tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166334516498944872024-03-13T14:33:44.335-07:00Skillet & SpadeThe Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-86630437967619657952012-12-07T04:47:00.001-08:002012-12-07T04:47:49.594-08:002012 Lookback<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This looks to be my first and last garden post of 2012. Better late than never...?</div>
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2012 was an up year in some areas of the garden, and a down year in others. I had fair success with the tomatoes and limited myself to just 3 varieties and 6 total plants this year. Sungold was an A+ (as always), Mountain Magic was an A- (good production, decent taste, and no blight!), Juan Flamme was a C- and not worth keeping around for next year.</div>
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I kept the two triangular beds as dedicated potato patches this year, and may continue with that in the coming seasons. I stuck with the prolific and useful variety Yukon Gold, and I'm not sure I could be convinced to deviate next time around.</div>
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I saw some good success with Strawberries planted from seedlings in the summer of 2011. They came back strong and, minus the berries lost to birds and bugs, produced pretty darn well. My other perennial fruits were a little lackluster however as the black rasberries, and rhubarb provided little in the way of an actual harvest. Also, of note, I planted a blueberry bush this year- time will tell.</div>
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I've about had it with my Aspargus planting as it is either simply too small or too shaded to be of any use. I either need to just rip it out or try to dig up the crowns and replant in a more suitable spot.</div>
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Most everything else was buisness as usual. Lettuce, basil, beans, peas, zucchinni etc. all performed as expected. I did go back to the Pennsylvania Crookneck Squash for my winter squash this year and, despite nearly taking over the garden again, I was able to harvest quite a few jumbo specimens that found there way into soups, pies and other fall dishes.</div>
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The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-30606201102796614122011-06-10T04:33:00.000-07:002012-12-19T12:06:08.900-08:00June<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lots has changed in the garden since my last post.</div>
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Plenty of sugar snap peas to pick on a daily basis. Most get crunched right out in the garden.</div>
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I love the way this growing Kale looks. It's almost blue.</div>
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Summer squash plant looking great. This one is Yellow Crookneck I think.</div>
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Tomato lineup.</div>
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Bug's eye view of a tomato plant. They seem to be getting signifcantly bigger on a daily basis.</div>
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Winter squash growing over it's trellis.</div>
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This little blob will someday be a Burgess Buttercup Squash.</div>
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And this one will be a Potimarron Squash.</div>
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Everything is looking as it should in the potato and bean beds. I expect that we'll see some bean pods emerging in the next week or two.</div>
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I sneaked a peak at the base of my Purple Viking potato plant. And, sure enough, there are purple potatos growing.</div>
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The Black Eyed Susans lining the front of the garden look like they are about to bloom any day.</div>
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Some other back yard projects have gotten time recently. So far the deck is re-stained, plants are potted on the patio, and the fence is in the process of being extended down into the yard.</div>
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And I am happy with the way this bed on the side of the yard has turned out. I lined it last fall with broken pieces of our old sidewalk, and have mulched all the plants heavily this spring. Looking good.</div>
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The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-40910910088743901362011-05-26T17:50:00.000-07:002011-05-26T18:05:21.307-07:00Tomato Day 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx7P0FPe0-UZNVju5DpcB95T0t_N165VN52GIWlW5WWwHS62ohV9EaRXptce5iaUjFwPDhrKu5G0WHHxWVIE70NqSAugl9GvEQSZ-_m7mwuRSYw-dlU1W4tyjXTz6Y-_ckknfYiAi-Zz8/s1600/IMG00286-20110521-1058.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx7P0FPe0-UZNVju5DpcB95T0t_N165VN52GIWlW5WWwHS62ohV9EaRXptce5iaUjFwPDhrKu5G0WHHxWVIE70NqSAugl9GvEQSZ-_m7mwuRSYw-dlU1W4tyjXTz6Y-_ckknfYiAi-Zz8/s400/IMG00286-20110521-1058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611193771899937314" /></a><div><br /></div><div>In fact these pictures are from about a week ago, so tomato day was really last week.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx7P0FPe0-UZNVju5DpcB95T0t_N165VN52GIWlW5WWwHS62ohV9EaRXptce5iaUjFwPDhrKu5G0WHHxWVIE70NqSAugl9GvEQSZ-_m7mwuRSYw-dlU1W4tyjXTz6Y-_ckknfYiAi-Zz8/s1600/IMG00286-20110521-1058.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOr1Q0wNLNIILrKhQZ90qcqYs6ZVaDNMjctIkShqolUFbOK4SWVd7hEDit-NgdyUK_46ePFI9nlQPSOYdtArWPE5jiNWht_UjTX3I9MhW4P3arvQc6tk9H-NOiHpvXAjlkvp3nZa8Gj-V/s1600/IMG00280-20110521-1026.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOr1Q0wNLNIILrKhQZ90qcqYs6ZVaDNMjctIkShqolUFbOK4SWVd7hEDit-NgdyUK_46ePFI9nlQPSOYdtArWPE5jiNWht_UjTX3I9MhW4P3arvQc6tk9H-NOiHpvXAjlkvp3nZa8Gj-V/s400/IMG00280-20110521-1026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611193531047422114" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Aiden was a good assistant.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOr1Q0wNLNIILrKhQZ90qcqYs6ZVaDNMjctIkShqolUFbOK4SWVd7hEDit-NgdyUK_46ePFI9nlQPSOYdtArWPE5jiNWht_UjTX3I9MhW4P3arvQc6tk9H-NOiHpvXAjlkvp3nZa8Gj-V/s1600/IMG00280-20110521-1026.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkKNnRMPb3zEJV3PEdcNoJ44KB_Mj8e_-0yG51hwejdL_4fQc9qMW0nx-EBbYJj4im1LhYM0GS62fOq0imFXOWRD0_cr19vd4xNCpdYKx6KnOMe81Tlw2j1CSRsVPgzGM1Iyu-8L_jCN7/s1600/IMG00284-20110521-1042.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkKNnRMPb3zEJV3PEdcNoJ44KB_Mj8e_-0yG51hwejdL_4fQc9qMW0nx-EBbYJj4im1LhYM0GS62fOq0imFXOWRD0_cr19vd4xNCpdYKx6KnOMe81Tlw2j1CSRsVPgzGM1Iyu-8L_jCN7/s400/IMG00284-20110521-1042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611193168564103570" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's only been a week, but these have almost doubled in size.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkKNnRMPb3zEJV3PEdcNoJ44KB_Mj8e_-0yG51hwejdL_4fQc9qMW0nx-EBbYJj4im1LhYM0GS62fOq0imFXOWRD0_cr19vd4xNCpdYKx6KnOMe81Tlw2j1CSRsVPgzGM1Iyu-8L_jCN7/s1600/IMG00284-20110521-1042.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2WFMHcBqZjP32owSZAWnJTtlO-3ze-5OVndt9kAU-n0EznE4fCFpMIyuYui8MUFWRgrBNgi745rSdQNK_2Xkloj3lQgpcfTWtVkhJeTXjcBQpHVImolBXoHHpLvYl6g-U7xQbvzF0ZB8/s1600/IMG00283-20110521-1038.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2WFMHcBqZjP32owSZAWnJTtlO-3ze-5OVndt9kAU-n0EznE4fCFpMIyuYui8MUFWRgrBNgi745rSdQNK_2Xkloj3lQgpcfTWtVkhJeTXjcBQpHVImolBXoHHpLvYl6g-U7xQbvzF0ZB8/s400/IMG00283-20110521-1038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611192945348436562" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Learning about worms.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb2WFMHcBqZjP32owSZAWnJTtlO-3ze-5OVndt9kAU-n0EznE4fCFpMIyuYui8MUFWRgrBNgi745rSdQNK_2Xkloj3lQgpcfTWtVkhJeTXjcBQpHVImolBXoHHpLvYl6g-U7xQbvzF0ZB8/s1600/IMG00283-20110521-1038.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIROn5CGCnzEuTnZvAzZFm3209ng2Gp9VR_4788k5OFtSDGxkUvbvlqE4ztc8mdfgtX-I894LRT9T5quwTRYU5HVSvnFZncj-rX9s_DVjOqrWIFISUqyuzh5VixU90OWZQgwvw6AmjdWO/s1600/IMG00285-20110521-1049.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIROn5CGCnzEuTnZvAzZFm3209ng2Gp9VR_4788k5OFtSDGxkUvbvlqE4ztc8mdfgtX-I894LRT9T5quwTRYU5HVSvnFZncj-rX9s_DVjOqrWIFISUqyuzh5VixU90OWZQgwvw6AmjdWO/s400/IMG00285-20110521-1049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611192766667939650" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Eventually toys won out over garden projects. Still a good tomato day!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIROn5CGCnzEuTnZvAzZFm3209ng2Gp9VR_4788k5OFtSDGxkUvbvlqE4ztc8mdfgtX-I894LRT9T5quwTRYU5HVSvnFZncj-rX9s_DVjOqrWIFISUqyuzh5VixU90OWZQgwvw6AmjdWO/s1600/IMG00285-20110521-1049.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDF0noaGPUUKF_TdyHQLYCNYb9Wy6fjS2VYtzLEZon1LXoFOM2JJwfi8qP7H_gB33MfrvQO3Pw9f3T2VFFLBsglwYuHSK0FQNnqYWy1QPeiB8ASzUunflvSRv3tye0-_-5OWchayFNKQH/s1600/IMG00282-20110521-1036.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDF0noaGPUUKF_TdyHQLYCNYb9Wy6fjS2VYtzLEZon1LXoFOM2JJwfi8qP7H_gB33MfrvQO3Pw9f3T2VFFLBsglwYuHSK0FQNnqYWy1QPeiB8ASzUunflvSRv3tye0-_-5OWchayFNKQH/s400/IMG00282-20110521-1036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611192378253155922" /></a><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-4526992425287634412011-05-14T04:10:00.000-07:002011-05-14T04:47:05.465-07:00Mid-May<div>Finally got out into the garden early enough in the day to take some pictures in decent light. Lots going on.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Milk jugs</span> in the foreground hold the tomato seedlings with huge bamboo stakes next to each.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKAHgbKHQ5hy1dxQ36IbixX43QcVWjOVR4qxI64YJ31Tx_uK-k5_zydLpghMGDGzane7JIPWFg0Mcyhkno43r622tumZtJyCxaf3JJuf166CePX2IyRIWvI7my9nIV3fJqQ1QmFGM8Nnu/s1600/DSCF2009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKAHgbKHQ5hy1dxQ36IbixX43QcVWjOVR4qxI64YJ31Tx_uK-k5_zydLpghMGDGzane7JIPWFg0Mcyhkno43r622tumZtJyCxaf3JJuf166CePX2IyRIWvI7my9nIV3fJqQ1QmFGM8Nnu/s400/DSCF2009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606533522019502226" /></a><div><br /></div><div>The peas are a' <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">growin</span>.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKAHgbKHQ5hy1dxQ36IbixX43QcVWjOVR4qxI64YJ31Tx_uK-k5_zydLpghMGDGzane7JIPWFg0Mcyhkno43r622tumZtJyCxaf3JJuf166CePX2IyRIWvI7my9nIV3fJqQ1QmFGM8Nnu/s1600/DSCF2009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FtdP49xQzve1ME2o47P20QdXOw4t27qblBtp24G3J9f_lXOA_Uv4QktCYtfeZoy1YZE0p2Vwa9sC7iPPo5KmQi4kv-iClGRpJYj7vRcXb9kz5FlCZUhA1XhWhYuBhZbmPqAJWtDpkmdn/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FtdP49xQzve1ME2o47P20QdXOw4t27qblBtp24G3J9f_lXOA_Uv4QktCYtfeZoy1YZE0p2Vwa9sC7iPPo5KmQi4kv-iClGRpJYj7vRcXb9kz5FlCZUhA1XhWhYuBhZbmPqAJWtDpkmdn/s400/DSCF2007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606533235058159266" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Winter squash, both started from seed in milk jugs and now transplanted into the ground. Eventually there will be a wire mesh over the bamboo in this picture that the squash vines can climb up.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FtdP49xQzve1ME2o47P20QdXOw4t27qblBtp24G3J9f_lXOA_Uv4QktCYtfeZoy1YZE0p2Vwa9sC7iPPo5KmQi4kv-iClGRpJYj7vRcXb9kz5FlCZUhA1XhWhYuBhZbmPqAJWtDpkmdn/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8xHUBR7aR6xv4XEDJ0rG-nqMl6q44T2QE1cDna-Tl0_zbFahMuoBucVq4j5iA3KIU5l80OU40fFG98z9qk853SD906hc7ofgFghd_t7YUJt0G0UpOxuuIt6Y2zDFDxK1-3vSrCVsxg2X/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8xHUBR7aR6xv4XEDJ0rG-nqMl6q44T2QE1cDna-Tl0_zbFahMuoBucVq4j5iA3KIU5l80OU40fFG98z9qk853SD906hc7ofgFghd_t7YUJt0G0UpOxuuIt6Y2zDFDxK1-3vSrCVsxg2X/s400/DSCF2003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606533028173264178" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Swiss Chard in the sunlight. This amazing plant was overwintered and is now thriving once again.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8xHUBR7aR6xv4XEDJ0rG-nqMl6q44T2QE1cDna-Tl0_zbFahMuoBucVq4j5iA3KIU5l80OU40fFG98z9qk853SD906hc7ofgFghd_t7YUJt0G0UpOxuuIt6Y2zDFDxK1-3vSrCVsxg2X/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwnyni3jM4AvDB1gv493qMq4A9FU6CLn4XXo9rgcl-le3e_s4-3uHV1FOiAu4Xix0JQ3X9bkxpmaoxMKzBSgPB1NFbORFgJzE52-Gn8yzhvp5AgG-d5UQ_IHhT1qKxLT7YhNTkkcveTIx/s1600/DSCF2008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwnyni3jM4AvDB1gv493qMq4A9FU6CLn4XXo9rgcl-le3e_s4-3uHV1FOiAu4Xix0JQ3X9bkxpmaoxMKzBSgPB1NFbORFgJzE52-Gn8yzhvp5AgG-d5UQ_IHhT1qKxLT7YhNTkkcveTIx/s400/DSCF2008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606532568577571138" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Potatoes around the edge of this bed with beans in the middle. This year I am going to mulch all the beds heavily with grass clippings from the lawn. Keeps the weeds down and retains water, plus I like the way it looks.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwnyni3jM4AvDB1gv493qMq4A9FU6CLn4XXo9rgcl-le3e_s4-3uHV1FOiAu4Xix0JQ3X9bkxpmaoxMKzBSgPB1NFbORFgJzE52-Gn8yzhvp5AgG-d5UQ_IHhT1qKxLT7YhNTkkcveTIx/s1600/DSCF2008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigepMdHD6LEmp88AXbghGHTcRJEkLeBjrb1dh7xEHCGihNgvUih0s1UqeOAfAa5jvsO5eVXFLRESakig8H2lxqVerewpdw53XD3rja9BEOiGWkb5gahuNUI_vorc8_t7vH_UxGOWhy-e9W/s1600/DSCF2011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigepMdHD6LEmp88AXbghGHTcRJEkLeBjrb1dh7xEHCGihNgvUih0s1UqeOAfAa5jvsO5eVXFLRESakig8H2lxqVerewpdw53XD3rja9BEOiGWkb5gahuNUI_vorc8_t7vH_UxGOWhy-e9W/s400/DSCF2011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606532166459211794" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Closeup of the grass mulch around the potato plants.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigepMdHD6LEmp88AXbghGHTcRJEkLeBjrb1dh7xEHCGihNgvUih0s1UqeOAfAa5jvsO5eVXFLRESakig8H2lxqVerewpdw53XD3rja9BEOiGWkb5gahuNUI_vorc8_t7vH_UxGOWhy-e9W/s1600/DSCF2011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4HE1GYFroeZmG6gNy8XMsVO78HTzFY8s-3OIkkkvbc09UG7YrzElaQJgxUHsKBPiBvLYUvU5uVFfdtwupSpHNuAfJVO1f3FZjM6vpibzfTdg6BpP9sInsH1tmGm2nGZgrLa2aqMzwhqP/s1600/DSCF2017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4HE1GYFroeZmG6gNy8XMsVO78HTzFY8s-3OIkkkvbc09UG7YrzElaQJgxUHsKBPiBvLYUvU5uVFfdtwupSpHNuAfJVO1f3FZjM6vpibzfTdg6BpP9sInsH1tmGm2nGZgrLa2aqMzwhqP/s400/DSCF2017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606531786943675442" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Stunning rhubarb stalks. I picked my first batch of rhubarb the other day to make a strawberry <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">rhubarb</span> crumble for Mother's Day.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZk7b2rw7hQ_8i2dIw3vScDhAHYIaZfrbQOs-NnJ8SgJbZ-x13H3gT3Kw8PYCG9TAZ06OtBI8UpozLjtkQkYwC64RpSIbM4w3FwmzH-aTJvBtlD-aZmkFIXqI05TGfw5d4lymfQuL5lJx/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZk7b2rw7hQ_8i2dIw3vScDhAHYIaZfrbQOs-NnJ8SgJbZ-x13H3gT3Kw8PYCG9TAZ06OtBI8UpozLjtkQkYwC64RpSIbM4w3FwmzH-aTJvBtlD-aZmkFIXqI05TGfw5d4lymfQuL5lJx/s400/DSCF2010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606530971608603234" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tomato seedling in a milk jug. This process seems to be working well; next year I may try to just the start the seeds right into the jugs.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrucHYxGtdUnMhfWaYcmIam8WlnQSnaTXVObkxX-3sA5MqwvxtcYsm61EnJXB7wcZEbyhzf7Bm0T7UC5GVZ95h_ZHZw-9tuIv13YJWQJCBhHx1rLTcS1T5tACaPbGpvHomdMvmC2U1ktuU/s1600/DSCF2012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrucHYxGtdUnMhfWaYcmIam8WlnQSnaTXVObkxX-3sA5MqwvxtcYsm61EnJXB7wcZEbyhzf7Bm0T7UC5GVZ95h_ZHZw-9tuIv13YJWQJCBhHx1rLTcS1T5tACaPbGpvHomdMvmC2U1ktuU/s400/DSCF2012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606530672623977282" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Melon seedling in a jug. All three types are still small but look good. I'm in the process of prepping the melon bed to plant out hopefully in about two weeks.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrucHYxGtdUnMhfWaYcmIam8WlnQSnaTXVObkxX-3sA5MqwvxtcYsm61EnJXB7wcZEbyhzf7Bm0T7UC5GVZ95h_ZHZw-9tuIv13YJWQJCBhHx1rLTcS1T5tACaPbGpvHomdMvmC2U1ktuU/s1600/DSCF2012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO31ySW28tbe3wci8VIWhKUfqguSFhIMF2DeGGsW60KtdJT8_DkyQHinIEBzsCz-bgDj8QKH2hddkOz2ZyVB86s2FkjSiCtIHQMEp7SIXm9wpiPtJ4_OqFXIXQPkO_TtlEdWXNPoSVqSIA/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO31ySW28tbe3wci8VIWhKUfqguSFhIMF2DeGGsW60KtdJT8_DkyQHinIEBzsCz-bgDj8QKH2hddkOz2ZyVB86s2FkjSiCtIHQMEp7SIXm9wpiPtJ4_OqFXIXQPkO_TtlEdWXNPoSVqSIA/s400/DSCF2013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606530452784976946" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A sea of young lettuce.