I took these pictures this spring. I didn’t know my camera could work that well. http://www.seedswaps.com/Pictures/P5300009.JPGhttp://www.seedswaps.com/Pictures/P5300010.JPGhttp://www.seedswaps.com/Pictures/P5300011.JPGhttp://www.seedswaps.com/Pictures/P5300019.JPGhttp://www.seedswaps.com/Pictures/P5300024.JPGhttp://www.seedswaps.com/Pictures/P5300027.JPG I am going to post my lady slipper picture tomorrow or Monday when I have chance.
Just goes to show that even when you think you’ve started a blog, turns out you (meaning me) might not have after all, guess I really need to sit down and work at typing blog entries down when I think about them! So I guess in this entry I will bring things up to speed. Just a little background info… I live on a farm just outside of Windsor ON, Canada. Soil is clay (heavily modified in the garden) and theres lots of sun! The main garden is about 100’ x 50’ (give or ...
I’ll start off with the evil. I’d been holding off on finishing the fern bed and posting it as a final project due to my war against this blasted wild vine. It’s grown back up from nothing at all and pushed under the cardboard and out the side. My only action is to pull all the cardboard and destroy any growth on a weekly basis.. What fun. On the bright side, the front flower bed is just about done.. I just need to mulch a small bit by the walk, but I’m ho...
Remember to put your mouse over the pics for more info :) We have about 1/8 of an acre of fir, spruce and scrubby woods in our back garden. This year I wanted to make use of it yet at the same time keep the woodland feel. Our trees are very spindly so the majority of my time I spent with my Fiscars lopers and some hand pruners thinning out trees making room for others to grow. The paths just took on a life of their own, I had no real plan just shape and trim keeping the nicest trees ...
I have recently relocated most of my photos to Flickr from Photobucket. I had some issues with pop-ups, one the said I had a virus and caused me to force quit my terminal. So I didn’t feel too secure at my old photo host and went to this one. Hopefully, it is better maintained. Anyway, you can view more of my garden photos, along with woodworking and other interests, here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/dustynewt/
The burn pile is at the back (North) of the property.The chicken coop is going to be built in front of it, beside the manure pile (dark brown mound) to your right. To your right, the long rectangle was the “tomato patch” will become the Dahlia row! And the garden will be 20’x20’ in front of the coop. Tomatoes, onions, carrots, peas and beans to name a few! We are still thinking of using the straw bales, that is if we can find some that are small enough...
I’ve looked all over the net for shed plans and really keep going back to a certain one. http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/home_improvement/1766661.html There are several reasons why I like this one.. The clean form of it. The attached open section.. The fact that it reminds me of a horse barn… At any rate, it’s the one I like the most. I’ve never been one to follow a plan exactly though so I’ll be making changes to the size of the str...
This morning I harvested this weeks bounty: before: after: I got bold, and took the dill down to the “ground”. I’m not supposed to thin more than 1/3rd at a time, but there is some new growth ready to spring up from down there, and all the stems were the same height otherwise, just about touching the lights. I am so not expecting this luck from the real garden – once the snow finally fades….
5 days after pruning it down (and raising the lights one click) time to harvest again. This is the biggest they’ve been. For instance, the Purple Basil, has doubled it’s growth. (went from 3 sets of leaves on the stem to 6 or more!) Two weeks, before and after, with 3 or 4 trimmings between!
I’ve been cutting herbs twice a week for a while now, and we’ve been snacking on them too. Well, sampling really.Even the ones I’ve previously disliked are pretty tasty. Never noticed the citrusy flavor in dried cilantro – just a “soapy” quality that I’d always substitute parsley for. And fresh dill is pretty nice, just a faint aftertaste that must get amplified (and ruined) in the drying process. I’ve got 1/4 pound of herbs! (tare weight) in...
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