Category Archives: Gardening

Halloween harvest

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Sandy

Another weekend, another harvest of tomatoes and peppers from the greenhouse. I’ve also been ignoring some cukes in the greenhouse because I got a bit sick of them this summer, but I decided to cut one up. The cukes are holding up well … Continue reading →

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Fall garden & cute boots

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Sandy

Wow! I might have successfully grown a Brassica! I have terrible luck with pretty much everything in this category. Cabbage becomes bug infested (I know, I need to use BT spray) and broccoli bolts before much of a head has even formed. … Continue reading →

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The greenhouse that keeps on giving & my albino carrot

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Sandy

A couple of weeks ago I thought I had picked the last tomatoes of the season. I was wrong. Last weekend I was sure it would be the last. Wrong again. The tomatoes keep on coming. This will end soon, … Continue reading →

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A day in the slow life

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Sandy

 Over at Backyard Feast, Toni put together a “A day in the slow life” meme and asked me to participate. In a follow up post, she wrote about The Paradox of Slow, which is equally as interesting. I pondered this topic earlier in the year … Continue reading →

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Speckled cranberry beans & garlic

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Sandy

This is my first year growing speckled cranberry beans. I grew a good volume of beans out of one bean tower of plants. Given the fact that half my plants didn’t make it for one reason or another, I see this … Continue reading →

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This carrot’s a winner & the tomatoes rally

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Sandy

These St. Valery carrots have been the best producing carrots of the season. See the little guy at the bottom of the picture? It is another variety planted at the same time as the St. Valery carrots, but that variety hasn’t produced … Continue reading →

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Pretty as a pepper

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Sandy

Even though I’ve had a hard time with tomatoes this year due to the cool weather, I’ve had good luck with peppers. For the last couple of years I’ve been growing peppers in the greenhouse in hanging planters and have … Continue reading →

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Grapes, sauce, and my sunny weekend to do list

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Sandy

As I mentioned in my last post, animal activity can be a good indicator that a crop needs to be harvested – and fast. After harvesting our favorite apple tree last weekend, I went to check on the grapes. Sure … Continue reading →

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Critters are smarter than I am

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Sandy

   Animals know when fruit is ripe. Have you ever waited patiently for a tree full of cherries to ripen to perfection only to walk out one day and find every last cherry on the tree gone? This has happened … Continue reading →

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Photo album: Garden in September

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Sandy

Here are some pictures from around the garden at the beginning of September: Happy gardening! Sandy

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