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Harvest Monday 10/4/10
This week was a clean up week in the garden. Earlier in the week I cleared the squash vines and harvested the remaining butternut squash, another 5 pounds. I also picked the remaining pie pumpkins. I...
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Harvest Monday 10/18/10
On Monday I harvested all the peppers. In all it was a disappointing year for peppers. The high heat in mid July caused all the blossoms to drop and then the next set didn’t have enough time to fully...
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Harvest Monday 11/15/10
This week I harvested some of the root vegetables that have been hanging out in the garden since spring. We didn’t eat beets as much as I thought we would this spring, but now I’m harvesting them for...
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Harvest Monday 11/29/10
Last week I got the last pound of tomatoes that ripened from my green tomatoes. They were a little shriveled but worked fine in sauce.This week I harvested 4 oz leeks, 13 oz of kale( not pictured), and...
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2010 Garden Wrap Up: Part 1
I intended to do a wrap up post for each crop family but doubt I’m going to get to that. So I’m just going to list some observations about what went well and what needs work next year so that I don’t...
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Mid- May Garden
The past week was sunny and warm and allowed me to get the rest of the garden ready for planting. I spread compost and I turned over the rye grass. I didn’t transplant anything but I did direct seed a...
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June Garden Update: Part 1
It’s early June and time for an overview of what’s happening in the garden. We’ll start at the front with Bed 1 and make our way back. You can click on any photo to view a larger version. Bed 1 has my...
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Harvest Monday 10/10/11
My one and only harvest of beets this year, totaling 1 lb. Has anyone had trouble with beets or chard following onions? Neither did well this year in the row the onions were in last year. Hard frost...
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Harvest Monday 10/31/11
Most of the harvests this week were greens. Some chard and sorrel, Some kale And a basket of odds and ends before we got more snow on Saturday. We got 5 to 6 inches. Chard, carrots, a few beets, greens...
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2011 Garden Reflections: Root Vegetables
As I look back on this second year in this garden, some of last year’s successes were repeated, others were not. Some of last year’s failures were corrected, others were not. Here are a few...
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