All the tomatoes are full grown and one has actually turned to ash from being in the full sun. Of the 6 remaining, two I have just given over to the birds, tired of the fight. The other four are producing, one really well, although splitting and cracking is an issue. Must say, though, that […]
My winter tomatoes were more of a success than I ever thought. I planted my spring tomatoes and now I have babies on the Early Girl and the Romas. I sure hope the sun doesn’t burn them to a crisp before I get the best of them, too. Saw my first artichoke baby as well. […]
The broccoli is all over and I have abandoned the remaining stalks to Itty, who appears to be quite happy with her little corner and is staying out of mine…..for the time being anyway. Spinach is done and the 2 remaining plants bolted already, as if to say, let’s move on already….. I’m afraid I’m […]
Spinach is perhaps the easiest thing besides lettuce to grow. It is a cold weather crop….as it bolts in heat. Loves growing in pots, doesn’t mind cold nights and doesn’t mind being crowded. I thin it when it looks really crowded, say, once a week and clean & refrigerate the baby leaves to use in […]
The last of my summer garden still lingers. Its the 3 bell pepper plants that I kept as an experiment. Lamont and I wanted to see if they would “return” after the heat of the summer was gone. They did, and when the heat began to give way to cooler temperatures, say middle August or […]
Ok, admitedly, you can’t grow all things well. It seems that everyone has a speciality. Mine is tomatoes, or broccoli maybe, but certainly not beans. I have been harvesting my pole & bush beans for about 3 weeks now and it looks like they are just about done. I’ve gotten perhaps enough for a family […]
Yes, that’s the question I asked myself last May. Can sweet potatoes grow in Tucson…in the summer? I never found anything to tell me yes or no. I know they are a tropical plant and grown mostly in the South. So I discussed it with my daughter, Jennifer, who gave me a sprout for Mother’s […]
Finally, the weather is favoring the broccoli plants in my winter garden. The Calabrese is almost 2′ tall and branching profusely. I only have 3 Calabrese left from the original planting, but when I lost the original plants I put more out of the Windsor variety. The Windsor needs cooler temperatures and doesn’t branch so […]
Gotta say, I had more trouble with beans than I have ever had with anything I’ve planted…..so far…. I must have planted 150 seeds total and ended up with 40 growing bean plants. I planted the first round of say 50 seeds of pole beans. (Stringless Blue Lake) They would get eaten before they even […]
Sleeping Frog Farms Goes CSA
How exciting. A local organic farm sells shares to the public. That’s good news for a backyard gardener like me. I can’t grow enough in my limited space to eat the variety I’d like. Don’t like paying exorbitant prices that many stores ask for their organics, so this is an excellent option. Once a week […]
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