Posted on April 13, 2016
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April is for alliums. Alliums, whether planted in the fall or in late March and early April, are the best promise in the vegetable garden that spring will get itself established one of these days, that frost cannot defeat vegetables, that things are good… Continue Reading “April is for alliums”
Category: April, Gardens, Garlic, Leeks, Months, Onions, Vegetable gardenTags: April, Gardens, Garlic, Leeks, Onions, Vegetable garden
Posted on July 28, 2015
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Vegetable garden in July. The vegetables are growing by leaps and bounds. Some harvesting is going on. Spring lettuce is tasty. Bunching onions have been harvested and are keeping well in the fridge ready for both salads and sautéing. The first carrots have been… Continue Reading “Vegetable garden in July”
Category: Arugula, Cucumbers, Gardens, Garlic, Green pole beans, July, Leeks, Lettuce, Months, Peppers, Tomatoes, Vegetable gardenTags: Cucumbers, Gardens, Garlic, Green pole beans, Hot peppers, July, Leeks, Lettuce, Onions, Peppers, Red onions, Sweet peppers, Vegetable garden
Posted on July 24, 2015
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Leeks (Allium porrum). Leek harvest. Leeks were harvested on July 21 and 22. Above are photos taken of the 2 leek raised beds on July 14. On left is the larger bed at the sunny end of the vegetable garden. On right is the… Continue Reading “Leek harvest”
Posted on June 7, 2015
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Vegetable garden in June. It’s time for a June accounting of the vegetable garden, seen above in a photo taken June 6. The tomatoes, planted out between May 19 and May 23, were covered with bed covers for a week or so. I took… Continue Reading “Vegetable garden in June”
Category: Carrots, Gardens, Garlic, Green pole beans, June, Kale, Leeks, Months, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Summer squash, Vegetable gardenTags: Carrots, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Gardens, Garlic, Green pole beans, June, Kale, Leeks, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Sugar snap peas, Summer squash, Sweet peppers, Tomatoes, Vegetable garden
Posted on June 5, 2015
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May work. I don’t have time to write posts. I have garden work to do. The weeds are growing so fast that I can’t keep up with them. The area we mow and call a lawn is due to be mowed yet again. The… Continue Reading “May work”
Category: Blue iris, Columbine, Corn speedwell, Dogwood, Fruit, Garlic, Hairy bittercress, Leeks, Lilac, Magnolia, May, Months, Onions, Pear tree, Peppers, Perennial lupine, Redbud, Sedge, Shrubs, Spiraea, Tomatoes, Trees, Trumpet honeysuckle, Vegetable garden, Vines, Weeds, WildflowersTags: Blue iris, Columbine, Corn speedwell, Dogwood, Gardens, Garlic, Hairy bittercress, Leeks, Lilacs, Magnolia, May, Onions, Pear tree, Peppers, Perennial lupine, Redbud, Sedge, Shrubs, Spiraea, Tomatoes, Trees, Trumpet honeysuckle, Vegetable garden, Vines, Weeds, Wildflowers
Posted on April 28, 2015
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April blooms. Here it is the last week of April. What a difference a month makes. As I wrote in the post March changes, I was in despair at the end of March thinking that the freezing temps and snow would never go away. Although… Continue Reading “April blooms”
Category: American goldfinch, April, Arugula, Birds, Blue violet, Blueberries, Carrots, Chipping sparrow, Columbine, Critters, Dogwood, Forsythia, Fruit, Gardens, Garlic, Leeks, Lettuce, Months, Native species, Onions, Peas, Perennial lupine, Purple coneflower, Rhododendron, Serviceberry, Shrubs, Trees, Vegetable garden, WildflowersTags: American goldfinch, April, Arugula, Birds, Blue violets, Blueberries, Chipping Sparrow, Columbine, Critters, Dogwood, Forsythia, Fruits, Garlic, Leeks, Lettuce, Native species, Onions, Peas, Perennial lupine, Purple coneflower, Rhododendron, Serviceberry, Shrubs, Spinach, Trees, Vegetable garden, Wildflowers
Posted on April 4, 2015
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Leeks (Allium porrum). The King Richard leek plants arrived with some onion plants on April 2–still the last week of March, according to the calendar. Approximately 50 plants planted on April 3. Please see the post Planting onions for a blow-by-blow account, including photos, of… Continue Reading “Planting leeks”
Posted on March 8, 2015
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Leeks (Allium porrum). The word porridge derives from the Latin porrum. So, when leeks are available, think soup. More about this soup later. Last summer, probably in August, I realized that some of my leeks were developing a hard flower stalk in the center, so… Continue Reading “Leeks”