06-19-2015, 12:16 PM | #1 |
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Screw the News
Round about the garden this fine end of the week day. Peppers, tomatoes, flowers. Beans, lettuce, zucchini and more.
God it's good! I live for this part every year. The harvest isn't as exciting as the anticipation... |
06-19-2015, 12:41 PM | #2 |
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The bees are doing their job...
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06-19-2015, 06:08 PM | #3 |
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My 'mater plant are growing like crazy. Finally got cages around some of them.
The Cherry Tomato plant has big babies too. |
06-30-2015, 04:20 AM | #4 |
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I'll update with veggies as they come on.
I live for the garden, the garden in turn lives for me? I can define joy with hand-size heirloom tomatoes and fresh plucked leaf lettuce. And other, it's coming. I'll have to buy for the 4th but not beyond. It's coming. |
06-30-2015, 06:35 AM | #5 | |
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Saying that, we did have a good asparagus and pea crop early on. Brian
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06-30-2015, 08:33 AM | #6 |
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I lost most of my corn. Don't know what happened to it. The sprouts were just gone. Maybe a critter ate them?
Turnips sprouts are gone, too. They popped up, then they were gone. Too late to try for more corn, but I'll plant more turnips this weekend and see what happens. I know what you mean about the anticipation. It is more fun to watch it grow, than to harvest it and till it under.
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06-30-2015, 11:50 AM | #7 |
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I lost my tomato plant in a pot on my deck. But my two plants in the garden are doing fine. One is over 5' tall. I think I'm going to prune it some.
I also have a volunteer cherry tomato plant that is growing well.
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08-09-2015, 02:35 AM | #8 |
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Today's Harvest
Will be tonite's salsa. A great single day pick. I sincerely do live for this. I get to smile, burn my mouth, warm and fill my belly.
I've got a dandy new bamboo cutting board and blender from the local discount retailer. Bet they work as good as full price units at the brand-name store...Only risk in my recipe are the onions I purchased at the local discounter. Way potent, like it will matter, LOL! $2 bag of corn tortilla chips taste like $6 bag tortilla chips, yellow with cheap graphics. Duh! Please excuse me for a few, I'll be damaging myself. And happy to do so. |
08-09-2015, 03:02 AM | #9 |
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That looks great Wes good job. Get yourself some Vadiilia onions or Texas sweet onions and you will never go back to standard onions.
"Vidalia Onions: A Crop With an Image to Uphold" http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/09/di...hold.html?_r=0
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08-09-2015, 08:25 AM | #11 |
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I have also. Think the seed came out of Texas then in sandy and rocky Georgia they found a growing home.
Just some miles north of me here they grow. Hell even Wally World sells them now. Some growers want to store them for sale throughout the year and others are against that. |
08-09-2015, 09:42 AM | #12 |
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We have lots of "Onion Cellars" and "Potato Sheds" around here.
Keep 'em cool and they won't develop sprouts, spuds or onions. |
08-10-2015, 03:32 AM | #13 |
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Vidalia onions are great. I've never done so good at growing onions or potatoes but hope there's time to learn. Lotsa people do it. I do love the garden, seems it loves me back. It's pleasing. Flowers please me but edibles are tops. Nasturtium is pretty in the garden salad, plenty of those this year.
I like pretty food almost as much as pretty girls. Girls are people, food is food. I prefer food. |
08-15-2015, 01:06 AM | #14 |
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And more goods!
Prize of the garden has arrived, my pics suck but at least a two pounder. I say it pushes 3 but without a scale. Just a guess...
The penny doesn't really do it justice, it stands 3" in height and covers my open hand. Several close contenders, this will be the best of the season. For less than 10 plants and no duplicate plants I couldn't be happier. I've not decided on the proper roll or bread but the biggest, baddest, BLT of 2015 is in my near future... BTW, an heirloom, Old German not to be confused with the German Johnson Pink that I grew as well. Both are great and distinctly different. Both MAKE great sandwiches either way. |
12-26-2015, 08:11 PM | #15 |
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My mom ate onions like an apple. I like heirloom tomatoes for the seeds and the acidity.
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