Category Archives: Gardening

Harvest Monday, August 21, 2017 – All Firsts

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Norma Chang

Had many first these past 2 weeks. The stars are Container Figs and Blackberries. The above is one day’s harvest from my one container plant. Figs are extra large this year. At the end of last year my kids helped … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, August 7, 2017 – Garlic Failure + Floating Row Cover + Harvests

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Norma Chang

In ground garlic crop failed, well, not completely. There are 2 reasons why my garlic plants growing in the garden were near total failure. Reason No. 1: Location I failed to take into consideration the shade from my neighbor’s trees … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, July 31, 2017 – Containers Gardening

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Norma Chang

Last of the raspberries (the ones the birds missed). Now I am waiting for the blackberries to ripen, hopefully soon and I get to the ripe berries before the birds. ∗ ∗ ∗ Best ever onion harvest. After years of … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, July 17, 2017 – Containers Harvest

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Norma Chang

Container garlic ready for harvest. Pulled all the container garlic. After removing much of the soil all the plants were bundled together and are hanging in the shed to cure. Notice how much smaller the head of garlic on the … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, July 10, 2017 – Sweet Potato Experiment #2 + Seedlings Update + …..

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Norma Chang

My sweet potato containers (and other containers as well) are placed among my shrubs and perennials. Below is a Purple Sweet Potato, an early variety SP with very vigorous growing vine. Previous years I allow the vines to roam freely. … Continue reading →

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