Tonight we started our first real batch of seeds for our summer crops. We've got tomatoes and peppers here as well as some branches for fig trees. The tomato varieties that we have are: roma, marmande, heirloom rainbow blend, lady-bug and hybrid tomatoes.
Our pepper varieties that we've got started are: jalapeno, italian horn, rainbow-bell blend, ahi-dulce and organic. And we got them from her...
Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
So they call these red 'candy apple' and 'candy' (yellow) onions. They call them "candy" because they're so sweet. This year we're getting them in nice and early. (Last year we didn't plant our onions till around early April). We got them from here.
But as you can see, these are in, just planted yesterday (February 21st). I'd say Papa did a pretty good job with these onions. Wouldn't you?
Here's a...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Today Papa planted our holly bushes and some of our bearded iris'. We've got about 16 brand new holly bushes now in the ground.
Lookin' good! Here's the finished product:And while he was at it, he also put our drainage hose into the ground...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
It's farmer's orders (actually the instructions before planting the onions). These guys need to be stored in a cool, dry place so that they don't mold, heat up or get moisture to them before going into the ground. So, here they are and here they'll be for the next few days. ...
Monday, February 14, 2011
The onions just came in the mail today. We've got a couple different varieties that we ordered. I'll set these aside for now until Papa is ready for '...