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO31ySW28tbe3wci8VIWhKUfqguSFhIMF2DeGGsW60KtdJT8_DkyQHinIEBzsCz-bgDj8QKH2hddkOz2ZyVB86s2FkjSiCtIHQMEp7SIXm9wpiPtJ4_OqFXIXQPkO_TtlEdWXNPoSVqSIA/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztC2NAT1dSfVXUMKMElplpZsMKiwQ1DcFuO7_EiMQHIZLKaW5DHhH-uaEWu5G7buyPYebTArU7UlNhyw2SaC_pc860h5EH7qcns-XoY9JbULDxIM_EZ81nPoTmDUBd4Bts1EXEdOGfLhX/s1600/DSCF2016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztC2NAT1dSfVXUMKMElplpZsMKiwQ1DcFuO7_EiMQHIZLKaW5DHhH-uaEWu5G7buyPYebTArU7UlNhyw2SaC_pc860h5EH7qcns-XoY9JbULDxIM_EZ81nPoTmDUBd4Bts1EXEdOGfLhX/s400/DSCF2016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606530207259281810" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I am very pleased that the black-eyed <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">susans</span> that I seeded last year at the front fence of the garden have come back even stronger. Excited to see them in bloom.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztC2NAT1dSfVXUMKMElplpZsMKiwQ1DcFuO7_EiMQHIZLKaW5DHhH-uaEWu5G7buyPYebTArU7UlNhyw2SaC_pc860h5EH7qcns-XoY9JbULDxIM_EZ81nPoTmDUBd4Bts1EXEdOGfLhX/s1600/DSCF2016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIycRyTEQyvWA5idOrFyqoWOaGrBDbcKvKKcFSGxbR_GeZsFZnO1rZF6lS4qQkwOWsbuTfp4EWakG1d1ECT2rR1bclIV5EIY-pJyGvSZByqpq54hT9K2EXueqlkmXWSILvY26npvqE1Qz/s1600/DSCF2018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIycRyTEQyvWA5idOrFyqoWOaGrBDbcKvKKcFSGxbR_GeZsFZnO1rZF6lS4qQkwOWsbuTfp4EWakG1d1ECT2rR1bclIV5EIY-pJyGvSZByqpq54hT9K2EXueqlkmXWSILvY26npvqE1Qz/s400/DSCF2018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606528961192890962" /></a><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-88750878528379518672011-04-28T05:09:00.001-07:002011-04-28T13:30:19.970-07:00April Rains<div>Soaking rains have been almost a daily event for the last few weeks, and the garden has benefited <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">immensely</span> with nearly everything planted showing significant growth.</div><div><br /></div><div>Peas growing- so far the Amish Snap are outdistancing the Green Arrow, but everything is growing well.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWgYQWHmwtpGjK8SPIokU1BTdAxgtlH35is5_ZiY0QbY88ZxpqaSeMQQO-mqunx1oPiHKO1j0iMS59KXJahW6qnegitMT_eXLPINZjYYbUj-s-LRPsGfoGzZkJ8fMzbsV57BXv-sq4GJO/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWgYQWHmwtpGjK8SPIokU1BTdAxgtlH35is5_ZiY0QbY88ZxpqaSeMQQO-mqunx1oPiHKO1j0iMS59KXJahW6qnegitMT_eXLPINZjYYbUj-s-LRPsGfoGzZkJ8fMzbsV57BXv-sq4GJO/s400/DSCF2001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600606582378616210" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I started bean seeds directly in the ground under old plastic soda bottles. This is the first time I've tried this, but so far so good.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWgYQWHmwtpGjK8SPIokU1BTdAxgtlH35is5_ZiY0QbY88ZxpqaSeMQQO-mqunx1oPiHKO1j0iMS59KXJahW6qnegitMT_eXLPINZjYYbUj-s-LRPsGfoGzZkJ8fMzbsV57BXv-sq4GJO/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDm26GItIVHXFZQuclj4x6tsEb2xImneRFV3nyY4ssBkYqZdpZh_npg3ADYwXQR3UD0yrWhHOefZeLh8eA-o2OvsfvNUf6yc6K-3IleZJBXTJmxke-U6kDOqr8nxJqwkGPyKxQqSKk3Pu/s1600/DSCF2002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDm26GItIVHXFZQuclj4x6tsEb2xImneRFV3nyY4ssBkYqZdpZh_npg3ADYwXQR3UD0yrWhHOefZeLh8eA-o2OvsfvNUf6yc6K-3IleZJBXTJmxke-U6kDOqr8nxJqwkGPyKxQqSKk3Pu/s400/DSCF2002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600606438905312322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB2uT57WOj-wEI0RhN6GcSb81t5XSsRDlxeeC7cAqA3mTfwGxvkNgso3wkTjrXbNRIuPQ3GZICPLPr_g5zqjPa30IP2x3bYa9lNq_3htfuoc6ke4QrwLv6YndSQTJeJapCTAVHSjn3Qx9/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB2uT57WOj-wEI0RhN6GcSb81t5XSsRDlxeeC7cAqA3mTfwGxvkNgso3wkTjrXbNRIuPQ3GZICPLPr_g5zqjPa30IP2x3bYa9lNq_3htfuoc6ke4QrwLv6YndSQTJeJapCTAVHSjn3Qx9/s400/DSCF2003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600606293569677010" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The melons and squashes that I started in milk jugs are all looking quite good. The only thing that has shown no signs of life thus far is the strawberries.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB2uT57WOj-wEI0RhN6GcSb81t5XSsRDlxeeC7cAqA3mTfwGxvkNgso3wkTjrXbNRIuPQ3GZICPLPr_g5zqjPa30IP2x3bYa9lNq_3htfuoc6ke4QrwLv6YndSQTJeJapCTAVHSjn3Qx9/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZJl4XjhevX9yL1eQzY1zZU_w7qLXZ_eWzfP30R5HPwV4Ri86IM04b339i-Wbe9opqpbfUgDmi5GLXj52XTxtNlXDoWo1rErDXH9IshVO_Blsr2GPhCoejMnX0ri-1b3Z4zw1swhLNtuu/s1600/DSCF2005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZJl4XjhevX9yL1eQzY1zZU_w7qLXZ_eWzfP30R5HPwV4Ri86IM04b339i-Wbe9opqpbfUgDmi5GLXj52XTxtNlXDoWo1rErDXH9IshVO_Blsr2GPhCoejMnX0ri-1b3Z4zw1swhLNtuu/s400/DSCF2005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600606088858939154" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZJl4XjhevX9yL1eQzY1zZU_w7qLXZ_eWzfP30R5HPwV4Ri86IM04b339i-Wbe9opqpbfUgDmi5GLXj52XTxtNlXDoWo1rErDXH9IshVO_Blsr2GPhCoejMnX0ri-1b3Z4zw1swhLNtuu/s1600/DSCF2005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>Trying something a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">little</span> different with the tomatoes this year. Typically at this point I would transplant them into individual plastic cups and let them grow inside on the windowsill for a few weeks. This year I am instead going to transplant the seedling directly into milk jugs similar to the way I did the squash and melon seeds. If this technique works than it would be a lot less fussy as once I plant the stuff into jugs it usually remains pretty self-sufficient until its time to put it in the ground. If this works maybe next year I could try planting the tomato seeds directly into the jugs, but lets not get ahead of ourselves.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUe7BQ0RHHjCr0jdnYZgRrQmlGe7lCHcCkbr9n7yLDvE49h6HToZubooLiz8g2nvmo7ZGwM-955EBv_XZAQXaKpKcog8svEoklyK4wmRmxsa5LerLNPzlXloanbndyQsyUvrVDYDPCGIa/s1600/DSCF2008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUe7BQ0RHHjCr0jdnYZgRrQmlGe7lCHcCkbr9n7yLDvE49h6HToZubooLiz8g2nvmo7ZGwM-955EBv_XZAQXaKpKcog8svEoklyK4wmRmxsa5LerLNPzlXloanbndyQsyUvrVDYDPCGIa/s400/DSCF2008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600605731686267378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJUIlSF8jrSVlspVN7Yg1kuBCTfejI-EQ2sw02xXNRUHCsoLxwA32lurkaC_8U0VpGZeeusp49PKFqHT8ODqMbEpqcHckBHQI_cF0IgVMw3czKWU2t_nCD8gTJcfPXTzVTSVSHbFUvY9N/s1600/DSCF2009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJUIlSF8jrSVlspVN7Yg1kuBCTfejI-EQ2sw02xXNRUHCsoLxwA32lurkaC_8U0VpGZeeusp49PKFqHT8ODqMbEpqcHckBHQI_cF0IgVMw3czKWU2t_nCD8gTJcfPXTzVTSVSHbFUvY9N/s400/DSCF2009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600605616603031154" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>jugs galore.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJUIlSF8jrSVlspVN7Yg1kuBCTfejI-EQ2sw02xXNRUHCsoLxwA32lurkaC_8U0VpGZeeusp49PKFqHT8ODqMbEpqcHckBHQI_cF0IgVMw3czKWU2t_nCD8gTJcfPXTzVTSVSHbFUvY9N/s1600/DSCF2009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcJm_C0Ky_oeNFOMUn2wNGPc6ow5AcVMZT2H6ZHTEBZr0GwSdgEW9C071UxEXkMGIy8FxZJbB3lfCw8DURXkVXnVIBjjb_fCFRY3hQ4gWHqoCoa-YQr7XQeKZ4K3QQ45kMwVcHFkG-gMR/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcJm_C0Ky_oeNFOMUn2wNGPc6ow5AcVMZT2H6ZHTEBZr0GwSdgEW9C071UxEXkMGIy8FxZJbB3lfCw8DURXkVXnVIBjjb_fCFRY3hQ4gWHqoCoa-YQr7XQeKZ4K3QQ45kMwVcHFkG-gMR/s400/DSCF2010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600605514119143794" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I have gone a little crazy with the bamboo structures this year. I already have climbing space for peas, beans, melons and squash, and I still have to put in the giant tomato stakes. It's starting to look like a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">swiss</span> family <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">robinson</span> garden.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcJm_C0Ky_oeNFOMUn2wNGPc6ow5AcVMZT2H6ZHTEBZr0GwSdgEW9C071UxEXkMGIy8FxZJbB3lfCw8DURXkVXnVIBjjb_fCFRY3hQ4gWHqoCoa-YQr7XQeKZ4K3QQ45kMwVcHFkG-gMR/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCRGTyMztM2-QQWrjCHBBDWU8y7UTMWSFlHTaWMA_btokOYJ3yYiD2ZMdQp3rDuz3hBXBY3TM7fezgU1oXjZjvhfrFXQvPqaIXO5anpHstroakBtYx6Br9efwmvEmv_DzRNhABZ12ksNY/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCRGTyMztM2-QQWrjCHBBDWU8y7UTMWSFlHTaWMA_btokOYJ3yYiD2ZMdQp3rDuz3hBXBY3TM7fezgU1oXjZjvhfrFXQvPqaIXO5anpHstroakBtYx6Br9efwmvEmv_DzRNhABZ12ksNY/s400/DSCF2007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600605869687901746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-21647305928048708752011-04-09T04:57:00.000-07:002011-04-09T05:51:47.314-07:00Potato Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2f1s6MY8kyMVK0koDOLAAAKAuyZxA6XmxHo-n5myNDzXCn1oNI8ekME00h2X4cjfHYgloYLoGMOlahDUPRUMz_0w7LY4tjd7rdi6MATIc_-7xSLeto0SUaY1uI2J_MZyt4y2-Gosrfr0/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2f1s6MY8kyMVK0koDOLAAAKAuyZxA6XmxHo-n5myNDzXCn1oNI8ekME00h2X4cjfHYgloYLoGMOlahDUPRUMz_0w7LY4tjd7rdi6MATIc_-7xSLeto0SUaY1uI2J_MZyt4y2-Gosrfr0/s400/DSCF2014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593560656196062066" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2f1s6MY8kyMVK0koDOLAAAKAuyZxA6XmxHo-n5myNDzXCn1oNI8ekME00h2X4cjfHYgloYLoGMOlahDUPRUMz_0w7LY4tjd7rdi6MATIc_-7xSLeto0SUaY1uI2J_MZyt4y2-Gosrfr0/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>April 7th was Potato Day for 2011. It's about 2 weeks later than last year, and even with the extra time I am nervous about cold weather doing some damage. The forecast looks quite good for the week ahead though, so maybe I am in the clear.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ME_ZispeedpmPknIScAeFJMS5Cd9LBdqugT9stIrNKxmXoBmkUC2tu8ynfaS3uOQdQlm6RW1ibWJcFfl6pkN_vYfumETKQfvaE3f3C2-fPHovoXLyxuaC7Z6Tz9Jlc_-Qc8WcwXb2Ckp/s1600/DSCF2015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ME_ZispeedpmPknIScAeFJMS5Cd9LBdqugT9stIrNKxmXoBmkUC2tu8ynfaS3uOQdQlm6RW1ibWJcFfl6pkN_vYfumETKQfvaE3f3C2-fPHovoXLyxuaC7Z6Tz9Jlc_-Qc8WcwXb2Ckp/s400/DSCF2015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593558694743876818" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ME_ZispeedpmPknIScAeFJMS5Cd9LBdqugT9stIrNKxmXoBmkUC2tu8ynfaS3uOQdQlm6RW1ibWJcFfl6pkN_vYfumETKQfvaE3f3C2-fPHovoXLyxuaC7Z6Tz9Jlc_-Qc8WcwXb2Ckp/s1600/DSCF2015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>I got two potato varieties this year: Purple Viking (pictured above) which is a new type for me, and Yukon Gold which I tried and had great success with last year.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ3cKUluSX3IxPb7yvMDWf9O45aPymOrP3nwr_ajkq-jPHrSWJMaWp-5fQvz-Wb8q_tXhqgdthIJmiaIaq1RnqvwB0F61NChjMGmma3ogqf7q4_97t8Tt4oDdMm4zXzhjJRmgqw0jh1JV/s1600/DSCF2023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ3cKUluSX3IxPb7yvMDWf9O45aPymOrP3nwr_ajkq-jPHrSWJMaWp-5fQvz-Wb8q_tXhqgdthIJmiaIaq1RnqvwB0F61NChjMGmma3ogqf7q4_97t8Tt4oDdMm4zXzhjJRmgqw0jh1JV/s400/DSCF2023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593557918378380850" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Purple Vikings were quite large, and had to be cut in half to make appropriately sized seed potatoes. Both varieties were delivered in mesh bags which I hung in the basement for about 2 weeks to start sprouting. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJ3cKUluSX3IxPb7yvMDWf9O45aPymOrP3nwr_ajkq-jPHrSWJMaWp-5fQvz-Wb8q_tXhqgdthIJmiaIaq1RnqvwB0F61NChjMGmma3ogqf7q4_97t8Tt4oDdMm4zXzhjJRmgqw0jh1JV/s1600/DSCF2023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a9Mpb6egQYgFYA8xB86DdFylQLR_oswH2_0k3SmuKDCxg9SjpsSPmqXZpz9-8tFuLmsglmZpsZHEib8TNyk7A1kWS2wckgLJepUPy-UjxhMNztS1gAvMrSbhjnQPu3Jk8SqNpAXdUn8S/s1600/DSCF2025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a9Mpb6egQYgFYA8xB86DdFylQLR_oswH2_0k3SmuKDCxg9SjpsSPmqXZpz9-8tFuLmsglmZpsZHEib8TNyk7A1kWS2wckgLJepUPy-UjxhMNztS1gAvMrSbhjnQPu3Jk8SqNpAXdUn8S/s400/DSCF2025.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593556896153697026" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I also allocated more space to potatoes this year as they did so well last season. I was surprised and pleased at how easy and prolific they were, and I am hoping for more of the same this time around.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a9Mpb6egQYgFYA8xB86DdFylQLR_oswH2_0k3SmuKDCxg9SjpsSPmqXZpz9-8tFuLmsglmZpsZHEib8TNyk7A1kWS2wckgLJepUPy-UjxhMNztS1gAvMrSbhjnQPu3Jk8SqNpAXdUn8S/s1600/DSCF2025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hhBJL25JENOdZ9y8lPH8QbirZWqOlgsHZIpni0Z6WjeyxjbLc7g-noNwRrF6lil-95YoJCOK764QeRimvlu-V9ADykyrbIbygr5oQrWk3mQgF3rfF-S8A7JLiR_sOMw4E1APhFK9k2re/s1600/DSCF2019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hhBJL25JENOdZ9y8lPH8QbirZWqOlgsHZIpni0Z6WjeyxjbLc7g-noNwRrF6lil-95YoJCOK764QeRimvlu-V9ADykyrbIbygr5oQrWk3mQgF3rfF-S8A7JLiR_sOMw4E1APhFK9k2re/s400/DSCF2019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593556029733669538" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Trenched about 5-6 inches down and ready to be covered with 2-3 inches of soil and a blanket of leaf mulch.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8hhBJL25JENOdZ9y8lPH8QbirZWqOlgsHZIpni0Z6WjeyxjbLc7g-noNwRrF6lil-95YoJCOK764QeRimvlu-V9ADykyrbIbygr5oQrWk3mQgF3rfF-S8A7JLiR_sOMw4E1APhFK9k2re/s1600/DSCF2019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqO83q5xE7RMQAHLC0WOJufQP1X0aW1HLoli08vrF-bhX5pRei-sdgw9pHOLkRQ3rHZamhDqpDV2K3TpdgNbhg_7ZK3cC6gtc9Q3fHHqc3Y8oMJZ1e6U0W4uDtc22pbh8fdEaOv4GTxRM/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqO83q5xE7RMQAHLC0WOJufQP1X0aW1HLoli08vrF-bhX5pRei-sdgw9pHOLkRQ3rHZamhDqpDV2K3TpdgNbhg_7ZK3cC6gtc9Q3fHHqc3Y8oMJZ1e6U0W4uDtc22pbh8fdEaOv4GTxRM/s400/DSCF2021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593554629774836978" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is my secret potato weapon: coffee grounds. We've been saving our spent grounds from our french press for the last few months and after I planted and covered the potatotes with soil they got dressed with a light covering of the grounds. The grounds will slowly release nutrients into the soil that will help the spuds grow strong.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqO83q5xE7RMQAHLC0WOJufQP1X0aW1HLoli08vrF-bhX5pRei-sdgw9pHOLkRQ3rHZamhDqpDV2K3TpdgNbhg_7ZK3cC6gtc9Q3fHHqc3Y8oMJZ1e6U0W4uDtc22pbh8fdEaOv4GTxRM/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16L5kt2Q7jiUjX5vmGRn1YKw2udRTBIaqIz24gBkQG1fnXTUzH1p8mGo1nuDhLEm5odsSxPPqdo9-u4zQoC7Atb9xKKT9q7dXIRWyVJEshKgBGFkpy_fHmkpOxx9AmAgNg_HrIjIgR95K/s1600/DSCF2022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16L5kt2Q7jiUjX5vmGRn1YKw2udRTBIaqIz24gBkQG1fnXTUzH1p8mGo1nuDhLEm5odsSxPPqdo9-u4zQoC7Atb9xKKT9q7dXIRWyVJEshKgBGFkpy_fHmkpOxx9AmAgNg_HrIjIgR95K/s400/DSCF2022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593552582700221570" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Using leftover bamboo stakes as plant markers this year. Also, trying to write the planting date on the marker this year for quick reference.</div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-36652915235276462072011-03-30T17:52:00.000-07:002011-03-31T04:35:10.090-07:00Peas Planted<div>It may have been a little hasty, but the 2011 garden season is, at last, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">officially</span> underway. With recent temperatures hovering in the 40's I have been delaying my first planting of peas longer than I would have liked. Yesterday, however, the sun was out and the weather felt suitably spring-like so I decided that it was time to give it a go and get some seeds into the ground.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am planting two pea types this year. Green Arrow (which I grew last year) which is a productive low climbing shelling pea. And also Amish Sugar Snap which is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">vigorous</span> climber and good for eating raw, pod and all.