Never heard of this variety. Is it unique, or like another?
What's Growing in the Garden
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If you buy red potatoes in the store, especially if they come from a northern state, it is likely a majority are Dark Red Norland. There are of course many other red skinned varieties, varies by region, but most new varieties are still judged against 'Norland'.
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This is how you go from being "abnormally dry" to wet in one morning.
Yeow!
Ouch
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Definitely would have preferred it over a few days. With this rain we'd normally have water standing everywhere and creeks overflowing. Ran to town this afternoon and saw no standing water in the fields, and creeks were high, but only about halfway to overflowing. Ground absorbed every bit, and it looks like the corn grew 4".
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A note on soils that we have. Around us are mostly silt loams that can hold an incredible 2 -2.5" of water per foot of depth. That helps explain how we can get some big rains without flooding, at least in rural areas without all that pavement.
And we have gumbo type soils. Swells when wet and during dry spells 1/2" cracks appear. It's not whether you have foundation problems, but when!
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Good description!
My little patch is fully blossomed with a few berries forming, they look much better than last year.
Our Norlands are up a few inches I will probably hill them tomorrow morning while it's cooler. I've been sawmilling mornings but from the looks of the garden tomorrow will be a dirt day.
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Picked the first few black raspberries. First harvest from this variety. Good flavor and love the size. This variety is 'Jewel'.
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Looks delicious!
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They were.....
Not a lot of food coming from the garden yet, just some lettuce and radishes. The good news is that it's finally starting to look like a garden. It's been a better than average spring with a little rain every few days. Last year was rain every day for 3 weeks then a summer long drought.
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I ordered turnip seed this morning, I'm not a big turnip fan but thought I would give them a second chance. I ordered a heirloom variety know as the Gilfeather turnip. It was developed by Wardsboro Vermont farmer John Gilfeather and a few years ago the legislature made it the state vegetable. It's apparently a turnip rudabaker cross and sweeter than most. It grows rapidly and is said to have the best flavor after a hard frost or two. My plan is to plant them in mid July after the peas are done, hopefully the tilled in pea roots will provide some nitrogen to feed the turnips.
Turnips - Try ‘em raw dipped in a mustard horseradish sauce. They also hide quite nicely in vegetable soup.
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We are sitting at 6.75" of rain since my Monday morning with another big one tonight. While I'm pleased with the moisture, the garden has turned into a jungle. Weeds are crazy, and there's not much to do about them till it dries a little.
I've got three flats of pumpkin, squash, melons and gourds that were ready to go in a week ago, but I wanted to wait for a little moisture! Won't be able to till before planting these, will spray weeds, spread fertilizer over the top and mud them in.
I've got three flats of pumpkin, squash, melons and gourds that were ready to go in a week ago, but I wanted to wait for a little moisture! Won't be able to till before planting these, will spray weeds, spread fertilizer over the top and mud them in.
Rain is usually a mixed blessing. The weeds enjoy the moisture as much as the vegetables and as soon as the sun comes out the insects hatch. I've got some cabbage leaf lopers that I need to take care of but we had rain showers today and more coming tomorrow, Saturday is looking like the day to spray the buggers.
We been getting enough rain lately so I haven't had to water the last week or so. We've also had a couple of hot 90+ days and I noticed one of my sugar pod peas is drying up already. Got a few pods off of it, but it seems too soon to be dying. I always have had problems germinating bean/peas so my harvest is delayed by 2-3 weeks. Although this year, it only took 2 plantings to get full rows.
So, to get a head start for next year, I'm considering starting the peas indoors and then transplanting when they get about 6" tall. Anyone do this? That way I could plant sooner even though the soil temps may not be warm enough for germination. That way, I'd get a longer harvest season.
So, to get a head start for next year, I'm considering starting the peas indoors and then transplanting when they get about 6" tall. Anyone do this? That way I could plant sooner even though the soil temps may not be warm enough for germination. That way, I'd get a longer harvest season.