Seeds!

Today, January 16, 2011, I have started seeds for the 2011 growing season. They are Leeks and onions. I bought cheap seed starting supplies from Christmas Tree Shops. I will post pics later!

The garden as of June 26

Just cut those peas in the back down. They were done with the heat we have been having. Ate a bunch and ended up freezing 4 lbs!! The white flowers are from cilantro that reseeded itself from last year!

Third crop of forellenshus lettuce, savoy cabbage that didn't do too well, some scarlet runner bean growing up the bamboo. 

Peas and carrots

This picture is from a couple of weeks ago when I harvested some peas and thinned out the carrot patch. Baby carrots are so cute! The bean on the side is a romano. Very few of those. 1-2 at a time. I did not use innoculant for either. The peas did not need it, but the beans must have. Oh well.

Strawberries!

Went strawberry picking today at Jones' Tree farm in Huntington, CT. They had Pumpkin seed Hill opened. I loved it! I have only been to the valley farm when picking there. Picked 12 pounds of berries for freezing and making Jam! This is the last weekend for strawberries. It has been an extremely early season this year. As we drove up to the field, the heavenly smell of strawberries permeated the air. Smelled like strawberry wine. Divine! Most of the berries were very small, which is fine for jam. They taste like sugar! I am dishwashing the jars right now. I will make 2 batches of Jam tomorrow. I can't wait!

Picked another 1/4 pound of peas from the home garden today also. They have been so good this year. The sugar ann ones have sent new blooms up. More peas! The other Johnny's peas are so tall! Unfortunately, the trellis could not handle them. I have to build an eight feet trellis next year. I am sure that the peas will grow past that anyways. I plan on building it from wood.

Home garden

Red Empress Nasturtiums started from seed this spring. The leaves are very tiny. I will try to plant some in the ground this time, instead of in pots, to see how they grow.
All Blue potato flower!

Frederick the Frog! (or toad)

Makena's Children garden.

The peas, wildfire lettuce mix, carrots. A volunteer potato also sprouted from last year's crop.

Red Romaine. Looks almost fake doesn't it?

Garlic, Cucumbers, Potatoes, lettuce, sage, cilantro (and some seeded from last year), tansy, basil.

Sage flower

I have decided to only buy grass fed beef. I grow all of my own lettuce in the summer. My garlic is looking great. The peas have grown big also. I have a new friend this year. It is a frog that lives in Makena's veggie garden. I hope he eats all the slugs. Speaking of slugs, I tried slug nematodes this year. So far, they have really cut down on the number of slugs in my slug infested yard. There are still some, but much less. I also use sluggo, the iron pellets. They work wonderfully.