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Roses in bloom on a gray day
It's a dreary morning, but not an unwelcome occasion following the blistering heat we had early in the week. The roses are nearly at their peak, the pinks are there but the older John Davis (or is it...
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Of flowers and vegetables.
Honestly, I sometimes first go out with the camera to postpone the mowing and weeding. Today was such an occasion. You've seen the roses, but what is happening elsewhere? Click on pictures for a...
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Wordless Wednesday
Until next time, Keep Digging & Eat Well! The Gastronomic GardenerGarden blog http://amidwestgarden.blogspot.com/Cooking blog http://ihopeyouarehungry.blogspot.com/Twitter -...
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Comparing growing methods after one month
Welcome Kalipso, glad you are following, and welcome to everyone else who recently started following. I'm glad you are here. From now on, I'll do my best to acknowledge you, the readers, especially...
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A Sunny Saturday Morning
Welcome Jessica, I'm glad you are here.I've been a litle remiss in posting, life keeps getting in the way blogging. The nerve! It's a beautiful sunny morning, so I grabbed the camera and my coffee and...
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Humble Sunday Harvest
It's pretty modest but has the makings of a fine salad.TurnipGreen onionRadishSpinachLettuceChardCrooked neck squashThis makes me happy!Total harvest so far... a tiny 3.9 lbs. But tasty and...
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We Grow Dreams - Aquaponics Field Trip
As part of my reading and research into sustainable methods for personal food production, I have been collecting information about Aquaponics. Aquaponics is the intersection of Aquaculture (raising...
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Harvest 7/2/2011 & additional sowing
This isn't that exciting but it helps me keep track...The harvest this morning:cucumber - 1st one, the plants are loaded, and I hope to get enough to put up some pickles without having to purchase...
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Attack of the 50 foot Lilies
These monsters are in full bloom. (Click on photos for large view)So yes, they are in full blooom, but how big are they really? I'm 5'11" (I just got home from work, I don't garden in these clothes.)OK...
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Jewels of the Garden
Inspired by the wonderful pictures of produce over at Mark's Veg Plot I decided to take some glamor shots from the harvest last evening.Crooked neck squashHot banana peppersI think the chard may be the...
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The Promise of Pickles
Last year I made some pickles. They were the first thing I ever canned, but I had to purchase the cucumbers. This year I am determined to can some of my own growing so I planted three cucumber plants....
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Harvest Monday
A cucumber, another marconi, more banana peppers, and shallots! Very excited about the shallots! Total harvest just about 3 lbs..Until next time, Keep Digging & Eat Well! The Gastronomic...
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Midsummer report on Growboxes
As previously discussed, one of the exercises this summer is the investigation of various growing techniques. We've got raised beds over at the remote veggie plot, Squarefoot in the back and the...
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Picture tour of Guido's Garden
A friend called this morning and told me of a garden tour being given by a garden club a few towns over. He said "You gotta see Guido's garden, it's fantastic!" I looked it up online and indeed, listed...
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Tennessee Waltz
This is off topic so if you come back for the next one, I understand.We made a quick trip to Bumpus Mills, Tennessee this week, 8 hours down, 35 hours there, and 8 hours back. Ah, the things we do for...
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Weekend Harvest
The day I returned from Tennessee I picked over 9lbs of cucumbers. More pickles or at least relish seems in order.Today's haul included:Three types of beets: Chioggia, Cylindria, Detroit RedSeems like...
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Chilies and first tomatoes
It was happy to have a cool breeze tonight after dinners as I poked around the garden. What a break from recent days. Let's take a look at the peppers (or chilies if you prefer).Cherry pepperEarly...
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Sunday Harvest(s)
I made a trip over to the veggie plot. It is terribly over grown and the only thing surviving are the peppers and tomatoes. Not sure what happened to the vines (zucchini, cucumber) but they are shot....
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Growing method Comparison - Early August
When we last looked at the different growing techniques, there was not a big difference between between the Growboxes and the Squarefoot gardening methods. As of this weekend, there is also not a huge...
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Tuesday Harvest 15 lbs of goodness
I suppose it is the IT manager in me that wants to measure, to compare, to categorize. Maybe some day I will be able to be a bit more mellow about it and roll smoothly with good and bad instead of...
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Garden Update
It's been a busy couple days in the garden. The heat has finally broken and I can get outside without melting. What's Happening?One Growbox is done, the zucchini and cucumbers succumbed to powdery...
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Harvest between the storms
We've got a series of showers and thunderstorms rolling through but I managed to get out and get 13lbs or so more of produce yesterday morning.The plum tomatoes to the left are from the Growboxes. They...
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Update on the garden. - Plans for expansion
It's almost mid September and I'm already looking ahead to next year. This year I had 2 @ 4'x7' and 2@ 2'x8' Squarefoot garden beds, 3 Growboxes and a few buckets that my wife AKA "The Student"...
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Big Changes - Before and After x 3
Last post I made some comments about changes coming to the garden. I was needing a day off work to, you know, work.The last two days have been glorious weather - cool and breezy which is perfect for...
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The Garden is put to bed for the forever winter
As gardeners, we intuitively know there is a time for renewal. There is definite life cycle, sprout, seedling, production, decline, then finally off to the compost heap. Almost two years ago, I...
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