Garden Update

I haven't shown any pictures of the vegetable garden in a while. This is partly due to how out of control the weeds are! I need to do a few days of intense work on the garden in general! But here is how some of the plants are faring...

The corn is getting really tall! Some of it is over my head...

A watermelon! This variety is Georgia Rattlesnake...

Some green beans are getting ready to be picked!

The lettuce is flowering or almost done... I want to save some seeds, but I need to let it dry out just a little more...

The snow peas are all fairly dried up. I am going to pick them and save the seeds for next year. I am hoping the success rate will be worth it.

We have ripe tomatoes! Can't remember exactly what kind this was...

Most of these ones are still green... This variety is Roma I believe.

Some of the green onions produced seed heads! Trying to save those too!

Another kind of sunflower (not the Russian Mammoth) is getting very large!

The basil is all in flower... and the bees are all over it!

The parsley is producing seed heads as well...

And we still have swiss chard, radishes, and carrots!

Tomorrow I will show what some of the volunteers we had turned out to be!


- Dan

Handsome Herbs

There is nothing quite as aromatic as picking and cooking with fresh herbs. The flavors they bring to food make it that much better! This year we planted some common herbs on a sunny southern slope below our house in full view of our kitchen window. We sort of cheated and bought most of the ones you see here, rather than started them from seed ourselves. Maybe we will next year!

 

Mammoth Sweet Basil / Ocimum basilicum 'Mammoth Sweet'

 

 

These little guys are basil that I actually did plant from some seed I had. Only a few germinated from the dozen or so I planted...

 

Genovese O Cummune Basil / Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese O Cummune'

 

 

Italian Oregano / Origanum vulgare 'Italian' 

 

 

Italian Green Parsley / Petroselinum crispum 'Italian Green Parsley'

 

 

Arp Rosemary / Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp'

 

 

We also bought some peppers from a guy at my dad's work when they were little seedlings. We planted them outside just before our last frost date and they got hit hard. They are just now starting to look much healthier.

 

I believe the two on the left are Green Bell Pepper and the one on the right is Red Bell Pepper.

 

This little guy is finally coming up. I planted some pepper from seed, and this one seems to be the only survivor...

 

Douce D'Espagne (Pimiento) Pepper

 

 

One last note: That Tree Swallow that I have been watching, was perched on top of his little bird house this morning and I got some shots of him in all his shiny glory!

 

 

- Dan