Kerry’s Garden

While the rest of the garden is coming to a close the cold frame is just getting started. We are still probably 2-3 weeks away from our first frost but the garden plants are winding down as the days shorten and the nights cool off. Everything I planted in the cold frame a couple of [...]

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The bulk of yesterday was spent in bed with a migraine so not much got done. I forced myself to pick the blackberries and beans before the afternoon thunderstorm hit. On a techie note – I was feeling a little better last night and was able to work on the coding for a page I [...]

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I just love zinnias. So far they have escaped mildew. The dill seeds are forming. I planted this patch of mammoth dill last year and it came back from seed this spring. My first official garlic harvest. Ok, my second but the first one didnt’ count. The heads aren’t the largest but I had just [...]

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My Catawissa Walking Onions are walking and my multiplier Potato Onions are multiplying. I decided to try some different types of onions this year so I ordered several varieties online. I ordered the Potato Onions from julie7906 on Ebay and the Catawissa Onions from Garden City Seeds and was very pleased with both. Catawissa Onions [...]

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The first blackberry bloom opened on Mother’s day. How cool is that It has been getting hot here so I fixed up this shade contraption with some pvc and window screen to hopefully extend the lettuce season. This is an early morning photo. The bulk of the plants are pretty much covered most of the [...]

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Rec’d and planted out the 15 potato onions I bought on ebay. Planted the 6 new Heritage raspberries that have been in pots since I rec’d them. I added a start from last years batch to finish the new row. So far there are about 100 starts in last years row. Yesterday I took V [...]

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Planted the two parsley plants I bought in the herb bed. (6/7 the parsley is bolting. Not sure if the cold spring is the reason or if I just bought old plants. Wish I could remember where I picked them up) Planted the Catawissa walking onions in the flower bed that I rec’d today. (6/7/05 [...]

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