The temperature dropped 30 degrees in one day and it feels like autumn is on under way. The corn is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tomato plants’
Fall’s a coming….
Posted in Farm, Farming, growing your own vegetables, Pumpkin Patch, tagged corn plants, farm, farm in autumn, garden, gardening, growing pumpkins, pumpkin patch, sunset sky, tomato plants on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday Pictures… Lots and lots of pictures
Posted in Farm, growing tomatoes, growing your own vegetables, Organic Gardening, Organic Vegetable Gardening, Pumpkin Patch, tagged corn field, farm, garden, gardening, gardening tips, pickle recpie, tomato plants on August 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Sauce Time
Posted in growing tomatoes, Organic Tomatoes, tagged canning tomatoes, farm, gardening, step by step instuctions to making tomato sauce, tomato plants on August 14, 2011 | 16 Comments »
Ready to make some tomato sauce? Click on any of the thumbnail to see a larger version of that picture. First, pick some ripe tomatoes. Have them guarded by a big dog to protect from rabbits, then wash and quarter the tomatoes. Next throw em in a pot (not [...]
Harvest is Good
Posted in Farm, Farming, growing tomatoes, Organic Gardening, Organic Tomatoes, tagged canning, garden, gardening, gardening tips, tomato plants, tomato sauce on August 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Tomato sauce making will commence this weekend. I’ll post pics and directions on how we do it. I like to just cook down the fruit and not add anything to it. No basil, no garlic nuthin’. This way it’s a blank chalkboard [...]
Canning Time’s a Coming
Posted in Farming, growing pumpkins, growing tomatoes, Organic Vegetable Gardening, Pumpkin Patch, tagged corn field, farm, gardening, growing pumpkins, tomato plants on August 7, 2011 | 6 Comments »
The garden is bursting with life and the tomatoes are finally staring to ripen. Which means, it’s time to can. My Dad found me a pressure canner at a [...]
I hate Deer, Rabbits and Humidity….. and lot’s of new veggie pics!
Posted in Farm, Farming, growing pumpkins, growing tomatoes, growing your own vegetables, Organic Gardening, Organic Peppers, Organic Tomatoes, Organic Vegetable Gardening, Pumpkin Patch, tagged corn, corn field, corn plants, deer, farm, garden, gardening, Grow your own pumpkins, growing pumpkins, How to Grow Pumpkins, pumpkin patch, step by step instructions to pumpkin growing, tomato plants, watering tomatoes on July 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Dave got the fence patched up where the deer were braking in to feast on the watermelons, pumpkins and corn. An ear popped up today as well and I grabbed a picture of a dragonfly on the [...]
Zoey Meets Cory the Horse and Friday Pics
Posted in Farm, growing tomatoes, growing your own vegetables, Organic Gardening, Organic Peppers, Organic Tomatoes, tagged cucumber planting, garden, gardening, Horse, pink sky faarm, tomato plants on July 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Zoey meets Cory. She never saw a horse before. We were visiting my Uncle’s farm in Chardon. Cory licked Z and the little bub had no idea what to do. Just counting down the days till the tomatoes turn ripe and red. It can’t happen soon enough. We’ve been pickin’ peppers but [...]
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 »
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 [...]
The veggies are getting bigger each day!
Posted in Farm, Farming, Growing Fresh Herbs, Growing Herbs, growing tomatoes, growing your own vegetables, Organic Gardening, Organic Peppers, Organic Tomatoes, Organic Vegetable Gardening, tagged corn, corn field, farm, garden, gardening, growing peppers, herb garden, herb planting, organic vegetable growing, peppers, tomato plants, watering tomatoes on July 15, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Cherry Tomatoes are turning red the Beefsteaks have a bit longer to ripen. Supersonic and Romas are popping too . Basil and Apples growing on the tree Cabbage is balling up and dill is looking tasty. Sweet Corn is growing really fast.
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 [...]
