Vegetables
Bloomin’ Tuesday – Blooms and Berries
September has brought some cooler morning & evening temperatures. Along with that comes some of my favorite fall blooms & berries. Violas, Sedums and Lirope bring color and add interest to the garden. The purple berries on Beautyberry or Callicarpa americana make a striking combo against the lime green foliage of this native ornamental shrub. [...]
Veggie Garden Update
This is what I harvested from my veggie garden this morning. Considering how hot & dry it’s been this week I was pleased with what I found out there. And below is what I’ve done with them so far: Two large cukes later and I have a quart of refrigerator dill pickles. Yum! And [...]
Squash and Peppers: They thrive on neglect?
Ok somethings are just meant to be like this squash plant that is growing in my compost bin. Now I know what you’re thinking, but this is not black gold in my bin so that is not the reason it settled here. It’s the leftover potting soil from last year’s containers and maybe alittle compost. However [...]
Veggie Garden Update
Look what the garden is producing so far this month. I’ve been harvesting the cherry tomatoes for a few weeks now. Their great in salads, but I love to eat them straight from the garden sun warmed and pesticide free. No cukes or squash yet, but blossoms are always a good sign of things to [...]
Tomatoes!
I planted 4 tomato plants this spring and here is a photo of three of the four producing fruit. The fourth plant is the hybrid ‘Celebrity’ which I forgot to get a pic of but it’s forming fruit as well. All of these are plants I’ve had success with in the past except ‘Bonnie Grape’ [...]
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