Herb Garden Update + Betty Learns a Lesson from a Snapping Turtle!

In this video, Betty shows her herb garden, three weeks after being planted. All plants are surviving and thriving. We have had plenty of rain and have not had to do any watering. We spend very little time on caring for the garden, because herbs generally grow well under poor conditions. We do not use fertilizers or insecticide. The plants we currently have in our herb garden are: cilantro, thyme, flat-leaf parsley curly parsley sage, rosemary, tarragon, basil, dill, and garlic chives. We also have 2 tomato plants, 2 bell pepper plants, 1 pimiento pepper plant, and 2 jalapeno pepper plants. We also have a mint plant, which is in a pot that is planted some distance from the herb garden. I will keep you updated on the herb garden as I begin to use herbs in recipes this summer.
On my way out to the herb garden I encountered a turtle in the grass. It looked harmless, and I have played with terrapin turtles all my life. I decided to take a close-up picture of the turtle and was startled when the turtle "lunged" at me! It turned out to be a snapping turtle--which I have since found can take a chunk out of your arms or legs, or can bite off a finger or toe! I will be keeping my distance from snapping turtles in the future. I hope you enjoyed this look at our herb garden after 3 weeks in the ground. Love, Betty :)

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[anitaramirez07]

OMG how scary!! lol

[bettyskitchen]

@anitaramirez07 It was scarier after it was over--I could have lost a finger or toe!

--Betty :)

[TheKiwiCook]

Haha I jump when the turtle snapped!!

[bettyskitchen]

@TheKiwiCook Believe me, I did, too!

--Betty :)

[mhuertazayas]

Becareful next time tell Carter to not get bear that turtle and the other ones.:

[bettyskitchen]

@mhuertazayas I will be careful.  My dog, Remy, was with me. It is fortunate that he wasn't attacked!

--Betty :)

[rafko30]

OMG Betty! You should have warn us about that turtle:)

[Crimsontide798]

i caught one of those snapping turtles earlier this year when i went fishing is there a pond or lake near by

[lilmzpreach]

LOL! Oh my goodness, I laughed so hard when the camera rattled because of the turtle jumping, I thought the camera dropped at first. I've had turtles do that to me too before. Snapping turtles are mean :(

[bettyskitchen]

@treyatl2006 That sounds wonderful!

--Betty :)

[treyatl2006]

@bettyskitchen Yes it is.... We just pulled up two very sweet watermelons. We are freezing alot of the squash bell peppers, and green beans for the winter.

[bettyskitchen]

@mhuertazayas I was just busy, getting out the way!

--Betty :)