Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts

Friday, July 13, 2012

Garlic Harvest

We just harvested 34 bulbs of garlic! This garlic was all planted from bulbs that we saved from last years crop! We planted them back in October of 2011. It was beautiful weather here in western Washington the last two weeks, so they have over 10 days of no water. We are growing elephant garlic and a few hardneck varieties. Ron quickly got them into the garage before a random summer thunderstorm and down pour came over the backyard. We will let them dry for a few days in the garage and then brush off the dirt and braid them into two braids. One to start eating and one to save. It would keep past November, but we always run out before then!



We also harvested a TON of lavender. I will be making new organic fabric lavender sleeping eye masks soon and will have some for sale in my ETSY store. It smells so fragrant when first picked, I can still smell it on my fingers. My house it going to smell so good as it dries the next few weeks.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Garden Plans

It is almost summer and our garden is doing great! We are growing several favorites and some exciting new items. The list keeps growing longer and longer.

Right now we are growing all of the following!

Strawberries (82 plants)

Blueberries (10 plants)

Thornless Blackberries (12 plants)

Lettuce

Spinach
Kale
Chard
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Romanesco
Shelling Peas
Snap Peas
Radishes
Carrots
Potatoes
Fennel
Garlic

Shallots
Green Onions
Tomatoes (4 plants)
Cilantro
Bok Choi
Brussel Sprouts
Lavender

In the Herb Garden
     Thyme
     Rosemary
     Sage
     Oregano
     Pineapple Sage
     Marjoram
     Mint
    Chocolate Mint
    Strawberry Mint

As we harvest all these delicious items, I will try and post pictures and recipes! This is our third year of having our organic backyard garden. It started out as a 26 feet x 50 feet dirt backyard. Now it is a thriving, organic, plentiful garden! You don't need lots of land to grow lots of food. Start small and keep adding!