Showing posts with label Broccoli. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Broccoli. Show all posts

Thursday, January 1, 2009

August 2008

Last photos of the season that I forgot to post. The sunflowers eventually got too big and fell over (lots of rain, wet soil, shallow roots likely cause). But we had a wonderful continual harvest of Kale and Swiss Chard from early August into early October or so. The swiss chard slowed down in October, but remained green and alive until early December! (we had a warmer than average fall). The radishes did not do well this year but most everything else did.



Our neighbour confessed to throwing some of her red poppy seed pods into our garden to add some colour, which was very thoughtful. From left to right in photo above: tomatoes, broccoli (swiss chard and carrots behind), peas climbing fence, and lovage (lighter green).
That's all until next year!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Early July 2008

The June rainy season winds down and with more sun the plants begin to grow noticeably more. All have been well taken care of while on vacation by neighbours and friends.


Kale, broccoli, cauliflower, volunteer sunflowers from birdseed (not sure what kind yet. Any guesses?).


Norland Potatoes.


Volunteer sunflowers in compost pile.



Tomatoes, peas, carrots, swiss chard.


Rhubard showing some hail damage. Several hail storms with pea-sized hail this year, but most plants survived and recovered. Also purple beans (Royal Burgundy) around rhubard, snow peas and broccoli.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

June Showers

We had over 150mm rain between May Long Weekend and the middle of June. The beans didn't come up at all until after the rains were finished (planted May Long Weekend).
Yet more garden expansion for next year.



Flowers and miscellaneous annuals from Aunt Mary.




Norland Potatoes.


Mystery plant. The bird feeder is just above. The birds are messy eaters. Our neighbour's guess is sunflowers.


Broccoli, kale, cauliflower, red onions, lovage, radishes, random mystery plants (birdseed was likely in the compost).


Tomatoes and peppers from Aunt Mary in the last minute garden expansion due to lack of room.

Monday, June 9, 2008

Spring is sprung - May

Broccoli, Cauliflower, Peas, Swiss Chard, Carrots, Radishes

Plant's eye view (L to R: Peas, swiss chard, carrots)

Rhubarb, broccoli


Mystery compost plants (squash??)