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Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!First off, we've broken the 100 pound mark!!!  WooHoo!!!OK...now that I've done my Happy Dance, we can get down to business ;-)This weeks highlights include:The first butternut squashActual Blue CornThe second wave of Roma TomatoesThe first Italian Heirloom!A mini CSA-type box of goodies for BrotherThe first (and possibly the only) pie pumpkinAn accidental apple harvestMy lovely new harvest…
September 12, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!!!This week was a jumble of harvesting and non-harvesting due to guests being in town and then a cold that caught me. Some highlights are: the first blue corn that was...er...not blue, lots of tomatoes, the very first lemon cucumber ever, lots of beans (these are all being blanched and frozen for winter use...anyone have a favorite recipe???),…
August 29, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

Sunflower & blue cornWinter squash, morning glories and a rouge sunflowerBlue corn...so close to harvest ready!Lemon cucumbers!!!JalapenoA single tomatillo flowerWhat's growing in your garden this week?
August 25, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

The sweet corn in the back yard seems to be confused...it's not even 3 feet tall, but it's starting to try to produce corn...weird!The German Butterball Potatoes  are getting ready to flower!The Butternut Squash is getting some color texture!Bush Beans, Pole Beans and Snap PeasMystery tomatoes coming along.  I transplanted this guy and forgot to write down what he was!!!…
August 3, 2011
Hilling Up Corn

Hilling Up Corn

Apparently, hilling up your corn will strengthen it against the wind, allowing it to grow more roots than it would otherwise.  To date, our corn has done just fine without messing with it.  But then again, we have never grown blue corn before.Our blue corn (which is in the front yard) has gotten really, really tall.  One in particular has…
August 2, 2011
Garden Happiness(es)

Garden Happiness(es)

The first pie pumpkinThe first (ever) acorn squashI love the texture in this bed...Sunflowers, tomatoes and acorn squashAshes made her way outside, Bo was not happy about it...Baby tomatoes...not suffering from butt rotThe first lemon cucumber...the previous few mysteriously disappeared...The first bush snap peaThe first rain water harvest!!!Silly puppies AKA Mika & Mr. peeking past the not-so-tall sweet cornAnother Orb…
July 26, 2011