2013 Garden Plans: Kids Snack Garden
This garden should be a fun one! So the idea behind this garden is actually a combination of two ideas. I had the idea of planting a “snacking” garden, planted exclusively to vegetables that can be...
View Article2013 Garden Plans: Shallots, Beans & Brassicas
These next couple bed plans are going to seem a little bit random, I think. That’s because Beds 2 & 3 are mostly full of shallots, garlic, etc at the moment. That has inspired a little bit...
View ArticleFriday PhotoEssay
Wow! The eggplant and tomatoes are sure kicking it into high gear this week! So are the spider mites and stinkbugs… Let’s take a tour of the garden! The top end of the garden is finally starting to...
View ArticlePlanting Fall Vegetables, Part 1
We planted the broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage into Bed 2 this week, as well as a couple plants of purple cauliflower and broccoli that are in the Kids’ Snack Garden. It may be a bit of a challenge...
View ArticleUgh…Caterpillars
Look what got munched on over the weekend? I knew we were going to be fighting a long, grueling battle against the cabbageworms this fall, but I (mistakenly) thought that they wouldn’t start hatching...
View ArticleContinuing Caterpillar Saga
Yesterday morning we inspected all our Brassicas to see if we still had more caterpillars to deal with. Um, yes. Yes we did. I know you see the bigger cabbageworm, but do you see the tiny one too? It’s...
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Even with a couple of hotter days this week, I have to confess that I’ve really been enjoying the weather. The cool mornings are the best! Unfortunately, it means that our melons and eggplant have...
View ArticleLooking at the Broccoli
I promised at least one non-Friday PhotoEssay post this week, so I guess I had better get on that! I thought about delaying because a couple of the pictures I wanted to include are on my camera at...
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Yikes that rain is cold this morning! It looks like there’s a chance of frost this evening as well, although the forecasts are for about 34 degrees. Looking at the long range forecast, it seems like...
View ArticlePurple Peacock Sprouting Broccoli
Given the lesson of the other sprouting broccoli, when the Purple Peacock Sprouting Broccoli started putting on a head, I took it off fairly soon. The head definitely has a purple cast to it, although...
View ArticleFriday PhotoEssay – May 13, 2016
With a week of warm weather and some rain, the garden continues to grow quickly. After this week, we have almost everything planted. We planted seeds of cucumbers and other vines, the scorzonera, and a...
View ArticleFriday PhotoEssay – May 5, 2017
It’s time to start our regular Friday reviews of the Demonstration Garden! We have more growing in the garden than some years at this time. Except for the tomato and vertical gardens, which are empty,...
View ArticleFriday PhotoEssay – May 12, 2017
After a week of warmer temperatures and MORE rain, the garden has grown a lot! We also planted some of the warm season plants and plan to plant more this coming week. The peas in particular have grown...
View ArticlePurple Sprouting Broccoli
Broccoli is one of those vegetables that can be a little bit “hit or miss” in Kansas, especially in the spring. The cool parts of the growing season, spring and fall both, can sometimes be too short...
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