Busy Busy
May 30, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Well it’s really busy around here, just not enough hours in a day to keep up with everything!
The Maxi Golt peas were done for, so out they came, to be replaced by Burgandy okra and several inches of sawdust mulch
Some of the Sugar Snap peas come out and are placed by Double Yield cucumbers [thanks! www.freedomseeds.com] and Kentucky Wonder pole beans
Chires Baby Corn seedlings. These are the little baby corns in Chinese cooking, or left to mature they make popcorn.
The strawberry bed is interplanted with purple bush beans.
The Elephant Garlic is blooming. We got almost 5 pounds!
A spell of cool rainy weather gave the Blueshokker peas a new lease on life.
A Grimes Golden apple grows with Mammoth sunflowers, asparagus, Swiss chard, cosmos and nasturtiums.
Super Italian Paste tomatoes in large cages. Despite a wind storm knocking them over and breaking some branches, they are doing ok.
A Lemon Gem marigold. It really does smell and taste of citrus.
On the patio looking down the SW side of the house. The big green bushes in front are some of the potted potatoes.
This sad looking Red Currant tomato nealy drowned. It’s planted in an old ice chest and I didn’t realize the drain plug got closed up. But it’s making a come back and even delivered up our first taste of homegrown tomatoes.
Yard long bean seedlings in a planter by the house. They’ll grow up to shade the laundry room windows.
The trombocino squash is taking off.
On the patio tomatoes grow in old ice chests and peppers in the orange pots.
!st big red tomato, an Imur Prior Beta, it weighed 1 1/2 ounces and tasted delicious.
The Kabocha squash was rudely pruned by a pack rat
The buckwheat is blooming. mmmm buckwheat pancakes, coming up!
The chickens enjoy scratching in their new spot.
A wild sunflower with very tiny seeds volunteers in the raspberry bed.
The Baba raspberries are showing some color.
The new garden area: paths laid, beds made, planted with popping sorghum, quinoa and Bloody Butcher corn.
Potatoes in the ground out front aren’t as big and lush as the potted ones on the patio, but doing ok under 6 inches of sawdust mulch.
Bloody Butcher corn seedlings. The sticks along the edge of the bed are guides to keep small children on the path.
King of the Garden Lima beans are taking off up their trellis.
Pencil pod yellow wax beans await transplanting.
Poppies and wildflowers bloom along the driveway.
A strong smelling sage blooms
WOW! look at those melons taking off.
Yippee! A baby watermelon
The Baby Blue Hubbards are blooming. That compost pile is still hot, 138 degrees!
More wild flowers, poppies, a corn flower and a baby apple along the drive way
A bee buzzes a bright red poppy full of pollen.
The Maxi Golt peas were done for, so out they came, to be replaced by Burgandy okra and several inches of sawdust mulchSome of the Sugar Snap peas come out and are placed by Double Yield cucumbers [thanks! www.freedomseeds.com] and Kentucky Wonder pole beansChires Baby Corn seedlings. These are the little baby corns in Chinese cooking, or left to mature they make popcorn.The strawberry bed is interplanted with purple bush beans.The Elephant Garlic is blooming. We got almost 5 pounds!A spell of cool rainy weather gave the Blueshokker peas a new lease on life.A Grimes Golden apple grows with Mammoth sunflowers, asparagus, Swiss chard, cosmos and nasturtiums.Super Italian Paste tomatoes in large cages. Despite a wind storm knocking them over and breaking some branches, they are doing ok.A Lemon Gem marigold. It really does smell and taste of citrus.On the patio looking down the SW side of the house. The big green bushes in front are some of the potted potatoes.This sad looking Red Currant tomato nealy drowned. It’s planted in an old ice chest and I didn’t realize the drain plug got closed up. But it’s making a come back and even delivered up our first taste of homegrown tomatoes.Yard long bean seedlings in a planter by the house. They’ll grow up to shade the laundry room windows.The trombocino squash is taking off.On the patio tomatoes grow in old ice chests and peppers in the orange pots.!st big red tomato, an Imur Prior Beta, it weighed 1 1/2 ounces and tasted delicious.The Kabocha squash was rudely pruned by a pack ratThe buckwheat is blooming. mmmm buckwheat pancakes, coming up!The chickens enjoy scratching in their new spot.A wild sunflower with very tiny seeds volunteers in the raspberry bed.The Baba raspberries are showing some color.The new garden area: paths laid, beds made, planted with popping sorghum, quinoa and Bloody Butcher corn.Potatoes in the ground out front aren’t as big and lush as the potted ones on the patio, but doing ok under 6 inches of sawdust mulch.Bloody Butcher corn seedlings. The sticks along the edge of the bed are guides to keep small children on the path.King of the Garden Lima beans are taking off up their trellis.Pencil pod yellow wax beans await transplanting.Poppies and wildflowers bloom along the driveway.A strong smelling sage bloomsWOW! look at those melons taking off.Yippee! A baby watermelonThe Baby Blue Hubbards are blooming. That compost pile is still hot, 138 degrees!More wild flowers, poppies, a corn flower and a baby apple along the drive wayA bee buzzes a bright red poppy full of pollen.
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