Monthly Archives: June 2013

30 Jun

Onion success

Onion success

Last year I planted onions from bulbs (corms if you want to get all fancy). I wasn’t really happy with the way they got …

 
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29 Jun

Fruiting Flowers

Fruiting Flowers

Both my tomatoes and squash are flowering up nicely, getting ready to fruit I hope into some wonderful summer produce. I bought tomatoes …

 
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28 Jun

New Spring Vegetables

New Spring Vegetables

Upon hearing that daylily buds were edible, I decided to try them. Taste a bit like asparagus. Quite nice sauteed in something else. Go excellently …

 
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26 Jun

Pear Problem

Pear Problem

My pear trees are not happy. And like Elliot Coleman, I know that this means that I the farmer have not created the conditions conducive …

 
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25 Jun

Grass

Grass

Allergies abound in grass season. And mowing gets annoying as the plants push up their seed heads, trying trying like a desperate man to spread their …

 
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24 Jun

Aster Family

Aster Family

Not sure which aster this is, but it looks like an aster, so I’m calling at least an aster. peaking out behind the cosmos, little ray …

 
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23 Jun

Curly Dock

Curly Dock

Dynamite in the accumulation field. kind of annoying to uproot but I don’t mind. and I think it’s edible, but don’t quote me on that yet.

 
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22 Jun

First Flush Diverter

First Flush Diverter

I got sick of the bad smell coming from the 100 gallons of water collected off my roof. So I made a first flush …

 
By Heidi
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21 Jun

Allium flowers

Allium flowers

I don’t understand alliums exactly. I have at least three varieties growing right now. One onion that just sprouted up out of nothing …

 
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20 Jun

California Poppy

California Poppy

One of the ways I plant is by throwing out seeds. I got a few packets of wildflowers and I spread them through an …

 
By Heidi
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