I’ve read that planting sunflowers and cucumbers together can sweeten the flavor of the cukes while providing them a natural trellis to climb. While I’ve never seen it done, I’ve decided to try it in the garden this year and am hopeful for gorgeous sunflowers and delicious cukes! Have you…
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Today was busy, but good busy. Here are just a few things Tool Lady and I got done today… We did some training of our espalier trees (which means we tied their branches to the fence) and in the process accidently harvested a few (not quite ready) apples that Fish…
Summer and Winter Squash, making friends. The potatoes have almost completely recovered after their battering by the hail a week ago! Thank goodness! The tiniest sunflower EVER… …See how tiny it is in comparison to the morning glory??? I love the variety our chickens give us in the size, shape…
I love sunflowers. I know lots of people like sunflowers, but I really love sunflowers. I have them planted pretty much anywhere I can fit them where they’ll get enough sun. Apparently someone else in our neighborhood loves sunflowers, too. Enough the behead one and run away with…
The first cosmo! “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! So…I guess I’ll just hang out down here with the squash…” Bush beans Broccoli! The bush beans are out of control! The butternut squash is getting huge and starting to change colors! More sunflowers! These guys are about 10 feet…
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 Peas Mystery tomatoes…
Hilled up potatoes! A corner of our back yard Fantastic sunset shot from the back yard Chickens like beets 🙂 The Butternut Squash is starting to run! Snap Peas and beans starting the long climb! Beans make for a pretty cover crop Spinach (second planting) under a tree in the…