Plants are covered with little berries which are starting to show some red. Can’t wait for them to ripen! They are so sweet. Birds don’t seem to be bothering them much. I put flash tape up to scare the birds off, which doesn’t bother the bees’ pollinating exuberance.
What a blast. The yw came from church to help paint the fences. But, it rained. For a quick substitute project we did garden work: Drew jobs from the job jar I made, and each girl learned a new project in the garden. Three clipped back the spent blossoms on the chives. Three got to…
This first sunflower (about 6 feet tall) always seems the prettiest. The brown center is 8 inches across. Add the yellow petals and it is 12 inches across. It came up by itself among the tomatoes and peas. It attracts bees to pollinate these and other nearby crops. The yellow petals are edible, and when…
Peas are growing crazy! I planted both the edible pod and the peas-in-a-pod. The edible pod grows thin and develops very small, tender pea-ettes. The peas-in-a-pod develop large peas like you get in a can. I have to split the pod to get them out. The pods are too tough for people, but the hens…
Nope, it is a pumpkin! Different squashes, pumpkins, and watermelons all look the same when they are young. When it is large enough to put out the first male flowers, they still look a lot alike until the female flowers appear–they have a bulge at their base before the stem. If it is long, it…
Blossoms have appeared on the zucchini. These are female…you can tell because there is a little bulge at the base of the flower where it attaches to the stem. After pollination, this little bulge will grow into an edible squash. I pick them at 8 – 10 inch size when they are tender.
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