By John, on May 16th, 2011 |
 This week’s harvest. The second round of asparagus is in full swing and we are taking full advantage. I sure will be sad when we stop harvesting at the end of the month but at least I’ll be able to say that I had my fill. The radish bed continues to produce a nice bunch every day or so which makes Phyllis extremely happy because she has never been successful with spring radishes before. We are now lightly harvesting the earlier varieties of our lettuces and arugula. We planted five varieties of lettuce this year and the growth rates are varying widely. The Black Seeded Simpson is definitely growing the fastest followed closely by Panisse, then Green Butterhead Nancy, and Summer Crisp. Finally the Sargeant took a while to get going but it is gaining momentum. …continue reading
By John, on June 27th, 2010 |
  Sometimes you make some good decisions. You may not know that they’re good at the time, but they turn out well in the end. Witness my Reliance grapes. This is season two and they seem to be living large. Lots of sun, some nice sandy loam, regular moisture and voila! This fall I will cut back these bad boys to one vertical each. I’ve read that …continue reading
By John, on June 16th, 2010 |
 My Reliance grapes were planted last year so this is their second growing season. As you can see, I am training the vines up the side of the trellis. In the fall I will cut them back hard, leaving only the one vertical as my main stem. Right now, I just want them to grow good strong root systems. The south facing location appears to be a winner. …continue reading
By John, on April 27th, 2009 |
 A fine weekend plus a little motivation can yield results. I planted a grapevine about 8 years ago but the location wasn’t as sunny as it should have been and the vine grew slowly. I finally pulled it two years ago and have had it in the back of my mind to find a nice sunny south-facing location to give it another go. My blackberry project last weekend turned out so well that I thought I’d replicate it for my grape project. I went again with …continue reading
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This week’s harvest. The second round of asparagus is in full swing and we are taking full advantage. I sure will be sad when we stop harvesting at the end of the month but at least I’ll be able to say that I had my fill. The radish bed continues to produce a nice bunch every day or so which makes Phyllis extremely happy because she has never been successful with spring radishes before. We are now lightly harvesting the earlier varieties of our lettuces and arugula. We planted five varieties of lettuce this year and the growth rates are varying widely. The Black Seeded Simpson is definitely growing the fastest followed closely by Panisse, then Green Butterhead Nancy, and Summer Crisp. Finally the Sargeant took a while to get going but it is gaining momentum. …continue reading
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