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Comments (7)Happy new gardening year! It was a green December around here, we only got one snow that lasted a couple days before it was melted off. Rain otherwise. Rather uncanny. But it has turned properly colder now. Got no idea what's going on in the caps, haven't opened them. The rest of the yard looks like it's still sleeping. Been lots of small birds flocking about in the last couple weeks, but there seems to be a bit less ground rodent activity than the usual for now. Sitting on a bunch of wild wintersowing seed since it's been so nice out, so probably won't sow till late this month or into the next. Indoors has been some microgreens and a couple rounds of germination testing. I had some trouble last year with squash and melon and wasn't sure if it was due to the seed. I haven't gotten fresh in a while. So tests before sending off seed orders- just a couple smaller ones this year....See MoreVeggie Tales >>> February 2024
Comments (23)A nice day yesterday to get some gardening going without being too cold or too warm, perfect, no sweat. I prepped the rows for the cabbages, broccoli, carrots, beets, and lettuces. Will start on the pea plot today and begin planting all of these veggies (seeds & transplants) in about 2 weeks or so. Keeping an eye on the long range forecast for any cold snaps but so far any predicted nite temps below freezing are few. Soil moisture is excellent for a very good start and the earthworms were very abundant. Some daffodils are budding up now but thankfully the fruit trees are still dormant except for the early plums being near bud swell, I expect the other trees will wake up next when temps warm up to around 70F this week, but a cool snap after that down into the 30's is expected. I'll get going on prepping the summer crop plots sometime in April....See MoreVeggie Tales >>> August 2024
Comments (27)vgkg, I'm envious of those pears. I have three pear trees that I planted seven years ago and haven't gotten a single pear. One gets blossoms, but the others do not, so no pollination. (sigh) Maybe next year. I did get plums on my little plum tree, I think that's three years old, but some insect just devastated those, I'll make sure to spray next year but I wasn't sure that the cost in spray would be worth those 16 plums, LOL. The peach trees and apple trees are loaded, though, so I'll survive. (grin) I'm disappointed in my corn. I planted some Mirai, got about 50% germination, replanted and got a few more. The plants are, I swear, 8 feet tall or taller. I had to reach over my head to get the first ripe ear yesterday. We had it for supper and it tastes like field corn, it's definitely not Mirai, which I kind of figured out when it got so tall. And that's what you get when you order seeds online from a company you don't know anything about. Ugh. I'm going to let it go and see if it becomes grinding corn. If not, the cows will be very, very happy. (sigh) Meanwhile I'm shelling beans. We've finished with the cranberry beans and kidney beans, started nicely on the cannellini and the crowder peas. The pole beans aren't ready yet, but I have Scarlet Runner, Christmas Lima, Nonna Agnes' Blue, Trail of Tears, Rattlesnake, Turkey Craw, Mayflower and my favorite, Good Mother Stallard. Yeah, my husband really likes beans and we have them two or three times a week, LOL. Annie...See MoreVeggie Tales.....October 2024
Comments (28)It sounds like you’ve got a bustling garden this fall! Time does seem to fly by, especially when you have so many tasks to tackle. I’m glad to hear your tomatoes are still producing as the temperatures dip—there’s nothing quite like fresh tomatoes from the garden! It’s exciting that your broccoli and cabbages are heading up nicely; they can be such rewarding crops in cooler weather. I also love that you’re planning to pick your first turnips soon; they’re delicious roasted or in soups. And I hear you on the sweet potatoes—digging them up can be a big job, but they’re always worth the effort. Harvesting before a frost is a smart move, especially since sweet potatoes can be quite sensitive to cold. I hope you get that warm-up in the latter half of October! It can help keep your fall crops thriving. Keeping up with watering from your deep well sounds like a good plan, especially if rain isn’t in the forecast. And wow, 80 pears in the fridge is impressive! It must have been a great season for them. I love persimmons too—watching them turn that deep orange is such a treat. It sounds like you have a lot of delicious things coming together in your garden. Enjoy the harvest ahead, and happy gardening!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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