Seed's grow it's what they do!

That's some quote from some kids movie that I can't remember but I know us kids always turn it around and say weeds grow its what they do.  We've been getting to utilize or garden hoes this summer in the pumpkin field combating all the water hemp!  But there is one thing bigger that all the weeds on the farm and that is our giant pumpkin growing in the garden!! I have no idea how much it weighs but it's getting huge!

This picture doesn't do it justice, it's got to be the size of a yoga ball!  And here's the plant it's attached to!

And then some very exciting news is that we have 7 beagle puppies!!!!  5 girls and 2 boys, girl's seem to be super popular in our family. 

They're adorable when they're sleeping, and here's the proud mommy!

And some pictures of our field right now...

The mums are looking awesome and will be ready to buy this Friday already! They are not blooming yet but this is the time to buy them and plant them if you want them planted in the ground.

Cool pic from mum level...

One thing new we're trying this year is growing three mums in a planter like this, the two mums on the outside are a different color than the middle one.  So for example the outside mums might be purple and the middle one white.  Just an experiment we're trying this year.  

And our pumpkin field is looking pretty good but definitely in need of some rain! So much so that we've actually hooked up a drip irrigation system to water our largest pumpkin field.

This doesn't really show it very well but drip tape is just like a black plastic hose that has a little hole in it every few feet and the water drips out of it.  

And here's a panoramic view of the entire field from the north west side with the corn maze on the left and the pumpkins in the distance!

Two Months to Opening Day!

I had this major blonde moment yesterday morning when I woke up, I thought it was still June but not only is it not June but the 4th of July is Friday!!  Wow, so that means time to dig potatoes, that my summer break is half over and only two months till our family pumpkin patch opens for the season! So what have the country kids been up to this summer?  

Well May started off with the 1st birthday of our baby brother and then followed by mom and dad's 19th anniversary and then my graduation from high school.  

  Somewhere in there mom and dad went down to Elkton, KY to pick up our pots, fertilizer and other supplies.  And then June found us getting things ready in the field.  First we planted the corn maze, which is still 2 acres and it is already shoulder high! 

After the corn maze got planted that following week Sarah and I went to Florida with the NCHS Choir and while we were gone the pumpkins and gourds were planted and 2000 pots were filled with dirt and put in the field.  

We came back Sunday the 15th and that Monday and Tuesday we filled the rest of the pots.  Wednesday the 18th our mum cuttings arrived and we planted all of them, which was over 5,000, by 3:00 on Friday. 

 It was definitely a hectic week!  

And just as things were winding down from that we had the zoning board and town board meetings which both went well and we now have our special use permit and are good to go for the season.  I want to send a big thank you to everyone who has supported my family over the last 5 years but most especially these past few months.  Our business would not be possible without the wonderful support from our family, friends, and the town of Hoyleton.  

THANK YOU FROM ALL 10 OF US COUNTRY KIDS!!