One Alaskans greenhouse

[Alasgun]

I’ve gone down numerous paths with the parsnips. Early on i transplanted which gave me the headstart i needed but it also gave us many deformed roots with lots of legs. This made them hard to extract from the soil and a pain to store. Now we direct seed (as early as possible) and have better results. They’ll go in the first week of May and wont get lifted until September. The roots wont be like the good store bought ones; but fine for us.
they keep better than any other root cepting potatoes and we love them.
They store in a fridge thru the year and we would still be eating some this time of year if we hadnt put them in the fridge where we store apples as well. Apples make them very bitter and no longer edible.
this year they are “white spear’s” and we’ll see how they do.

Thanks for asking, i’ll refresh this once they are out of the ground.

 

[Alasgun]

Raspberries are doing well this year; aided by the 1.3 inches of rain we got yesterday! In Alaska; that’s a LOT of rain at once.

Once the picking and coring are done; they're pretty straight forward. We freeze them and Strawberries on cookie sheets then vac seal. To date we’re at roughly 4 gallons of berry’s. Strawberries are done for the year and ready to renovate; Raspberries typically go good another month.

 

[heirloomgal]

Raspberries are doing well this year; aided by the 1.3 inches of rain we got yesterday! In Alaska; that’s a LOT of rain at once.

Once the picking and coring are done; they're pretty straight forward. We freeze them and Strawberries on cookie sheets then vac seal. To date we’re at roughly 4 gallons of berry’s. Strawberries are done for the year and ready to renovate; Raspberries typically go good another month.

I picked my last raspberries for the season, here, this week. It always shocks me how fabulous they truly taste compared to bought frozen. Stewed raspberries over pancakes is so good!

 

[Alasgun]

Last year the Carmine Jewel’s were picked July 31st And the brix reading was 12.8
This year they were picked this afternoon (2 weeks later) and the brix was 11.6. About 20% were split this year as well due to getting 2 inches of rain in the last 5 days.
The split is immaterial to us as they’ll get pitted and frozen anyway.

 

[heirloomgal]

Last year the Carmine Jewel’s were picked July 31st And the brix reading was 12.8
This year they were picked this afternoon (2 weeks later) and the brix was 11.6. About 20% were split this year as well due to getting 2 inches of rain in the last 5 days.
The split is immaterial to us as they’ll get pitted and frozen anyway.

Is that your cherry tree (s)?

 

[Alasgun]

Yes, thats one of two. The other has lagged in production from the beginning.
with all the rabbit poop available, im hoping for an uptick next season.

 

[heirloomgal]

Yes, thats one of two. The other has lagged in production from the beginning.
with all the rabbit poop available, im hoping for an uptick next season.

Lucky! I'd love to have some fruit trees like the cherries you have there; a few years ago I tried bringing fruit into the garden area - raspberries, grapes, currants, strawberries, gooseberries, blackberries. I got rid of much of it last year, minus the currants and strawberries (which I reduced). Just wasn't robust or productive enough, and I don't have a huge space either. But I'd still love to have fruit and fruit trees!

 

[Alasgun]

The final cherry picking yielded a generous bowl! And the second cutting of the Anise Hyssop is hung in the barn.

 

[Alasgun]

Strawberries are renovated and one step closer to going into winter. These are June bearing (Honeoye) and have been a good berry for our region.
Renovation included trimming, thinning, weeding and fertilizer. The current weather pattern we’re in is just about perfect for this. I’m looking for healthy re-growth thru frost (2-6 weeks away) before mulching for they’re winter nap.

 

[heirloomgal]

Strawberries are renovated and one step closer to going into winter. These are June bearing (Honeoye) and have been a good berry for our region.
Renovation included trimming, thinning, weeding and fertilizer. The current weather pattern we’re in is just about perfect for this. I’m looking for healthy re-growth thru frost (2-6 weeks away) before mulching for they’re winter nap.

You certainly do fine work Alasgun.