Archive for July, 2008

Garden Abundance

The garden is exploding. Sun in the morning and rain in the afternoon makes for a flourishing garden. The peas are more than plentiful. The potatoes are so vigorous the few potato beetles I spot are inarguably losing the battle. My eggplants are gorgeous specimens and the rainbow chard is just beautiful. Oh, and the Read more »

Cream of Asparagus

We are into our third week of asparagus. I can’t imagine it will last much longer. I am secretly hoping it doesn’t. Having recently bought this home adorned with three separate 2′ x 12′ asparagus beds, I am having my first experience with growing asparagus. I couldn’t wait for our first crop. I checked the Read more »