The cabbage shown has been in the ground since the very end of April. It had been in the ground 4 weeks exactly on the day I took these pictures last week. This plant was about 14 inches at it’s widest, and the sorry little cabbage head was the size of a golf ball or [...]
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31 May
Baby Cabbage Heads are Forming
I have focused in on the 2-3 inch heads that are starting to form on my Primero purple cabbage plants. The outer set of leaves is probably 18 inches wide right now. Purple cabbage tastes the same as green cabbage and can be used interchangeably in recipes. However you have to be aware that it [...]
30 May
Garlic Scapes have arrived
My 32 square feet of hardneck garlic (approximately 100 plants) have sent up flower stalks, or scapes. I removed most of them, and we’ll eat as many as we can. They have a taste somewhere between garlic and an onion and are a nice treat in a salad or stir fry.
29 May
Cherry Pitter Acquired
This cherry pitter lives at my house now. I had to freeze all the cherries I had picked, but I’m going to thaw them and make a pie or some jam soon.
21 May
The Tomatoes are putting on size
The tomatoes are starting to grow well for me in their new boxes. As you might be able to see I have planted each one with two basil friends to keep it company, and nature has planted several annoying wanna-be friends in there too. The wire tomato cages are only there to steady the plant [...]
20 May
Cherry Harvest – A whole bowl full
Two dwarf Northstar Cherry Trees. These are sour pie cherries. The trees are almost 5 feet tall and have been in the ground for 3 years, 1 month. They were ordered as single sticks about 2-3 feet tall in 2009. I am about as happy as I can be with these cherries. The only way [...]
19 May
Suspiciously missing this year
I can’t tell you why, but this year I have not seen any evidence of the moles that normally live in my back yard / garden. I also haven’t yet seen a flush of June Bugs. They normally show themselves in early May around here, so some refer to them as May Beetles. Also, in [...]
18 May
Garden Overview, Early May
Okra, Brussels Sprouts, Sweet Potatoes, Garlic, Cabbage, Strawberries, Beets, Carrots, Peas, Potatoes, Squash, Watermelons, Zucchini. I need to plant cucumbers where those peas are, but I’m giving them ONE MORE week before they are evicted.
17 May
Planted Sweet Potato Hills
This is my third time growing sweet potatoes. In 2010 I grew a 1 x 2 ft square of them in a deep new raised bed. I raised 8 pounds of sweet potatoes in that loose, rich soil. In 2011 I grew an 8 x 2 ft row of them in a deep old raised [...]
16 May
Garlic getting pretty tall
My garlic is 18 or 20 inches tall now and seems to be growing great! I expect to see the scapes show up any day now. It looks like I need to weed it again. I should have taken the time to re-cover that ground with grass clippings. Ah, well.
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