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Solitary Saffron
Quite a while ago, I planted some ginger and some turmeric (saffron) at the same time. I got loads of ginger but no turmeric. Oh well… Then, suddenly, this nice lone turmeric shoot popped up righ/ where they were planted. This is about a year later. Glad to see it, and looking out for others.
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Pleased with Peas
The first yield from the peas is 3 to 4 pounds after shelling !!
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First Fruit
I am pleased to share that the first fruit from my garden in 2024 are two small, sweet watermelons! The vine just sprang up where we spit the seeds this summer, and thrived despite no real maintenance other than to keep the fruit off the earth. They are not the biggest, but the fruit is…
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Bilimbi Bounty
In most parts of the world, this is known as Bilimbi or more commonly as a Cucumber tree due to the shape of the small fruit. The fruit is very sour. Here it is referred to as condescia (sp?) and is used locally to augment pepper sauces in particular. This tree is super productive, and…
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More Pine
Another set of pineapple starters have arrived and are planted around the property.
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Mini Watermelon
This was not a great year for watermelon, and most of the crop did not survive or did not develop well enough. However, there were a few small ones which we managed to reap, and as you can see here, they went great with various meals and by themselves as well.
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Some Sorrel
Well it isn’t much, but we did get a little sorrel for the holidays. We will change the location and plant much more for next year.
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Spinach Invasion
This has to be some of the healthiest vine I’ve seen from a single spinach planting period. it has completely taken over the trellis that was full of cucumber just a month earlier. This bodes well for dark green leafy vegetables in the diet !!
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Cleanup Time
Between the big thyme, the passion fruit, and the non-bearing eggplant, the garden beds needed a real clean up. The passion fruit was tearing down the shade cloth, the big thyme was overrunning the pepper plant and spilling over into the aisle, and the eggplant was just producing a lot of trash. Plus the last…
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Sad Scallion
The few patches of scallions really did not amount to much this crop. They struggled with strength and with size. A few clumps did make it to the kitchen….