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVj-w9mf7YSotkObbD0sV7Q_M6GGjv6OppSq3uXvMOKPiOe0fXOKQPlMNt-f2seKQlz9h93G4rLwxJaH6eb5ZoMSCBt9wZ61bEzaGPGusXyNK-VlLRoDvRtNnJUvHmatV_yokVGLYSegJ/s1600/2_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVj-w9mf7YSotkObbD0sV7Q_M6GGjv6OppSq3uXvMOKPiOe0fXOKQPlMNt-f2seKQlz9h93G4rLwxJaH6eb5ZoMSCBt9wZ61bEzaGPGusXyNK-VlLRoDvRtNnJUvHmatV_yokVGLYSegJ/s400/2_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590041415335835154" /></a><div><br /></div><div>I have high hopes this year to incorporate <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Aiden</span> into as many garden activities as possible. He got a garden tool set for Christmas and has seemed excited to put his little trowel and watering can to good use. Pea planting was a perfect 3 year old garden project. We pushed aside the top layer of leaves around the pea <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">teepees</span> that I had built and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Aiden</span> used the wooden <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dibbler</span> to poke holes into the ground.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVj-w9mf7YSotkObbD0sV7Q_M6GGjv6OppSq3uXvMOKPiOe0fXOKQPlMNt-f2seKQlz9h93G4rLwxJaH6eb5ZoMSCBt9wZ61bEzaGPGusXyNK-VlLRoDvRtNnJUvHmatV_yokVGLYSegJ/s1600/2_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZnas42ue9qpZ8lHT3ZdW8ikKIuyXqW1DBe2GO2ofn181IJtnhcGCeXVM3CBbS2F8_B4G273giLvmoMuYQgczPNsqzYLocCgeruqkYoiMGnux1RXlXFIuLOyDBdmsHkf5kw4En5RSiq6D/s1600/2_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZnas42ue9qpZ8lHT3ZdW8ikKIuyXqW1DBe2GO2ofn181IJtnhcGCeXVM3CBbS2F8_B4G273giLvmoMuYQgczPNsqzYLocCgeruqkYoiMGnux1RXlXFIuLOyDBdmsHkf5kw4En5RSiq6D/s400/2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590041267605598370" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After carefully placing a pea seed into each hole we filled in the holes and gave to area a good smooth pat down with our trowels. A few of the seeds <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">received</span> some extra water from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Aiden's</span> watering can for good measure.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSViBvxcCKQDI7dGGaG0ZNbkvL_5l3ZISBOgcFOKkQudDSrVoofXb2E5ESKboL6odczWTrhlAj7eOZXx44xeKI-Cjc0c3dVPHG_Bnhg3C6TNvXJhYGCohUU3ms67R9x19gIGpblNUs72j/s1600/2_2_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSViBvxcCKQDI7dGGaG0ZNbkvL_5l3ZISBOgcFOKkQudDSrVoofXb2E5ESKboL6odczWTrhlAj7eOZXx44xeKI-Cjc0c3dVPHG_Bnhg3C6TNvXJhYGCohUU3ms67R9x19gIGpblNUs72j/s400/2_2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590041084941383234" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo4WLPDHEH93m50BgM3PB7FxdkRv7T0Hkj4gqGbsb6vDd5CWleK3exZ8QxJOSrPLnlxQX6_crI-oTIZL3M4wzoZlOw7ZJeJhoR1wmr-eLrph093X2Q3OU1_TEeUp9RlrCxtEoUtkoEPTs/s1600/2_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo4WLPDHEH93m50BgM3PB7FxdkRv7T0Hkj4gqGbsb6vDd5CWleK3exZ8QxJOSrPLnlxQX6_crI-oTIZL3M4wzoZlOw7ZJeJhoR1wmr-eLrph093X2Q3OU1_TEeUp9RlrCxtEoUtkoEPTs/s400/2_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590040908324076626" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Peas <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">successfully</span> planted! </div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully potatoes will follow in short order. I would have liked to have them in ground earlier as well, but cold wet weather can spell rot for seed potatoes, so I am going to dig in my heels and wait. I may try to "chit" my potatoes this year, which means to put them out on a shelf in the basement where they will begin to sprout- this could give them a head start in the growing department while still avoiding the bad weather.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, I planted the tomato seeds into my mini-greenhouse flat in the kitchen. Again I am about a week behind when I started seeds last year, but in the end I don't think that this should make too much difference.</div><div><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-6408259713325324502011-03-25T12:20:00.000-07:002011-03-25T12:46:59.316-07:00signs of spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5QsY1TnPrUYuBFKDMMkdu6Tafc-wP1K2_En8onpFWEyDqStRE2cVQWpCrm5iYiOrR2JTNq0OGFzb_KphCNjglSb7ZCcf3MvR2sa0I0uqcPjxi4WXRGH01MgQf4gJKYwIb14lv0zmCHZN/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5QsY1TnPrUYuBFKDMMkdu6Tafc-wP1K2_En8onpFWEyDqStRE2cVQWpCrm5iYiOrR2JTNq0OGFzb_KphCNjglSb7ZCcf3MvR2sa0I0uqcPjxi4WXRGH01MgQf4gJKYwIb14lv0zmCHZN/s400/DSCF2007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588103783015128738" /></a><div><br /></div><div>The Forsythias are in bloom and the bulbs have emerged- even though the weather is struggling to top 50 degrees there are signs of spring all over the yard and garden.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5QsY1TnPrUYuBFKDMMkdu6Tafc-wP1K2_En8onpFWEyDqStRE2cVQWpCrm5iYiOrR2JTNq0OGFzb_KphCNjglSb7ZCcf3MvR2sa0I0uqcPjxi4WXRGH01MgQf4gJKYwIb14lv0zmCHZN/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkNZjClZ9e2IiHkXs03NCPAJOgZJ_MtAlRfxbJ5hIrwRmrRM3iIiV8YZJ-HC4N5-Esr9I93SJ7yYQ-K8Pm1YIUt_D5MCpLRiH1HJ-yiZwgiL50DB6dAoiLh-cQfkAKq8x0h3OGsbE20zk/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkNZjClZ9e2IiHkXs03NCPAJOgZJ_MtAlRfxbJ5hIrwRmrRM3iIiV8YZJ-HC4N5-Esr9I93SJ7yYQ-K8Pm1YIUt_D5MCpLRiH1HJ-yiZwgiL50DB6dAoiLh-cQfkAKq8x0h3OGsbE20zk/s400/DSCF2001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588103007935016626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The first of my perennial vegetables emerged this week. I found 4 or 5 bright red heads of rhubarb poking up through the leaves in the garden. I could not be more pleased with the rhubarb as it seems to thrive in one of the garden's shadiest corners.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOkNZjClZ9e2IiHkXs03NCPAJOgZJ_MtAlRfxbJ5hIrwRmrRM3iIiV8YZJ-HC4N5-Esr9I93SJ7yYQ-K8Pm1YIUt_D5MCpLRiH1HJ-yiZwgiL50DB6dAoiLh-cQfkAKq8x0h3OGsbE20zk/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQYAlatVncea8Iwo_6etbKq1c-M0pniOnkHMH76tejw3WF_KF_Be6q9gYzXUA7fcMT9SUkWbeHqxHo5QAJdtE-QpnR4gASmz7rLnIVODPhyWPyE_bhZ4hmL6TSKWY16eYtFb6hSaPC-jM/s1600/DSCF2002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQYAlatVncea8Iwo_6etbKq1c-M0pniOnkHMH76tejw3WF_KF_Be6q9gYzXUA7fcMT9SUkWbeHqxHo5QAJdtE-QpnR4gASmz7rLnIVODPhyWPyE_bhZ4hmL6TSKWY16eYtFb6hSaPC-jM/s400/DSCF2002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588102194572150162" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Last weekend I completed one of my first projects of the season. These bean and pea poles are part of my plan to maximize my vertical growing space this year. I'd hoped to have the peas in the ground by now, but the cold, wet weather has postponed any early planting.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQYAlatVncea8Iwo_6etbKq1c-M0pniOnkHMH76tejw3WF_KF_Be6q9gYzXUA7fcMT9SUkWbeHqxHo5QAJdtE-QpnR4gASmz7rLnIVODPhyWPyE_bhZ4hmL6TSKWY16eYtFb6hSaPC-jM/s1600/DSCF2002.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_3YYZkKp2azxNk5n94A3EfZRZLjDtOKSGn8KHmrDIpkrlaeRmgJ9XOVTtWPMjckM7i270kOw7TxTOr1mtkR9a84CLgOTS1WUU4XwZHd031B2zyIN5PqP5O4_4Pdanl7DJealJx7eYMGo/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_3YYZkKp2azxNk5n94A3EfZRZLjDtOKSGn8KHmrDIpkrlaeRmgJ9XOVTtWPMjckM7i270kOw7TxTOr1mtkR9a84CLgOTS1WUU4XwZHd031B2zyIN5PqP5O4_4Pdanl7DJealJx7eYMGo/s400/DSCF2003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588100917020924034" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This picture shows the rest of the pea/ bean poles. I need to get another load of bamboo as I still want to put in trellesing for tomatoes and winter squash. The foreground of this picture is the spot where I am hoping to put the duck house- another work in progress...</div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-46902461135848413562011-03-10T04:53:00.000-08:002011-03-10T04:59:52.580-08:00Panning Part III- The Master Plan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGbEvoM_hX2G6NFCtXXHs0vmMZJs7UWzmvSeZatXEC49X6VUtW3rLvTyRTKuVVAJGzOYSTAq2OJzpe0hmqO9TbRelOkBeMVoHBXaIFqyW1jdykYbLAQo29SacH_CCmfsBBrkf8cRUn1v9/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGbEvoM_hX2G6NFCtXXHs0vmMZJs7UWzmvSeZatXEC49X6VUtW3rLvTyRTKuVVAJGzOYSTAq2OJzpe0hmqO9TbRelOkBeMVoHBXaIFqyW1jdykYbLAQo29SacH_CCmfsBBrkf8cRUn1v9/s400/untitled.bmp" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582434420255613538" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Here my high-tech 2011 garden master plan. Clicking on the image should enlarge it enough to make the text readable.</div><div><br /></div><div>Additional note: First seeds of the season ordered this past week. Yukon Gold and Purple Viking potatoes, and Green Arrow and Amish Sugar Snap peas.</div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-88227513328074876482011-03-03T04:25:00.000-08:002011-03-04T04:15:07.291-08:002011 Planning- Part II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NUhRetkfV_8EhrkiSXACeF9LLDW2kqZKLkNlL7buBduXCXLKHAWi49Kpqwd0X2BIgBMvFKMdyZxS7isqmf73dfjjcyo4MSaZhZvu9zNmNdSdUFRNbMgA941Ev0OnfPTwvpfyZzR8AeAc/s1600/2_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2NUhRetkfV_8EhrkiSXACeF9LLDW2kqZKLkNlL7buBduXCXLKHAWi49Kpqwd0X2BIgBMvFKMdyZxS7isqmf73dfjjcyo4MSaZhZvu9zNmNdSdUFRNbMgA941Ev0OnfPTwvpfyZzR8AeAc/s400/2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580196697668380242" /></a><br />Looking back at my list of planned projects last year, I <i>actually</i> didn't do half bad. I'd give myself maybe a B-.<div><br /></div><div>The new raised bed were a substantial accomplishment as they significantly increased both the size and quality of my growing space. Similarly the lattice/ trellis wall along the parking lot side of the garden was a serious improvement and a welcome addition. The added privacy is great, and I am hoping to better utilize the additional vertical growing space this year.</div><div><br /></div><div>The compost pile did not see much activity and still looks more or less the same as last year, although at the end of the season I did acquire a nice sized shipping pallet that I am hoping to use to better define the area. I did follow through on my plans to plant perennial vegetables, in this case Asparagus and Rhubarb. Although neither yielded a harvest the first year (which is expected) they both showed signs of vigour and life- the Rhubarb in particular was strong. I am going to try to be as attentive as possible to the Asparagus this year in hopes of getting it well established for the years to come. My final project (chicken acquisition) never materialized. Unfortunately this one simply fell by the wayside.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, looking ahead to planned projects for the 2011 season:</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Compost Heap:</b> This needs to happen. Right now my derelict pile of old leaves and garden waste takes up maximum space while providing minimal finished, usable compost. My goal is a neat, compact, active and effective pile to provide the beds with a continually renewing source of garden fertility.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ducks:</b> My ideal backyard bird has always been a duck. One of my farming <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hero's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Eliott</span> Coleman is a champion of ducks in the garden saying that not only do they lay eggs, eat bugs, and provide fertilizer as well (or better than) chickens, they also are generally more amicable and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pleasant</span> to be around. I am hoping to get 3-4 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaki_Campbell">Khaki <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Cambell</span></a> ducks, probably from <a href="http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Season Extension:</b> I am already doing this in a rudimentary way by starting seedlings indoors on a windowsill, and outside in my "mini greenhouse" pots. My hope though is to develop a system of low hoop plastic tunnels to fit over the raised beds frames so that I can continue growing longer into the cold fall and winter months. I am again looking to Eliot Coleman, specifically his book "Four Season Harvest" for inspiration and instruction on this one.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Vertical Expansion:</b> This is always an ongoing work in progress, but I am hoping this year to find more ways to use vertical space for growing. I have the large lattice wall in place, but additionally I'll have access this year to a nearly unlimited supply of good quality <i>long</i> bamboo poles, so the possibilities for trellis and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">tee pee</span> building are endless.</div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-38772298333179379512011-03-02T18:10:00.000-08:002011-03-03T04:22:10.683-08:002011 Planning- Part I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIwgE62BSrnVBo-r1NpLikFseZxEAh6-IVlGfDWZ2fhAHEw4z7XOZwb5p7mFHYZ3LAHjwz1rEeWc1ZaSN2rzrvfNTk2aim9YIqeHX0dJ5WsuYgU6OmqYpZo9bo6bSowo-og8pI9laLSGX/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIwgE62BSrnVBo-r1NpLikFseZxEAh6-IVlGfDWZ2fhAHEw4z7XOZwb5p7mFHYZ3LAHjwz1rEeWc1ZaSN2rzrvfNTk2aim9YIqeHX0dJ5WsuYgU6OmqYpZo9bo6bSowo-og8pI9laLSGX/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579670363426479474" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><b>Crop List in Progress for 2011 season:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>TOMATO: </b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sungold</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Amish Paste</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Gold Medal*</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Matt's Wild Cherry*</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Red Brandywine</div><div>Halladay's Mortgage Lifter*</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><b>MELON:</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>E</span>den's Gem*</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Golden Midget*</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Blacktail Mountain</div><div><br /></div><div><b>POTATO:</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Purple Viking*</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Yukon Gold</div><div><br /></div><div><b>WINTER SQUASH:</b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Burgess Buttercup*</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Potimarron*</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Winter Luxury Pie*</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b>SUMMER SQUASH:</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Costata Romenesco</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Yellow Crookneck</div><div><br /></div><div><b>PEA:</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Amish Snap*</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Green Arrow</div><div><br /></div><div><b>CUCUMBER:</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A&C Pickling</div><div><br /></div><div><b>BEANS:</b></div><div> Tongue of Fire*</div><div> Garden of Eden*</div><div><br /></div><div><b>PEPPER:</b></div><div> Ancho Gigantea</div><div><br /></div><div><b>GREENS:</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Lacinato Kale*</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Rhubarb Red Chard</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Lettuce Mix</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Blue Solaiae Leek*</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">De Cicco</span> Broccoli*</div><div><br /></div><div>*new variety</div><div><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-25285531817667227162011-01-14T04:38:00.000-08:002011-01-14T05:02:29.799-08:00The Last Squash Standing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEzPPgrEe7ZdZR1-hVu36X9mGie5cpGOjNLeWiMPHWrhah2s27t6XgkKZH-4R6tkSJK6zzUtVUsqhPgCDci1wv1AZblfdDfPy2Oy34bk5abYO4Cz_ufIM3eSurG1WtHHTz-rrBtzes9sT/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEzPPgrEe7ZdZR1-hVu36X9mGie5cpGOjNLeWiMPHWrhah2s27t6XgkKZH-4R6tkSJK6zzUtVUsqhPgCDci1wv1AZblfdDfPy2Oy34bk5abYO4Cz_ufIM3eSurG1WtHHTz-rrBtzes9sT/s400/DSCF2001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562022548222565394" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEzPPgrEe7ZdZR1-hVu36X9mGie5cpGOjNLeWiMPHWrhah2s27t6XgkKZH-4R6tkSJK6zzUtVUsqhPgCDci1wv1AZblfdDfPy2Oy34bk5abYO4Cz_ufIM3eSurG1WtHHTz-rrBtzes9sT/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"></a>It's official. The last holdover from the 2010 growing seen is gone. Eaten-bowls-licked-clean- and-washed-and-leftovers-tucked-in-the-freezer-gone. I'd made a batch of squash soup a while back, and being pretty pleased with the result, decided that this one would meet a similar end. Despite this being probably the smallest squash that I harvested it still made enough for a meal for us plus a huge portion to pass along to friends.