The Japanese Long Cucumber are doing great. We planted these under one of our rows of grapevine. With a little coaxing they trellised themselves up the grapevines and the wire that was there for the grapes. We added a couple […]
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The Day Lillies are Blooming!
Relocating a Garter Snake
This fellow was slithering through the grass as I was mowing the lawn. We put him in a bucket and relocated him to the field so he wouldn’t get hurt. Garter Snakes are pretty much harmless. When we come across […]
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Daucus carota is a variable biennial plant. A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its lifecycle. The first year the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots, then it enters a period of dormancy over the […]
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The spiderwort is blooming with pretty little blue flowers. This species of Tradescantia is native to the Ozarks. Virginia Spiderwort can be found in most of the eastern half of the United States as far down as Alabama as well as […]
Continue reading »The Rise Of The Contenders
These are Contender beans also called Buff Valentine. They are one of the earliest beans at 48 days until harvest. We planted ours 4 days ago and they are already rising out of the ground or should I say our tough […]
Continue reading »Transfered to Bed Long Red Cayenne Pepper Starts
Here are the Long Red Cayenne Pepper starts transfered to the bed. The small starts next to them are Petite Orange Marigold. Grow your own Long Red Cayenne Pepper with Heirloom seeds from AzureDandelion.com
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Our red romaine lettuce is coming right along. At 18 days they are about 4 inches tall. Full maturity is 66 days but they can be harvested at this size. Grow your own red romaine lettuce with heirloom seeds from azure dandelion.
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We harvested our first Riesentraube tomatoes of the season. We started these in February and they just took off. They are a grape shaped tomato with a unique chariteristic of having a little tip at the end. It’s name means […]
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Guineas make great pest control for the yard and garden. We have never had a problem with them trying to eat any of the veggies in the garden. Our chickens however have to be watched when we have them in an […]
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