Summer Garden is Planted.

We got the garden planted between the rain storms.  The photo shows (LtoR) 2 rows of peas (needing weeding) then 2 rows of tomatoes, 2 more of peppers and then all of David's nice straight rows with manure for the seeds:  Cucumber, Squash, Okra, Pinto and Green beans.  There is a circle of herbs in the front.  We got a nice inch of rain on the seeds, with more promised next week.  The tomatoes have been in since mid May, but have not grown much it has been so cool.  Peas liked the cool temps, and started blooming.  

Below shows our nice patch of cilantro in the front right corner!

 

 

 

 

Asparagus Season

 

First picking is late this year.

Garden 2025

The garden began on April 1st with the planting of peas in the first row of the garden and tomato seeds in the green house.

 

 

One more rose, the magic rose, bloomed before the freeze

Below is the garden harvest for Thanksgiving, before the freeze.  The veggies are under a row cover, so we will check them again to see if any survived.  For Thanksgiving I made a radish salad which was good if you add ranch dressing.  We cooked the turnips in butter instead of bacon and that was ok.  Finally, we steamed the bok choy and served with a teriyaki sauce. 

Of course these were the sides for our turkey and my casseroles:  bean tamale and sweet potato gratin.  Jennifer brought her sourdough bread and Grandma's ginger cookies. 

 

 

 

Fall Crops

 Finally got some rain on the Fall Garden.  

We will have radish, turnips, lettuce, and bok choy for our Thanksgiving.  

The turnips were reseeded from last years crop.  

Radish

Turnips

October Roses

Joseph's Dream Coat bud

 

 

Joseph's Dream Coat

 

Joseph's Dream Coat

Joseph's Dream Coat

 

Don Juan bud

Don Juan

Don Juan

Don Juan

Joseph's Dream Coat Old Fashion Climber

 

 

DonJuan and Joseph's Dream Coat Climbers

No Rain

We have not had any rain since Helene.  The fall garden sprouted, and we are watering from the pond but things are not really growing.  I do have this nice border of spotted mint up by the house, which I have watered through the drought.  This goes by many names:  Monarda Punctata, horse mint, spotted mint, spotted bee balm.  I stated these from seeds and I am hoping they spread.  It is native to Eastern US.