December 31, 2015

Here's to the New Year ......

October 9

And a final look at the fall garden - last pictures from my Plot 5 for 2015 ....

White alyssum still a useful ground cover, and various salad mixes and Asian stir fry mix now cover the rest of the garden





Silverado Swiss chard and parsley continue to provide healthy greens well into the fall and the Patriot blueberry's lovely hues, echo those of Vista Minnie .......

October 9 Dahlias

Fall is here and the garden is still looking wonderful - especially the dahlias ...... two purchased at Van Dusen's dahlia sale this year - loved them both, Ms Lisa very beautiful, but shy with her flowers - this was not the case with Vista Minnie -

October 1 Root Veggies and More

Nearing the end of the garden harvest for this year - some baby Golden Beets, and cooked medley ... beets, carrots and green beans; the baby limas were a challenge to shell for not much in return - a very long season crop - even in our record breaking summer this year

Mid September Fall Fair

Couldn't resist adding these to my blog - didn't get a lot of pics from the garden due to camera melt down - but did manage to get a few of my winnera at local Fall Fair ...... a First for "Most Unusual Vegetable" - a very ripe Poona Kheera cucumber!! and a Second for my Rossa Lunga di Firenze red onions .....




and more winners .... Early Thorogreen Lima, Matilda pole beans and moss curled parsley

Early September Tomatoes

Well, I managed to id these two ...... Plant "E" turned out to be the winner re taste and plant health



and more seed saving ... notice the nice fungus matt that has formed on these two

August 22 PPP x PP Grow outs

More updates on my PPP x PP "B" grow outs ............

fruit from Plant D to the left and Plant C to the right


and a few sliced ones from the PPP x PP grow out - unfortunately no identifying notes!!