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Garden Happiness & Harvest Monday

Garden Happiness & Harvest Monday

Happy Monday, everyone!I am incredibly happy to report that this week has brought us a variety of small and delicious harvests!  But first, let's look at how a few things are growing...The cucumbers and bush beans are doing very well!  The cukes aren't yet reaching for their support, but they do all have their true leaves.The tomatillos are growing in…
June 10, 2013
Pull it Out, Clean it Up

Pull it Out, Clean it Up

I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year.  The cool, crisp mornings make for the perfect temperature in which to enjoy tea on the back porch, easy sleeping throughout the night and more comfortable days without air conditioning (I work in a historic, adobe building).  Such temperatures also mean, however, that the garden is beginning to take on…
August 31, 2012
Sowing Fall Seeds

Sowing Fall Seeds

While it always feels funny to me to start fall crops in the middle of summer, I am learning the importance of giving them the opportunity to get their roots under them well before the temperature drops. This will be our third fall and winter during which we will attempt to continue to grow some veggies while the temperatures drop…
July 25, 2012
Going to Seed

Going to Seed

As the days continue to get longer and (abnormally) warmer, our over-wintered veggies have been bolting quite quickly this spring. In the interest of saving as many seeds as possible, I've left a few plants in the beds to continue their cycle and have been enjoying the show they put on!  I love all their itty bitty buds and flowers…
May 6, 2012
Fall & Winter Crops – 2011/2012

Fall & Winter Crops – 2011/2012

Alright, I've finally planted out both of the raised beds in the front yard.  Here's what we've planted and are hoping to harvest throughout the winter and into next spring.4X5 bed.  In order of rows sown, back to front, succession plantings sown early August through early October.BroccoliCarrotsKaleCarrotsKaleBeetsCarrotsSpinachCarrotsBeetsMixed LettuceBeetsKale and Spinach4X6 bed.  In order of rows sown, back to front, all…
October 18, 2011
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Labor Day everyone!This week brought us a bit of diversity in the form of the first winter squash!!!  I have been biting my nails in anticipation and just couldn't take it any more!  There are still several ripening on their vines, but here's the first peek!!!I also harvested the first radishes that I planted super late in a couple…
September 5, 2011
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