jerry's blog: this is the day, this is the day

This is the day, this is the day, that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made. We will rejoice, we will rejoice, and be glad in it, and be glad in it...

More than a month ago, one of my granddaughters mentioned to me, "Grandpa, I want to try your Crunchy Eggplant recipe with zucchini."

So, I asked the Lord to help me do zucchini right this time. Last year was my first ever attempt at growing zucchini. It looked great, grew to a huge size - all green and health looking. But, didn't get any fruit - not even one.

This time, prayed, and did my homework - found some good info on the internet. God dropped loads of ideas into my head on how to do it right on this second attempt.

Our problem here, on this small island, everywhere you want to plant - rocks, rocks, and then more rocks. Eggplant and Roma tomatoes, no problem, their roots don't go deep. They grow well in the top couple inches of the ground. Zucchini, on the other hand, need a foot or more of good soil to really flourish.

Praise the Lord! The cardboard box, zipties, and stakes, are working. One of my neighbor-friends, broke a good trail into the jungle not far from my house. Found plenty of this black-fluffy soil and put it in the zucchini grow-box. Got some cheap Black Beauty Zucchini seeds, planted 5 in the box, and only kept the first two plants which sprouted.

Exactly one month later, to the day, went out to the garden, right before sunrise, and there's the first zucchini blossom. Really hope my granddaughter likes it.

Just had to sing that song, "This is the day, this is the day, that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made, I will rejoice, I will rejoice, and be glad in it, and be glad in it..."