Grow, garden grow!

For the second year in a row we are trying our hand at gardening. We jumped right in last year, deciding to finally make use of the pre-made garden spot in our back yard. After working in the garden we realized the soil was great and should produce a great crop; even with two novices' behind the scenes. We planted corn, string beans, cucumbers, pumpkins and watermelon. Sounds great...right? It was!

Well, that was until the great drought of 2007 hit Georgia. With all the water restrictions (no watering lawns, flowers, washing cars, etc.) those with "food producing" gardens could still water to some extent. Even so, our poor garden dried up to an almost unrecognizable state. We eventually gave in and realized we had gotten all the goodness out of our gardening attempt that we were meant to get.

And with this year's crop growing quickly and abundantly both in the garden and in pots....

We are still lacking the one thing that the Midwest seems to be getting all too often this Spring/Summer season...RAIN! We water twice a day and are praying we can maintain our garden this year. With the addition of many varieties of peppers and tomatoes I need all the salsa recipes I can get! Happy gardening...