HomeGrownVegetables

We finally got a little rain last week, much needed rain I might add, and things are looking good!

The Daikon Radishes grow fast fast fast , they take about 28 to 30 days to start forming root and then they are off, i pulled these a little early to just get an idea of the flavor of these white gems!

Daikon Radish

They are crisp and delicious, But they do get big, so a few go along way!  I’m gonna grow alot of these to put in some Kimchi!
Banana Peppers!!

These are doing good too, they are about 16 inches tall at this point and looking good, most all the plants have blooms and peppers in some stage, gonna pickle a bunch of theses too , when we get a good handful.

Banana Peppers

Other Stuff!

The yellow squash and zucchini are getting big, plenty of blooms on each, and the purple hulls are starting to flower, so it wont be long now!

Sorry for the short update but its been quite busy around here the last few weeks, more coming soon!

Wow! , I can’t believe it’s May already, we have been too busy around here.  With so much to do I have neglected updates to the blog, I hope you can forgive me?!  Lemme run down a few things that have gone on since last we spoke.

We have had another dairy calf born, SweetLily is her name!

Newest Calf At The Farm

We had a litter of pigs born, as well as picked up a Large Black Boar to breed back to the mama pig.

Fightin' for the milk

Large Black Hog

Ok Ok enough of the farm animals, if you want more check out my other blog here!  Now on to the veggies!

After the tillage and bed preps , using the Earthway Seeder , I planted a large section of purple hull peas and they are coming along really nice.

Purple Hull Peas

The Earthway seeder is nice, but it does take a bit of adjustment to get it working at it best, and I’m still learning the ins and outs of it!

We also planted around 20 or so tomato plants, mostly Celebrity, a few Arkansas Travelers, and three Yellow Pear… If you haven’t tried these little wonders, I highly recommend them , sweet and delicious with just a hint on acidity….ummmm ummmm love em!

Celebrity Tomato Plant

It was getting late so i couldn’t get a good picture of the whole bunch of em , next post maybe!

Carrot Bunch

Pulled up a few carrots that we planted late fall last year, My wife loves em, I’m not a raw carrot person, but we did slice up a few and drop em in a jar of pickled Jalapenos… now that’s a treat!

We also have the cucumbers out and ready to run up the trellises , also the  zucchini and yellow summer squash is in the ground and growing along with some purple potatoes and Yukon Golds.

Got some corn planted too, but again the Earthway Seeder was hit or miss, along with the fact that my step-daughter was helping me…  Thanks Julie  hehehehe

oh tea, and I’m trying some Diakon Radish to make into some Kimchi later!  I’ll let you know how that goes too.

So that’s the update for now, I’ll keep ya posted…stay tuned!