I have two heirloom Rouge D' Alger Cardoon plants growing that I started from seed in late winter, probably about three months before setting them out. I planted them in the garden in rich soil amended with lots of rotted compost and manure. The plants have grown tremendously and expands in...
A gardening friend who lives in Canada, sent me some Shandong Green Onion seeds this past winter. A friend of hers bought the seeds at a market in China. They are also referred to as 'Shandong
Da Cong.' This is a popular bunching variety in Asia.
I started the seeds in late winter and they...
Jared asked for pics, so here they are..The Armenian Cuumbers (are really a melon type) were grown up a trellis(2) in my Greenhouse in 2010/11. I planted way to many seeds. The vines grew up to the top of the roof and back down. The leaves are huge. The vine had hundreds of flowers. They...
I love heart varieties.. Fish lake Oxheart was no exception..Outstanding flavor, meaty with right balance of juice. Pretty good production. The plant was a bit flimsy, needs staking..I will grow this again in my 2013 garden. Tomatoes were averaging 12-16 oz.. Has anyone else grown this variety...
Here are some of the Heirloom tomatoes I harvested from my 2010 garden..I grew over 70+ different varieties...I finally have wireless internet back, so I can finally post pictures. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoy sharing them...Especially this time of year!
Ginny
East Side
Hi, I just want to share pics of our Greenhouse my husband and I built last spring 2010, from recycled patio doors and windows. It is 12x18 . The frame is made of Sawmilled white pine from our land, that we already had on hand leftover from another project. The roof is Polycarbonate...