Best Thing About Having a Garden: Gifts From the Heart
The best things about having a garden? Giving gifts like theseĀ to friends and family. š
Tag: garden updates
Grapes Are In Full Production
Garden Update: Grapes One of our grape vines is in full production mode. Pretty happy about this, although it is right about that time the birds or squirrels get to them before we do. So far, they haven’t found our ‘secret grape stash’ among the …
Cucumber Container Gardening Progress
The patch of cucumbers is growing fast. They are always the fastest growers inĀ our garden, and typically the first to sprout. This year’s no exception. Here’s the progress so far:
Garden Blog: Asparagus – A Vegetable You Need Patience For
As the title of this blog post states, once you plant asparagus – don’t expect a harvest in a few weeks like your other seeds or transplants. Try a couple of years. But in our family, we all love asparagus – it is one of …
Beets Are Sprouting
The telltale signs of the beets coming up – the magenta colored tiny leaves that emerge from the soil.
May 2015 Garden Update
This year’s growing crop:
- Asparagus (starting a new box – won’t be harvesting this year)
- Strawberries
- Japanese eggplant
- Cucumbers
- Rhubarb
- Beets – Gourmet Blend
- Garlic
- Radishes – White Icicle and Easter Egg II
- Carrots – Livingston’s Color Mix
- Zucchini – green and yellow
- Watermelon – Sugar Baby and Crimson Sweet
- Shishito, Golden Bell, Giant Marconi, Golden Treasure, Sweet red bell pepper, Fushimi, Anaheim, Fresno Chili, Holy Mole, Jalapeno, Poblano Ancho, HabaneroPeppers (too much this year!)
- Beans – Royal Burgundy (bush stringless)
- Peas – Dwarf Grey Sugar
- Tomatoes – Husky cherry red, Celebrity, German Queen, Yellow cherry
- Artichokes – Green Globe and Imperial Star
- Horseradish
- Tumeric
- Spinach
- Leaf lettuces
