Remember that little 3 inch baby that came up randomly? Well, it has gotten big. At least 12 inches across. That may sound good, but it is turning orange already. That is bad. It is 2 months early so will probably rot before pumpkin decorating season. Chickens will feast!
First white potato blossom today. White potatoes are my staple crop. They are the most nutritionally-dense of any vegetable and store well over winter in the root cellar. Plus, any left over become the seed potato for next year’s crop. Even shriveled, they grow. I bake them, boil them, fry them, scallop them, and add…
Planted carrots today. Carrots need to be kept moist. Covering them with hay or board will keep moisture in, Plant spacing just as I do with beets.: plant seeds 3 inches apart, in rows 3 inches apart diagonally. That comes to 3 rows in a one-row garden space. Lots less space for weeds! Be sure…
Yes, it snowed last night! Quite unexpected, but nothing was bothered by it. And, the rhubarb has just put its first leaves up right through it. I love rhubarb. It is rather sour, but cooked with sugar is just the right tartness for pancake or ice cream topping. And cake! My grandmother would make plain…
Trying two new winter beans given to me by next door neighbor: Goose bean and Fortex bean. Both good-eating heirloom types. Goose is best eaten the day after you cook it. Fortex pods grow 15 inches long!
I picked the first 2 ears of sweet corn. The stalk is only 5 feet tall, but the tassel was all brown and dried so I knew it was time. I squeezed the ear that looked the biggest and oldest and felt for the kernels inside. When I peeled off the green husk, there it…
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