Monday, February 4, 2013

July 3, 2012: Prodigal Summer!

Thanks to Barbara Kingsolver for the title of this blog entry, and also for her inspiration about growing your own food!  The garden is truly prodigious this month!
Raspberries!
Finally got the little watermelon plants int he ground---in place of a raspberry that didn't make it.   I foolishly purposely planted some canes that were bearing raspberries last fall, not knowing that they only fruit one year.
Corn not quite knee high, also zuchini in foreground, brocoli behind.
The volunteer potatoes continue to grow, plus some extras that I added this spring.

The herb garden is beautiful
Lemon verbena....one of my favorite herbs!
Bergamot---smells like earl gray tea!
Basil...yum!
Cucumber vines growing up their willow stick trellises.
Garlic planted last October is ready for harvest
Laura's silver triticale wheat has spouted!  She sent seeds to friends to grow flowers for her wedding reception!
Peas have died back, ready to be pulled to make room for pole beans.  The lettuce is almost done too, but I'm still enjoying it!
Tomato plants grow taller.
Late planted pumpkin seeds just sprouting!
Grapes--these are the champagne grapes from Teds.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

June 16, 2012 More plantings/summer abundance!

June 16, 2012
Strawberries (foreground) and herbs and veggies!

Herbs seedlings planted in herb garden:
basil seedlings on left, nasturtiums (plus pepper plants) in front
Oregano and rosemary on right
Lemon verbena, dill, pineapple sage, and more  in rear

Garlic (right) starting to brown, onions growing well (left).
Raspberry bushes

Tarragon!

Cucumber seeds in (Gurney Sweeter yet Hybrid Slicing Cukes), planted in holes cut in landscape fabric to control weeds.  Black willow teepees to climbing vines.
Carrot seeds in, plus celery, chard, and marigold seedlings.
Blueberry bushes on their bed of pine needles.

pea pods!

Tomatoes growing!

Compost happens!

Asparagus leafing out (and weeding out!)

May 29, 2012: Lavender, lovage, and tomato plants

May 29, 2012
lavender and lovage! 
tomato seedlings planted



May 19, 2012 Raspberry, onions, peapods, lettuce


May 19, 2012
Raspberry Bush (transplanted last fall from Pete Nielsen's yard)

onion sets up (forground)
onion plants, garlic, and herbs behind
peas and lettuce
pea flowers and first tiny pea pods!

May 10, 2012 Onions and Garlic

May 10, 2012
Onion sets and onion plants


Garlic--planted last October


May 8, 2012: Garden, peas, apple trees, herbs

May 8, 2012
 view of the whole garden from the bridge
new apple tree continues to grow new leaves!
the herb garden and the barn
garlic and herbs
peas and lettuce

May 4, 2012: Greenhouse and seedlings

 May 4, 2012: Greenhouse and seedlings



tomato seedlings

lavender seedlings