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Monday, May 28, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
More Veggies!
Added some snapshots of veggies on the plants. The varieties I chose are unique and so far, they taste really, really good! You won't find them in the stores. Tonight, Madison and I cooked up some of the crop. It included Lemon Squash on the grill with a dab of butter, salt, and pepper (really buttery sweet); boiled up some Dragon's Tongue beans with a bit of stock (hearty); grilled chicken breast in a lemon pepper marinade (Maddy's choice and a good one); and topped it off with Grilled Sweet Dumpling squash with butter and brown sugar as sort of a desert. Not much better than eating your own grown. Anyway, here are some pics:
Fruits of My Labor and Yellowstone Bound?
Hi all. This is a quick snapshot of some of the veggies I'm getting out of the garden. In the picture you'll see Dragon's Tongue beans, Lemon squash, Sweet Dumpling squash, and Albeit Cucumbers. Tomatoes and eggplant will come soon.
One thing I've noticed is that as it's getting hotter, the veggies are wilting in the heat. This means they're stressing and production and growth will start to diminish. I'm modifying the water delivery to a more robust system. I'll hopefully post some of that soon.
On a different note, Gina and I had planned to go to New England and Canada this fall, but with Madison living with us and in school this fall, we've had to cancel. Instead, we are looking at going to Yellowstone for 3 or possibly 4 weeks in August. Planning has begun.
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One thing I've noticed is that as it's getting hotter, the veggies are wilting in the heat. This means they're stressing and production and growth will start to diminish. I'm modifying the water delivery to a more robust system. I'll hopefully post some of that soon.
On a different note, Gina and I had planned to go to New England and Canada this fall, but with Madison living with us and in school this fall, we've had to cancel. Instead, we are looking at going to Yellowstone for 3 or possibly 4 weeks in August. Planning has begun.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Dragon's Tongue
Nice beans! This post is really just to mark the first fruits taken from the garden and a timeline to check back on for reference to production of the Dragon's Tongue Green bean as grown in SWCs. Looks like 45 days since planting for the first "mess." I blanched the piddly crop and stored in freezer to await more. I only have 7 plants and with this season, I hope to determine a few things with the beans. Is the Dragon's Tongue good enough tasting to continue to grow? If so, how many more plants will I need in the future to meet our needs? Are they suitable to grow in the SWCs (yes so far)? Note the color of the beans. Pretty cool.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Self-Watering Container Garden Update Video
Yesterday, I created a video of the garden and posted to Youtube. Video often captures what pictures can't. So, enjoy:
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