Kerry’s Garden

Before tilling in all the leaves I harvested the rest of the Leeks I had planted this spring. Much to my disappointment (and disgust) they were infested with what appeared to be onion maggots. A small fly lays its eggs at the base of the plant and when you harvest instead of seeing roots you [...]

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After work today I came home and took some really pretty pictures (I thought) of the ripe raspberries and the zinnias. I didn’t check them till now, almost 10 pm, after the raspberries have been picked and frozen and long after the sun has set. As it turns out none of them turned out, all [...]

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Last week I mulched my 1/2 of my double row of leeks with some manure/humus mix I bought bagged at the local garden center. My plan is to harvest the other half during the rest of the summer and then harvest the half I just mulched through the fall. At least that is my plan. [...]

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The tomatoes are the Big Beef and Classicas I started during the greenhouse class in March/April. I grew the BB last year and was pleased. They were huge, good tangy tomato flaver and because they were indeterminates we had tomatoes for some time. The Classica’s are a paste tomato I am growing for drying this [...]

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Tried seeding some comfrey in float trays day before yesterday. Planted out some more broccoli from Walmart. The strawberries are in bloom. Planted out some more leeks. Dug up some raspberry starts for trade and to send some to Mallie. Planted out the wintergreen and huckleberry from ebay. Not impressed with the teaberry but the [...]

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Retilled the garden and planted 75 leeks from the float in a crooked row. Under newspaper went the garlic that I had started rooting in a float tray last week. I also planted the shallots I had collected from Krogers. The Dartmoor Butterfly Bush was separated and moved along the south side of the house. [...]

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60 turned into 260 which is turning into at least another 60. It all started simply enough. Order some leek transplants since the lack of a greenhouse pretty much insures no leek harvest here. 60 should be more than we will ever need I thought. I was pleasently surprised when my bundle of leeks came [...]

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