I have almost completely closed down the garden. There is a bit of lettuce in the left half (as seen here) of bed #4. Leaves, straw and grass clippings are mulching most of the beds. The land here is on an incline. The viewer’s perspective is the lowest point before stepping off into a creek. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘backyard gardening’
7 Aug
Sugar Baby Watermelon from our in-town back yard garden
We have picked two or three Sugar Baby watermelons so far this month. They are a nice size to fit into an already crowded fridge. Washed clean And then, way down here (where only the most dedicated readers will read) I’ll make an offer. If you would like to try this variety of melon next [...]
6 Aug
Homemade Ketchup
I made a 5 pint batch of homemade Ketchup tonight, using the spice packet from Mrs. Wages. It turned out to be a really good sauce, but I’ll be damned if it didn’t take almost 3 hours. It had better be REALLY, REALLY good. Chop tomatoes, boil 25 minutes. Strain out the skin and seeds [...]
4 Aug
Cucumbers growing on a trellis
The cucumbers are growing up the trellis I made from sticks that fell into my back yard this March and April. I just laid them out on the ground in an arrangement that worked, tied them together with twine and stuck them in the ground. This is actually (like most of the photos I post) [...]
4 Aug
EARLY pumpkin
The jackolantern pumpkin we grew got ripe late in July. How long can I leave it on the vine before it just rots right there in the garden? The stem is still quite green as is the vine attached… We don’t plan on eating this (maybe the seeds) so if we could get it [...]
5 Jun
Garden changes for 09…early June edition
By fall all of these opinions will have probably changed, but as of today, here is what I would/will be doing differently with next year’s garden: Raise the two beds on lowest ground another 8 to 12 inches. Eliminate trying melons at all. I set aside a lot of space for them and they don’t [...]
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