Posted on September 1, 2021September 1, 2021New season jar Was almost full last year. Hope we get same this year. Two black swallowtail cats on carrots in front yard that survived the earwigs. The front one in focus.
Posted on August 28, 2021August 28, 2021Saturday stuff I froze tiny tomatoes last night and they left funny holes. Two Bombus impatiens (common eastern bumblebee). Trimmed out the dead spots in the middle rosemary. I’m not sure why it’s upset. Paula very wisely suggested trimming the Salvia greggii so we can better access the veggies, plus it’ll make them bloom more again. As an experiment, we also trimmed back one of the Salvia farinacea (mealy blue sage) which are all getting very leggy.
Posted on August 21, 2021August 21, 2021A week ago Saturday Very excited to have a Gulf Fritillary in the yard! I hope it found the passionvine in the back yard. Made more salsa verde. The Chef helpfully cans. Ruff day gardening, need a nap. Mail call!! Fall/winter peas, trying new ones. A wildflower and an herb. Trying again on parsnip this year with fresh seeds. Winter indoor gardening ideas.
Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021Face bean I think I’ve texted everyone with the tiny face bean but it needs blog documentation. It’s an Inca pea bean. I love it.
Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021Freezing tomatoes Too many to eat and not enough to deal with canning, so at Judy’s excellent advice we are freezing.
Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021Leftovers garden taco salad From the garden: Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard (green in the rainbow beds), tomatoes, and salsa verde from yesterday. The Chef also reminds me that the leftover rice had onions and tomatoes in it too and he mixed in the rest of his refried beans with some canned refried beans.
Posted on August 8, 2021August 8, 2021Sprouting and preserving The sterile wheatgrass cover crop is sprouting! You can see the slower germinating buffalograss seed hanging out. I have especially put a lot in the narrow places where the water runs off from the raised beds. The grass with the red zinnias. Both chimayó and jalapeño peppers. Neither super hot. Everything from the garden except for garlic! Yum! Salsa verde complete! Picked green beans for dinner while waiting for salsa to finish simmering down. The Chef takes over for canning, my department is just vegetables, thank goodness.
Posted on August 5, 2021August 5, 2021Shelling the cowpeas Gram helps. Tobacco hornworm on tomatillo.
Posted on August 4, 2021August 4, 2021Beans lately Bisbee gray cowpea Bisbee red cowpea Purple hulled pinkeye cowpea with my only four runner beans Greasy grits pole bean Inca pea bean
Posted on July 30, 2021July 30, 2021Evening rounds Back in the AC shelling purple hulled pink-eyed cowpea. The not quite dry ones maybe look a little pink on eyes?? They do have magnificently purple hulls. These two cowpea pods are still working on getting that consistent purple. I think this is the “fluttermill” seed pod beginning to develop on the Missouri fluttermill primrose. Lacinato kale is getting a bit overshadowed by the Fordham giant Swiss chard. We’ll have to have a salad to help it out. One marigold! Unfortunately it’s orange in the yellow section?? I thought the mix looked mostly yellow so hopefully at a distance we can pretend it’s golden. 🤣 Big banana spider on the north side of tomatoes. A slightly smaller one on the south side. Last night when I mowed the yard, I put the grass trimmings on the rainbow beds as a mulch. Hopefully that keeps the plants happier. You can see Judy’s yellow iris looking lovely in front.