Rooting Sweet Potatoes
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - in Garden
Two years ago I planted 9 sweet potato plants in an 8x9 foot bed. Eight plants flourished and yielded 52 pounds of sweet potatoes. I commented that was 52 pounds more than I buy in a year. And now, two years later, I still have some of those sweet potatoes...
Garden Mulch for the Leeks
Monday, April 5, 2010 - in Garden
I gathered the mulch from the woods to place around the leek plants and over the entire bed, including the trench walls. Below is a close up picture of the mulched bed.
To spread the mulch, I protected a leek plant with one hand and dropped mulched around it with the...
Preparing the Leek Bed and Planting
Monday, April 5, 2010 - in Garden
Spontaneously and without a plan, rather like the way I bought leeks to plant, I decided to plant the leeks in this spot. This spot is one of the areas that gets a little late day shade from a large oak tree. The tag said they need 6 hours and I am sure ...
Leeks
Saturday, April 3, 2010 - in Garden
I have never grown leeks before, but this year I will. Leek is in the Alliaceae. Other plants in that family are onions and garlic. Unlike the bulb that onion and garlic produces, the lower part of the leek is a tight bundle of leaves. The lower part is usually blanched in the garden by ...
Tomato Picking Time
Friday, August 7, 2009 - in Garden
June and July was busy for me. I knew I’d be busy this summer, so I only planted a few plants, 6 tomatoes, one of which died, and 5 pepper plants. I did not have to till the garden because it still has last year’s mulch covering. So I dug 11 holes and planted the 11 plants and then I went inside to work for two months.
