Pa's Garden Journal
Welcome to Pa's Garden Journal. We are a retired couple enjoying our golden years in a smallish Georgia town about 50 miles east of Atlanta. We have two adult children and three adult grandchildren, and one great-grandson that's just become a teenager. Certainly we are "old-fashioned" in our beliefs of Jesus Christ and also of a close family, and we hold them all foremost in our lives.
We live on six acres with a home we helped build 30 years ago. And since I have always enjoyed having gardens--be it the traditional vegetable garden, or an abundance of flower beds scattered around the yards--I now have plenty around here to keep me active and busy. I am "Pa" of Pa's Garden. Join me as I share all of this experience (and dare I say, "adventure") with each one of you.
Pruning My FIG trees and Then Propogating Cuttings
Updates on Taters, Tarps, & Compost Bins
Taking a Ride Off the Beaten Path
No sweet potatoes to be found
Gardening Requires Some Basic Steps
Upcoming Garden Projects
Digging my roots a little
OCTOBER UPDATE
Garden chores as I wrap up the garden for this season
Time to begin collecting seeds
Getting the garden cleaned up and ready for the Fall.
Looking at the SEPTEMBER garden and what I'm still working on.
Making FIG JAM during this time of year
Fighting with these tomatoes as my garden undergoes changes for the season.
Trying to tame that Monster OKRA in the garden.
Looking at the AUGUST GARDEN and what we still have growing
Trying our best to clean up the tomato disaster in the garden
Cleanup of Summer Garden, and Fall Planting
Mid-July drought and lack of rain taking its toll on the garden... looks like a disaster hit!!
Working those purple hull peas
Taking a look at the July Garden for this month's update.
Working the garden's "daily" chores--- planting--- picking--- pulling!
It's time to begin picking the green snap beans!
Harvesting my Yukon Gold potatoes
Harvest time with the squash!
Touring the garden in June
Working on getting the tomatoes attached to their trellis AND digging my first potatoes for 2025
Quick tour of my shade garden
Building a scarecrow for my garden
Update on the 2025 garden