My Home Farming Photo Essay - Sixth Post

Our garden is beginning to take root.  The Concord grapevine in loaded with green grapes.  Concord Grapes are my favorite kind of grapes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Red Raspberries (Wine Berries) are also loaded this year.  The problem with these is that you have to beat the birds to them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomato Plants are beginning to bloom.  It is time to tie them up.  Later this week We will put a wooden post in the ground and tie the plants to it with.  We also cut the extra limbs off.  You can take the limbs, put them into a clear glass of water and they will root. You then have new plants that you can plant for a later harvest.  When you plant them, make sure you put the entire root into the ground. Don't plant it any deeper than you normally would a plant.  It is ok to gently fold it. The limb will grow root every part that is in the water.   It will just take a few days to see the root develop.

Cutting extra limbs off the plant will make the plant stronger and the sun can get to the tomatoes easier. You will have a better harvest of larger tomatoes.

 

Both the Green bell peppers and the banana peppers are blooming and many have  peppers on them. 

 

 

 

The potatoes are blooming and we can "gravel" them now to get a few small ones to eat.  Keep in mind these potatoes were not planted the traditional way.  They were planted on top of the ground with leaves and compost put on top of them.  You can read more about how we planted these potatoes by reading my other posts.  The links are listed below.

 

 Our compost pile is getting filled already this season.  We will have fresh rich compost for next years garden just by adding grass clippings, leaves, veggie and fruit wastes in the compost pile.  How is your compost pile doing?

 

 

The winter onions are full of onion sets.  Later this week, we will take these bulbs and plant them for an endless supply of green onions.

We have fresh green onions year round by planting these winter onions.  We never had to by onion bulbs in spring either. It is a money saver and it is great to have fresh green onions in the middle of winter when we have a foot or so of snow on.

 

 

Beets are now large enough to eat and their are plenty of tops ready to cook for greens.

 

Our cabbage is not doing really well. It should take off pretty soon as it was NOT the early harvest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Squash is starting to take off growing.  We are expecting rain so that will help a lot.

We had some stray Chestnut starters sprout up around our Chestnut tree.  We decided to start some new trees to transplant  in the wooded area of the back yard.

Last Fall we planted a couple small shrubs around the back area of our home.  They are starting to grow really well now.

 

We had two baby bunnies born and I took a photo of them but for some reason I can't get it to upload.  They were adorable white ones.  Their eyes was just beginning to open.

You can read more of my Home Farming Posts by clicking on the links below:

My Home Farming Party - Hit The Road

My Home Farming Photo Essay - Fifth Post

My Home Farming Photo Essay

My Home Farming Photo Essay - Second Post

My Home Farming Photo Essay - Third Post

My Home Farming Photo Essay - Fourth Post

Addition To Home Farming Post Number 4 - Making Your Own Hot Bed Planter

The Cycle Of Winter Onions

Chestnuts Are Ripe - The Cycle Of A Chestnut - Beginning To End

YOU CAN DO IT!

Farming is hard work but you don't have to go at it in a big way.  You can plant a "Salad Garden" in your kitchen window.  Plant a tomato, pepper, some lettuce, a few radishes and a couple onions.  It may not sound like much but it will all fit into the window sill.  It is amazing the feeling you will get when you harvest your produce for a salad.  A salad that you made yourself.

  You have nothing to loose and everything to gain.