Archive for July, 2007

Squash & Salad

The weather has been perfect!!! Not for me, but for the garden. Its been quite rainy and humid but bright, not dark and rainy.
A few days away and look at all the butterstick squash I found last night when I went to pull lettuce for a salad.

Needless to say, I’ll be grilling squash tonight!
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Posted by Valria on July 24th, 2007 under Harvest & Succession Planting | Comment now »

Nasturtiums and Aphids

Nasturtiums are one of those flowers that I never really knew anything about until I moved to the Pacific Northwest. They grow beautifully, and rapidly!
In addition to their speedy growth, and obvious nice flowers, it turns out that they are a virtual magnet for aphids. As a result, they’ve become something of a sacrificial lamb […]

Posted by Les on July 18th, 2007 under Pests, Garden Maintenance | Comment now »

Peas and New Potatoes

So the peas are done for the first half of the season. The pea pods now over sized and no longer sweet.
I pulled the plants today, shelling the rest of the peas right in the garden. This just makes it easier to get the shells into the compost.
The peas are still sweet and […]

Posted by Valria on July 12th, 2007 under Harvest & Succession Planting, Cooking Fresh | Comment now »

Growth in Pictures

If you can remember to take pictures at regular intervals its fun to watch the progression of the garden.
I took the first two on June 4th when the garden was in.
The rest I took today, July 4th. I have put a note in my calendar to take pictures on August 4th as well.
As you […]

Posted by Valria on July 4th, 2007 under Garden Maintenance | Comment now »

The Fruits of Labour

Some of the best fruits of my labor is the fruit itself.
Today there were fresh raspberries and blueberries for breakfast.
There is a second round of strawberries ripening and the plums are getting bigger.
There will be no nectarines or peaches this year but I will spray for the peach leaf curl this fall, I will I […]

Posted by Valria on July 2nd, 2007 under Harvest & Succession Planting, Garden Maintenance | Comment now »

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