</div><div><br /></div><div>The process is simple. It begins by roasting the squash on a pan in a 350 degree oven.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOozo07dSa5ULPUgsiDrsJyRz3uw1EeOCAi5YQQcHn4SvSrBOwwaoRPFVbmqVYmgS8H9zTM22xiBrmrlojgGOyq90HSeHSH6mEAnDK1kNwkmlFWt9rQBNO_mJjVqyGDOyKk6XOzPe8mH-/s1600/DSCF2004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOozo07dSa5ULPUgsiDrsJyRz3uw1EeOCAi5YQQcHn4SvSrBOwwaoRPFVbmqVYmgS8H9zTM22xiBrmrlojgGOyq90HSeHSH6mEAnDK1kNwkmlFWt9rQBNO_mJjVqyGDOyKk6XOzPe8mH-/s400/DSCF2004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562022341424573234" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After about an hour the flesh is slumped in and soft, and the skin peels right off with your fingers.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOozo07dSa5ULPUgsiDrsJyRz3uw1EeOCAi5YQQcHn4SvSrBOwwaoRPFVbmqVYmgS8H9zTM22xiBrmrlojgGOyq90HSeHSH6mEAnDK1kNwkmlFWt9rQBNO_mJjVqyGDOyKk6XOzPe8mH-/s1600/DSCF2004.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V5CqN9A6guYWeUZZFXnrJECe5_Lrz-iNvrJ59EJ8_jpXJSRv518BmaW1rfLcY700KTCuRiuGhSnIXeKZ7wfqM32yonqsoM7FBOv1L89VrdHb6xNqlTTdFblhVmieXblXj2SsY93OJkpM/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V5CqN9A6guYWeUZZFXnrJECe5_Lrz-iNvrJ59EJ8_jpXJSRv518BmaW1rfLcY700KTCuRiuGhSnIXeKZ7wfqM32yonqsoM7FBOv1L89VrdHb6xNqlTTdFblhVmieXblXj2SsY93OJkpM/s400/DSCF2007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562022122601457250" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Carrots, celery and onions are chopped and placed in a pot with broth to simmer while prepping the squash.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1V5CqN9A6guYWeUZZFXnrJECe5_Lrz-iNvrJ59EJ8_jpXJSRv518BmaW1rfLcY700KTCuRiuGhSnIXeKZ7wfqM32yonqsoM7FBOv1L89VrdHb6xNqlTTdFblhVmieXblXj2SsY93OJkpM/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAenRU-vvB8GPJzlO7tcJW0BM3f5SwRg8YkyqixLmbmVLundwndiFa1pqZoYbSyin4Q8LYV3NP8GKwCbhEwLPUbzRujzTJQ6WD_5pTdvE4cugU65Og7bkx_Sd1ry6V5dSSviImY5TSyT0/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAenRU-vvB8GPJzlO7tcJW0BM3f5SwRg8YkyqixLmbmVLundwndiFa1pqZoYbSyin4Q8LYV3NP8GKwCbhEwLPUbzRujzTJQ6WD_5pTdvE4cugU65Og7bkx_Sd1ry6V5dSSviImY5TSyT0/s400/DSCF2010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562021909561049938" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After cooled slightly the flesh of the squash is scooped out and cut into smaller chunks.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAenRU-vvB8GPJzlO7tcJW0BM3f5SwRg8YkyqixLmbmVLundwndiFa1pqZoYbSyin4Q8LYV3NP8GKwCbhEwLPUbzRujzTJQ6WD_5pTdvE4cugU65Og7bkx_Sd1ry6V5dSSviImY5TSyT0/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_H4QOwXr6B14IJCDd5TeigylrfzGLPNh_X1ew3jyY4rUDbGSiFxWh9H1Rldpb3uvcRw1W4ubn2Ng624cTRQ4krhDeQ7KdtPxHyhrT4TCTLsJnkCLNqUbtHv4S1uAepdSsBQ9vDq6qLFo/s1600/DSCF2012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_H4QOwXr6B14IJCDd5TeigylrfzGLPNh_X1ew3jyY4rUDbGSiFxWh9H1Rldpb3uvcRw1W4ubn2Ng624cTRQ4krhDeQ7KdtPxHyhrT4TCTLsJnkCLNqUbtHv4S1uAepdSsBQ9vDq6qLFo/s400/DSCF2012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562021689814566034" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Squash pieces are added to vegetables and broth and allowed to further simmer and soften. Things start to smell very good at this point.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_H4QOwXr6B14IJCDd5TeigylrfzGLPNh_X1ew3jyY4rUDbGSiFxWh9H1Rldpb3uvcRw1W4ubn2Ng624cTRQ4krhDeQ7KdtPxHyhrT4TCTLsJnkCLNqUbtHv4S1uAepdSsBQ9vDq6qLFo/s1600/DSCF2012.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwCHtfv_6TRpoUlYLpvHnbQdEKeDppbj5BtN0NjaDqWAvNLbPdkeD8LAwF-bJ2wTkbktMhnrcLOHOZ9ijbAzKazzXung-DjFrX5c6nwsq-AUauxMeegkL00lPfJamAdFTERx07pvEgEg6/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwCHtfv_6TRpoUlYLpvHnbQdEKeDppbj5BtN0NjaDqWAvNLbPdkeD8LAwF-bJ2wTkbktMhnrcLOHOZ9ijbAzKazzXung-DjFrX5c6nwsq-AUauxMeegkL00lPfJamAdFTERx07pvEgEg6/s400/DSCF2013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562021469312509058" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When all ingredients are suitably soft and juicy an immersion blender is used to bring everything to a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pleasantly</span> smooth consistently. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Finally</span> cream and spices are added and mixed in. And then you have soup. Yum.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwCHtfv_6TRpoUlYLpvHnbQdEKeDppbj5BtN0NjaDqWAvNLbPdkeD8LAwF-bJ2wTkbktMhnrcLOHOZ9ijbAzKazzXung-DjFrX5c6nwsq-AUauxMeegkL00lPfJamAdFTERx07pvEgEg6/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQov4Ob7spAKrjCBw7JGbdOiAyY18rxK1JtwrSl-Q2h-lPy32NjSYnHVAv1lTbrqCaEzAYNHBZ6DB5wfJcw-5jEODIGn5AnLaBe9A-Qe0Guk4JCxEZDMYfuvenjGRriTvgCbWJf_C8w2E/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQov4Ob7spAKrjCBw7JGbdOiAyY18rxK1JtwrSl-Q2h-lPy32NjSYnHVAv1lTbrqCaEzAYNHBZ6DB5wfJcw-5jEODIGn5AnLaBe9A-Qe0Guk4JCxEZDMYfuvenjGRriTvgCbWJf_C8w2E/s400/DSCF2014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562021204116612514" /></a><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-84024894588960702552010-10-29T05:17:00.000-07:002010-11-04T05:56:32.758-07:00Remnants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcdl1oeGz45AMRvLBAbx6Dl-xXfiWliLvEpI6xfEKdqgmG1IZBT7NJ2__G0AOoKjrl9V427wvrlh3gwxveK-3qYKwN2ads7IRDIrxaYKhBO9gcAq3uiY-Z7vGjNLWm1xv-8Z0TlMd1OCk/s1600/DSCF2011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcdl1oeGz45AMRvLBAbx6Dl-xXfiWliLvEpI6xfEKdqgmG1IZBT7NJ2__G0AOoKjrl9V427wvrlh3gwxveK-3qYKwN2ads7IRDIrxaYKhBO9gcAq3uiY-Z7vGjNLWm1xv-8Z0TlMd1OCk/s400/DSCF2011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533442086041848770" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcdl1oeGz45AMRvLBAbx6Dl-xXfiWliLvEpI6xfEKdqgmG1IZBT7NJ2__G0AOoKjrl9V427wvrlh3gwxveK-3qYKwN2ads7IRDIrxaYKhBO9gcAq3uiY-Z7vGjNLWm1xv-8Z0TlMd1OCk/s1600/DSCF2011.JPG"></a>These pictures were taken about a week ago. It was the last week of October, before the two heavy, killing frosts. Everything now has officially started it's long winter decay, and I've already sent much of the green seen in these photos to the compost pile. I'm glad I got a few last pictures in before the season ended, even if it was just a fleeting glimpse of the garden's final days.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had two of these (very large) cinderella pumpkins, which have always been a fovorite of Jen's. Unfortunately they never reached their fully mature coloring, although they are still pretty stunning in their dark, mottled greens.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH8cKPJhjtiBfqdvKeBatAnO2evqmZi6JtJPyl1TPHzszF54WW6hfqJcxwOn1jY2fkqCAhAsUmsYj9QiGx-1Zqw6qoYYfUpFgGWAV87VQI_7WDm7MaFXa-fjHrerwSIynAf-40BAyTnuy/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH8cKPJhjtiBfqdvKeBatAnO2evqmZi6JtJPyl1TPHzszF54WW6hfqJcxwOn1jY2fkqCAhAsUmsYj9QiGx-1Zqw6qoYYfUpFgGWAV87VQI_7WDm7MaFXa-fjHrerwSIynAf-40BAyTnuy/s400/DSCF2014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533441992457905170" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBH8cKPJhjtiBfqdvKeBatAnO2evqmZi6JtJPyl1TPHzszF54WW6hfqJcxwOn1jY2fkqCAhAsUmsYj9QiGx-1Zqw6qoYYfUpFgGWAV87VQI_7WDm7MaFXa-fjHrerwSIynAf-40BAyTnuy/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG"></a>I may have never mentioned it but I planted hops this year. Of the 4 varieties I planted this one did best. Next year I'll be able to add some home-grown hops to some home-made brews.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWWGlC_oZJ_xlMlJIr1tQZPpWOoAwLSjOEu6GDibd5pJge5k14zfY0asPgDgAtQw8mvpRw5tKJJvUK7sashHF3UzseqrZKfAEWxneRZNpJet-fwWXdcxwgsyoDAJ8BTAU_rWs37gvBNyN/s1600/DSCF2012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWWGlC_oZJ_xlMlJIr1tQZPpWOoAwLSjOEu6GDibd5pJge5k14zfY0asPgDgAtQw8mvpRw5tKJJvUK7sashHF3UzseqrZKfAEWxneRZNpJet-fwWXdcxwgsyoDAJ8BTAU_rWs37gvBNyN/s400/DSCF2012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533441905557731058" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWWGlC_oZJ_xlMlJIr1tQZPpWOoAwLSjOEu6GDibd5pJge5k14zfY0asPgDgAtQw8mvpRw5tKJJvUK7sashHF3UzseqrZKfAEWxneRZNpJet-fwWXdcxwgsyoDAJ8BTAU_rWs37gvBNyN/s1600/DSCF2012.JPG"></a>The final vestiges of this years tomato onslaught. I just can't say enough good things about Sungold. They were the first to ripen, the last ones left and they just taste so darn good.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfeR5Ayegzau2qFsgxFxrA7VjsH31TDHL4woEmpr6gZ9MGoxstYXh2gfOysPvV08XNKt9-U84TidgPMHPix6GR3isMLWt-e9Pp1CRILQy5K8FgbP1rrwvaCr_GqR2-ezC5ABnAD0mDuK2/s1600/DSCF2015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfeR5Ayegzau2qFsgxFxrA7VjsH31TDHL4woEmpr6gZ9MGoxstYXh2gfOysPvV08XNKt9-U84TidgPMHPix6GR3isMLWt-e9Pp1CRILQy5K8FgbP1rrwvaCr_GqR2-ezC5ABnAD0mDuK2/s400/DSCF2015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533441796191731346" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I am always impressed by the beauty and virility of the swiss chard. If any plants survived yesterday's frost (haven't checked yet) it would be these. Plus, do any other salad plants look this good?</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfeR5Ayegzau2qFsgxFxrA7VjsH31TDHL4woEmpr6gZ9MGoxstYXh2gfOysPvV08XNKt9-U84TidgPMHPix6GR3isMLWt-e9Pp1CRILQy5K8FgbP1rrwvaCr_GqR2-ezC5ABnAD0mDuK2/s1600/DSCF2015.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPTHnjPPNlW0grCN2nEtXh-qHKo3e-yIluPi4UT9DhJDE06nqTGA9uR-C1HGNKZJV61spznWRD1tkaepCGVhck61AQjmq6M2_CEUPWHzoezoHjITHWx4rtzV2lMq_Ca-Oo203PWPaXGXq/s1600/DSCF2017.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPTHnjPPNlW0grCN2nEtXh-qHKo3e-yIluPi4UT9DhJDE06nqTGA9uR-C1HGNKZJV61spznWRD1tkaepCGVhck61AQjmq6M2_CEUPWHzoezoHjITHWx4rtzV2lMq_Ca-Oo203PWPaXGXq/s400/DSCF2017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533441688454923362" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Dhalias seemed to, if anything, reach their peak as October ended. Until the frost they remained a brilliant shot of color amidst the browns and greens of fall.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPTHnjPPNlW0grCN2nEtXh-qHKo3e-yIluPi4UT9DhJDE06nqTGA9uR-C1HGNKZJV61spznWRD1tkaepCGVhck61AQjmq6M2_CEUPWHzoezoHjITHWx4rtzV2lMq_Ca-Oo203PWPaXGXq/s1600/DSCF2017.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXihF3URZf3iDEdL7fzahjQFQ16kIas3Fr6Kxpl60IO4PE8512-TiQJd_nRQRi3ToZJjGccrJKALA4mDokx0ol_8GM0CWabgnPvUzyp0vcr6jOuvy1FP0h6XV5cRhcGf-UYz206yb681on/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXihF3URZf3iDEdL7fzahjQFQ16kIas3Fr6Kxpl60IO4PE8512-TiQJd_nRQRi3ToZJjGccrJKALA4mDokx0ol_8GM0CWabgnPvUzyp0vcr6jOuvy1FP0h6XV5cRhcGf-UYz206yb681on/s400/DSCF2021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533441580624283058" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These Pennsylvania Crookneck Squash were the unheralded wonder-kids of this year's garden. This squash pictured is just one of seven or eight that reached full maturity this year. If anything these plants may have been a tad <i>too</i> fertile as the vines stretched on and on, nearly engulfing the entire garden.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXihF3URZf3iDEdL7fzahjQFQ16kIas3Fr6Kxpl60IO4PE8512-TiQJd_nRQRi3ToZJjGccrJKALA4mDokx0ol_8GM0CWabgnPvUzyp0vcr6jOuvy1FP0h6XV5cRhcGf-UYz206yb681on/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw0FpYT5XjtGTTOY6SWD6QW1X8wsNnhMSTtbdpEjDfLA7bS3hR8iH731k5SFAglrmXL3F1FN22QQKJfjBEEyaJ3RDguCSUeCMvAP_lmvn6SrQMWHTFzKPyymjRjiNu_zwHkFRcH1sjgUt/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw0FpYT5XjtGTTOY6SWD6QW1X8wsNnhMSTtbdpEjDfLA7bS3hR8iH731k5SFAglrmXL3F1FN22QQKJfjBEEyaJ3RDguCSUeCMvAP_lmvn6SrQMWHTFzKPyymjRjiNu_zwHkFRcH1sjgUt/s400/DSCF2013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533441481228838946" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuw0FpYT5XjtGTTOY6SWD6QW1X8wsNnhMSTtbdpEjDfLA7bS3hR8iH731k5SFAglrmXL3F1FN22QQKJfjBEEyaJ3RDguCSUeCMvAP_lmvn6SrQMWHTFzKPyymjRjiNu_zwHkFRcH1sjgUt/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"></a>A final pumpkin shot. Looking dark and regal perched atop the picnic table. Having not fully ripened there is little usefullness for this squash outside of allowing it to become a beautiful fall sculpture, a reminder of the summer and a promise of the spring.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyhF8Mw5-b8uDnF7t-dDFjB-8q_sVQkHctiI51_xp2CYrmdMp94SVQ4kef6gA5h-C3pNtTESZjXQrvTuvcBBoq9HAUm8vWJYK_cr7LzGxgpLcKmqaemOzGV6ZsWL9yUkhyNEBX45qVZM0/s1600/DSCF2023.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyhF8Mw5-b8uDnF7t-dDFjB-8q_sVQkHctiI51_xp2CYrmdMp94SVQ4kef6gA5h-C3pNtTESZjXQrvTuvcBBoq9HAUm8vWJYK_cr7LzGxgpLcKmqaemOzGV6ZsWL9yUkhyNEBX45qVZM0/s400/DSCF2023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533441357075554018" /></a><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-41760620284382474632010-07-26T17:03:00.000-07:002010-07-26T17:21:38.229-07:00It's a jungle out there<div>Just returned from ten days in Maine. The garden has survived (and thrived) in my absence. Everything is growing into and on top of everything else, weeds included. I have my work cut out for me in the days to come. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7agZf2IvItGzkWqFA3OIavEK9vnh2yXRXBIs1AKvpMehTeuID0yFvyq02nA8-WLWcSILcgT5-fFL6zKTBLPZZPZMM6VD9UCKGMK1jTBWNdyjBREbKn74Y3zFIEIxNZRSdJ-Jvi5CH5Uf/s1600/2_3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7agZf2IvItGzkWqFA3OIavEK9vnh2yXRXBIs1AKvpMehTeuID0yFvyq02nA8-WLWcSILcgT5-fFL6zKTBLPZZPZMM6VD9UCKGMK1jTBWNdyjBREbKn74Y3zFIEIxNZRSdJ-Jvi5CH5Uf/s400/2_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498371095684506018" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK7agZf2IvItGzkWqFA3OIavEK9vnh2yXRXBIs1AKvpMehTeuID0yFvyq02nA8-WLWcSILcgT5-fFL6zKTBLPZZPZMM6VD9UCKGMK1jTBWNdyjBREbKn74Y3zFIEIxNZRSdJ-Jvi5CH5Uf/s1600/2_3.jpg"></a>This Zuchinni was as big around as a baseball bat, and nearly as long. It got chucked in the compost heap. A couple of nice ones made it onto the diiner plate though.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipv2mc81PNuTn5dnEoCUonqpOtlvJV0UH3fVJ-myjVsrd0CqLKKo5FZnNEjZdV-FvIScFX2O4t-Tzi7UtfrRRWifHO4Yao6o-l3VQaQSM_n6nUgf5OUXSVTYxPN7OrLRvFQHiETCthj5N-/s1600/2_9.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipv2mc81PNuTn5dnEoCUonqpOtlvJV0UH3fVJ-myjVsrd0CqLKKo5FZnNEjZdV-FvIScFX2O4t-Tzi7UtfrRRWifHO4Yao6o-l3VQaQSM_n6nUgf5OUXSVTYxPN7OrLRvFQHiETCthj5N-/s400/2_9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498371016925318626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipv2mc81PNuTn5dnEoCUonqpOtlvJV0UH3fVJ-myjVsrd0CqLKKo5FZnNEjZdV-FvIScFX2O4t-Tzi7UtfrRRWifHO4Yao6o-l3VQaQSM_n6nUgf5OUXSVTYxPN7OrLRvFQHiETCthj5N-/s1600/2_9.jpg"></a>Pumpkin growing into Zucchini, growing into Tomato, growing into watermelon. It's a beautiful mess.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWdtljHNQF-ORVTGCozwkMHUmi0cfG9mti3irQP_sR1w9tx0rraivvFPCKhJyB2726_Nhs-VjqO4p4OmALyQj6jCQ7oHv8mLqBpkLS2OP0Y2qryTajqitRPyS_32tz0XCnjZtmOi0nqnK/s1600/2_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWdtljHNQF-ORVTGCozwkMHUmi0cfG9mti3irQP_sR1w9tx0rraivvFPCKhJyB2726_Nhs-VjqO4p4OmALyQj6jCQ7oHv8mLqBpkLS2OP0Y2qryTajqitRPyS_32tz0XCnjZtmOi0nqnK/s400/2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370909896745842" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWdtljHNQF-ORVTGCozwkMHUmi0cfG9mti3irQP_sR1w9tx0rraivvFPCKhJyB2726_Nhs-VjqO4p4OmALyQj6jCQ7oHv8mLqBpkLS2OP0Y2qryTajqitRPyS_32tz0XCnjZtmOi0nqnK/s1600/2_2.jpg"></a>Sugar Baby Watermelon. Bowling ball size. Maybe ready to pick this week.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB5kCsG8G_B5XGGh6IOHGsCfXQ585SHm4q-J0BnZjCVyLuthLv4V1LVscs8uoYuUtZWwb-HPNrNCCcwfrF896NrXgr5Ct6hamf9T5Ul0Oo78kE4EbukKPAQPmoFokbJhaZdtVkFOrbz-f/s1600/2_4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB5kCsG8G_B5XGGh6IOHGsCfXQ585SHm4q-J0BnZjCVyLuthLv4V1LVscs8uoYuUtZWwb-HPNrNCCcwfrF896NrXgr5Ct6hamf9T5Ul0Oo78kE4EbukKPAQPmoFokbJhaZdtVkFOrbz-f/s400/2_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370809406291138" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Blacktail Mountain watermelon. Softball size.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPB5kCsG8G_B5XGGh6IOHGsCfXQ585SHm4q-J0BnZjCVyLuthLv4V1LVscs8uoYuUtZWwb-HPNrNCCcwfrF896NrXgr5Ct6hamf9T5Ul0Oo78kE4EbukKPAQPmoFokbJhaZdtVkFOrbz-f/s1600/2_4.