More Garden Pictures
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dalthauserHere are more pictures I took to document the status of the garden mid March.....................
Fingerling Potatoes have taken off and are humming along. Marcel and I are really excited about this since fingerlings are pricey in the store. We got a few varieties, and I wish I remembered where I put the note that told me where I planted what (pretty sure I didn't toss it - so maybe it will turn up later). This is Marcel's patch because I know zip about growing potatoes.
Here are the Collard Greens. The heat will have them going to seed very soon. I've already planted baby sweet peppers between them, so we don't lose any productivity. If the sweet peppers get started too late, the summer heat will render them non-productive (blossoms can't tolerate the heat and drop).
Onion and garlic patch. It was supposed to be Shallots too, but not a one came up in that row (makes me mad too because they are expensive). The pushy things that look like weeds are volunteer Cilantro we didn't have the heart to pull up. Cilantro loves my garden.
This picture doesn't look like much, but it's going to be a great "before" picture. Here are the grapes Marcel planted. I believe they are Thompson Seedless. I have my doubts about them growing here, but Marcel feels confident. Once they get going we'll trellis them.
The Cilantro is hanging in there. This row was so productive this year. I learned something. Start Cilantro in the fall - and it will produce all winter long. It's slowly going to seed, and I'm going to let it complete its cycle. That means more volunteer Cilantro next year, but that's not really a bad thing.
Fingerling Potatoes have taken off and are humming along. Marcel and I are really excited about this since fingerlings are pricey in the store. We got a few varieties, and I wish I remembered where I put the note that told me where I planted what (pretty sure I didn't toss it - so maybe it will turn up later). This is Marcel's patch because I know zip about growing potatoes.
Here are the Collard Greens. The heat will have them going to seed very soon. I've already planted baby sweet peppers between them, so we don't lose any productivity. If the sweet peppers get started too late, the summer heat will render them non-productive (blossoms can't tolerate the heat and drop).
Onion and garlic patch. It was supposed to be Shallots too, but not a one came up in that row (makes me mad too because they are expensive). The pushy things that look like weeds are volunteer Cilantro we didn't have the heart to pull up. Cilantro loves my garden.
This picture doesn't look like much, but it's going to be a great "before" picture. Here are the grapes Marcel planted. I believe they are Thompson Seedless. I have my doubts about them growing here, but Marcel feels confident. Once they get going we'll trellis them.
The Cilantro is hanging in there. This row was so productive this year. I learned something. Start Cilantro in the fall - and it will produce all winter long. It's slowly going to seed, and I'm going to let it complete its cycle. That means more volunteer Cilantro next year, but that's not really a bad thing.
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Date: 2010-03-15 06:16 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-03-16 12:11 am (UTC)I'm trying something just for kicks this year. I planted a little 3x3 bed with cayuse oat to act as a trellis for English peas I will get in the ground now the oat has started to come up. AT the end I plan to mulch them all up together and turn them into the soil.
I got golden beets (I may be dreaming on that one) and the yummy arugula. I'm going to try small tomatoes in a pot in the front of the house (hottest space I have).
I planted some sweet pea seeds too. I've always wanted to grow sweet peas. :)
Happy plants.
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Date: 2010-03-16 01:19 am (UTC)It's nice to have the long growing season, though I wish it didn't heat up so quickly in spring. Our summers are too hot for most things to grow well - Okra and Chili peppers are the only things that seem to thrive. It is nice to have fresh veggies in January though. :-)
Arugula rocks - it's so hardy and productive. I can't grow English peas - the temp requirements are too narrow - I love snow peas too!
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Date: 2010-03-16 02:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-16 07:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-16 01:12 pm (UTC)It's the best therapy in the world.
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Date: 2010-03-16 08:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-16 06:41 pm (UTC)i am sooooooo jealous! i planted a number of cool weather yummies this last weekend, but they have a long way to go to get to this stage of maturity.
i thought you lived in germany. am i nuts?? (it's ok to say yes) :)
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Date: 2010-03-16 09:04 pm (UTC)My husband is from Germany though :-)
(and my mum's parents came here from Austria)
Where do you live?
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Date: 2010-03-17 01:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-17 07:23 am (UTC)We call Cilantro Coriander here. We plant it in the autumn and it grows all winter, too. And it self-seeds. If I let the weeds take over it gets chocked out, though. It is a good plant.