The rain stopped for a few days, so we decided it was now or never to harvest our popcorn. The weather can go downhill quickly at this time of year. Given the late start, a lot of the corn hadn’t … Continue reading
I picked up the book The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook at the Borders going out of businesses sale about a month ago. It’s kind of an odd mix of potager garden layouts (which I find interesting) and vegetable profiles (which I … Continue reading
The rains have come to Oregon and our summer garden is winding down. Saturday was the last dry day, so it was time for us to harvest produce, remove dead plants, and roll up the drip hoses. All my squash … Continue reading
This spring I ordered a sunflower collection from Seed Savors Exchange. I love sunflowers! They make me smile ridiculously big every time I pass by them in the garden. Yeah, they are a little silly and mostly useless (unless you … Continue reading
My popcorn is getting tall and I didn’t even have to resort to kneeling on the ground to make it appear bigger. I am so giddy!
My neighbor gave me two baskets this spring for collecting garden vegetables. I love them and don’t know why I didn’t get something like them sooner!
My vegetable garden is still chugging along. The broccoli is finishing up and I have cauliflower that needs harvested. None of my tomatoes have ripened yet except for a handful of cherry tomatoes. Lee’s hops look nice. Just looking at … Continue reading
Lee and I weren’t expecting much out of our summer vegetable garden. We planted everything so ridiculously late, that we should have been happy with three tomatoes and a cucumber. Well, the summer isn’t over yet, and we are starting … Continue reading
I harvested our Elephant garlic about two weeks ago. Thankfully, we didn’t have a R.O.U.S. this year, so we had a normal harvest. Later this week I will be harvesting our regular garlic. It’s about time, as I was running … Continue reading
