This year 2012 will be the third season of my organically grown 20'x25' fenced kitchen garden. My garden grows primarily in raised beds and along vertical trellising, all surrounded with... a diverse herb border. This year I am including the most variety yet of heirloom seeds and am so excited to see how they grow and to try all the new produce. Happy Growing to all!
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| Hellooooooo! Jan 30, 2013 | ||
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I have been M.I.A. on YGS, I admit it. I've been thinking about getting back on here & was hoping I'd remember my password!Happy New Year (a month late) to everyone...hope your holidays were grand!I'm gonna have to take a look around to see what's been "growing on", especially down in those Southern gardens. |
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Good to see you around again! Love the snowy sunflower pic! |
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thank you everyone for stopping by to say hello. many features are not working for me on this site...? sorry I haven't responded to your gracious comments. I hope they sort it out soon as I would like to keep in touch again. |
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Glad to hear you are well! Lonng winter on the east coast...yes??? I miss summer! Looking forward to reconnecting with my YGS friends! |
| for the love of garlic. Nov 06, 2012 | |
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Looks great Vicki! How many cloves? What will you mulch with? |
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Wow,what a great garlic bed. I planted mine... in November, I think, and I am excited to see them coming up for spring. I only planted about 60 cloves, but I plan to plant more next season. &nb... more » |
| in case you haven't heard & in case you need another reason to love Bake... Nov 02, 2012 | |
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| a small but important project needing help to rebuild after the storm. Nov 01, 2012 | ||
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When I came across an article on facebook this morning, I knew exactly where I could share it with those who would understand the importance of a project such as this. Brooklyn Grange is an urban rooftop farm in Brooklyn, NY whose apiary, along a pier at the Navy Yard, was wiped out from the recent storm surge of Sandy. Read... ...see more |
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How sad, what a loss. They will surely need alot of help, thanks for posting. :) |
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I couldn't agree with you more veebee. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out. You should post this also (if you haven't already) in our new bee forum... more » |
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Thanks for this Vicki. Such sad stories. My brother lives in Brooklyn. He just flew in from Germany, and it took him 3 days to be able to land. His girlfriend rented a bike to try to ride to work (in the c... more » |
| shelling beans fireside. Oct 18, 2012 | |
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It's funny since I clicked to look at the beans and my first thought was oooh she has a fire going! I had to dry my beans in the dehydrator to keep them from molding. |
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Wow, you've been busy! |
| brown bag lunch prep. Oct 16, 2012 | |
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| garden cleanup. Oct 16, 2012 | ||
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Yesterday I finally got around to washing up those root veggies I harvested on Friday before the big frost that killed nearly everything, except for the alpine strawberries, late plantings of lettuce and carrots, and most of the herbs which look just fine. We also finally got around to dumping out the potato bags, as I nearly... ...see more |
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| THE. LAST. HARVEST.... Oct 12, 2012 | ||
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Our first real frost is scheduled to hit us tonight with a low of 25...so, I did what I had to do! Everything has been harvested. It's gonna look real brown & ugly tomorrow morning...so then the real clean up will begin. I have some greenhouse plastic on order, which we can hopefully fashion some panels with to modify... ...see more |
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You pulled a lovely harvest from the garden! There is such variety. The last time I was in 25 degree weather was about 8 years ago in Madison, WI. We might experience a dip that low here in Central Texas o... more » |
| veebee's Buzz Oct 12, 2012 | |
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frost for real...tonight a low of 25. pulled all that I could this morning in the cold rain...it is done!
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AND I potted the Red Thai Pepper plant from the garden...they were just starting to turn, haven't harvested from that plant yet & that's just not fair!! it's in a large pot in the kitchen. hope it lasts a little while! :) |
| air drying herbs. Oct 09, 2012 | |
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How fun! How long does it take to dry like this? I generally just put it on the dehydrator... but i really think this looks like more fun. |
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And as a bonus, your kitchen will smell wonderful while they're drying! |
| breakfast sandwich. Oct 09, 2012 | |
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| enjoying the last of the garden... Oct 08, 2012 | |
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| picking peppers. Oct 05, 2012 | |
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with alot of milk :>) very pretty |
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Gorgeous colors! |
| that's all folks! Oct 04, 2012 | ||
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Well that day has come...the tomato plants were done, exhausted from a wonderfully productive growing year! We have recently had some cooler nights, but oddly the days are still quite warm & humid even. But either way, the plants had started to blacken and mold...so yesterday I set about to 'pull' them out. It was not... ...see more |
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There is always a sadness when its time to rip the plants out. =( We are supposed to get some frost this weekend - gonna try to save the peppers for another week or so by covering them wi... more » |
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I had to pick all of my tomatoes last week as well - the plants were still going strong, but the weather wasn't going to continue to cooperate :( This is always the most bittersweet time of the gard... more » |
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I'm still so astounded at reading about everyone elses growing season around the country. I guess I took it for granted that everyone had separate seasons/gardens like we do. It has been an eye opening year for sure. |
| 'red' marconi pepper...taking too long to ripen. Oct 04, 2012 | |
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Beautiful pepper |
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Wow!. What kind is it? |