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3c5bERVBUACcPnoO0clz65L8D_4q5Xx0fMlVBcA6mjcLgsSe1eTnAnPGCbH_zm_nJDztWo4xyjYfbR1Mq0IgePQ5knoV4FVKyava9QrYIO627VXEupX8BX-v9kE15PW2Aqcm8Mjt1BYm/s1600/2_2_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3c5bERVBUACcPnoO0clz65L8D_4q5Xx0fMlVBcA6mjcLgsSe1eTnAnPGCbH_zm_nJDztWo4xyjYfbR1Mq0IgePQ5knoV4FVKyava9QrYIO627VXEupX8BX-v9kE15PW2Aqcm8Mjt1BYm/s400/2_2_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370714257785426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3c5bERVBUACcPnoO0clz65L8D_4q5Xx0fMlVBcA6mjcLgsSe1eTnAnPGCbH_zm_nJDztWo4xyjYfbR1Mq0IgePQ5knoV4FVKyava9QrYIO627VXEupX8BX-v9kE15PW2Aqcm8Mjt1BYm/s1600/2_2_2.jpg"></a>My assistant director of Zinnia beheading. Hard at work.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oPC82KagXKljB2ZCFndDwgnsZ7cNp-SScYzjB9vx_wfCFk5PHXi-1HNtiEMni9NSwiaRIOjLj2mU8g5Qzik5GP3dUay5yFNuiAdTJ5DRKjwOz4lgQBIzJijL1hpifa0CzTz-0uuYifPM/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oPC82KagXKljB2ZCFndDwgnsZ7cNp-SScYzjB9vx_wfCFk5PHXi-1HNtiEMni9NSwiaRIOjLj2mU8g5Qzik5GP3dUay5yFNuiAdTJ5DRKjwOz4lgQBIzJijL1hpifa0CzTz-0uuYifPM/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370610394914226" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oPC82KagXKljB2ZCFndDwgnsZ7cNp-SScYzjB9vx_wfCFk5PHXi-1HNtiEMni9NSwiaRIOjLj2mU8g5Qzik5GP3dUay5yFNuiAdTJ5DRKjwOz4lgQBIzJijL1hpifa0CzTz-0uuYifPM/s1600/2.jpg"></a>Sungold Tomatoes on the vine...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz817ubUorqZEalEm5VDi4VweixCC8FcdjO1Osle_A99BLSljGdspwL4vXJS7leg1-DEtjO5U_X5z0KOJovgAHINz5s5aJ7Vs3ldJ2NDvf3EXi5gjuKbLqQxFQwWcZ3zEoB317XTPcLhUE/s1600/2_5.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz817ubUorqZEalEm5VDi4VweixCC8FcdjO1Osle_A99BLSljGdspwL4vXJS7leg1-DEtjO5U_X5z0KOJovgAHINz5s5aJ7Vs3ldJ2NDvf3EXi5gjuKbLqQxFQwWcZ3zEoB317XTPcLhUE/s400/2_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370533374899074" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz817ubUorqZEalEm5VDi4VweixCC8FcdjO1Osle_A99BLSljGdspwL4vXJS7leg1-DEtjO5U_X5z0KOJovgAHINz5s5aJ7Vs3ldJ2NDvf3EXi5gjuKbLqQxFQwWcZ3zEoB317XTPcLhUE/s1600/2_5.jpg"></a>...and in my hand.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdgU-JUVL3olM6RdOx7uylWbx8UagHIBgh0NFrErc4HLASwLreIk6R63w9mTqC_ElUBzXDqJyZX68XjxSFj8YyBpvW2ssCIAT8qUuxp51LjfTwuI5X5S9tUVHlqEVvkZKPASrmej05CLr/s1600/2_6.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdgU-JUVL3olM6RdOx7uylWbx8UagHIBgh0NFrErc4HLASwLreIk6R63w9mTqC_ElUBzXDqJyZX68XjxSFj8YyBpvW2ssCIAT8qUuxp51LjfTwuI5X5S9tUVHlqEVvkZKPASrmej05CLr/s400/2_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370402448918930" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdgU-JUVL3olM6RdOx7uylWbx8UagHIBgh0NFrErc4HLASwLreIk6R63w9mTqC_ElUBzXDqJyZX68XjxSFj8YyBpvW2ssCIAT8qUuxp51LjfTwuI5X5S9tUVHlqEVvkZKPASrmej05CLr/s1600/2_6.jpg"></a>Charentais melon. First one picked of the season (cue ominous music...)</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjJRHlukde5NvdHRG0cs4mSKJpSzS0yfc-ZNL09QfHed8saCvhobXRPrDHypCbD30pvuNNShR8cKr1qIU_RgqSHvgRWdzfrD1kvpjXXVHXrbPivO1TOaJrtF3jShXVfksvhYltS5bZo2k/s1600/2_7.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjJRHlukde5NvdHRG0cs4mSKJpSzS0yfc-ZNL09QfHed8saCvhobXRPrDHypCbD30pvuNNShR8cKr1qIU_RgqSHvgRWdzfrD1kvpjXXVHXrbPivO1TOaJrtF3jShXVfksvhYltS5bZo2k/s400/2_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498370159386773218" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjJRHlukde5NvdHRG0cs4mSKJpSzS0yfc-ZNL09QfHed8saCvhobXRPrDHypCbD30pvuNNShR8cKr1qIU_RgqSHvgRWdzfrD1kvpjXXVHXrbPivO1TOaJrtF3jShXVfksvhYltS5bZo2k/s1600/2_7.jpg"></a>The summer squash and zucchini joined some Sungolds in a pasta for dinner. </div><div><br /></div><div>I <i>really</i> thought that this melon was ripe.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AsAMn-Q7j1Qb87SlfThrNlkDKSjGjRpwURXTNq4AoKTHCJqWdm-Tdb6tEAc40XQrYgOGD1QOdoYKmuMhKPHZJcoZ8rws3ZjkhrElkHHlv08SX6oOB8vJAY0QRy8ZKcFKMYdFt-GvFiFX/s1600/2_8.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AsAMn-Q7j1Qb87SlfThrNlkDKSjGjRpwURXTNq4AoKTHCJqWdm-Tdb6tEAc40XQrYgOGD1QOdoYKmuMhKPHZJcoZ8rws3ZjkhrElkHHlv08SX6oOB8vJAY0QRy8ZKcFKMYdFt-GvFiFX/s400/2_8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498369982151035746" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It even looked a <i>little </i>ripe on the inside. But, alas it was not to be. It tasted like...water. Hard, sour, melony flavored water.</div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-80107799477618799292010-07-10T11:22:00.000-07:002010-07-10T11:51:38.011-07:00Rain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDnusontg_6VsovD00XULbE-BVZZZypgJwzVNx0Yrs0w1yH5gWz7bSId4tDddYIMc2EopKHeNXGXEq0n3MdxQ2SIC70bMGXC0UUcJPdvcXFdGe89XsJR7nTu5btACi5TbIhdepZcN0i3F/s1600/DSCF2016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDnusontg_6VsovD00XULbE-BVZZZypgJwzVNx0Yrs0w1yH5gWz7bSId4tDddYIMc2EopKHeNXGXEq0n3MdxQ2SIC70bMGXC0UUcJPdvcXFdGe89XsJR7nTu5btACi5TbIhdepZcN0i3F/s400/DSCF2016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492347149712320290" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDnusontg_6VsovD00XULbE-BVZZZypgJwzVNx0Yrs0w1yH5gWz7bSId4tDddYIMc2EopKHeNXGXEq0n3MdxQ2SIC70bMGXC0UUcJPdvcXFdGe89XsJR7nTu5btACi5TbIhdepZcN0i3F/s1600/DSCF2016.JPG"></a>After 2 solid weeks without a drop, today we've had a heavy, drenching rain. Finally.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIGYj2pmepKqC02vHOgG6FIzug4DvB13f5vInMbthOPwMl98l3ViKX-VvmLM7wv6Tk54Ab0rbtfX0Qt9bRaEz183KY5roGqUXgA457evsF84Ns6yblgfXZ3PsnhsApeaFTPqnjekSeuHP/s1600/DSCF2015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIGYj2pmepKqC02vHOgG6FIzug4DvB13f5vInMbthOPwMl98l3ViKX-VvmLM7wv6Tk54Ab0rbtfX0Qt9bRaEz183KY5roGqUXgA457evsF84Ns6yblgfXZ3PsnhsApeaFTPqnjekSeuHP/s400/DSCF2015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492347009294918210" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This Yellow Crookneck Squash will be eaten tonight.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIGYj2pmepKqC02vHOgG6FIzug4DvB13f5vInMbthOPwMl98l3ViKX-VvmLM7wv6Tk54Ab0rbtfX0Qt9bRaEz183KY5roGqUXgA457evsF84Ns6yblgfXZ3PsnhsApeaFTPqnjekSeuHP/s1600/DSCF2015.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxalllCmWr_PExAoE-EbRm33O0R5Pkk2CqBFJxgEtjcRfA6BgBH6kEKR5cUF6OLi_MXsgLTVvW_B__qeV3HsIokQ80aCXwTQCGo5P8QUNgUKe2xczPWPgYlwp-TnpG4U6d33ACBy1OJ-UT/s1600/DSCF2026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4nYzuIwi_dZmMzmwpFfQ_xi-NukFZGPsXSFFG46aMA9i9fxp2ZYg-CqnrS4gyK1txJg4ZgzAruOcKbmT1aZ3YLzQMcvnQgrQYjeVmapjKr5R7u-Tyrk-wTE64xfE2OVoFyiYTUkzQ1z-/s400/DSCF2020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492346633309276674" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A glistening Cherokee Purple tomato.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4nYzuIwi_dZmMzmwpFfQ_xi-NukFZGPsXSFFG46aMA9i9fxp2ZYg-CqnrS4gyK1txJg4ZgzAruOcKbmT1aZ3YLzQMcvnQgrQYjeVmapjKr5R7u-Tyrk-wTE64xfE2OVoFyiYTUkzQ1z-/s1600/DSCF2020.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9zU1zPa7CxmczYYqZlzfQOzoZEit3NN51CZ35pudX98XsgbHoaviavpv7WbWE30PoqonWUmB5XRcA8LxskknL_bCXqmbcQlSr1AFG7HhSUaKvJF08tBeWGIY-5hgIXz3VWBinUOFJyxz/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaPmSjCyszCbgeY87EuXlT5FgdtgsI5bCy1lvqPKoosew3NryJ-0K145IXy95CqL694eXRiCEu-_xJMRF-l4HPoBuLzQzSYLwa3rHidwqt83xYgEGm7hNEadlGhtZXV2GSbGnZ2mftYOc/s400/DSCF2027.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492345919269761650" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A dark and mysterious melon.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaPmSjCyszCbgeY87EuXlT5FgdtgsI5bCy1lvqPKoosew3NryJ-0K145IXy95CqL694eXRiCEu-_xJMRF-l4HPoBuLzQzSYLwa3rHidwqt83xYgEGm7hNEadlGhtZXV2GSbGnZ2mftYOc/s1600/DSCF2027.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24xEs60xvUJ7mlo344_uCm_-FMBy4g0oFsnQS1aEjBybVMIdIFU4OT9TgtQCONeXp37d2wiEBEF1XpNRGAcNVbEiqAphghTyE5yE2Xh_LtCPtH99JZa0GLVdPsGFoMsD0jvHkCKt1aQym/s1600/DSCF2029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24xEs60xvUJ7mlo344_uCm_-FMBy4g0oFsnQS1aEjBybVMIdIFU4OT9TgtQCONeXp37d2wiEBEF1XpNRGAcNVbEiqAphghTyE5yE2Xh_LtCPtH99JZa0GLVdPsGFoMsD0jvHkCKt1aQym/s400/DSCF2029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492345729964209394" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24xEs60xvUJ7mlo344_uCm_-FMBy4g0oFsnQS1aEjBybVMIdIFU4OT9TgtQCONeXp37d2wiEBEF1XpNRGAcNVbEiqAphghTyE5yE2Xh_LtCPtH99JZa0GLVdPsGFoMsD0jvHkCKt1aQym/s1600/DSCF2029.JPG"></a>Potato vines have begun to die back. I've read that you can just leave the spuds in the ground and harvest them as needed, so thats what I'll do.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtX0yhJX5FBPETVTwSuk6zOtqxW6sFakUoA4aTGS3F3-4Op8HL_H0_PPHoPZdirX-jQQ8SRsjGv0rzFfsA224CLtXMtBL__fhA9cY4cexpWeaKBrUv7Tj9-pcQqBmZSxlTK78qGDutf3F/s1600/DSCF2030.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtX0yhJX5FBPETVTwSuk6zOtqxW6sFakUoA4aTGS3F3-4Op8HL_H0_PPHoPZdirX-jQQ8SRsjGv0rzFfsA224CLtXMtBL__fhA9cY4cexpWeaKBrUv7Tj9-pcQqBmZSxlTK78qGDutf3F/s400/DSCF2030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492345567510687730" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lettuce has all bolted. Soon I'll rip it all out to plant fall peas.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtX0yhJX5FBPETVTwSuk6zOtqxW6sFakUoA4aTGS3F3-4Op8HL_H0_PPHoPZdirX-jQQ8SRsjGv0rzFfsA224CLtXMtBL__fhA9cY4cexpWeaKBrUv7Tj9-pcQqBmZSxlTK78qGDutf3F/s1600/DSCF2030.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57jvnBgwiwTJDeWyvVsZ17nKm5eZfLgrS2onYjtDcq-Mvs4_QCpGUNV0KiEMQs00IqPiMHt1h_96lAhmp8FNtDw6BOOlVZ5elTpDg_DmZL62IS8ElZrk73Olq4YYZY_UQcBFemP3JNG_l/s1600/DSCF2031.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57jvnBgwiwTJDeWyvVsZ17nKm5eZfLgrS2onYjtDcq-Mvs4_QCpGUNV0KiEMQs00IqPiMHt1h_96lAhmp8FNtDw6BOOlVZ5elTpDg_DmZL62IS8ElZrk73Olq4YYZY_UQcBFemP3JNG_l/s400/DSCF2031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492345311081087730" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The promise of a Dhalia.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57jvnBgwiwTJDeWyvVsZ17nKm5eZfLgrS2onYjtDcq-Mvs4_QCpGUNV0KiEMQs00IqPiMHt1h_96lAhmp8FNtDw6BOOlVZ5elTpDg_DmZL62IS8ElZrk73Olq4YYZY_UQcBFemP3JNG_l/s1600/DSCF2031.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Wn6x7LChC6KRyHVLz_5fRPYpRkYnFJiSBAWSIBSU3RhOmd0SfZ0jCEvk2v5EaZyxYkcFOSfAelU2yCvp7mHaEpdJnM5gRLWTRTjbDn_zBmZErCRXoUqpv-nJ_vTcVrukSyyX82a7DfNg/s1600/DSCF2022.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Wn6x7LChC6KRyHVLz_5fRPYpRkYnFJiSBAWSIBSU3RhOmd0SfZ0jCEvk2v5EaZyxYkcFOSfAelU2yCvp7mHaEpdJnM5gRLWTRTjbDn_zBmZErCRXoUqpv-nJ_vTcVrukSyyX82a7DfNg/s400/DSCF2022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492345195814415298" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Wn6x7LChC6KRyHVLz_5fRPYpRkYnFJiSBAWSIBSU3RhOmd0SfZ0jCEvk2v5EaZyxYkcFOSfAelU2yCvp7mHaEpdJnM5gRLWTRTjbDn_zBmZErCRXoUqpv-nJ_vTcVrukSyyX82a7DfNg/s1600/DSCF2022.JPG"></a>Delivered.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfAmFWMptV8SLE_Eqal5TPctQDXf-TB_3a8-dpXKNXrh1Ukn3JTf_O4UWl-7b9IF0S9om_0PRX9DQTzQY_djYHfhUjJXZYk80S6d3QvI0NZHeqcstfKUWKtdelAQTRgNTmm2V2waRNWue/s1600/DSCF2032.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfAmFWMptV8SLE_Eqal5TPctQDXf-TB_3a8-dpXKNXrh1Ukn3JTf_O4UWl-7b9IF0S9om_0PRX9DQTzQY_djYHfhUjJXZYk80S6d3QvI0NZHeqcstfKUWKtdelAQTRgNTmm2V2waRNWue/s400/DSCF2032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492345069491981810" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfAmFWMptV8SLE_Eqal5TPctQDXf-TB_3a8-dpXKNXrh1Ukn3JTf_O4UWl-7b9IF0S9om_0PRX9DQTzQY_djYHfhUjJXZYk80S6d3QvI0NZHeqcstfKUWKtdelAQTRgNTmm2V2waRNWue/s1600/DSCF2032.JPG"></a>Zinnias in many hues.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDT_4OQfsc9-Jene0wkrwg6e28xSO1NTeNOcxNYq7f34yR3YQb3PqWhP-Oeyvr6y1DMFjOLQp4vumMJj4L7SYSI3HJmHK7RodLqKHY6xbW82Ix85PbWTpVS0ByVUrdgrECI_wSiGtW-qmH/s1600/DSCF2033.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDT_4OQfsc9-Jene0wkrwg6e28xSO1NTeNOcxNYq7f34yR3YQb3PqWhP-Oeyvr6y1DMFjOLQp4vumMJj4L7SYSI3HJmHK7RodLqKHY6xbW82Ix85PbWTpVS0ByVUrdgrECI_wSiGtW-qmH/s400/DSCF2033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492344904066949458" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Dinner.</div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-5847023417128940902010-07-05T17:17:00.000-07:002010-07-05T19:26:56.877-07:00twilight in the garden<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gN5jTpgNQm-z22hWdpeHfkWrzEdnaqsqIRWWaabBl4Y8IyKWQzFrDpU1DuOEEMLutrDP-jmRCEru2zyPGDtDsybSA15TKIDahOpfpGXzP5WwhQohRu4fDYL1-Lr21qnG5YEzke55SP0N/s1600/DSCF2019_2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gN5jTpgNQm-z22hWdpeHfkWrzEdnaqsqIRWWaabBl4Y8IyKWQzFrDpU1DuOEEMLutrDP-jmRCEru2zyPGDtDsybSA15TKIDahOpfpGXzP5WwhQohRu4fDYL1-Lr21qnG5YEzke55SP0N/s400/DSCF2019_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490584196174363426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A potato in the ground.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4gN5jTpgNQm-z22hWdpeHfkWrzEdnaqsqIRWWaabBl4Y8IyKWQzFrDpU1DuOEEMLutrDP-jmRCEru2zyPGDtDsybSA15TKIDahOpfpGXzP5WwhQohRu4fDYL1-Lr21qnG5YEzke55SP0N/s1600/DSCF2019_2.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZu19cJ0DdfPeDSHHazWK6FOge5-OHk7ynIgiBDdo1A8NTMhqBW4VLzikmEjJ4HJO7mRXUmeYY4M3fWywciQaqiB3X7d9_6B18rZoQVHXzNn6Tjyq954TCer8ZGzk79nTdQpFfNIbfz5rc/s1600/DSCF2020_2.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZu19cJ0DdfPeDSHHazWK6FOge5-OHk7ynIgiBDdo1A8NTMhqBW4VLzikmEjJ4HJO7mRXUmeYY4M3fWywciQaqiB3X7d9_6B18rZoQVHXzNn6Tjyq954TCer8ZGzk79nTdQpFfNIbfz5rc/s400/DSCF2020_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490584088721003650" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A potato in my hand.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT00elHPmttOZ9dCPczgknG73QJooLe7ENeXOONxFZzSEBqDwGaW73NMPEjuHqDnZY4UlYziypvluMdiqPdABxCwHpzCcyIxWIPHbPhlbgg11QA8IJhzcSoKC_fDbMbSA-BVI52Dmn12q/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT00elHPmttOZ9dCPczgknG73QJooLe7ENeXOONxFZzSEBqDwGaW73NMPEjuHqDnZY4UlYziypvluMdiqPdABxCwHpzCcyIxWIPHbPhlbgg11QA8IJhzcSoKC_fDbMbSA-BVI52Dmn12q/s400/DSCF2021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490583900211220034" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Potatoes.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT00elHPmttOZ9dCPczgknG73QJooLe7ENeXOONxFZzSEBqDwGaW73NMPEjuHqDnZY4UlYziypvluMdiqPdABxCwHpzCcyIxWIPHbPhlbgg11QA8IJhzcSoKC_fDbMbSA-BVI52Dmn12q/s1600/DSCF2021.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsKI_PnEyLR6PfvTvBl6U-1_9g0dolzS_-wg02ZJtHjYYdiPcn46yTEfkkiUMZwXcbDLvsTqgxkL7Yl8btM98cspNagYLhS9JcLt0hlN3koJYs3ir8-mWe-0y0_iTNOGiseHZkDkFFx6z/s1600/DSCF2030.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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With Rosemary from the garden. Later to join olive oil in tin foil on the grill.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsKI_PnEyLR6PfvTvBl6U-1_9g0dolzS_-wg02ZJtHjYYdiPcn46yTEfkkiUMZwXcbDLvsTqgxkL7Yl8btM98cspNagYLhS9JcLt0hlN3koJYs3ir8-mWe-0y0_iTNOGiseHZkDkFFx6z/s1600/DSCF2030.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdSvaiHn4E6aZBiYG0xatu3hSbzdItz-0AioL7wA7A8cux3aDrkX-lLgOSu74YJiFPfyu4REKuEeL8cdSjkv6NjIq2XhaYZ8W_-ieQMbD6Er0tHTRiTJi-GGMMnE0chQNmSymtYrZHljK/s1600/DSCF2033.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdSvaiHn4E6aZBiYG0xatu3hSbzdItz-0AioL7wA7A8cux3aDrkX-lLgOSu74YJiFPfyu4REKuEeL8cdSjkv6NjIq2XhaYZ8W_-ieQMbD6Er0tHTRiTJi-GGMMnE0chQNmSymtYrZHljK/s400/DSCF2033.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490583245679795362" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoyed the first tomato of the year. It was a Sungold, and it tasted like summer.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZdSvaiHn4E6aZBiYG0xatu3hSbzdItz-0AioL7wA7A8cux3aDrkX-lLgOSu74YJiFPfyu4REKuEeL8cdSjkv6NjIq2XhaYZ8W_-ieQMbD6Er0tHTRiTJi-GGMMnE0chQNmSymtYrZHljK/s1600/DSCF2033.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L4eZ7Ri2_JUMIbJUkN_lSumPb8U-YywIoehlWPW6ELzhXqfjRcr0kWl3EJm-Cd7kaFWSfJvWufyWz5H5htE58kIR500NiFpNszy4DmDXg09iNx8dUPLmuCxXUSJUbMkzVm13UKPJ6tJe/s1600/DSCF2039.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L4eZ7Ri2_JUMIbJUkN_lSumPb8U-YywIoehlWPW6ELzhXqfjRcr0kWl3EJm-Cd7kaFWSfJvWufyWz5H5htE58kIR500NiFpNszy4DmDXg09iNx8dUPLmuCxXUSJUbMkzVm13UKPJ6tJe/s400/DSCF2039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490583148648347090" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ripening...</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L4eZ7Ri2_JUMIbJUkN_lSumPb8U-YywIoehlWPW6ELzhXqfjRcr0kWl3EJm-Cd7kaFWSfJvWufyWz5H5htE58kIR500NiFpNszy4DmDXg09iNx8dUPLmuCxXUSJUbMkzVm13UKPJ6tJe/s1600/DSCF2039.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphf9EK8M0ACVNyG33S27yY9TFxIlR6m1zmqR8X5L4yZEuH3gDNygWfBtC0BVmLmjeTwdNvzmyFfR1nywKLpgEZxvM8SoE55rpZaw5RzEAs1YWyjt_Y_8qr43rTZJC8dRfkVPoJHN4uJ5d/s1600/DSCF2037.