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July 28 Garden Progress Update

It has been a while since I last wrote a post on this blog and I thought it would be good to give you a quick update on what is happening so far.  I now have four pumpkins that are growing in the garden and I may have a fifth one coming soon.  I have been taking pictures of them so that I can easily see their progress over a short period of time.

As you know my zucchinis are coming in one after the other and I don’t see any sign of them slowing down.  Blueberries are starting to wind down and today I think I reached the peak of the blueberry season for this year.  Tomatoes are doing good and will be ripening very shortly as long as the warm weather holds up. (more…)

Finished Setup of Bean Trellis

Setting up the actual poles for my beans was done way in the beginning right after I tilled the garden.  I don’t finish the setup until the beans start growing the runners that they will use to grab on and climb up the poles.  Instead of using the poles I like to add rope which they will use for support.

This is a little bit different from what many others will tell you to setup a support structure for pole beans.  This is just the way I do it and it seems to work for me just fine.  It is basically a string type trellis that I build to hold the weight of my beans.  Take a look at what it looks like when it is completed. (more…)

First Green Bean Harvest of 2014

Today was a busy day with the harvesting of green beans, weeding both green beans and corn, and more blueberries to pick as well.  I will have to finish setting up my bean poles so that my pole beans can start climbing up instead of attaching itself to anything it can find.  That I will do tomorrow if the weather is any good.

Tomorrow there is a slight chance of thunderstorms throughout the day and I decided that it would be a good idea to start harvesting the vegetables and fruit that were ready.  This included my beans and more blueberries.  I collected about two pounds of beans from my bush plants and three pounds of berries. (more…)

Pole Bean and Carrot Sprouting Along With Transplanting Eggplants and Cucumbers

This week has been kind of slow mainly because of the rain we have been receiving which is greatly needed.  When July comes along their will usually be none or very little rain.  I like to take advantage of this type of weather to take a slow rest because once the sun comes out the weeds will start growing throughout the entire garden.

Before the rain came I wanted to get my eggplants into the ground so that they can easily take advantage of this rain that they need.  I actually planted them much later than last year, but last year I did not have any transplants.  I had planted them in the garden from seed, which is why I did not get much fruit. (more…)

Garden Update: Peppers, Melon, and Another Row of Corn Planted

A couple days ago during a nice warm day I wanted to get in the garden another row of corn and some transplants that I wanted to get out of the way.  So far I have been adding a row of corn every five days and I only have about ten feet of planting space left.  Once I am done with the corn and all the seeds have sprouted I can then remove the bird netting that is protecting my seeds.

 

Third Set of Corn

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Second Day of Planting Seeds Outside

Now that I have started part of my heirloom corn and a few bush beans it is now time to start growing other seeds.  This year I was going to start with celery as a new plant to see how it does.

I also planted carrots as well since they are one of the more traditional plants that I must have every year.  I use the carrots from the garden every thanksgiving and it would be disappointing if I didn’t grow them.

Next to the corn and on the same row as the bush beans I have planted my pole beans.  After setting up my posts I like to plant them right away.  It is much easier to set everything up first and then planting the beans.  This way I won’t worry about walking over where I have planted. (more…)

First Outdoor Planting

Today I planted the first seeds of bush beans and corn into the garden.  It was a cloudy day but it still was warm enough to get them into the ground.  I didn’t plant an entire row instead I just planted the first set of corn and with some extra room I planted some bush beans.

I wasn’t planning on growing bush beans because I wasn’t sure I would have extra room.  What I did was plant them at the end of where my pole beans are going to go because there is plenty of room in this area.  Basically where the pole beans end are where the bush beans will begin. (more…)

Bean Pole Setup and Tomato Holes Dug

Today was a somewhat busy day with the setting up of bean poles that are needed when I plant my pole beans.  Pole beans can grow up to twelve feet and are able to climb very efficiently up anything that you put in front of them.  Most of the time a chain link fence would do the trick, but I like to set up a specific structure that I created myself.

Along with setting up bean poles I also dug holes that I will place my tomato plants in.  I like to dig these holes before placing my plants because birds can eat any grubs that might have survived through the tilling process.  You can also use chickens that you might have raised as well to speed up this task.  Click read more for pictures. (more…)