I saw one of these plants for sale recently for fifteen dollars and ours were free.
Now if only the deer will stay away!
Thanks for all of your kind comments this weekend over my headbanging frustration with Blogger.
grace surrounds us
Olive
accidents can be fun! One year a gourd plant came up over night in front of my porch...the vine grew so fast my neighbor and I wrapped it around my evergreen tree...it looked like gourd garland!
ReplyDeleteThose are amazing! I tried growing watermelons from pips. They germinated and then died - I know what I'm doing wrong now :0)
ReplyDeleteI had rogue pumpkins one year too. What a lot of fun it will be seeing all those melons and pumpkins growing.
ReplyDeleteThat is too funny. I have a compost heap and just yesterday I noticed something growing in it - might have been pumpkins. I guess you do have to turn them occasionally. Your little watermelon is adorable.
ReplyDeleteSome of our best gardening efforts have been accidental!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have some great looking accidental plants.;-)
This in itself makes me want to start composting!! Great accidental job!!
ReplyDeleteXO,
Jane
You are so lucky Olive, wish I was an accidental gardener. I did not even do well with topsy turvey last year.
ReplyDeleteIt's must be nice to have an accidental garden! It's amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe seeds that over-winter and grow by themselves always seem to be the strongest! How fun, I hope the deer do pass on by:@)
ReplyDeletegotta love that!
ReplyDeleteYou just can't stop Mother Nature!
xoxo~kathy @
Sweet Up-North Mornings...
Pretty cool! A bonus crop is always nice!
ReplyDeleteHi Olive, I love your little self~sown garden!... the watermelons sound especially good right now, it is so hot here today... and the pumpkins, how fun!... xoxo Julie Marie
ReplyDeleteEverything looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI have only grown tomatoes and zinnias, but next season I am going to venture out!
Enjoyed visiting Miss Olive,
Laura
It looks so pretty and green! Love the pumpkin patch! You really have an "accidental" green thumb.
ReplyDeleteOlive,
ReplyDeleteWow. The ultimate in thrifting!
All we have is volunteer cleome and one zucchine volunteer that I expect nothing from. Same goes for the single tomato plant.
:/
Have a wonderful day with your bounty! And your (deliberate) plantings are wonderful too!
I chuckled my whole way through this, nearly choking on my wine at the pumpkin part! Olive, you are so wonderful.
ReplyDeleteFun and funny.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you
ReplyDeletelive in a place where
everything grows just
wonderfully! Lucky!
We have a very short
growing season, so good
tomatoes are usually
a gamble....will the
tomatoes or the frost
come first : ) ??
I be you'll have fun
making things from your
harvest!
xx Suzanne
The only vegetables I attempted to cultivate were tomatoes. I only succeeded in harvesting those AWFUL green tomato worms! ick I said never again. Now I hit up my family and neighbors for their excess bounty! LOL Your unexpected veggies look pretty darn good.
ReplyDeletehugs, Sue
Olive only you could have an unattended compost pile and come up with a vegetable garden without even trying! Girl your thumb is so green it's NEON!! Lol! Vanna
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