Now and Then!

I went to a gardening group last week and was determined to grow some Chinese squash and melons for the family. Our family loves hairy squash and I love the bitter melon. Because our lawn is heavily treated, I had to use a pot, mixed the dirt with manure and make my own soil instead. Then, I spent a whole hour building the ugliest frame... but I have no choice because the plant needs some sort of support to climb on and I need a frame to lay the mesh block on top of the frame to block the animals away.

Johnny never seen my "creation" until this morning as he was away home teaching the same night I worked on this project. He woke up the next morning and checked into my finished work, he laughed and said, "Hun, there will not be enough support for the plant and we need to rebuild it, plus this frame is really UGLY!" I hate to agree, and am looking forward to have a new one build in the backyard.


Johnny built the frame in our vegetable garden in Texas, Aug 2000.