Monthly Archives: September 2013

Harvest Monday, September 30, 2013 + Chayote & Artichoke Update

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Norma Chang

This past week was just gorgeous, perfect garden weather, 60’s and 70’s, but best of all bug free (well, none was bothering me). Spent most of the week putting the perennial gardens to bed for the winter – cutting back irises and deciduous peonies, … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 23, 2013 + Saving Amaranth Seeds

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Norma Chang

Not much harvest as the garden is slowing down but still enough for the weekly needs plus extras to share with friends. Harvest my first leek and parsnip. Was curious to see how the leek and parsnip are doing underground so pulled one … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 16, 2013 – Pea Shoots Update + Asian Pears

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Norma Chang

On August 12 2013 I wrote about experimenting with growing pea shoots in window box and also transplanting the pea seedlings (started in cell packs) into the garden. On September 2, 2013 I posted an update about the peas growing in the window box and of … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 9, 2013 – Last Black Soybeans Update + Figs

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Norma Chang

In my Harvest Monday, August 19, 2013 post I mentioned that next year I will plant 2 different varieties of vegetable soybeans (a black and a green) to make side-by-side comparison for taste and texture at the young soybeans stage. I … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 2, 2013 – Container Peas Shoots & ‘A’ Choy + A Garden Salad

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Norma Chang

In an earlier post I mentioned growing peas in windowbox for pea shoots. All the peas germinated and were growing well. My mistake was waiting too long to harvest the shoots. Peas plants At this stage, only the tips were … Continue reading →

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