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Showing posts with label First Harvest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label First Harvest. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

First Harvest 2009

The first official harvest of the year - aside from some basil - cucumbers!

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Yep, two whole cucumbers. Tiny cucumbers at that. Husband looked like he didn't know what to think when I presented him with a miniature cucumber.

I tried two varieties of mini cucumbers this year and I am starting to wonder if my green thumb has met it's match. So far this is the only plant that has survived. It seems to be thriving though, and they grow to maturity pretty fast so I'm hoping to get more plants going soon. These have a mild, sweet flavor that is quite nice. Looking forward to more.

It was actually cool today - first day in two weeks that I've needed to wear long pants and a sweater to be comfortable. It was a clear evening though, and nice out in the yard.

Please enjoy tonight's photos from the garden!

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

First Harvest

First there was this.

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Then there was this.

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Then I ate them. Did share some with Husband. They were very tasty.

Though the eating was preceeded by Husband inquiring "Are you taking a picture of your peas?" Followed by his shaking his head and walking away.

But they were the first peas I ever grew my own self.

So, things in my little veggie plot are coming along. One good thing about it being small is that I can easily keep it watered.

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Cats lounging in it may not be the most helpful thing.

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But doesn't he look good in green?

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And George can never get enough affection.

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So, starting from the nearest end in the photo above, we have...

Parsley and two thyme plants (one on either side of the parsley) that I got at the green house. Beside that, cilantro, dill and green onions. Then two Window Box Roma tomato plants. No blossom activity on the Roma tomatoes yet.

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Here we have two Sugary Grape Tomato plants (at the back, starting to blossom now). In the front we have some pepper plants...can't remember which ones now. Between the tomato plants at the back there are Sunflowers coming up. Then in the middle, between the tomatoes & peppers there are Dwarf Sunflowers. Wasn't sure if this was a good idea, but did it anyway.

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Next, my Scotia tomato plants which have green tomatoes on them already. More pepper plants in front, more sunflowers in and around things. However, you may be able to notice in this photo and the one previous, there are a couple of pepper plants missing. A new variety I had tried starting from seed this year that didn't survive when I transplanted them outside. A little disappointing.

Also, in the row between the tomatoes and the peppers, some basil seedlings coming up. I planted parsley, but it did not come up at all. I don't know why, but I can never get parsley to grow from seed.

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Scotia Tomato
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Here, not actually sure what these tomato plants are. I didn't label them. I was thinking they were more of the Roma tomatoes, but as they grew I decided they looked more like the grape tomato plants, though smaller so I must have started them later.

And in front, more basil, then peppers.

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Tomatoes, herbs, peppers...These would be things that I love.

At the back, two pea plants and three green bean plants. Then a row of Pak Choi, though the end of that row didn't grow. But I've noticed Fred likes to sit himself down there and relax, so maybe that has something to do with it.

The row in front was supposed to be lettuce, but there are only two brave little sprouts coming up there. There are however, more Pak Choi plants at the edge of the bed. Must have dropped some seeds.

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And, at the end, I have a mishmash of things...Two more tomato plants, four cayenne pepper plants, and some oregano, all from the green house. On the very end, fennel and catnip, though only a few catnip plants came up.

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Cayenne Pepper
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Then...

I went to the garden center looking for a large pot because I had some tomatillos growing in a pot that was really not big enough. Found a pot. Also found some sad looking little Cupid Tomato plants that needed a good home. Fortunately, there were two pots.

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Also, a couple of Sweet Red Pepper plants, to replace the two plants that died on me.

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But that's it. I won't add anymore. It's the middle of July already.