Kerry’s Garden

A coup of years ago I purchased what were supposed to be 2 Brown Turkey Figs from two different suppliers, one local and one via the Internet. Looking at the fruit below it appears that at least one is mislabeled. I’ve scoured the net and I’ve seen photos of brown turkey figs that appear quite [...]

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Gooseberries, cherry tomatoes, blackberries, raspberries and a zucchini. A good haul. The spring crop of the raspberries is about over while the fall crop is being pollinated. The blackberries are just starting to ripen. The birds have found them as they do every year. Tonight I will have to prune back the new growth and [...]

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This is about the 4th day of the harvest of the Spring crop of raspberries. Each day there is a little more. I just baked a chocolate cake and made some chocolate frosting. Think I’ll put some raspberries on top. mmmm

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I often get up long before I have to start getting ready for work to browse the garden. The morning is cool and the birds are out in full chorus. I do the container watering at this time, harvest what I can and just enjoy the morning. This morning on my rounds I came up [...]

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Check out the swallowtail butterfly larva I found a few minutes ago. She is munching down on some parsley. Too cool. These cherries are from one of two trees I have that are living in buckets. I only purchased them last year and each has put out a little fruit this year. Perhaps next year [...]

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For the most part the vegetables are in. I had planned on getting more done this weekend but I do tend to plan more than I can accomplish. I had to work with the tiller a bit to get it to start. It had some old gas in it from last year. Last spring some [...]

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I went out to take some pictures for this post and almost stepped on a little rabbit that ran under my foot as I was walking in the garden. We startled each other I think as he/she quickly ran for cover next to this daylily. Judging by it’s size, I would say this little guy [...]

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