tatume squash
hardly any make it into the house
still more to come…
lucullus chard continues to produce
first year trying okra
beans galore
finding the bottom of the barrel?
sunflowers!
kazakh melons
pigeon peas still young
love his homemade gates
always adding more mulch
What’s happening in your garden?
The first real freeze came through early this week. There were even a few flurries one night which excited the children into running out into the cold, dark night to catch a glimpse. It almost seems laughable to say such a thing, having family in both Minnesota and Alaska, but cold weather is exciting news…
The transition from spring to summer became official in the garden when, about two weeks ago now, temperatures reached triple digits more often than not. Some years are just like that – a late frost and a month later it is 100 degrees most days until September. As you can imagine, most of the spring…
It’s that time of year. We had a heat advisory this week with warnings for children and the elderly and dogs. Death by heat, now there’s something we never really worried about in Minnesota. It’s funny, because we had a mild July. Mild meaning there weren’t quite so many opportunities to die at 4:30 in…
For several years before we moved off-grid, we relied on local farmers and CSAs for the bulk of our vegetable intake. Starting in May we received baskets of fresh produce weekly, accompanied by a friendly smile and a warm handshake from those who grew it. It was during this time that I was introduced to…
It has been cool and breezy; wet and muddy – really unlike any August I’ve seen since we’ve been here. Though there is a change of seasons in the air, I’ve come to realize that we plant not on a fixed schedule or in terms of months, but rather when there is a path made towards planting. This…
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Our garden is doing well this year – but my tomatoes are all still green. The colder than normal winter delayed everything this year. Okra – one of my favorite things to grow. Hope you have good success with it. We grow Clemson spineless okra. Enjoyed your pictures as always.
How I wish I could grow melons up here! We have some local farms that do, but they never seem to grow in my garden. It looks wonderful!