Category Archives: Vegetables and Fruit

Gardening mostly

Mid Pride Peaches

Posted on 20. June 2009 by admin

I harvested some huge peaches today (see photo) and I don’t know whether to share them or sell them, or just make a pie! We just returned from a visit to San Francisco to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary.  It … Continue reading →

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First peaches of the season!

Posted on 5. June 2009 by admin

Eva’s Pride, a freestone yellow peach dropped off the tree today. I felt another one, and it was ready, so I picked it along with three others. I submit the following photo: Oh my God! I tasted the one that … Continue reading →

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Fruit Tasting

Posted on 30. May 2009 by admin

On Saturday, June 6th, I’m attending a fruit tasting hosted by Dave Wilson Nursery in San Luis Obispo to obtain my “Master Fruit Taster Certificate”! I have wanted to be on their tasting panel for many years, but this is … Continue reading →

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Artichokes and strawberries!

Posted on 5. May 2009 by admin

The strawberries are starting to come in really fast. I pick about 1.25 quarts per day. But we have either eaten them all or given them away, so I haven’t any to sell just yet. It’s not officially strawberry season … Continue reading →

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More cauliflowers

Posted on 20. April 2009 by admin

I’ve attached a few photos: 1. A cauliflower plant tied up to “blanch” the flower, 2. The best cauliflower I’ve grown this year (nice, tight curds) and 3. How to soak cauliflower in salt water to bring out the bugs … Continue reading →

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Huge cauliflower!

Posted on 12. April 2009 by admin

Check out this cauliflower I harvested this morning! It weighed in at 8 pounds! It’s bigger than my head. That means I shouldn’t eat the whole thing in one sitting. Believe me, I won’t! This will make a lot of … Continue reading →

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Boca Raton, FL

Posted on 9. April 2009 by admin

We’ve been in Boca Raton, the “mouth of the mouse” to enjoy retired life: swimming, working out, and eating, lots of naps and relaxation. The most amazing thing is the weather: we’ve had a few beautiful, blue sky, sun shiny … Continue reading →

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The pumpkin patch, straw

Posted on 31. March 2009 by admin

Here’s a look at my pumpkin patch. I use hay because of Ruth Stout, the woman who started the “no work” gardening method. If she weren’t dead already, I’d have a few choice words for her about her “no work” … Continue reading →

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What sifting looks like

Posted on 30. March 2009 by admin

For those of you who don’t know what it looks like to sift through a screen, I’ve attached the following pictures: Notice the Netafim drip system I’ve moved out of the way  to dig my trench. The soil goes into … Continue reading →

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Sifting through clay

Posted on 27. March 2009 by admin

Did I say I was going to “double dig” my garden? Strike that; I’m doing something even MORE time consuming: I’m sifting my soil through a screen over a wheelbarrow. That means, I’m taking one clump at a time, breaking … Continue reading →

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