Well its not a mutant, just one that didn’t get picked in a timely manner, and the chickens didn’t get too it.
There are always a few that stay hidden past the prime picking time, this one stayed a little too long.
Normal cukes included for comparison.
Well have a good one, stay cool out there!
Well it’s mid June and still no rain, the heat around here is breaking records and the tomatoes and squash are still going gangbusters, so is my water bill!
Just a little photo update until it slows down a little around here!
The squash is going pretty strong, it’s a yellow straight neck variety and it is good, also have some green zucchini mixed in there too.
Yellow straight neck squash
More Squash
I cut all the seed heads off the onions that bloomed, looks like a lot of onions next year!
Drying the Onion Seed Heads
After a rocky start with the chickens, the cukes are really growing well, they are moving up the trellises as planned. we still have to keep the chickens out, they don’t stop!
This is the slicing variety Marketmore 76
The pickling cukes, forget the variety.
The Cukes climbing the trellis.
We had a few new additions to the farm last week, one was a new Jersey Heifer named Roxi and four new chicks hatched this week as well.
The newest addition
The proud mama
The new chixs
So there you have it, been real busy around this joint for the last few weeks!
Stay tuned for more.
Even with the dry conditions, the veggies keep growing. They don’t grow as fast or as big as we would like , but they still grow.
We did get a little rain this last week, but we are way behind so everything is behind the cure. We had a major water bill last month just to keep this stuff going.
The beet looked real good, got some nice ones out of this bunch, take a look.
I think this bunch is going to be pickled, along with some of the onions we picked this week.
The onions all started to fall over last week, so I started pulling, well Cathy and I started pulling, we got a few nice ones but most are a little bigger than spring onion size. Still good though.
The peppers are looking good, they love the heat, they almost grow like weeds!
The carrots also stayed a little on the small side, most of the looked ok though. we made up for the lack of size by shear numbers!
That’s what we had going on this week, I’m also working on the Whizbang Chicken Plucker, check the story out on the other blog bearded-h.com .
As always, thanks for stopping by!
We haven’t seen any good rain around here in quite a while and the veggies are showing it. I got my water bill for last month, $100 just to keep everything alive. I hope we get some rain soon!!
Anyway enough cry babying , With the drought still on we do have some stuff coming in, although not as much as we would like.
The green beans are doing good, not gangbusters but good enough. We picked two gallon sized buckets full last week, gave some to my dad and cooked some up for supper one night, we also froze a couple bags for later. Like I said there are enough for us for now, it would work better with rain though!
Bucket of Green Beans
The squash vines are starting to show some signs of life, they have been slow to get a good start. There are getting to be a foot or two tall and making fruit, so far just the yellow zucchini, that’s ok though, the green zucchini and the crook neck squash are starting to poke thru. Patience is what we need, along with alot of rain! My other question is , why do the weeds do so well in these condition ! hehehe
Yellow Zucchini
The cucumbers took a hit at the beginning when the chickens scratched them up, but with some fencing and stakes , that’s not a problem now! the cukes are a little slow right now too, all we can do is keep the water going and hope for the best. I did see a ray of hope the other day though!
One lone cuke
Well I hope the weather is better in your neck of the woods!
Til next time, garden away!
Pulled up some radishes this morning, radishes are the instant gratification of the garden world! These are crisp and delicious, gonna be replanting these every week or so. We have the White Icicle and the Red Radish in these photos.
The green peas, onions and garlic are all chugging along as well as can be in this drought. The cucumbers are coming up , I planted a second set to extend my harvest a little longer, we did gangbusters on the cukes last season!
So that’s it for now, it’s starting to get busy around here.
We spent most of the day last Saturday planting the tomato seedlings we started back in January, It took most of the day! There were 72 in all plus two store bought yellow pear plants, and it sure got hot out there for late March. We also planted the chiles we had ready , also two sets of store bought Jalepeno peppers, our jalepenos didn’t sprout this time.
Once we got into a pattern it went much quicker, I would dig the holes while Cathy and my mom would drop in the seedling and back fill, we swapped out every now and then.
I’m keeping the water going pretty hard for the first two weeks until they get a good start , then i will back it down a little, and hope we get some rain!
Right now the pics of the plants aren’t that good since they are planted so deep but here are a few!
So now I need to start a few more for the second go round later in June, keeps us in tomatoes all summer long! Yay!
Once they fet a little taller I’ll pile a bunch of mulch around them and we should be set for the summer!
On another garden note the summer squash are coming up, we direct seeded yellow and green zucchini , some strait neck yellow and some crook neck squash. They are all poking thru and getting ready to take off.
Well there it is for today, everything else is putting along, the corn had a catastrophe, I think squirrels got to it and pulled up most of the seedlings, so that will be a replanting next project this weekend. Anyone eat squirrel? I should have a bumper crop soon, lol, not!
Anyway , I’ll keep ya posted!
Ok so they are still small corn plants, they are corn none the less! Came up in six days on the money! Take a look!
Here is the row view!
A close up
Well there ya go, more later this week, been busy setting up the drip irrigation!
After last week visiting Cathy’s family in San Angelo, we had to bring it on home to plant some corn!
We seeded two varieties , some yellow flint and Funk’s G90 both Available at New Waverly Feed and Farm supply, ask for Kim, she’s the boss! Anyway we got the trusty seeder and the tiller out and got to planting. Its only been a week and a few are starting to come up , but the lack of water may be slowing it down. We haven’t had any rain in a while, so it’s irrigation time…hello water bill!
As they come up , you’ll be the first to read about it ! Stay Tuned!
I posted a while back about the seedlings we started, here is the update on those very same plants. they are going gangbusters, I’m gonna try to get them in the ground this week, since them temps seem to be staying warm enough. Take a look at the tomatoes!
Ok that last pic is Shallots and Elephant Garlic that I have in a container as a little experiment.
The tomatoes are mostly Roma and San Martzano paste style along with some Bradleys and some yellow variety that I have forgotten the name of. Also a few different types of Asian chiles for some Kick!
As for the rest of the Garden, it’s coming along, the onions, garlic and peas are right on track, Keeping up with the weeding is a bear, you know the drill… never enough time to do all that needs to be done.
The green peas we planted are up and on their way to delicious pea goodness. I did two long rows with help of the Earthway Seeder, that thing works miracles! We put the peas in on Feb 20th and they broke through earlier this week, so they are looking good and about two inches tall right now.
Two rows of green Peas, and some Sweet Gum Balls!
Ok maybe they are barely 2 inches , but they are coming up, looks like some weeding to do too.
I also noticed the carrots we put in are just showing up too, we used the seed tape for the first time, don’t know how they are gonna turn out in the end , I guess we shall see. I’ll keep you posted on that story.
On a brighter note, supposed to get some rain here this Saturday, I hope so , still dry around here , our pond is looking mighty low!
The pond, at least there is some water in it!
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I started a bunch of seedlings around the first week of February inside, they got a slow start, but now that the temps are in the 50′s or better most day they have really started to take off.
I started several different types of tomatoes, Roma’s, Bradley, and San Marzano along with a whole handful of different peppers , jalepeno, thai chile and a few others I can’t remember right now…and I have missplaced my list oops!
Along with two types of dill and other herbs and some marigolds and other flowers to add a little color to the mix.
So overall the whole bunch is looking good, after I put them out in the makeshift coldframe they have really taken off!
There is just no substitute for the good old sunlight and warm temps.
The peaches and plums are blooming and they look good, hopefully a bumper crop is in store this year!
Stay tuned for more garden goods, thing are really picking up around here.
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