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphf9EK8M0ACVNyG33S27yY9TFxIlR6m1zmqR8X5L4yZEuH3gDNygWfBtC0BVmLmjeTwdNvzmyFfR1nywKLpgEZxvM8SoE55rpZaw5RzEAs1YWyjt_Y_8qr43rTZJC8dRfkVPoJHN4uJ5d/s400/DSCF2037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582654432096322" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphf9EK8M0ACVNyG33S27yY9TFxIlR6m1zmqR8X5L4yZEuH3gDNygWfBtC0BVmLmjeTwdNvzmyFfR1nywKLpgEZxvM8SoE55rpZaw5RzEAs1YWyjt_Y_8qr43rTZJC8dRfkVPoJHN4uJ5d/s1600/DSCF2037.JPG"></a>This will be a yellow Zucchini someday.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewKuidGS_Vym1NW8PJh2GPqbO7DZ5NbDmoSNLbApsDFhfVdPA5j4qhotjhSNOFFJjckBoPyjB5O_1WDpSeoNuKAnmiyvTx5g_es-VKqdLWS1RIsg3V3XaaEYHJwhoyUhSslv9Io7Z00EF/s1600/DSCF2040.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewKuidGS_Vym1NW8PJh2GPqbO7DZ5NbDmoSNLbApsDFhfVdPA5j4qhotjhSNOFFJjckBoPyjB5O_1WDpSeoNuKAnmiyvTx5g_es-VKqdLWS1RIsg3V3XaaEYHJwhoyUhSslv9Io7Z00EF/s400/DSCF2040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582477813261874" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewKuidGS_Vym1NW8PJh2GPqbO7DZ5NbDmoSNLbApsDFhfVdPA5j4qhotjhSNOFFJjckBoPyjB5O_1WDpSeoNuKAnmiyvTx5g_es-VKqdLWS1RIsg3V3XaaEYHJwhoyUhSslv9Io7Z00EF/s1600/DSCF2040.JPG"></a>It's been so hot. Wet newspaper and mulch are the only things keeping these plants from certain death.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTndl13Xlh53FYbqZ7MmpL1OF6Xt-_s-09oGdn-427Ucm6gDiO6PTpBU7t7jwqHY5DcJnweJTe77kDWDel_g0eXlLHCR14NyaWjagThnIfrGNzlrmaMceHaOqsT0K0fXpn-2m_RzDI0Jlx/s1600/DSCF2038.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTndl13Xlh53FYbqZ7MmpL1OF6Xt-_s-09oGdn-427Ucm6gDiO6PTpBU7t7jwqHY5DcJnweJTe77kDWDel_g0eXlLHCR14NyaWjagThnIfrGNzlrmaMceHaOqsT0K0fXpn-2m_RzDI0Jlx/s400/DSCF2038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582360499438466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A Charentais Melon.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTndl13Xlh53FYbqZ7MmpL1OF6Xt-_s-09oGdn-427Ucm6gDiO6PTpBU7t7jwqHY5DcJnweJTe77kDWDel_g0eXlLHCR14NyaWjagThnIfrGNzlrmaMceHaOqsT0K0fXpn-2m_RzDI0Jlx/s1600/DSCF2038.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcje106UPmkLaNekDvDwMiFbqEjWSaRzXxAauEdXHmS2vjyYxM41E_iccEoujOJr5qFhrdKLAEbOFB3a7YqC0cvTpBuiSCQdK6v9AhF9F5Ftyvj1ZXgsXjQUuzRag8bhB6HlGzE7061S0/s1600/DSCF2035.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcje106UPmkLaNekDvDwMiFbqEjWSaRzXxAauEdXHmS2vjyYxM41E_iccEoujOJr5qFhrdKLAEbOFB3a7YqC0cvTpBuiSCQdK6v9AhF9F5Ftyvj1ZXgsXjQUuzRag8bhB6HlGzE7061S0/s400/DSCF2035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582247375221442" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcje106UPmkLaNekDvDwMiFbqEjWSaRzXxAauEdXHmS2vjyYxM41E_iccEoujOJr5qFhrdKLAEbOFB3a7YqC0cvTpBuiSCQdK6v9AhF9F5Ftyvj1ZXgsXjQUuzRag8bhB6HlGzE7061S0/s1600/DSCF2035.JPG"></a>A Blacktail Mountain Watermelon.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJplSHaa2uHb6JEjh1L_XZ6IIjjBtm6e90gWcOyPOljbA4NejbCrDdp_c8DVelY_kBfrfa-8wLRWXcqn1E3eg7mzZrARB3E8cW4vL2YNvwkHQ-ltxTBlLuZynVkY_8fKBBT2doi4juU3wp/s1600/DSCF2032.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJplSHaa2uHb6JEjh1L_XZ6IIjjBtm6e90gWcOyPOljbA4NejbCrDdp_c8DVelY_kBfrfa-8wLRWXcqn1E3eg7mzZrARB3E8cW4vL2YNvwkHQ-ltxTBlLuZynVkY_8fKBBT2doi4juU3wp/s400/DSCF2032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490582070398763698" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A Dhalia. The first Dhalia of the summer.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJplSHaa2uHb6JEjh1L_XZ6IIjjBtm6e90gWcOyPOljbA4NejbCrDdp_c8DVelY_kBfrfa-8wLRWXcqn1E3eg7mzZrARB3E8cW4vL2YNvwkHQ-ltxTBlLuZynVkY_8fKBBT2doi4juU3wp/s1600/DSCF2032.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yTk1b1rXaOKt2QrhUBehmSblxmF7zz5YbkVZ1j9RRYXwxULBM6LxU3ZBGDlvWeL5TjBGQrGzjKJvIQll6zV60P-oE-PzhgWNmJ7VTPOR0H_JQ-FMXCIlBbKnXTlbUT2f2NAS1YvTxTmm/s1600/DSCF2041.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yTk1b1rXaOKt2QrhUBehmSblxmF7zz5YbkVZ1j9RRYXwxULBM6LxU3ZBGDlvWeL5TjBGQrGzjKJvIQll6zV60P-oE-PzhgWNmJ7VTPOR0H_JQ-FMXCIlBbKnXTlbUT2f2NAS1YvTxTmm/s400/DSCF2041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490581957161349986" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My book <i>The Kitchen Gardens of France</i> says that Dhalias are a traditional flower planted in vegetable gardens. I needed no further convincing.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yTk1b1rXaOKt2QrhUBehmSblxmF7zz5YbkVZ1j9RRYXwxULBM6LxU3ZBGDlvWeL5TjBGQrGzjKJvIQll6zV60P-oE-PzhgWNmJ7VTPOR0H_JQ-FMXCIlBbKnXTlbUT2f2NAS1YvTxTmm/s1600/DSCF2041.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniM7-MJJVr8tUwGoL7_rP3mIob_JRwg09f3EuMmkPDl4ivwKJ4K8m2pggGOVTBteTFeYY9D-gACipS2ag9JE4rIyvwkyUHeslW9i0VyB29-G5caha6dZkB5B6kHCnQGgb-oMgEQ4-yvEz/s1600/DSCF2036.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniM7-MJJVr8tUwGoL7_rP3mIob_JRwg09f3EuMmkPDl4ivwKJ4K8m2pggGOVTBteTFeYY9D-gACipS2ag9JE4rIyvwkyUHeslW9i0VyB29-G5caha6dZkB5B6kHCnQGgb-oMgEQ4-yvEz/s400/DSCF2036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490581820002917538" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Zinnia.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniM7-MJJVr8tUwGoL7_rP3mIob_JRwg09f3EuMmkPDl4ivwKJ4K8m2pggGOVTBteTFeYY9D-gACipS2ag9JE4rIyvwkyUHeslW9i0VyB29-G5caha6dZkB5B6kHCnQGgb-oMgEQ4-yvEz/s1600/DSCF2036.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnk04X7wvpyOR_SNjtljCUFttsITFkFMmVpWU9dS1dbiN1Pmd-i64_PyfMVhuZhDXZn7uQFpiHTu8i_YkurPaoyRDU7ZE6tR7ByHXsnwpsluPcI2p8YaJIZkOs7CNNLdquV-PHbQ4msDF/s1600/DSCF2042.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnk04X7wvpyOR_SNjtljCUFttsITFkFMmVpWU9dS1dbiN1Pmd-i64_PyfMVhuZhDXZn7uQFpiHTu8i_YkurPaoyRDU7ZE6tR7ByHXsnwpsluPcI2p8YaJIZkOs7CNNLdquV-PHbQ4msDF/s400/DSCF2042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490581403016645106" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnk04X7wvpyOR_SNjtljCUFttsITFkFMmVpWU9dS1dbiN1Pmd-i64_PyfMVhuZhDXZn7uQFpiHTu8i_YkurPaoyRDU7ZE6tR7ByHXsnwpsluPcI2p8YaJIZkOs7CNNLdquV-PHbQ4msDF/s1600/DSCF2042.JPG"></a>Purple Coneflower with bee.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNYeyI2eCABvzwi38ycGiRSHkTgHxP6qv93UfVALLrSceLv_wzBjg4oM7rJp7nIVLdX5taJehtGzpAgIiaSaKIzNDkEMOujo69pgzlwwrrVdJcfLHIVKhS4KZHfJqmCdhTA2V19-4KVU3/s1600/DSCF2043.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNYeyI2eCABvzwi38ycGiRSHkTgHxP6qv93UfVALLrSceLv_wzBjg4oM7rJp7nIVLdX5taJehtGzpAgIiaSaKIzNDkEMOujo69pgzlwwrrVdJcfLHIVKhS4KZHfJqmCdhTA2V19-4KVU3/s400/DSCF2043.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490581302587472658" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNYeyI2eCABvzwi38ycGiRSHkTgHxP6qv93UfVALLrSceLv_wzBjg4oM7rJp7nIVLdX5taJehtGzpAgIiaSaKIzNDkEMOujo69pgzlwwrrVdJcfLHIVKhS4KZHfJqmCdhTA2V19-4KVU3/s1600/DSCF2043.JPG"></a>Purple Coneflower in the sun.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAGpi5Daogrug9tJJgWPGhalktWYQzLwFoDNv7U9J_yq7kbPBFxejOkFzQrek_oZhHU5I4Fi4RbkHPvixWpGpdx79Tx04IAnQhh0kZOaj4BJe1Sl7gdrGUCphHk7G1iRRahIzEpP3gnjU/s1600/DSCF2044.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAGpi5Daogrug9tJJgWPGhalktWYQzLwFoDNv7U9J_yq7kbPBFxejOkFzQrek_oZhHU5I4Fi4RbkHPvixWpGpdx79Tx04IAnQhh0kZOaj4BJe1Sl7gdrGUCphHk7G1iRRahIzEpP3gnjU/s400/DSCF2044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490581194671699458" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Purple Coneflower with pink Hydrangea.</div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-36865984065340608002010-07-05T05:49:00.001-07:002010-07-05T09:35:22.702-07:00Zucchini<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRh082KMZYAvltJRLm2Xu6DCg-MhfB_zs63hzSBOelFHry9IGa4yems7i-1Xcd8WpSGky-4uUYDCE_gp0utsvIyxaoslQHogOADmBq6dNx-XM7qpftYEG1z2zq7amsFOaU9ZZmGHzYVkpt/s1600/DSCF2024.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRh082KMZYAvltJRLm2Xu6DCg-MhfB_zs63hzSBOelFHry9IGa4yems7i-1Xcd8WpSGky-4uUYDCE_gp0utsvIyxaoslQHogOADmBq6dNx-XM7qpftYEG1z2zq7amsFOaU9ZZmGHzYVkpt/s400/DSCF2024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490403744075541506" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRh082KMZYAvltJRLm2Xu6DCg-MhfB_zs63hzSBOelFHry9IGa4yems7i-1Xcd8WpSGky-4uUYDCE_gp0utsvIyxaoslQHogOADmBq6dNx-XM7qpftYEG1z2zq7amsFOaU9ZZmGHzYVkpt/s1600/DSCF2024.JPG"></a>These pictures are a few weeks old by now, but I can't let the arrival of the first Zucchini go undocumented.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtmBmRScP7Enptmj8Xlq7SIjedpLN1M1K5JuTuOYbEjenb5menL2j-VJOyUrcxydEmnwO4vvDunhJQRygorQAt4p8kHnx7GTk3RiqCqBlwVWqRHsdEE22GqENOPyBZxnwF_H01wwgd2m2/s1600/DSCF2026.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtmBmRScP7Enptmj8Xlq7SIjedpLN1M1K5JuTuOYbEjenb5menL2j-VJOyUrcxydEmnwO4vvDunhJQRygorQAt4p8kHnx7GTk3RiqCqBlwVWqRHsdEE22GqENOPyBZxnwF_H01wwgd2m2/s400/DSCF2026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490403644621166930" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These were the first two picked, both <i>Costata Romanseco.</i> They ended up on the grill with some oive oil and parmesean cheese.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNtmBmRScP7Enptmj8Xlq7SIjedpLN1M1K5JuTuOYbEjenb5menL2j-VJOyUrcxydEmnwO4vvDunhJQRygorQAt4p8kHnx7GTk3RiqCqBlwVWqRHsdEE22GqENOPyBZxnwF_H01wwgd2m2/s1600/DSCF2026.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzBcHQjGoUEHDwq7ri8kSW8WuHkRGd8_H5BH5cla0z1fygunq8NWtNA19cXYPkXdYuLnSbQe4HLIfRCyW9VDZ2MBfPnzwk8Tt6kSxwE528_9CnR3HKmOpY25VekTG_R88ySU1tic20db0/s1600/DSCF2006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzBcHQjGoUEHDwq7ri8kSW8WuHkRGd8_H5BH5cla0z1fygunq8NWtNA19cXYPkXdYuLnSbQe4HLIfRCyW9VDZ2MBfPnzwk8Tt6kSxwE528_9CnR3HKmOpY25VekTG_R88ySU1tic20db0/s400/DSCF2006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490403474744974162" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>There seem to be quite a few more on their way, with a couple of the yellow crookneck variety looking to ripen later this week. To prevent the stem rot/bug problems that I had last year I wrapped the base of the stalk in a layer of tinfoil. It seems to be working so far as I've already doubled last years harvest with no end in sight. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's been a tough stretch of weather with 95+ degree days and little to no rain in recent memory. The garden has required almost daily soakings to keep everything from simply shriveling back into the dirt. No rain in the forecast for the next few days either. Tomrrow's high: 100 degrees...</div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-55613395573956885602010-06-21T04:43:00.000-07:002010-06-21T04:55:19.831-07:00peas please<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGpMdb0z3BpaLgveBorKZOUha9YwWogHtejL7Dzs92J4SK9LRN8A7IO1vnliLDRIUMCn1EI_lvvLER4likS3Fd-MHs_2kiO4Qrp1UfVsT0xPoBSi_H4bFVZkN6yPyyIcruqfbBFb8mOUm/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGpMdb0z3BpaLgveBorKZOUha9YwWogHtejL7Dzs92J4SK9LRN8A7IO1vnliLDRIUMCn1EI_lvvLER4likS3Fd-MHs_2kiO4Qrp1UfVsT0xPoBSi_H4bFVZkN6yPyyIcruqfbBFb8mOUm/s400/DSCF2003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485191733730776882" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGpMdb0z3BpaLgveBorKZOUha9YwWogHtejL7Dzs92J4SK9LRN8A7IO1vnliLDRIUMCn1EI_lvvLER4likS3Fd-MHs_2kiO4Qrp1UfVsT0xPoBSi_H4bFVZkN6yPyyIcruqfbBFb8mOUm/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG"></a>Pea season has officialy come to a close in the garden. Yesterday I picked off all the remaining pods, and then pulled the vines out and sent them on a one way trip to the compost pile.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPCmXmnKI2mI2rBG0TKautWKbEc9ppSNw9Wv7V1hlSlThqDN13pF9_j_KjrqFXqlAKJGWrVmpO4pTvAZ3EsGLaA5jqM6EC0B9cT1EGrr_HzvFvfl84KjrbVQx3EtME5o4bbUVFit6InBc/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPCmXmnKI2mI2rBG0TKautWKbEc9ppSNw9Wv7V1hlSlThqDN13pF9_j_KjrqFXqlAKJGWrVmpO4pTvAZ3EsGLaA5jqM6EC0B9cT1EGrr_HzvFvfl84KjrbVQx3EtME5o4bbUVFit6InBc/s400/DSCF2001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485191625195528130" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPCmXmnKI2mI2rBG0TKautWKbEc9ppSNw9Wv7V1hlSlThqDN13pF9_j_KjrqFXqlAKJGWrVmpO4pTvAZ3EsGLaA5jqM6EC0B9cT1EGrr_HzvFvfl84KjrbVQx3EtME5o4bbUVFit6InBc/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"></a>This was the first year that I planted a 'shelling' pea as opposed to the 'sugar snap' or 'snow' varieties, and I have to say I was really pleased. It was easy to enjoy them on the fly, as they were quite tasty eaten directly from the pod while working in the garden.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim70dKpNvLgam-y_JihO_n_etmz7Lzxjj0yRdNEDvKCTCaZcLTjHOumDho_2hV3SnHiJATKwruba_wB8f067bit-IyOvNzdEUwq9mVETupNIhyphenhyphenyDyENcR1h99-0PVr5yJhejoc54TE2lP8/s1600/DSCF2004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim70dKpNvLgam-y_JihO_n_etmz7Lzxjj0yRdNEDvKCTCaZcLTjHOumDho_2hV3SnHiJATKwruba_wB8f067bit-IyOvNzdEUwq9mVETupNIhyphenhyphenyDyENcR1h99-0PVr5yJhejoc54TE2lP8/s400/DSCF2004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485191508151423554" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim70dKpNvLgam-y_JihO_n_etmz7Lzxjj0yRdNEDvKCTCaZcLTjHOumDho_2hV3SnHiJATKwruba_wB8f067bit-IyOvNzdEUwq9mVETupNIhyphenhyphenyDyENcR1h99-0PVr5yJhejoc54TE2lP8/s1600/DSCF2004.JPG"></a>Also, cooked in some boiling water, and served with a bit of butter and salt they were a real treat. After I shelled and washed this last bunch I put them in a ziplock bag and stuck them in the freezer to save for some future meal. I am thinking of trying this <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Penne-with-Pea-Pesto-238945">pea pesto</a>...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcxU3ctcymxaFk8hTBJZ9yBK_iz9rzsH2DiyDq_9Tf-J7943voe7kPT8Xf2WMUE1IqzZZZb3w9n6YErS6ePHETn3rHKlkocwfeo1I516iuav0tJf6w1S-a729sL_-2OUPAT7HShqKYSNK/s1600/DSCF2006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFcxU3ctcymxaFk8hTBJZ9yBK_iz9rzsH2DiyDq_9Tf-J7943voe7kPT8Xf2WMUE1IqzZZZb3w9n6YErS6ePHETn3rHKlkocwfeo1I516iuav0tJf6w1S-a729sL_-2OUPAT7HShqKYSNK/s400/DSCF2006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485191397939830594" /></a><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-59024571613237972242010-06-15T17:43:00.000-07:002010-06-16T04:43:58.148-07:00Growth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iOnz54XILhpigXUoLuDh5BaSQtmhcRDTFfHMIGyI8Ht8aEcOdH3qaZcaNqpDha56SSOw3aTZxfJaZO2Dz3QPxJa13JWbsgTEsiyQbAbezeUmgAuNbvzIb87GKHsExhKfZN17Yz33Egvw/s1600/DSCF2062.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iOnz54XILhpigXUoLuDh5BaSQtmhcRDTFfHMIGyI8Ht8aEcOdH3qaZcaNqpDha56SSOw3aTZxfJaZO2Dz3QPxJa13JWbsgTEsiyQbAbezeUmgAuNbvzIb87GKHsExhKfZN17Yz33Egvw/s400/DSCF2062.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483168392673340258" /></a><div><br /></div><div>After another short trip away from home, and an extended absence from the blog, there have been many changes in the June garden. The squash, zucchini, and pumpkin plants in particular seemed to grow to about 10 times their previous size while I was gone. </div><div><br /></div><div>The lettuce continues to be abundant, and the peas are now in their prime as the teepees are literally dripping with fat, ripe pods. And most exciting of all the tomatoes continue to develop beautifully with numerous blossoms and immature fruits promising a glut of tomatoes in our future.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iOnz54XILhpigXUoLuDh5BaSQtmhcRDTFfHMIGyI8Ht8aEcOdH3qaZcaNqpDha56SSOw3aTZxfJaZO2Dz3QPxJa13JWbsgTEsiyQbAbezeUmgAuNbvzIb87GKHsExhKfZN17Yz33Egvw/s1600/DSCF2062.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EPcchI8GC5bRgDLyi67Q0rZEhNk13GBoewQxmnn3gH1IrE8L1QGckt6uxbYpgVBgH0hDgAMBLIw59SpqBWWnLBh26VK55EzvQ8LVlL96JhwpBBJj1AmN4CWhHnuwTSPmdWkzTX7Th7Bj/s1600/DSCF2061.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EPcchI8GC5bRgDLyi67Q0rZEhNk13GBoewQxmnn3gH1IrE8L1QGckt6uxbYpgVBgH0hDgAMBLIw59SpqBWWnLBh26VK55EzvQ8LVlL96JhwpBBJj1AmN4CWhHnuwTSPmdWkzTX7Th7Bj/s400/DSCF2061.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483168232965268722" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EPcchI8GC5bRgDLyi67Q0rZEhNk13GBoewQxmnn3gH1IrE8L1QGckt6uxbYpgVBgH0hDgAMBLIw59SpqBWWnLBh26VK55EzvQ8LVlL96JhwpBBJj1AmN4CWhHnuwTSPmdWkzTX7Th7Bj/s1600/DSCF2061.JPG"></a>The San Marzano, and Amish Paste tomatoes have all gotten up to about 4 ft tall and are starting to set fruit.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXS1Tu1Dh-ywuMGy-i2qDqkdE2cwxYMT_2ve2uQs_JLJdEcj1bVxc7K8D2bBXTlNMHRpDjiukQ6nIf98CluFsoUE77jHItQfstbiCap5LedsPIu3RmsfKQiOZKWsuuVG8HSTOYa9UBjtb/s1600/DSCF2073.