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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

July Garden Pictures

Here are some pictures from the garden during one of the hottest days of the season so far....

Chamomile plants

Red Onions

Collard Greens

Zucchini

Calendula (about to blossom)

Baby Butterhead Lettuce

White Carrot

Brandywine Tomatoes

Honey Yellow Tomatoes

Nasturtiums

Zucchini plant up close (baby zucchini is growing at center)

Sage Plants (we're ready for thanksgiving)

Swiss Chard

Sweet Potato (Porto Rico)

Thai Basil

Two Cucumber vines are climbing up the teepee just fine

A really long cucumber (must be 10 inches long)

Roma Tomatoes

Southern Night Tomatoes

Strawberry plant



Friday, May 2, 2014

Trellises & Hot Peppers

Yesterday and today were pretty warm days between 65 and 75F. I planted hot peppers in the garden and put up two trellises. One for the honey and brandywine tomatoes and the other for my cucumbers. I took pictures of the various veggies growing in my garden.
Link to newest plant:
Barkers New Mexican Chile (Bonnie Plants/Lowes)

Here is the newest member of my collection. A New Mexican hot chile. Bonnie Plants promises a spicy pepper.

Trellises at center of photo with my new Barnes and Noble bag.

Tomato trellis (left) & Cucumber trellis (right). The tomatoe trellis uses some untreated stakes from Lowe's vertically and the two horizontal pieces are 1" thick hollow bamboo. The one on right is assembled with branches that have fallen off the trees from our rental home and some untreated short stakes from Lowe's.

This is the Jalapeno plant Danielle gave to me. He is tied to the tomato trellis with Jute rope for the moment.

We think it's a strawberry plant. I chopped it's flowers off today so it can focus on growing roots and hopefully fruit later in the year.

Spinach

Baby Butterhead Lettuce
Baby Butterhead Lettuce

We think it's Salad Bowl Lettuce


Broccoli Raab

Collard Greens (they are tiny; the picture is deceiving)

Kohlrabi is growing pretty well.

Mostly Radishes with some Carrots sprinkled here and there


I fed my plants fish emulsion (Espoma) yesterday.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Pictures at sunset right before sprinkling of rain

Baby Butterhead Lettuce from seed

Random lettuce that popped up (We think it's Salad Bowl Lettuce).
Cilantro seedlings that survived the small flood (I guess they are too close together)


Radishes (large leaves) & Carrots (teeny tiny leaves at right)

Broccoli Raab (left) Butterhead Lettuce (center) & random lettuce from previous tenant (left)

Kohlrabi
Kohlrabi up close

Onions (back) Oregano (left) & Rosemary (right)

Strawberry (I think) plant from previous tenant

Calendula seedling transplanted


Herb & Flower Transplants plus a Strawberry Surprise

Today I planted some of the herbs and vegetables I have started indoors: four chamomile, three calendula, two parsley, and two dill seedlings. I also found what I think is a strawberry plant growing in the walkway that I transplanted to where the spinach are planted. I also planted additional seeds: Broccoli Raab in the uphill eastern part, Swiss Chard uphill and downhill, Nasturtium (2 additional scraped seeds since the original seeds haven't germinated yet), Spinach (scattered throughout the planting area), three carrots in the uphill north part, and four zucchini seeds in a diamond pattern. I also transplanted some Chef Jeff's Rosemary and Oregano plants that I've had inside the house.

There are also other "weeds" growing that could be celery or thyme that I've transplanted in the lower western corner where the chamomile are planted. Their leaves aren't as apparent as the strawberry ones to identify. I'll see if they come out with anything interesting and useable.

Next on the list is to set out my peppers in the cold temperatures on my deck (night & day) and begin hardening my tomatoes, cucumber and eggplants (during the day). Also I can get the leeks into the garden along with some sage and Thai basil tomorrow. I haven't really hardened my herb or flower plants before setting out (crossing my fingers they'll be okay).

The cilantro in the garden that got pulled out by that storm has recovered and true leaves are forming (they actually look like a regular cilantro leaf).