The Farm..Cooking, Gardening & Much More - Page 22

barefootgardener · April 20, 2016

Thank you Gerardo and Worth!

barefootgardener · April 20, 2016

I have not posted in a while. Life has been pretty busy here on the farm..

So, I have a few pictures to share and update.

Spring has sprung here in the Midwest. Our weather has fluctuated a lot. Snow and freezing temperatures one day, then, the next day can be in the seventies with all the snow melted. Typical. This past week has been lovely with temperatures in the high seventies and low eighties. This past weekend I planted a few rows of peas, carrots, beets and radish, from seed, in our garden. The garlic is up and looking good. We had a few days of snow and nights in the single digits, and, it did not hurt the garlic one bit.

The hubby and I dared to plant a few row of potatoes.. yes, it is a bit early for us, but I had a few potatoes in storage that were setting roots/eyes, so we planted some German Butterball and Purple Viking.

The raspberries are starting to leaf out, and the strawberries are looking good.

Here is a picture of a "few" tomato seedlings. Some were started at the end of February.. I started around 57+ different varieties. I planned on just sowing a few this year, but my planning got away from me.. You know how that goes!

Ginny

barefootgardener · April 20, 2016

A table full of seedlings. They are in my sunroom waiting for transplanting out in my garden or unheated GH..Tomato, chard, kale, lettuce, herbs, onions, pansies and petunias etc..

barefootgardener · April 20, 2016

I transplanted a few of the Paris Island Cos and Red Romaine Lettuce seedlings into containers. The cold evenings have turned the Red Romaine Lettuce leaves into a rich, deep, shade of red.

barefootgardener · April 20, 2016

Tomato seedlings planted out in our unheated GH.. Back starting left: GGWT, Dix Doights De Naples. Front starting left: Madame Garnier Rouge, Margaret Curtain.
GGWT has a flower truss that I will leave on.

Ginny

barefootgardener · April 21, 2016

The garlic I planted last fall into a bed in my GH, started sprouting up a few weeks ago. Foreground: Rose Du Lautrec. Background: Russian Redstreak.

Ginny

barefootgardener · April 21, 2016

More garlic planted out in raised beds last fall. Music. The bulbs started poking their heads up a few weeks back when the temperatures warmed up in the seventies. I took off the straw so the garlic could get some sunshine and green up..We have since then had about three days of snow and evenings in the single digits. The garlic was tough and came out pretty unscathed.

barefootgardener · April 21, 2016

Killarney Red Garlic in raised bed..

barefootgardener · April 21, 2016

Rhubarb leaves coming up from the crown. I planted 4 crowns in the garden bed last spring. We added plenty of compost. My husband mistakenly rototilled over them last fall. This is the lone one that came back up. I planted 2 Victoria crowns that a friend gave me from her garden, and I planted 2 crowns of Cawood Delight that I purchased from our local County Extension Office plant sale. Right now, I have no idea which one this is. I will have to wait until the stalks start to color up before I can identify it. I also have a few crowns of an old farmhouse variety that I dug up from my parents old homestead. My husband and I love Rhubarb and I want to get a large bed established. I planted some crowns from Gurneys years ago, but they struggled in the old bed and never really took off..

Ginny

Carriehelene · April 21, 2016

Looking good!

barefootgardener · April 21, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carriehelene

Looking good!

Thank you Carrie!

Ginny

Worth1 · April 21, 2016

Yes everything does look nice and healthy.

Worth

barefootgardener · April 22, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

Yes everything does look nice and healthy.

Worth

Thank you Worth.

A tray of sweet basil seedlings.. I love brushing the leaves and taking in that wonderful scent. Makes me want to go fix a dish of pasta..

Ginny

barefootgardener · April 22, 2016

A tray of Italian Parsley seedlings.. I cook a LOT with parsley.. I can never have enough. I had two plants that I overwintered, but, sadly, I used the leaves and stems on the plants until they finally went to seed.

Ginny

barefootgardener · April 22, 2016

French Thyme and Common Thyme. One of my favorite herbs to cook with. I put fresh thyme in many egg and soup dishes along with meats and pasta dishes etc.. I love the scent of the leaves..They are very easy to start from seed as long as the seeds are fresh. You can also layer the woody stems with soil to get more cuttings. I did not separate/divide my seedlings when they came up. I just let the thyme grow into a few plants..