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXS1Tu1Dh-ywuMGy-i2qDqkdE2cwxYMT_2ve2uQs_JLJdEcj1bVxc7K8D2bBXTlNMHRpDjiukQ6nIf98CluFsoUE77jHItQfstbiCap5LedsPIu3RmsfKQiOZKWsuuVG8HSTOYa9UBjtb/s400/DSCF2073.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483168102948527218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom4jVOsqWja1awxjPjfgvIxnL_sboGqNucZphSaLVPq5DZUVIU6bSiqxifVbebQunNDY2U1L5PorI1aRKPjq-UTj9C4r65AWuMGkzKz0e04dY5mZnUd_LnNvQhaRqjmGt8j9jJ7BkuniF/s1600/DSCF2075.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom4jVOsqWja1awxjPjfgvIxnL_sboGqNucZphSaLVPq5DZUVIU6bSiqxifVbebQunNDY2U1L5PorI1aRKPjq-UTj9C4r65AWuMGkzKz0e04dY5mZnUd_LnNvQhaRqjmGt8j9jJ7BkuniF/s400/DSCF2075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483167956826644370" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgom4jVOsqWja1awxjPjfgvIxnL_sboGqNucZphSaLVPq5DZUVIU6bSiqxifVbebQunNDY2U1L5PorI1aRKPjq-UTj9C4r65AWuMGkzKz0e04dY5mZnUd_LnNvQhaRqjmGt8j9jJ7BkuniF/s1600/DSCF2075.JPG"></a>Tomato blossoms with lettuce in the background.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWwKzcIT0-aAloyI1tCLxO6M1imnkrQlkS_hYKWrKrgSVQGlnjXZMY9XPDMD_cqomQmf1MWjgFiTbfAh4rgkf6ojp0rS9rNppalsX_VLHB9xqNSKkrCedcA1FjTZGR7nkOD6xbU5Dv6v-/s1600/DSCF2068.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWwKzcIT0-aAloyI1tCLxO6M1imnkrQlkS_hYKWrKrgSVQGlnjXZMY9XPDMD_cqomQmf1MWjgFiTbfAh4rgkf6ojp0rS9rNppalsX_VLHB9xqNSKkrCedcA1FjTZGR7nkOD6xbU5Dv6v-/s400/DSCF2068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483167826780511282" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWwKzcIT0-aAloyI1tCLxO6M1imnkrQlkS_hYKWrKrgSVQGlnjXZMY9XPDMD_cqomQmf1MWjgFiTbfAh4rgkf6ojp0rS9rNppalsX_VLHB9xqNSKkrCedcA1FjTZGR7nkOD6xbU5Dv6v-/s1600/DSCF2068.JPG"></a>Immature Sungold tomatoes. These will probably be the first ripe ones this year.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcLnHy5VfHn28riS6t9NTK1ex0GFu9GjU42F70rYo6Av0zu85cF8Xc6LppI_Y9RSZiJnOfZ5hI0vAbv-TidINjb_5NnnmaeqOd7LWTneDy8y9Oyy36xlzLrTTelrKViQfG6mbK70sZgw8/s1600/DSCF2079.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcLnHy5VfHn28riS6t9NTK1ex0GFu9GjU42F70rYo6Av0zu85cF8Xc6LppI_Y9RSZiJnOfZ5hI0vAbv-TidINjb_5NnnmaeqOd7LWTneDy8y9Oyy36xlzLrTTelrKViQfG6mbK70sZgw8/s400/DSCF2079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483167677872545250" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMcLnHy5VfHn28riS6t9NTK1ex0GFu9GjU42F70rYo6Av0zu85cF8Xc6LppI_Y9RSZiJnOfZ5hI0vAbv-TidINjb_5NnnmaeqOd7LWTneDy8y9Oyy36xlzLrTTelrKViQfG6mbK70sZgw8/s1600/DSCF2079.JPG"></a>Amish Paste tomatoes.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzsw98drw6uqsMlz9LeXXZ6pRcuhUBDBNwA6I8UQ8nOL5hYCblWEINbzKo9DHxxZCS8Y4-1EuTNB7xxh61EDT9pjmLrwILBBEhf66hqY0xFHXv3zYONDbtC66eD12ci83zxcmlhm7gQ-W/s1600/DSCF2063.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzsw98drw6uqsMlz9LeXXZ6pRcuhUBDBNwA6I8UQ8nOL5hYCblWEINbzKo9DHxxZCS8Y4-1EuTNB7xxh61EDT9pjmLrwILBBEhf66hqY0xFHXv3zYONDbtC66eD12ci83zxcmlhm7gQ-W/s400/DSCF2063.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483167452629369570" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>These Green Arrow Peas are a traditional english shelling variety.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzsw98drw6uqsMlz9LeXXZ6pRcuhUBDBNwA6I8UQ8nOL5hYCblWEINbzKo9DHxxZCS8Y4-1EuTNB7xxh61EDT9pjmLrwILBBEhf66hqY0xFHXv3zYONDbtC66eD12ci83zxcmlhm7gQ-W/s1600/DSCF2063.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBsT4YbaxNKT7BgVX4JG7kCz40jEJygLvbL2m63G7RbsxmcLYasS_oY0n38l5RXiBzSQoTcjNaiYlu-86f06D_NT-6TVP1RdlglrpLu6qXHZM3KkM_81oNMojJtc5Gm02zUlek3p7JnCF/s1600/DSCF2065.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A sea of lettuce varieties.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixljVkqPGNvOCi6FmiZu26SQ9lxGXtEkQOd650pJQbGAZGcFea8iAqbqvvNULlmeoOSsLYuVMQyiHjCrqY3xzdjMrvRH1AUj3ZVPYOXxqWl6ecdGmq5eHso2PNWNbVcprSL0WDbS_jC6pT/s1600/DSCF2067.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixljVkqPGNvOCi6FmiZu26SQ9lxGXtEkQOd650pJQbGAZGcFea8iAqbqvvNULlmeoOSsLYuVMQyiHjCrqY3xzdjMrvRH1AUj3ZVPYOXxqWl6ecdGmq5eHso2PNWNbVcprSL0WDbS_jC6pT/s400/DSCF2067.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483167165845930674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjARURLCMFFL9Ztpt6pk23RqShHpNOiqi9FzMy_TOLgAs4M7aaxFOrMe2peZxVwkQZRbJhpKCiiFU2uYAz4VqF6AEZKWydzAQx5cDIenT-agrs4Icj-3wXQIXaTP0QFZhJFMSWNNT4wxws_/s1600/DSCF2071.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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Quite a few blossoms have already appeared.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lQTkgJd1cf4FBBU0nVO6rX2XPOx3-mSWRfZfF5pYyAg4RqGnY1MPsXHFK_wIcaMVvDNNAzAO9FqqRbSejyol5LXsTeGVUw-TOBy3CwPnxJvfkyN_1qCBoMTSXHwGuAc48zdd32JdniCs/s1600/DSCF2078.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lQTkgJd1cf4FBBU0nVO6rX2XPOx3-mSWRfZfF5pYyAg4RqGnY1MPsXHFK_wIcaMVvDNNAzAO9FqqRbSejyol5LXsTeGVUw-TOBy3CwPnxJvfkyN_1qCBoMTSXHwGuAc48zdd32JdniCs/s400/DSCF2078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483166409987008626" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Charentais melon blossom.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLClpKzoWZ2WUAp15hFCBWSxmFqNzXhu80pW_sc5opnnEf0_VVzA543koxD_DfottXnctRARVCxBuruxAQmqnldRPUBTcQKvzkTrXEANB8LatQETNbRVETDGyh6V9gXVZmmV2w48G3HstQ/s1600/DSCF2082.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLClpKzoWZ2WUAp15hFCBWSxmFqNzXhu80pW_sc5opnnEf0_VVzA543koxD_DfottXnctRARVCxBuruxAQmqnldRPUBTcQKvzkTrXEANB8LatQETNbRVETDGyh6V9gXVZmmV2w48G3HstQ/s400/DSCF2082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483166176682646162" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLClpKzoWZ2WUAp15hFCBWSxmFqNzXhu80pW_sc5opnnEf0_VVzA543koxD_DfottXnctRARVCxBuruxAQmqnldRPUBTcQKvzkTrXEANB8LatQETNbRVETDGyh6V9gXVZmmV2w48G3HstQ/s1600/DSCF2082.JPG"></a>A pot of marigolds growing on the patio.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokaBk7uLCf1aH9lI_LAMsUjjCsRZce1iA56-5kM4lcuL7eQpLrjVk5JhcydUNYVTFqsNv7a7_fd-ovBCEMZA92iTcSlSAYOungsBCOlbKPaKTVfH9Njnu7rL8zECzX4CicHVPCQpbpXEP/s1600/DSCF2083.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokaBk7uLCf1aH9lI_LAMsUjjCsRZce1iA56-5kM4lcuL7eQpLrjVk5JhcydUNYVTFqsNv7a7_fd-ovBCEMZA92iTcSlSAYOungsBCOlbKPaKTVfH9Njnu7rL8zECzX4CicHVPCQpbpXEP/s400/DSCF2083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483166049492315266" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokaBk7uLCf1aH9lI_LAMsUjjCsRZce1iA56-5kM4lcuL7eQpLrjVk5JhcydUNYVTFqsNv7a7_fd-ovBCEMZA92iTcSlSAYOungsBCOlbKPaKTVfH9Njnu7rL8zECzX4CicHVPCQpbpXEP/s1600/DSCF2083.JPG"></a>Basil growing in an old coffee can.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLA4GnvBpa36sZ2mqsDFyGutNpt0Ew2Cnih1uf8f7EDFFWUaZL0vXkLDjJedGhs-gXzgauCl7-NYSVcQ-pl4Ey-e5ArMMFP0sPs_Y_5hK7rty7cb63_c5hFEP3zVRDUDdVMTqoljlHO9a/s1600/DSCF2084.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLA4GnvBpa36sZ2mqsDFyGutNpt0Ew2Cnih1uf8f7EDFFWUaZL0vXkLDjJedGhs-gXzgauCl7-NYSVcQ-pl4Ey-e5ArMMFP0sPs_Y_5hK7rty7cb63_c5hFEP3zVRDUDdVMTqoljlHO9a/s400/DSCF2084.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483165947091555250" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Assorted patio herbs, flowers and a Sungold tomato.</div></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-76806373489220888072010-05-24T17:07:00.000-07:002010-05-25T06:30:37.520-07:00<div>Back from a 4 day trip and the garden continues to grow in leaps and bounds.</div><div><br /></div><div>The potatoes are about waist high, and I planted red bell peppers and giant ancho peppers behind the potato row.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMqPrGF0gI_WhJ5XHAMcKkLaZOEfNY7sWP10t42UTASyn4WnpUo7LgUzVKE5KGEZ-Z60lDTXH8J9ALjw_Jj0cfIgWVZQvI9HLGkFWb6vB4eSlQg15Z30-n7CHMk8NVZV4ALbueqyi9PGa/s1600/DSCF2005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMqPrGF0gI_WhJ5XHAMcKkLaZOEfNY7sWP10t42UTASyn4WnpUo7LgUzVKE5KGEZ-Z60lDTXH8J9ALjw_Jj0cfIgWVZQvI9HLGkFWb6vB4eSlQg15Z30-n7CHMk8NVZV4ALbueqyi9PGa/s400/DSCF2005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474994548241088658" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Tomatoes seemed to grow a foot over the weekend. I noticed some small red bugs around the base of some of the plants. I'm not sure what they are but I'll need to keep an eye if they start to do any damage.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMqPrGF0gI_WhJ5XHAMcKkLaZOEfNY7sWP10t42UTASyn4WnpUo7LgUzVKE5KGEZ-Z60lDTXH8J9ALjw_Jj0cfIgWVZQvI9HLGkFWb6vB4eSlQg15Z30-n7CHMk8NVZV4ALbueqyi9PGa/s1600/DSCF2005.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXydHMehyphenhyphenVxoypB5nl6eOZRxRUjq_Df47p0C_W_ea4tAAIYkzKP9_DuXUT0WUXPuEUVXr-R3F69z4MU4kQ4Sj7VFcQbe63sWZVEbOuiVBh8XLunNt_J0GkWDdixXtcSalMV-eidRKbAeWc/s1600/DSCF2006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXydHMehyphenhyphenVxoypB5nl6eOZRxRUjq_Df47p0C_W_ea4tAAIYkzKP9_DuXUT0WUXPuEUVXr-R3F69z4MU4kQ4Sj7VFcQbe63sWZVEbOuiVBh8XLunNt_J0GkWDdixXtcSalMV-eidRKbAeWc/s400/DSCF2006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474994365771531650" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXydHMehyphenhyphenVxoypB5nl6eOZRxRUjq_Df47p0C_W_ea4tAAIYkzKP9_DuXUT0WUXPuEUVXr-R3F69z4MU4kQ4Sj7VFcQbe63sWZVEbOuiVBh8XLunNt_J0GkWDdixXtcSalMV-eidRKbAeWc/s1600/DSCF2006.JPG"></a>Winter squash coming in well. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj-pC23E2zijQIxZ790TGAjnhywmViiSf-lfoeTblXLi5sd3sDCH_gN16NfY0elWTmvBJ7CWAI1c0Quow0nyiQ7fCF87ONA9NT30MJg5HRTYzZ3tw2ZOD5OpGeqHUwJ5V3_plJG5rk09z/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj-pC23E2zijQIxZ790TGAjnhywmViiSf-lfoeTblXLi5sd3sDCH_gN16NfY0elWTmvBJ7CWAI1c0Quow0nyiQ7fCF87ONA9NT30MJg5HRTYzZ3tw2ZOD5OpGeqHUwJ5V3_plJG5rk09z/s400/DSCF2010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474993930755043506" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The peas continue to climb, and I noticed the first blooms on them today.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj-pC23E2zijQIxZ790TGAjnhywmViiSf-lfoeTblXLi5sd3sDCH_gN16NfY0elWTmvBJ7CWAI1c0Quow0nyiQ7fCF87ONA9NT30MJg5HRTYzZ3tw2ZOD5OpGeqHUwJ5V3_plJG5rk09z/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHgpjCcAvgFr9h53iXjaaPeg5eGHeopvt-FrI9NqSHo0qlTl27Bx-Ab2yacslnxGexF8AtOdVzSiFFXnjib6Lfl7yMLMVFFJAYEjaujLCTotMUWB0jQVMhDAxn9GkdHiOAgplueGg5Dwz/s1600/DSCF2008.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHgpjCcAvgFr9h53iXjaaPeg5eGHeopvt-FrI9NqSHo0qlTl27Bx-Ab2yacslnxGexF8AtOdVzSiFFXnjib6Lfl7yMLMVFFJAYEjaujLCTotMUWB0jQVMhDAxn9GkdHiOAgplueGg5Dwz/s400/DSCF2008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474993792269921522" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A pepper seedling viewed through potato leaves.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHgpjCcAvgFr9h53iXjaaPeg5eGHeopvt-FrI9NqSHo0qlTl27Bx-Ab2yacslnxGexF8AtOdVzSiFFXnjib6Lfl7yMLMVFFJAYEjaujLCTotMUWB0jQVMhDAxn9GkdHiOAgplueGg5Dwz/s1600/DSCF2008.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KHnUXFwc6sw9czpvA-aNDeR8WZnxAAd0GFjH4_4mFrUlTW2e1m9GsMv3wLVSDesteur5U9QezrHarw-rW_beKH_lhiWY8ccz8I58SNoNw1ZvjDisgPqfUsIotlwDOYDYlFU84_BgBT8R/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KHnUXFwc6sw9czpvA-aNDeR8WZnxAAd0GFjH4_4mFrUlTW2e1m9GsMv3wLVSDesteur5U9QezrHarw-rW_beKH_lhiWY8ccz8I58SNoNw1ZvjDisgPqfUsIotlwDOYDYlFU84_BgBT8R/s400/DSCF2014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474993501825761586" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KHnUXFwc6sw9czpvA-aNDeR8WZnxAAd0GFjH4_4mFrUlTW2e1m9GsMv3wLVSDesteur5U9QezrHarw-rW_beKH_lhiWY8ccz8I58SNoNw1ZvjDisgPqfUsIotlwDOYDYlFU84_BgBT8R/s1600/DSCF2014.JPG"></a> Looking head on at an asparagus fern.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oQOvQF8uTkLDU16wUX1fM7KgODiqDj2jPvt8iJOoIKiKaAhxsT6k5fDeTaGlYCGK2Ckn6t4yAXyukceEbJ_mekTj2BjhrIw2r2BDoQhdc-p8px6pmewYaM1haOWDbwS2TGYeBRUmqekz/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oQOvQF8uTkLDU16wUX1fM7KgODiqDj2jPvt8iJOoIKiKaAhxsT6k5fDeTaGlYCGK2Ckn6t4yAXyukceEbJ_mekTj2BjhrIw2r2BDoQhdc-p8px6pmewYaM1haOWDbwS2TGYeBRUmqekz/s400/DSCF2013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474993357828252210" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Honeysuckle with neighbors roses in the background.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oQOvQF8uTkLDU16wUX1fM7KgODiqDj2jPvt8iJOoIKiKaAhxsT6k5fDeTaGlYCGK2Ckn6t4yAXyukceEbJ_mekTj2BjhrIw2r2BDoQhdc-p8px6pmewYaM1haOWDbwS2TGYeBRUmqekz/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUwQFaTQXU5OMed-wRYtk7uw2EbH8Yr1x9oWy7N-TSb5jys3eLnUCFXV2JKIytai5UMwaGil-FSp4Q9I4bkOJexHNCt9uaWQXx6HPhu-O7eWSdU3e98AiGKrdICXfK_H4TbuYpIEqVqir/s1600/DSCF2011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUwQFaTQXU5OMed-wRYtk7uw2EbH8Yr1x9oWy7N-TSb5jys3eLnUCFXV2JKIytai5UMwaGil-FSp4Q9I4bkOJexHNCt9uaWQXx6HPhu-O7eWSdU3e98AiGKrdICXfK_H4TbuYpIEqVqir/s400/DSCF2011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474993200524764946" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some patio pots that will soon hopefully be filled with basil, marigold, coneflower and strawberries.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUwQFaTQXU5OMed-wRYtk7uw2EbH8Yr1x9oWy7N-TSb5jys3eLnUCFXV2JKIytai5UMwaGil-FSp4Q9I4bkOJexHNCt9uaWQXx6HPhu-O7eWSdU3e98AiGKrdICXfK_H4TbuYpIEqVqir/s1600/DSCF2011.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1rkZwM5pWwm6uafeab1GZjkqmg6IR7f8GtJR0TVedbu2EGW2YVJeTFi3rh3AAwce60_ZFuT0HBPqTtipmtQ8WfDGkgh_GWFwoRiIIVKiUUsbyyf7QZn1YrmaYtZmMtG_PoMkDCjIgDQZ/s1600/DSCF2017.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1rkZwM5pWwm6uafeab1GZjkqmg6IR7f8GtJR0TVedbu2EGW2YVJeTFi3rh3AAwce60_ZFuT0HBPqTtipmtQ8WfDGkgh_GWFwoRiIIVKiUUsbyyf7QZn1YrmaYtZmMtG_PoMkDCjIgDQZ/s400/DSCF2017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474992915709448578" /></a></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-42467014558045423742010-05-03T06:07:00.000-07:002010-05-03T12:18:17.600-07:00Tomatoes are in- and other news.<div>There is lots going on in garden at the moment. With weather consistently summer-like, and the last frost date well in the rearview mirror, planting has started in earnest. </div><div><br /></div><div> I put the Rhubarb in the ground a few weeks back, and it is now starting to make it's first appearance. I am really excited about the Rhubarb partly because I am looking forward to the pies this Rhubarb will grace in the future. Also, it makes me remember nostalgically the rhubarb patch at our house growing up. It's a double whammy.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8pot4YLlbz1PthecwXCSZ0rW13sMUwGtacIn6esChvvHqApTef8EHBL40BmBQhGI8Ss_22O04v2Aa5glS5cN61bYz3cMl_jv5DeIBNi3J_76K9KIevdX_O62DD54b4YMeM9U5fZwQ6RM/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8pot4YLlbz1PthecwXCSZ0rW13sMUwGtacIn6esChvvHqApTef8EHBL40BmBQhGI8Ss_22O04v2Aa5glS5cN61bYz3cMl_jv5DeIBNi3J_76K9KIevdX_O62DD54b4YMeM9U5fZwQ6RM/s400/DSCF2007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467030887423001154" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8pot4YLlbz1PthecwXCSZ0rW13sMUwGtacIn6esChvvHqApTef8EHBL40BmBQhGI8Ss_22O04v2Aa5glS5cN61bYz3cMl_jv5DeIBNi3J_76K9KIevdX_O62DD54b4YMeM9U5fZwQ6RM/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"></a>The row of potatos is also looking rather healthy as they feast on the spent coffee grounds that I've been carefully feeding them since planting time.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesXi15mA2jw4kMPF64lY52cL8jP1UoTedWZb4xoGLpvT-Fs1QObxQx33FHC6zR1zsP9Bd9q5nYlwqHP1aJHdcSe4o7R5CBUP5n25X68fST6PzUI38RVF8xVnD745fPETvcZJDq_tWJyyz/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesXi15mA2jw4kMPF64lY52cL8jP1UoTedWZb4xoGLpvT-Fs1QObxQx33FHC6zR1zsP9Bd9q5nYlwqHP1aJHdcSe4o7R5CBUP5n25X68fST6PzUI38RVF8xVnD745fPETvcZJDq_tWJyyz/s400/DSCF2013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467030783375086690" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesXi15mA2jw4kMPF64lY52cL8jP1UoTedWZb4xoGLpvT-Fs1QObxQx33FHC6zR1zsP9Bd9q5nYlwqHP1aJHdcSe4o7R5CBUP5n25X68fST6PzUI38RVF8xVnD745fPETvcZJDq_tWJyyz/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"></a>The biggest project of the weekend was getting the tomatos in the ground. It's the first weekend of May (the same time I planted them last year) and the weather seemed primed to finally get these plants into the garden.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrTeVv62_vm49rHKRnI0-r96MxMtn3ULYGJF1VWADBQWC3VDBFrN7xQ_C_EJ54hYExJFqpuVdIwelavTdf1fU7-qc4mJ3WUm4AJqRWVIp0UMtYRYFck8HdENOpSVFGVgA83toPZz5N2uc/s1600/DSCF2004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrTeVv62_vm49rHKRnI0-r96MxMtn3ULYGJF1VWADBQWC3VDBFrN7xQ_C_EJ54hYExJFqpuVdIwelavTdf1fU7-qc4mJ3WUm4AJqRWVIp0UMtYRYFck8HdENOpSVFGVgA83toPZz5N2uc/s400/DSCF2004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467030636733351458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrTeVv62_vm49rHKRnI0-r96MxMtn3ULYGJF1VWADBQWC3VDBFrN7xQ_C_EJ54hYExJFqpuVdIwelavTdf1fU7-qc4mJ3WUm4AJqRWVIp0UMtYRYFck8HdENOpSVFGVgA83toPZz5N2uc/s1600/DSCF2004.JPG"></a>I've had black weed barrier over the tomato beds for two weeks, getting things nice and warm. I am trying to give each plant plenty of space this year as I certainly want to avoid the blight infestation that cropped up last summer.