Category Archives: Vegetable garden

Peanuts!

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Angelyn

Yes. . . peanuts! Let me take you back in time to June 2010 when the first peanut seeds sprouted: Then in July, the plants began to flower: The flowers bent over, embedded themselves in the dirt and developed into … Continue reading →

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Beneficial row covers

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Angelyn

Now that winter is really here, I am so glad I put row covers over the late-planted fall garden beds.  The greens which sprouted in the warmer weather have survived some extremely cold temperatures — with two or four layers … Continue reading →

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Saving tomato seeds

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Angelyn

I’m a seed saver.  This morning I began cutting this lovely tomato (rescued from bitter cold a few weeks ago and ripened in the house) when I realized it had a lot of seed I might want to save.  I … Continue reading →

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Fall’s gifts

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Angelyn

After the snow two weeks ago and subsequent bitter cold nights, there’s not much green or flowering visible in the gardens.  One exception is this water hawthorne (Aponogeton distachyos) — an aquatic plant.  Its white fragrant blooms are delightful amid … Continue reading →

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Sweet potato harvest (or not)

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Angelyn

Last night the temperature dropped below freezing and we had our first frost of the season.  When I awoke this morning I thought about the white sweet potatoes I planted in June. I knew it must be close to time … Continue reading →

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Harvesting and sowing seed (with toad)

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Angelyn

I am a seed saver.  My tendency has always been to let plants go to seed just so I can observe and photographically document the process.  Another benefit is that I have seed from plants which grew in my garden … Continue reading →

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Found veggies stir fry

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Angelyn

I visited the vegetable garden which is recovering from the dry hot summer weather.  The vegetables did not do well this year–especially since I did not water them during the dry weather.  So I was delighted to discover these two … Continue reading →

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Lunch after the rain

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Angelyn

After several weeks of hot dry weather, the vegetable garden suffered and I could not bring myself to pay it a visit.  Then rain arrived – several downpours – and I still avoided the garden.  The weeds which had grown … Continue reading →

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Planting white sweet potatoes

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Angelyn

Although red sweet potatoes are one of my favorite foods, I enjoy white sweet potatoes even more.  They have a heavier texture than the red ones and taste a bit “nutty” to me. I saved a few white sweet potatoes … Continue reading →

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Two days – two radishes

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Angelyn

I thought it would be fun to create a “vegetable container garden.”  So I planted three radish seeds in a lovely red pot.  Within two days, two of the radish seeds had sprouted (above shows close-up view of one of … Continue reading →

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