Growing Quinoa Yesterday, I harvested about 1/4 cup of my first ever Quinoa. There is much more, but it isn't ready. I have huge plans for...
Garlic :lol: I'll just answer my own post. I planted three rows of lovely, purple, Italian garlic this morning. It may be early, but I am...
Storing garlic We have grown garlic for several years and always keep it in a net bag after it dries and the stems have been cut to about 1 to 2...
Biggest tomato :lol: No Mart, I didn't, but we visit the farm often, so I plan to ask when next I go there.
Sweet potatoes I intended to grow sweet potatoes this year, but I seem to have forgotten. Perhaps just as well considering how unproductive the...
Squash The pale green, volunteer squash came up after I had planted the yellow squash. But your theory makes sense.
Biggest tomato Having seen the pictures here of huge tomatoes, I am fairly certain I saw one this morning weighing about 2 pounds. Not in my...
Squash Mart, I believe thats just what it is. You're right. It tastes great. I took it out this morning due to mildew. I could have tried...
We have a volunteer squash / zucchini which is a bit unusual. We have yellow squash and we have dark green zucchini. We have buried the scraps...
Thanks Donm. The article is very informative. Rockhound, I understand your disappointment. I really have no need for this grain and green now,...
Quinoa In case anyone is interested in growing grains as I am, the Quinoa is growing and I now wish I had planted much more. I have a plan for...
We have peeled the green away and used the rest. When in doubt, throw it out.
Potatoes We waited, and waited, and waited. Enough alreday. We pulled out plants and dug the paltry potato crop. Total of about 5 pounds, but...
A neighbor asked me to water her garden while she is away, and told me to pick any tomatoes that ripen. It rained, so I didn't have to water, but...
Mart, I know people who would KILL for your tomatoes. ;>)
Danjensen, I am very jealous. I'm blessed to get a tomato the size of a baseball this summer. Yet I'm happy for every one. I'm happy for you too. ;>)
Oh my, beautiful canned goods.
No Mart, I don't remember the date, but I have it written in my garden journal. I bought the seed potatoes from the same man I have always...
beecrazy, I honestly don't know. I would google it. You can learn anything on the net.
I dug deep into one end of the potato row. In spite of the fact we have watered well, the soil was dry, and I found few potatoes. The other row...