Category: In Season

  • Tomato Tunnel Trellis

    Tomato Tunnel Trellis

    What a great year 2017 was for Tomatoes

    Planted Tunnel

    The weather was perfect for tomatoes last year. (more…)

  • Planting the 2016 garden

    Planting the 2016 garden

    The 2016 season is well underway

    Onions, shallots, garlic strawberries and blackberries
    Onions, potatoes, shallots, garlic strawberries and blackberries

    With good help from Ron and Adrian the garden planting is 1/4 done. The smallest section of the garden, adjoining the perennial section of herbs, blackberries and asparagus is mostly planted. (more…)

  • Alabama Red Okra

    Alabama Red Okra

    We have found a most excellent variety of heirloom okra. This variety is called Alabama Red. The pods are as big around as a 50 cent piece and still very tender. 4 or 5 pods makes a very generous serving. (more…)

  • Sweet corn is 6 feet tall

    Sweet corn is 6 feet tall

    This year we have grown more corn owing to last season’s very nice crop. If anything, do what you do best. (more…)

  • Strawberries are blooming

    Strawberries are blooming

    The strawberries we planted two winters ago (they were the first planting in this garden) are looking great. (more…)

  • The last load of boxes

    The last load of boxes

    This season was a very good garden season. Seemed like the garden has been gushing boxes of veggies and melons. Boxes after boxes shipped twice a week. The garden gave it up.

     

    Okra bloom stalks are 3 feet long
    Okra bloom stalks are 3 feet long

    Now she and I need a rest. Adrian too, bless him.

     

    The okra wants to work more. Each plant 7 feet tall after blooming over and over. Boxes and boxes of okra.

     

    But I think it is time to give it up this season. Clean and oil the tools. Compost the too tall okra. Pull down the beans and reclaim the trellis. Call it a day.

    After a long season the deer are in garden. See the tracks?
    After a long season the deer are in garden. See the tracks?
  • Fall plantings doing very well

    Fall plantings doing very well

    Pole beans have been planted where the sweet peas had grown. The peas did pretty well on the plastic trellis material. The beans and cucumbers are too. (more…)

  • Cantaloupe and Peppers

    Cantaloupe and Peppers

    The cantaloupe are exceeding all my expectations. (more…)

  • Garden Progress

    Garden Progress

    The Perennial portion of the garden was cultivated. Fermize tilled and weeded and mulched. (more…)

  • Summertime crops are surging!

    Summertime crops are surging!

    The summer solstice has passed and the ‘supermoon’ has shown itself and our summer crops are growing very well. (more…)