Hot, hot day on the farm. It was 95 degrees today and tomorrow it’s gonna be 97 but with a heat index that makes it feel like 110°. That makes it no fun to be in the garden. Add about 80% Humidity to that temp and that equals a very difficult harvest. Luckily [...]
Posts Tagged ‘growing cucumbers’
A hot, hot harvest day and a new enemy.
Posted in Farm, Farming, Growing Fresh Herbs, Growing Herbs, growing pumpkins, growing tomatoes, Organic Gardening, Organic Peppers, Organic Tomatoes, Organic Vegetable Gardening, tagged brocoli plants, corn field, cucumber planting, gardening, growing cucumbers, herb garden, rabbits, tomato plants on July 21, 2011 | 6 Comments »
What’s the Big Dill?
Posted in Farm, Growing Fresh Herbs, Growing Herbs, Organic Gardening, tagged cucumber planting, dill pickles, growing cucumbers, making pickles, pickle recpie on July 19, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Cucumbers are just blowing up. Mindy collected these this afternoon. We collected about a dozen yesterday as well. They love this heat. I cut some for bread and butter chips and mixed with sugar, apple cider vinegar and spices. [...]
How to Water Tomatoes and Santa Crow
Posted in Farming, Gardening, Gardening, growing tomatoes, growing your own vegetables, Organic Tomatoes, tagged cucumber planting, dusk garden pics, farm, garden tips on tomatoes, gardening, gardening tips, growing cucumbers, pickle recpie, tomato growing tips, tomato plants, watering tomatoes on July 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Tomato Growing Tip: Water your tomatoes regularly before the leaves appear wilted. Watering tomatoes is the most important element in growing tomatoes Tomatoes are 90 to 95 percent water and need about 1-inch of water per week. More for sandy soil. Maintain even soil moisture. Don’t let the soil completely dry out. Soak the soil [...]
An Unwanted Guest and Loads of pics
Posted in Gardening, tagged brocoli plants, corn, corn field, corn plants, cucumber planting, deer, farm, gardening, growing cucumbers, growing pumpkins, pumpkin patch, tomato plants on July 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I caught this doe in the rear field this morning. I have got to get that fence repaired in the beck. Usually deer are active at dusk and dawn but this young lady was out and about around 9:30am. Not a good sign. I also caught a jack rabbit in the front garden yesterday. [...]
A very pink evening
Posted in Gardening, Growing Fresh Herbs, growing your own vegetables, Herb Garden, Organic Vegetable Gardening, tagged artistic beautiful farm pictures, brocoli plants, dusk garden pics, farm pictures at dusk, farm sunset, gardening, growing cucumbers, herb garden, herb planting, onion sets, pink sky faarm, Small farm pics, sunset sky, tomato plants on June 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Peppers are starting to flower and I got celery in the ground. Broccoli got in and tomatoes are loving this heat. Brother Doug helped me plant, carrots, onions, basil, oregano, dill, thyme, parsley, spinach and lettuce from seed. We cover them in straw to create a warm, wet environment to germinate the [...]
Celery, Onions, Pickles and stuff
Posted in Garden Pictures, Gardening, Organic Vegetable Gardening, Sustainable Farming, tagged gardening, growing cucumbers, onion sets, pickle recpie on June 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I was able to get some broccoli, cabbage and onions sets planted when I got home this evening. I mound up the soil, add some organic manure and pop ‘em in the ground. I like to separate root vegetables.It’s easier when you have to dig them all up. The chickens enjoy foraging for worms [...]
