The Urban Farm Fall To-Do List

The Urban Farm Fall To-Do List

So, the summer veggies are in swift decline, the weather man is teasing us with "chilly weather" ahead and my Fall To-Do List just keeps growing and growing.Clear the Beds - Tomatoes, carrots, beans, potatoes, corn, cucumbers, bell peppers and jalapenos all still need to come out of their beds.  The problem is, a lot of it is still producing…
October 4, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!This week brought us the last of the acorn and butternut squash and blue corn, many more tomatoes and lemon cucumbers and the first of the fall kale.  Oh, and I can't forget the single, tiny jalapeno.I am trying to find my balance between my new school life and the rest of my life, so I'm not spending…
October 3, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

So many tomatoes still on the vine!!!  Yellows and greens and ......gorgeous reds!The ladies do love their Scratch!Lemon cuke, Brandywines and Pole BeansLove really is all around...This is the only one of it's kind in our yard......but the Morning Glories have officially taken over everything I've let them!Our potatoes are still very much alive.  Do I wait for them to…
September 28, 2011
Bee Stings & Balloon Faces

Bee Stings & Balloon Faces

So...apparently I'm allergic to bee stings.  How allergic?  Well, the kind of allergic that swells up your face so you look like a balloon and makes the doctor give you an EpiPen "just in case you go into anaphylactic shock next time".  Awesome.I'll spare you the horrifying pictures of my face (which was swollen yesterday and twice as swollen today...the…
September 27, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Well, with Fall officially upon us, I am feeling extremely grateful for each evening that passes without the gift of frost!  Not sure how much longer we will squeek by, but I'll tip-toe as long as I have to :-)This week brought us the excitement of our very first bell pepper and some long lost carrots (they were…
September 26, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

Little pretties.Little kale.Little zucchini.(This guys a little late, and one of two showing up so late.  We'll see if we have enough time between now and the first frost for him to actually mature.)Little ground cover popping up.Little (inedible) corn, with one (huge) kernal.Whatever you're doing this week, I hope it is bringing you happiness.
September 22, 2011