We are really enjoying our summer harvests. Yesterday I picked green beens, swiss chard, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, summer squash and corn. Today was lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash and zucchini. We’re eating fresh garden vegetables for lunch and dinner every day. It’s lovely!
Archive for the ‘Corn’ Category
Summer Harvests!
Posted in Corn, tagged Corn on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
July 4 Garden Photos
Posted in Corn, Gratuitous Garden Photos, Heirloom Vegetables, Pumpkins, Tomatoes on July 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I took some photos in the garden over the weekend. You can see them in this web gallery.
Gardening Tips for Next Year
Posted in Corn, Peas, Planting Tips, Tomatoes on June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By all accounts the Neurotic Garden has been a great success so far this year, but as with any new venture, there is plenty of room for improvement.
Here is the start of what will probably be a long list of things to do next year:
Only plant four tomato plants in each raised bed instead of [...]
Knee high by the 4th of July? You bet!
Posted in Corn, tagged Corn on June 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although we lost half of our transplanted corn patch to transplant shock, the other half is doing quite well.
Midwest US corn farmers have an expression ‘knee high by the fourth of July’. A crop which is expected to turn out well will be at least knee high in early July — which means the initial [...]
Corn doesn’t like to be transplanted
Posted in Corn, Planting Tips on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to being neurotic, I have a well-earned reputation for being slightly less patient than the average person. This year my impatience, combined with the over excited state that comes with starting a new garden, translated into greenhouse film, water walls and indoor transplants. These strategies worked well for some plants, such as the [...]
Corn, lettuce and beans planted today
Posted in Corn, Spring Gardening, tagged Companion Planting, Corn, What's Planted on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re having a beautiful weekend here in Columbia City! Even the tomato plants that were unhappy earlier in the week are doing well.
Our lettuce crop is huge right now. Next year I will space out the plantings better. I planted more continuity butterhead lettuce today and another patch of oak leaf.
I also planted corn today. [...]
