More Dahlias

Dandie Tiffany












HollyHill Diamond












Verones Sophie












Pixie












Parkland Tribute












Unknown Variety












Robin Hood












Alloway Candy












Ben Huston












Unknown- Spartacus












F. Snowflake












Ferncliff Illusion

Visit

Margaret and Jen going to harvest some potatoes






























Dave helped out turning in the buckwheat


















Margaret next to the lake at Many Glacier

Dahlias

Alpen Sparkle












Alva's Supreme












HY Mom












Lovely Lana












Robin Hood












Weston Spanish Dancer

Off a week

These photos were actually taken a week ago on the 31st of July. This one shows the winter squash on the right, cucumber in the middle and summer squash on the left









This shows Tomatillos on the left, carrots, two rows of onions and cabbage on the right

Garlic

Here is Jen with a small portion of the garlic harvest this year. As you can see this is not your grocery store garlic. After pulling and starting to dry about 60% we still have about 30 cloves to harvest.

Update

The real gardener hanging out on the lavender. Thought these guys were never going to come around.







Twin rows of Basil, which after clipping off the top leaves turned into half a quart of pesto. Let's see, if we do that once a week for the next 6 weeks, that would be about 3 quarts of pesto, which doesnt include the second planting Im about to make.








Here is the main garden area circa July 14, 07 . Took a few days to get this published. From back to front , strawberries, potatoes, broccoli, cabbage, yellow onions, walla walla onions, carrots, tomatillos, tomatoes.




To the right of the photo above, all raised beds in what used to be the driveway. Well there is still some driveway left over. Squashes to the right, Garlic, basil and summer squash and cucumbers on the left side.

First Broccoli

Here is the first broccoli head ready to harvest. We actually had this one for dinner tonight. That before an all out lightning, rain and hail storm.





Jen with the prize

The Gardener

Kamaji gardening

101 Farenheit

This is news, we just broke 102, where will it end????






This screenshot of my yahoo Weather widget says it all. It's only July, what will August be like?

Heating Up

Val was up to visit last weekend and we decided to pull up some garlic for the pesto. Alas the cloves were not fully formed but it was still garlicy and tasty.






We have been eating peas from the vine for the last week or so, been awhile since updating the blog, busy with stuff. Watering everything a couple of times a day and fertilizing with llama manure tea.





The first plant to produce flowers on the dahlia plants. Things seem to be slow this year. Not sure if it was the late start planting and not getting plants started in pots. Surely must put the dahlias in the ground by May 1 next year.





Here are the potatoes with a row of brocolli behind. These really took off after putting the comfrey tea on last weekend. These plants are not getting any additional water, but are buried about a food down, so they are getting groundwater.





Summer squash next to the garlic. Thought we could be harvesting garlic soon but they are not ready yet. The squashes are doing really well. Probably need to build some trellises to keep them under control

Summer begins

Row o Greens - Everything is starting to bolt and go to seed. So the spinach in the front will becoming out tomorrow. One big Popeye spinach salad tonight






One week later and the Potatoes are just about all filled in. Put some Comfrey mulch on them today







The pumpkin pie pumpkins exactly one month and two days after planting. They have been getting daily doses of Llama compost tea to boost their spirits






The row o squash with another row of sunflowers to the north








The peas started to flower two days ago. So we will be full of peas in a short while.

First Stawberries

A nice bowl of berries right out of the backyard. Most of these are pretty small, but a few are larger. The next few weeks should bring them up in size.

Garden Grows

The peas continue their upward march, while the spinach and lettuce keep on filling up all the available space. The Dahlias are off to a good start, but could use some sun and heat. The last 3 weeks have been cool and rainy.





The potatoes have started forming rows, every day there is another hole filled

Status

The first potatoes have peaked their heads out of the ground. Get ready for amazing potatoe action







Here are the peas, starting to climb the trellis, they are almost onto the second rung.







The main garden, doesn't look like much right now, but everything is up and growing. Also started the tomatoes from last year in the space in front of the peas.