Ginny

April 20, 2016	#317
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	I have not posted in a while. Life has been pretty busy here on the farm.. So, I have a few pictures to share and update. Spring has sprung here in the Midwest. Our weather has fluctuated a lot. Snow and freezing temperatures one day, then, the next day can be in the seventies with all the snow melted. Typical. This past week has been lovely with temperatures in the high seventies and low eighties. This past weekend I planted a few rows of peas, carrots, beets and radish, from seed, in our garden. The garlic is up and looking good. We had a few days of snow and nights in the single digits, and, it did not hurt the garlic one bit. The hubby and I dared to plant a few row of potatoes.. yes, it is a bit early for us, but I had a few potatoes in storage that were setting roots/eyes, so we planted some German Butterball and Purple Viking. The raspberries are starting to leaf out, and the strawberries are looking good. Here is a picture of a "few" tomato seedlings. Some were started at the end of February.. I started around 57+ different varieties. I planned on just sowing a few this year, but my planning got away from me.. You know how that goes! Ginny Ginny

April 20, 2016	#316
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Thank you Gerardo and Worth!

April 20, 2016	#318
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	A table full of seedlings. They are in my sunroom waiting for transplanting out in my garden or unheated GH..Tomato, chard, kale, lettuce, herbs, onions, pansies and petunias etc..

April 20, 2016	#319
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	I transplanted a few of the Paris Island Cos and Red Romaine Lettuce seedlings into containers. The cold evenings have turned the Red Romaine Lettuce leaves into a rich, deep, shade of red.

April 20, 2016	#320
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Tomato seedlings planted out in our unheated GH.. Back starting left: GGWT, Dix Doights De Naples. Front starting left: Madame Garnier Rouge, Margaret Curtain. GGWT has a flower truss that I will leave on. Ginny

April 21, 2016	#321
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	The garlic I planted last fall into a bed in my GH, started sprouting up a few weeks ago. Foreground: Rose Du Lautrec. Background: Russian Redstreak. Ginny

April 21, 2016	#322
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	More garlic planted out in raised beds last fall. Music. The bulbs started poking their heads up a few weeks back when the temperatures warmed up in the seventies. I took off the straw so the garlic could get some sunshine and green up..We have since then had about three days of snow and evenings in the single digits. The garlic was tough and came out pretty unscathed.

April 21, 2016	#323
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Killarney Red Garlic in raised bed..

April 21, 2016	#324
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	Rhubarb leaves coming up from the crown. I planted 4 crowns in the garden bed last spring. We added plenty of compost. My husband mistakenly rototilled over them last fall. This is the lone one that came back up. I planted 2 Victoria crowns that a friend gave me from her garden, and I planted 2 crowns of Cawood Delight that I purchased from our local County Extension Office plant sale. Right now, I have no idea which one this is. I will have to wait until the stalks start to color up before I can identify it. I also have a few crowns of an old farmhouse variety that I dug up from my parents old homestead. My husband and I love Rhubarb and I want to get a large bed established. I planted some crowns from Gurneys years ago, but they struggled in the old bed and never really took off.. Ginny

April 21, 2016	#325
Carriehelene Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 300	Looking good!

April 21, 2016	#327
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Yes everything does look nice and healthy. Worth

April 22, 2016	#329
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	A tray of Italian Parsley seedlings.. I cook a LOT with parsley.. I can never have enough. I had two plants that I overwintered, but, sadly, I used the leaves and stems on the plants until they finally went to seed. Ginny

April 22, 2016	#330
barefootgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Zone 4b Posts: 1,291	French Thyme and Common Thyme. One of my favorite herbs to cook with. I put fresh thyme in many egg and soup dishes along with meats and pasta dishes etc.. I love the scent of the leaves..They are very easy to start from seed as long as the seeds are fresh. You can also layer the woody stems with soil to get more cuttings. I did not separate/divide my seedlings when they came up. I just let the thyme grow into a few plants.. Ginny