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeeEjoq4t5ulEtV3qrvYBViMJG5CJ14cbnTlYgcevs1Gt2JRyz7acF1h8rVy28X8iYev5vcNPsy4sNUgmDUkmZQhUOVivBBIiGwzJvpdSB17g_a6umsgLgbJUP1kZA8SR_8SP8b64uXNH/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeeEjoq4t5ulEtV3qrvYBViMJG5CJ14cbnTlYgcevs1Gt2JRyz7acF1h8rVy28X8iYev5vcNPsy4sNUgmDUkmZQhUOVivBBIiGwzJvpdSB17g_a6umsgLgbJUP1kZA8SR_8SP8b64uXNH/s400/DSCF2001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467030510447834338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioexQ5xWGKWDS_QTEnVchmMVVDQb4jWquSRIim83Ujl1rmDWub0RBhr4hT2tZbbJXa8-HIjBTzKhtbxEmBQyPr-Ab8YrIdAHu82Npa02ZrzZyYUK0bqz_na011FDDwXvmUkAc5P54Rp5tg/s1600/DSCF2002.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioexQ5xWGKWDS_QTEnVchmMVVDQb4jWquSRIim83Ujl1rmDWub0RBhr4hT2tZbbJXa8-HIjBTzKhtbxEmBQyPr-Ab8YrIdAHu82Npa02ZrzZyYUK0bqz_na011FDDwXvmUkAc5P54Rp5tg/s400/DSCF2002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467030371769987250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J81_x9CSvBoj-_d-1abKrlkw05pescatAhiKWSFQohOPtZEJSfEDN124a9JV74jwQdcPMW2m5Gbf9PjBlRg1PsaiB4bsPqNsSHKpPSqQ4pnS1TieckaU_Paso2mdfMPWc6BVXWTueHGf/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J81_x9CSvBoj-_d-1abKrlkw05pescatAhiKWSFQohOPtZEJSfEDN124a9JV74jwQdcPMW2m5Gbf9PjBlRg1PsaiB4bsPqNsSHKpPSqQ4pnS1TieckaU_Paso2mdfMPWc6BVXWTueHGf/s400/DSCF2010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467030231517624050" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So it's offical, the tomatoes are in the ground. Here's to a long and tomato-filled summer.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J81_x9CSvBoj-_d-1abKrlkw05pescatAhiKWSFQohOPtZEJSfEDN124a9JV74jwQdcPMW2m5Gbf9PjBlRg1PsaiB4bsPqNsSHKpPSqQ4pnS1TieckaU_Paso2mdfMPWc6BVXWTueHGf/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSw_5qrK_A715UTi2-vydSaEzXzpJVeXdAXbZ6uGHn6sS_AUuEVO7p8w9DbvYBPQmLheLG70G-W9QTP3jYifhsg32hsAKoNwmChYDYG0lT-14VQXSRJDrIYPVCTQXEbSknpKQDR_2ZuzX/s1600/DSCF2011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSw_5qrK_A715UTi2-vydSaEzXzpJVeXdAXbZ6uGHn6sS_AUuEVO7p8w9DbvYBPQmLheLG70G-W9QTP3jYifhsg32hsAKoNwmChYDYG0lT-14VQXSRJDrIYPVCTQXEbSknpKQDR_2ZuzX/s400/DSCF2011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467029990942808866" /></a><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-15553306472510170812010-04-26T08:02:00.000-07:002010-04-26T08:08:40.140-07:00Tomato<div>It's been a while since I took any pictures of my tomato seedlings, but they are coming right along. They have been thriving on the kitchen windowsill for the last few weeks, although they recently outgrew that particular piece of real estate. </div><div><br /></div><div> Now I have them in this big metal bin so they can be easily carried outside for the daytime, and brought back inside during the night. Next weekend is supposed to be a warm one so that is my projected date to get these guys in the ground.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7UwIectLmo-9oE2hopUx5cPXmGBNhg7pRtxcDRPSyF4G4O7Pc74PzTpUR5ol1Y2vR5f-uDsfoPqmXUcwUg5QjDN5_f5z8q_vPeK-JZ624S4_R_N0xLuUjXaidALO8J7CXouz5D3gFt3a/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7UwIectLmo-9oE2hopUx5cPXmGBNhg7pRtxcDRPSyF4G4O7Pc74PzTpUR5ol1Y2vR5f-uDsfoPqmXUcwUg5QjDN5_f5z8q_vPeK-JZ624S4_R_N0xLuUjXaidALO8J7CXouz5D3gFt3a/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464461892656338258" /></a>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-59071166327987177002010-04-23T14:00:00.000-07:002010-04-23T19:39:25.908-07:00April Progress<div>Despite infrequent posting here on the blog, things have been humming along in the garden with the growing season well underway.</div><div><br /></div><div>One cool project I am trying this year for the first time is a super-DIY, super-cheap seed starting technique. Since I am noticably lacking a nice, warm greenhouse for giving my seeds a head start while the weather is still cool, I decided to substitute in lots of mini-greenhouses and hopefully accomplish the same goal. These "greenhouses" are just old plastic milk jugs and 2 liter soda bottles (cut in half) with a little bit of potting soil in the bottom.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgt3lN48JRCHtCVRcZMtARGfjrdDRZ4A7Qw91nDlu52GzCoGyCTvctGdtHQKS7CAgzQ5fcmd6R_-wGIn9wOmupYpsDbkGDlaUUUPds0gUSd2Mm-9REYiYDgfsj6Xpk-3m2zR7nPLzOsWP/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgt3lN48JRCHtCVRcZMtARGfjrdDRZ4A7Qw91nDlu52GzCoGyCTvctGdtHQKS7CAgzQ5fcmd6R_-wGIn9wOmupYpsDbkGDlaUUUPds0gUSd2Mm-9REYiYDgfsj6Xpk-3m2zR7nPLzOsWP/s400/DSCF2003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463443846619127954" /></a><div><br /></div><div>The plastic walls of the bottles work their greenhouse magic, retaining heat and moisture, allowing the seeds to grow even as night time temperatures dip down into the 30s and 40s. The picture below is of two <i>Cream of Saskatchewan </i>watermelon seedlings. So far so good!</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgt3lN48JRCHtCVRcZMtARGfjrdDRZ4A7Qw91nDlu52GzCoGyCTvctGdtHQKS7CAgzQ5fcmd6R_-wGIn9wOmupYpsDbkGDlaUUUPds0gUSd2Mm-9REYiYDgfsj6Xpk-3m2zR7nPLzOsWP/s1600/DSCF2003.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX2FUvyqvQ6XiT8BS9Na7UT9QxrDdFi3FtgX61WeERhPxTTsbYuc4MaoKrIfwVVdRxlxfe6ej9P_jQNAzQPQ4vg3BSMAUQio33bW_xNC2o_o5k_tj2TsdXIfGPh3xCfiu5O15Gt2-hy3i/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX2FUvyqvQ6XiT8BS9Na7UT9QxrDdFi3FtgX61WeERhPxTTsbYuc4MaoKrIfwVVdRxlxfe6ej9P_jQNAzQPQ4vg3BSMAUQio33bW_xNC2o_o5k_tj2TsdXIfGPh3xCfiu5O15Gt2-hy3i/s400/DSCF2001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463443704011768850" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuX2FUvyqvQ6XiT8BS9Na7UT9QxrDdFi3FtgX61WeERhPxTTsbYuc4MaoKrIfwVVdRxlxfe6ej9P_jQNAzQPQ4vg3BSMAUQio33bW_xNC2o_o5k_tj2TsdXIfGPh3xCfiu5O15Gt2-hy3i/s1600/DSCF2001.JPG"></a>I finally built the trellis/ fence that I have been wishing for for such a long time. The added privacy is great, and the extra growing space is a nice bonus too.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3igtTMPq3if-17-29xfDd5yqmoVA9S-5zR1qvoOlYRTBC5Kd0sGGmkV1IPrs9jfbZlz3sGl1i2pihFlihJgbS4T8uMtut3T_P5Abe8E9jmAX0_7jFsOFJib58paNpibLZTgD98p4ifwv/s1600/DSCF2004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3igtTMPq3if-17-29xfDd5yqmoVA9S-5zR1qvoOlYRTBC5Kd0sGGmkV1IPrs9jfbZlz3sGl1i2pihFlihJgbS4T8uMtut3T_P5Abe8E9jmAX0_7jFsOFJib58paNpibLZTgD98p4ifwv/s400/DSCF2004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463443502162034354" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My first planting of mixed lettuces is coming in nicely. I did a second planting about 2 weeks later and those are just starting to pop up as well.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkl6bZyBF2ho_Ayxng1CCYmf6Wjwft6S1mVNkJ_Ye72rbrazlusIhJn4_QcHoJDNmC-m-JyXthq8sGcbBIIu9MNq-MEw4qxEsDCGl9I2PRSIxg5zO8Nr_6ckFRBI3ZBlyQP0SFmsNtG_j/s1600/DSCF2005.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkl6bZyBF2ho_Ayxng1CCYmf6Wjwft6S1mVNkJ_Ye72rbrazlusIhJn4_QcHoJDNmC-m-JyXthq8sGcbBIIu9MNq-MEw4qxEsDCGl9I2PRSIxg5zO8Nr_6ckFRBI3ZBlyQP0SFmsNtG_j/s400/DSCF2005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463443207852712530" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkl6bZyBF2ho_Ayxng1CCYmf6Wjwft6S1mVNkJ_Ye72rbrazlusIhJn4_QcHoJDNmC-m-JyXthq8sGcbBIIu9MNq-MEw4qxEsDCGl9I2PRSIxg5zO8Nr_6ckFRBI3ZBlyQP0SFmsNtG_j/s1600/DSCF2005.JPG"></a>Peas also are looking good, getting taller and tucked safely behind their rabbit-proof mini fence.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TcOY2FahRdxtrLZjZGF3Lnnm1Zmx4tIDm1xiYWFKaTjWZrjzJA36op5m8sx9-8qUjaRUJkZFIJ1_or7Ektt_S_sAOns7b1gihRzcHJUI7ntTef7zUYCw-V9kh0FsSsIbkP18k0w2Pdfh/s1600/DSCF2006.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TcOY2FahRdxtrLZjZGF3Lnnm1Zmx4tIDm1xiYWFKaTjWZrjzJA36op5m8sx9-8qUjaRUJkZFIJ1_or7Ektt_S_sAOns7b1gihRzcHJUI7ntTef7zUYCw-V9kh0FsSsIbkP18k0w2Pdfh/s400/DSCF2006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463443073996907506" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of bigger recent plantings is one that I have been looking forward to for quite a while: asparagus. For those who've never seen it (I hadn't) this is what asparagus crowns look like when they arrive in a box from the seed catalog. When you take them out they look like small octopus, with lots of thin roots dangling down from a central head.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMVCp2LXzEHtAlNrL5ZTTpPlOJeFtw0Ets0KbKsySNXF7UWh-ou-6r56YBs01pWGTP3zTZvzmRltRIzLjz-byRZD_j79IqjNe_5thruucaT9WHNlAZo3DC24HjVPDKSN9t_84JIDGyB7H/s1600/DSCF2007.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMVCp2LXzEHtAlNrL5ZTTpPlOJeFtw0Ets0KbKsySNXF7UWh-ou-6r56YBs01pWGTP3zTZvzmRltRIzLjz-byRZD_j79IqjNe_5thruucaT9WHNlAZo3DC24HjVPDKSN9t_84JIDGyB7H/s400/DSCF2007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463443318862893346" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is the asaparagus bed, first in it's pristine "before" state, and then also prepped with the asparagus crowns ready to be covered with soil.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTWt9aSd7AH9MlG9kBxdOsB2FYBixSqPdxxCJGWu19Z0iaE-Ah5mqb5n_X1LKsi_p8o4LSNmsc2QBYd0-9QL-_6bnLkZJry7B9jIVZ6zjay9fr37g5_8E3fQXRmFh10VQDLXxJhyOSkp1/s1600/DSCF2008.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTWt9aSd7AH9MlG9kBxdOsB2FYBixSqPdxxCJGWu19Z0iaE-Ah5mqb5n_X1LKsi_p8o4LSNmsc2QBYd0-9QL-_6bnLkZJry7B9jIVZ6zjay9fr37g5_8E3fQXRmFh10VQDLXxJhyOSkp1/s400/DSCF2008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463442939971831954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAzLVmz8S12toASEK35KZlHfvrI0ajyK0Y-gvBkSTK3pmck5UkJfRPg568_LI8R1jVJNweFCD3d5aHx-sCDED2VseGuKiDZ-zDI1iMnwx-u6-HgQ_wckCUdmMKNGPuvIqzncXuW17s8al/s1600/DSCF2009.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAzLVmz8S12toASEK35KZlHfvrI0ajyK0Y-gvBkSTK3pmck5UkJfRPg568_LI8R1jVJNweFCD3d5aHx-sCDED2VseGuKiDZ-zDI1iMnwx-u6-HgQ_wckCUdmMKNGPuvIqzncXuW17s8al/s400/DSCF2009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463442419521280466" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-54687097997610352712010-04-06T09:14:00.001-07:002010-04-06T09:18:43.942-07:00Seedling Jungle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxLEv249lp1daK-v5oLhb4pNWInofgnIbcZ_NNFuyCFryO5gQZoXz1PFxy3yOVe88gQC5Ove585tak4XzucjYo0G_dTSNKsQQ4TlcSBer1pKA35mCaGyVSOthHzzfMJR0gZW9lMPJ-wnc/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxLEv249lp1daK-v5oLhb4pNWInofgnIbcZ_NNFuyCFryO5gQZoXz1PFxy3yOVe88gQC5Ove585tak4XzucjYo0G_dTSNKsQQ4TlcSBer1pKA35mCaGyVSOthHzzfMJR0gZW9lMPJ-wnc/s400/DSCF2010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457058693643641986" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxLEv249lp1daK-v5oLhb4pNWInofgnIbcZ_NNFuyCFryO5gQZoXz1PFxy3yOVe88gQC5Ove585tak4XzucjYo0G_dTSNKsQQ4TlcSBer1pKA35mCaGyVSOthHzzfMJR0gZW9lMPJ-wnc/s1600/DSCF2010.JPG"></a>The tomato seedlings are getting a bit leggy so I'll be moving them on into their plastic pots sometime this week. Lettuce and peas are nosing their way through the soil out in the garden. It feels like mid- June outside, but I think that the reality of April weather can't be far off...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FGOm231bK4AYKIBmCyCJIFZFx78usFmc3n_E7BaPXevrlSPMmwvk-V8GPs7sIOboBVvVsdfuZeOOkD_4PcvDlh6StvcXV_oEsAG3V_d8Mt8_dLJfH6Ftvpwj7SM7W6Z-mVMMc-YxYxQp/s1600/DSCF2012.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FGOm231bK4AYKIBmCyCJIFZFx78usFmc3n_E7BaPXevrlSPMmwvk-V8GPs7sIOboBVvVsdfuZeOOkD_4PcvDlh6StvcXV_oEsAG3V_d8Mt8_dLJfH6Ftvpwj7SM7W6Z-mVMMc-YxYxQp/s400/DSCF2012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457058601234198722" /></a><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016633451649894487.post-37508463475401875152010-03-29T05:22:00.001-07:002010-03-29T05:47:09.359-07:00Compost<div>On Saturday I got my first load of Phoenixville Borough compost delivered to my garden by my Dad (thanks Dad). It was first piled all into one of the raised beds, but I spent a few hours on Sunday spreading it out between the two new beds. You can see that it is pretty rough stuff, with lots of sticks and woody pieces mixed in. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzRrK3Hcp-8zumcDqpzYRDu2jfQCXOIGbRAOu_Yw5sU_o1VzuJunItAw9CtjZVjRTRf9FxxgDEd5dtvgsQQzsEUDg_yLraUgNZZiMzYeedfGjRNluArG_SBV0cqWXtGKIVSLOBTSZhqdc/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzRrK3Hcp-8zumcDqpzYRDu2jfQCXOIGbRAOu_Yw5sU_o1VzuJunItAw9CtjZVjRTRf9FxxgDEd5dtvgsQQzsEUDg_yLraUgNZZiMzYeedfGjRNluArG_SBV0cqWXtGKIVSLOBTSZhqdc/s400/DSCF2013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454030609222589170" /></a><div><br /></div><div>As I moved it around though I tried to sift through it and remove most of the woody chunks while leaving the good stuff behind.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the picture below you can see the other raised bed filled out with compost. Behind that, on an angle, you can see another small, new bed that I have set aside for the rhubarb plants when they arrive.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzRrK3Hcp-8zumcDqpzYRDu2jfQCXOIGbRAOu_Yw5sU_o1VzuJunItAw9CtjZVjRTRf9FxxgDEd5dtvgsQQzsEUDg_yLraUgNZZiMzYeedfGjRNluArG_SBV0cqWXtGKIVSLOBTSZhqdc/s1600/DSCF2013.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OHXDtADOEEZHvW9MXlAECdiN5U-42RGx1yAY4LBpVr8LcxXkBoP9jJRJKwlhELxVXhvV_nKy1nwxF97S_fRQBojJGLW-4Um2GEbM5I8O-nwzCVGqvr6o-Zna90QIkqFxMnI2G9MN-Mc5/s1600/DSCF2016.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OHXDtADOEEZHvW9MXlAECdiN5U-42RGx1yAY4LBpVr8LcxXkBoP9jJRJKwlhELxVXhvV_nKy1nwxF97S_fRQBojJGLW-4Um2GEbM5I8O-nwzCVGqvr6o-Zna90QIkqFxMnI2G9MN-Mc5/s400/DSCF2016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454030451184006290" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My last project of Sunday involved this forlorn little weedy/ grassy patch back near the compost pile. I planted a few blackberry plants here 2 years back, they have to take off- but I'm still holding out hope. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's a big space and I'm hoping to plant some winter squash here this year, but the soil is a bit to shallow and root-filled to dig much compost into. So I am trying a technique that I've read about but never tried myself.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OHXDtADOEEZHvW9MXlAECdiN5U-42RGx1yAY4LBpVr8LcxXkBoP9jJRJKwlhELxVXhvV_nKy1nwxF97S_fRQBojJGLW-4Um2GEbM5I8O-nwzCVGqvr6o-Zna90QIkqFxMnI2G9MN-Mc5/s1600/DSCF2016.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdRsiZ94KWwc33G9a6GJN3K1S1wU95p9ezDIbz2a8YW-1eLFsQJLWFtLSHGBEg4fdvWeJz5vEm8LMJ-v-mW-sDjRPb8ERPbY0wOpv0DeTb0DnNhvi03ksLYbzbgHpvr6jk5uJbiq7cvNf/s1600/DSCF2017.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdRsiZ94KWwc33G9a6GJN3K1S1wU95p9ezDIbz2a8YW-1eLFsQJLWFtLSHGBEg4fdvWeJz5vEm8LMJ-v-mW-sDjRPb8ERPbY0wOpv0DeTb0DnNhvi03ksLYbzbgHpvr6jk5uJbiq7cvNf/s400/DSCF2017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454030349563574354" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The area that I going to plant I covered with a thick layer of old cardboard. Later on I'll use chopped leaves and more compost to cover the cardboard with a good 5--6 inches of organic material. The idea is that the cardboard will block out any weeds that are present, and then eventually just break down into the soil. Thats the idea anyway. The logs on top of the cardboard are just there to hold it down until I get the compost to cover it up.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdRsiZ94KWwc33G9a6GJN3K1S1wU95p9ezDIbz2a8YW-1eLFsQJLWFtLSHGBEg4fdvWeJz5vEm8LMJ-v-mW-sDjRPb8ERPbY0wOpv0DeTb0DnNhvi03ksLYbzbgHpvr6jk5uJbiq7cvNf/s1600/DSCF2017.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepsgtVevbqLwoLql8ziPKtbF9nMlIywlu0X3FKv0XueJnuK6bmzmFRGNY5OXFqRulvGYOuQx_KhDyGeCLfDeKr-17NB1PIU5nmZAFWXAiKC1biyn07qPHT8egv1HeMunZdsWJnvAJkNWh/s1600/DSCF2018.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepsgtVevbqLwoLql8ziPKtbF9nMlIywlu0X3FKv0XueJnuK6bmzmFRGNY5OXFqRulvGYOuQx_KhDyGeCLfDeKr-17NB1PIU5nmZAFWXAiKC1biyn07qPHT8egv1HeMunZdsWJnvAJkNWh/s400/DSCF2018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454030218451993330" /></a><br /></div>The Jones'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07447436383964555817noreply@blogger.com0