The very last summer plants that I harvest last are carrots. They have been in the ground the entire summer and most of the Fall. I like to leave them in the ground because the ground makes for a good storage area.
I have been picking some cabbage lately and a few more pieces of broccoli. All I have left are a couple of cabbage plants and whatever broccoli I get from now until the ground freezes. (more…)
Just recently we received a small to light frost that ended the season for most of my summer plants. I did have only a few harvests of the last peppers and one eggplant. Now that we have had many consecutive days of cold weather the plants are now gone except for cabbage, broccoli, and kale. (more…)
Now that it is October and fall is officially here it is time to start focusing on my cooler weather plants. Today was a great day for picking kale and most of the plants had very large leaves that needed to be harvested right away.
I am pretty much done with my summer plants and again the last thing that is out there is the last watermelon that I need to pick. I will be picking it before the weekend so make sure to check back and find out when I finally harvest this last melon. (more…)
Now that it is the end of July and the month of August is upon us it is time to start planting seeds for a good October harvest. That is what I have done today with the planting of kale, cabbage, and broccoli.
I decided to plant an equal amount of seeds using small black containers. I should have eight plants of each if all the seeds sprout in the next couple of weeks. This is all I need for a good harvest. (more…)
Now that it is 2016 and the garden season will soon start in another month or so I thought it would be good to buy the seeds I needed for this new year. I have a few new things that I plan on growing this season, but nothing that I can’t handle.
I will be saving some money this year from seeds that I have saved from the previous season. I actually saved some amaranthus seeds that came from both the green and red varieties. As always I saved at least one ear of corn that I left on the stalk to dry and then brought it inside once it was ready. (more…)
This week was another busy week with planting all 47 broccoli plants I had into the ground. There were actually a few that were cabbage instead of broccoli and those were planted away from my broccoli. This is just not to confuse them with each other because they both sprout the same.
Once the cabbage begins growing its head and broccoli plants start creating a large stalk it will become noticeable which is which. Placing them separately is just an easier way of knowing which is broccoli and which ones are cabbage. (more…)
I thought since it has been a while since I wrote a post that I would give you an update on the garden. Now that all my plants are starting to produce fruit – except for broccoli and cabbage which will come later- I thought today would be a perfect time to take some pictures of the plants progress.
I left off with my corn producing silks which will lead to ears of corn as long as they are pollinated. With the rain that we received yesterday much of the pollen has gotten wet and there is nothing that I can do except wait for it to dry and try to place it on the silks of the corn. (more…)
I went through the entire garden today and wanted to see if there were any other fruits or vegetables that might be ready for a small harvest. I have been noticing that some of my tomatoes were beginning to ripen and they might soon be harvested in a week or less.
I also have onions that will probably be dug out of the ground and totes real soon. Right now I am reaching the climax or busiest part of the garden season where many harvests will be coming at the same time. (more…)
I have been working in the garden for the past week including this past weekend. The weather has been hot which is great for many of my plants including tomatoes, melons, and cucumbers. I have not picked any tomatoes as they have not started to turn red. They should begin ripening at any time and can’t wait to harvest them.
Cucumbers on the other hand have been growing quite well along with zucchini and pumpkins that are coming along. All my cucumber plants are now producing flowers and it is only a matter of time before I start picking many of them. Today I happened to pick the first of many cucumbers. (more…)
This week I decided to add the ropes for my bean trellis and to finish them as quickly as possible. Many of my bean plants had started grabbing on to each other and it became a pain to break them apart without damaging the vine. They are very fragile and can easily break if handled incorrectly.
Having them climb up ropes has proved to be successful in the past years and is a great way to separate the plants and vines. The ropes are also strong enough to support the amount of beans that could appear especially if you have a good harvest like I did last year. (more…)
