CHICKEN!

Chicken, a.k.a. "YardBird" at our house, is a staple at our dinner table, but not at my friend Mary Louise Nechtman's... She has little biddies roaming the yard! Mary Louise & John built a first-rate chicken condo in their backyard about a year ago and have been enjoying thier funny little pets ever since.

Isn't he/she handsome! It takes a little time to determine the sex of the chicken.

This one was ready for the photo shoot!

Here's another benefit to raising chickens...ML's first egg! Hmmm. will she boil, poach, or fry it? Will keep you posted on the chickens...

see you

ML

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Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit!

There is almost nothing better than watching some big seeds just explode out of the ground right before your eyes! I planted a 6 foot row of "Yard Long" Asparagus beans and French Filet beans just 2 days ago. They are growing at the base of the new wooden privacy wall.

My Royal Knight is producing beans worthy of being added to a meal! They continue to grow well amongst the 4 o'clocks!
Here are the "Red Noodle" beans growing vigorously up the rebar arbor. No beans yet...

Need instant gratification? Plant some beans!

see you .

ML

Columbia County News Times

Thanks to Deborah at Columbia County News Times for the delightful interview related to Fall Gardening. I hope the article will inspire some "wanna be" gardeners to experiment with gardening.

see you

ML

Too Tight!

You may remember the saying "mommy, mommy, my pony tail is too tight"!?

This is a delicate silvery herb that stays "ever-silver" throughout the year. The plant here is obviously pot-bound. There are hundreds of root systems begging for room to grow.

I chopped it with a plumber's shovel and replanted in a bigger pot.

Here is a photo of a happy Silver Artemesia!

Farm Update/FlowerCamp

Just rolled in from Burke County...

The flowers are all coming along. Want to have plenty for the ladies coming in September for "FlowerCamp". Camp involves harvesting, preparing, and designing with the annuals we are growing this year. We will have a tasty lunch and cool beverages, too!


Pics update the farm: top to bottom. amaranthus,zinnia, lady peas, and pumpkin plants!

Fall Planting Calendar

Hello all.

I am copying this automatically generated Garden Calendar from a Blog that I follow almost daily. Thought I would compare to my UGA Garden Calendar and see how it all shakes out..



I put 11/15 as our First Fall Frost for Augusta. If you live in different area, give it a shot...Click below...



see you...ML



Fall Planting - Calendar

Herbal Note...

Hello All...
I have been so busy between home and farm that I am feeling guilty for not updating this blog! Not a great photo, but still interesting. In the cylinder vase there are 2 sprigs of rosemary from my garden. Rosemary takes root FAST. I need some at the farm to plant around the cabin. Great way to propogate your own!


There is also a sprig of Lettuce Leaf Basil to the left of the Rosemary. It roots well also! I will have more to save for winter. I freeze some basil in "ice cube" containers...had to go to mama's house for those! Then put cubes in zip loc baggies for spaghetti and other sauces in winter....

To the right you will notice the Brandywine pumpkin, ooppss, TOMATO! It was delicious, by the way!

I hope your harvest is awesome this summer. Thanks for checking in...

see you
ML

ps don't forget to feed the birds and hummers(feeders in photo)

It's Not Too Late!

Just in case you are kicking yourself when all your friends have veggie gardens, but not you...It is time for some fall planting. Yes, right now in the middle of June.

According to the UGA Planting Chart, it is time to plant the following:

* Bush Beans

* Pole Beans

* Lima Beans

* Corn, til about 7/20

* Eggplant

* Sweet Potatoes, if you can find what I didn't buy at Lowe's!

* Tomatoes

So go dig in!

see you

ML

Home Garden Catch Up...

This is supposed to be "home garden" catch up, but thought I'd throw in that the bees at the farm are doing great!

Once again, it's so good to come home, jump out of the car, and head to the garden! My tomatoes are producing like crazy. Especially the "Sungold" variety. I picked a shirt full this evening(bottom pic). The "Brandywine" tomato is huge, but not yet pink. Will wait.

Our "Royal Burgandy" bush beans are flowering. The okra has little flowers and tiny okra pods! These(left) are the "Red Noodle" beans that will cover the arbor!

Picked a couple of tomatoes from the patio tom I stuck in the ground.

Here are some pics of tonite's harvest...

Oh, many thanks to Zack who tended my garden while I was away for 5 days! The grass is dead, but the garden is green!!

see you.

ML