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helwenWell, stuff is happening with the garden.
Peas are starting to come up, but there are gaps in the line. I've replanted and we'll see if those fill up. William says "Peas like company" -- so maybe next year I should ignore the directions and plant them like he does, since his usually do pretty well, even if they're crowded-looking (read: jungle).
The last potato decided to come up this past week, yay!
Most of the squash seeds are planted, last one to go in this coming week. We're doing gourds and loofah as well as edibles this year.
Hops - The Golden Nugget survived and has its own teepee, and the babies from seed came up and have been separated from each other. They still need stakes, so have to get those this week. Then we'll see who's who later this year hopefully.
Bought tomato plants today. Had considered just buying someone else's tomatoes for sauce, but finally decided to grow at least some of my own if I could get the right type at the local market - Amish Paste and Roma, whoot! Although how I went from a few plants to 5-6 of each...
Planted soldier beans this past Monday... got them from Old Sturbridge Village, so heritage plants :) Seemed kind of appropriate to be planting them on Memorial Day.
Hm, have to check to see if the wax beans are coming up yet... the corn is just starting to appear; sighted some yesterday.
Area for the parsnips and carrots is almost cleared!
Sunchokes (aka Jerusalem Artichokes) arrived from a friend yesterday, and I've started clearing a spot for them and the ginger. Unfortunately there was more to clear than I thought there would be. Happily the 'chokes came with plenty of dirt, so I put a little water in with them to keep them happy for now. Hope to plant them tomorrow. (Thanks!!!) Those appear to have been native to the area at one point in time, so assuming I can grow them up here successfully ('area' is such a vague term), I may be able to re-introduce them to the edge of the woods and fields around here over time.
Peas are starting to come up, but there are gaps in the line. I've replanted and we'll see if those fill up. William says "Peas like company" -- so maybe next year I should ignore the directions and plant them like he does, since his usually do pretty well, even if they're crowded-looking (read: jungle).
The last potato decided to come up this past week, yay!
Most of the squash seeds are planted, last one to go in this coming week. We're doing gourds and loofah as well as edibles this year.
Hops - The Golden Nugget survived and has its own teepee, and the babies from seed came up and have been separated from each other. They still need stakes, so have to get those this week. Then we'll see who's who later this year hopefully.
Bought tomato plants today. Had considered just buying someone else's tomatoes for sauce, but finally decided to grow at least some of my own if I could get the right type at the local market - Amish Paste and Roma, whoot! Although how I went from a few plants to 5-6 of each...
Planted soldier beans this past Monday... got them from Old Sturbridge Village, so heritage plants :) Seemed kind of appropriate to be planting them on Memorial Day.
Hm, have to check to see if the wax beans are coming up yet... the corn is just starting to appear; sighted some yesterday.
Area for the parsnips and carrots is almost cleared!
Sunchokes (aka Jerusalem Artichokes) arrived from a friend yesterday, and I've started clearing a spot for them and the ginger. Unfortunately there was more to clear than I thought there would be. Happily the 'chokes came with plenty of dirt, so I put a little water in with them to keep them happy for now. Hope to plant them tomorrow. (Thanks!!!) Those appear to have been native to the area at one point in time, so assuming I can grow them up here successfully ('area' is such a vague term), I may be able to re-introduce them to the edge of the woods and fields around here over time.
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Date: 2009-05-30 02:31 pm (UTC)The local Spanish speaking population uses loofa in food, you may be able to find recipes. I understand it's the young tender ones, and in stews, but my Spanish is terrible.
The new asparagus bed sprouted yesterday.
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Date: 2009-05-30 02:47 pm (UTC)they like a sandy, loose soil, and grow as a stunted sunflower.
They are herbaceous, so tender stems. The rhizome can rot if the feet are too wet.
They can't take a lot of weedy competition, and need a half day of full sun or more.
They die to the ground overwinter, and when they resprout, last year's rhizomes feed the new shoots, then rot back. The new ones look like polyps, and grow slowly.
As food, they can cause flatulence when served raw.
I dug out a section of clay and made the soil they grew in out of 1/4 sand, 1/4 compost, 1/2 grower's mix, as my clay is so inappropriate. I packaged them in fresh clean soil so as not to send anything along that doesn't belong in your garden.
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Date: 2009-06-01 02:35 pm (UTC)