planting
It’s not just the economy seeing a downturn
Our gardens and our pecan trees seem to be following in the footsteps of our economy. Not much there.
Summer gardens did really well. Just about everything grew well and bore fruit. My pepper and eggplants are still going strong. Yet we had meager returns on seeds planted this fall. Out of 15+ seeds planted for … Continue reading
Garden Geek
Call me a garden geek, but it’s really exciting when tiny plants start popping where you simply put a teeny tiny seed under some dirt with a sprinkling of water. Our last minute lettuce is thriving: beautiful baby leaf lettuce just like I used to buy from a bag! And almost all the carrots have … Continue reading
Signs of progress in a list form
IN THE GROUND!
Melons:Â honeymoon, canteloupe, american melon, honeydew, planters jumbo
Mammoth Red Mangel Beets
Tomatoes:Â black cherry, dad’s sunset, carbon (purple), reisentraube, dr. carolyn (yellow)
Carrots: scarlet nantes, danvers, cosmic purple, lunar white, little finger
Lettuce:Â butterhead, european mesclun, rocky top, big boston, little gem
Peanuts:Â Tennessee Red, Pre-Civil War
Japanese white eggplant
Peppers:Â tobasco, thai red chili, chinese 5-color, asti rosso, … Continue reading
Uh-huh
Spring is rapidly approaching, as usual, faster than we expected. You’d think we’d be prepared by now, but no. This summer will mark 2 years since we moved here. Two years! And we’re still struggling to get it together. I’m learning to go with the flow though. That’s good, … Continue reading
Hello Jack Frost
We got the first frost on Tuesday morning. I tried to prepare the best I knew how which honestly isn’t saying much! I potted a few herbs and harvested some more. I covered the most prolific tomato plants, the peppers, bok choy, carrots and some of the lettuces just because they’re so small. I left … Continue reading