Along the eastern foothills and plains of Colorado, a vegetable garden doesn’t come easily. Every year would-be gardeners put out their spindly tomato plants too early and suffer a cold snap. Or they watch their spinach bolt on a blistery hot day. It’s either too cold, or too hot -- or both -- all in the same day. Then, of course, there are the winds. Not to mention the hard-packed clay soil.
Fortunately, I am beginning to find success with growing a variety of plants on the ranch with the support of my wonderful friend Erikahah and the young ones that she teaches. We are beginning to see small sprouts of tomatoes and okra (which is a staple in our diets due to our southern roots).
We are having some slight problems with the prarie dogs eating the okra...I keep telling Daniel and our farmhand Isaac that they must put more effort into training the prarie dogs. They are kind of cute though!
Well, I am off to the women's house to help Erikahah make supper. We are having grilled bison with a side of chocolate chip cookies (Daniel's favorite).
~Kahlia
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