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I Grew a Carrot!
04/23/10 Filed in: gardening
I started my garden this winter with a lot of confidence. I am the daughter, of a daughter, of a farmer. I thought I am sure to be a natural. I use to help my mother garden when I was a kid (I was a weed puller.) That definitely gave me relatable job experience. I have been growing herbs and ornamental gardening for years. That cinched it. I was going to be a success!
Well, a sort of beginner's success, anyway. My beans provided me with about four at a time, individual beans that is, and then promply died. My corn was trampled (mostly) by my dog and now has an aphid problem (the ants are working on it!) My zucchini presented one squash that rotted on the vine. My beets are taking forever......
I have had some pleasant surprises as well. My homemade compost has presented tomato plants all over the yard, and they are started to grow tomatoes! Nice bonus, right? My lettuce and cherry tomatoes are providing a consistant yield. And today, I could not wait any longer, and I pulled up my first carrot! Isn't it pretty!
As you can see from the picture, my cabbage is growing nicely. It has loved all the rain we have had recently. I am real excited that the centers are starting to form. If nothing else happens, they are beautiful to look at.
My kale has been consistent all winter. I keep taking a few leaves for my smoothies or for sauted greens or for soup and it keeps growing. We are having a great relationship. I am curious at what point it will get too hot for this plant.
And my peppers are experiencing a second life. When first planted, they began to flourish. Then we had uncharacteristically cold weather and they kind of ...well, chilled. And now I have jalapenos, green peppers, mammoth jalapenos, pimentos, cayenne, and these adorable red hot peppers.
I am taking volunteers to pull the volunteers, you know, the weeds. No experience required and you get to take away enormous satisfaction of a cleared spot. Oh and some kale, too!
Now, I am researching what I can grow successfully in the brutal heat and torrential rains of the summer. Stay posted........
Living a life of personal balance, moderation, education, and connection.
Well, a sort of beginner's success, anyway. My beans provided me with about four at a time, individual beans that is, and then promply died. My corn was trampled (mostly) by my dog and now has an aphid problem (the ants are working on it!) My zucchini presented one squash that rotted on the vine. My beets are taking forever......
I have had some pleasant surprises as well. My homemade compost has presented tomato plants all over the yard, and they are started to grow tomatoes! Nice bonus, right? My lettuce and cherry tomatoes are providing a consistant yield. And today, I could not wait any longer, and I pulled up my first carrot! Isn't it pretty!
As you can see from the picture, my cabbage is growing nicely. It has loved all the rain we have had recently. I am real excited that the centers are starting to form. If nothing else happens, they are beautiful to look at.
My kale has been consistent all winter. I keep taking a few leaves for my smoothies or for sauted greens or for soup and it keeps growing. We are having a great relationship. I am curious at what point it will get too hot for this plant.
And my peppers are experiencing a second life. When first planted, they began to flourish. Then we had uncharacteristically cold weather and they kind of ...well, chilled. And now I have jalapenos, green peppers, mammoth jalapenos, pimentos, cayenne, and these adorable red hot peppers.
I am taking volunteers to pull the volunteers, you know, the weeds. No experience required and you get to take away enormous satisfaction of a cleared spot. Oh and some kale, too!
Now, I am researching what I can grow successfully in the brutal heat and torrential rains of the summer. Stay posted........
Living a life of personal balance, moderation, education, and connection.
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