Category Archives: Vegetable garden

“Wild” green salad

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Angelyn

I’ve been enjoying some fresh salad greens for a couple months — despite the cold wintery weather.  Gradually I am learning which “weeds” are actually edible in a salad.  So . . . with the addition of chickweed, sheep sorrel, … Continue reading →

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A gift of Jerusalem artichokes

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Angelyn

It may not look like much at the moment . . . and . . . this is the new Jerusalem artichoke bed.  A friend gifted me with some surplus and, after checking with the Deva of the Garden about … Continue reading →

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Colorful beans

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Angelyn

I love the look of these beans with all their varied hues.  They are actually the same type of bean: Kentucky Wonder green bean seeds.  As they dry out, they turn from light green to tan in color.  I expect … Continue reading →

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Gathering those crowder peas

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Angelyn

I’ve been harvesting the bean pods from the crowder pea plants for weeks now.  It’s nearing the end of the season and very few pods remain on the plants.  One day I collected nearly a five gallon bucket full . … Continue reading →

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Creating a hoop house (eventually)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Angelyn

I want to have fresh greens during the winter season without having to go outside to cover a lot of vegetable beds (in the bitter cold and wind) prior to bad weather setting in . . . and then going … Continue reading →

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Prolific volunteer

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Angelyn

A couple months ago I noticed a bean plant volunteered to grow in this garden bed.  I’ve been watching in amazement as it has grown up, down and all around its environment.  The above photo hints at its spread. Turns … Continue reading →

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Hail

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Angelyn

Another summer thunderstorm moved through this afternoon.  Oh my. . . that sounds like hail! Watching out the window, I saw hail coming down and it got bigger . . . and bigger . . . and I couldn’t believe … Continue reading →

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Time to plant the peas

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Angelyn

I’ve been eager to get this year’s vegetable garden started — ever since we had a small “heat wave” in February.  Finally, I made time to connect with the non-physical elements of my garden (especially the Deva of the Vegetable … Continue reading →

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Vegetable garden beds in winter

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Angelyn

This morning I couldn’t resist standing outside in the low 30 temps until I captured just the right moment for recording the winter vegetable garden as the sun and fog rose.  (I wanted a truly representative photo to submit to … Continue reading →

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Snowdrop

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Angelyn

We have experienced a two day reprieve from winter’s cold weather.  Today I walked up a slope and discovered the snowdrops are blooming.  In fact, some of them have been blooming a while because they had dead blossoms already.  I … Continue reading →

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