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Harvest Monday, October 10, 2016 + Growing Garlic in Container

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Norma Chang

Last of the fall crop of container grown Purple Kolibri Kohlrabi (seeds were sown 7/9/16). The above kohlrabi were grown in window box. They did much better than the ones grown in the garden. From now on I am going … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, September 19, 2016 + Some Firsts & Some Lasts

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Norma Chang

Harvested my first Purple Vienna Kohlrabi, well plus another small one that’s heart shaped. At the moment both are sitting in the fridge. Also dug up 4 Purple Sweet Potatoes, another first. I noticed they were partially exposed so decided … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, August 22, 2016 – Container Ginger Update + More Container Harvest

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Norma Chang

Am planting 2 different varieties of ginger in containers for comparison. In the photo below: The ginger plant on the left is from rhizome (root) I purchased from the local health food store, it was very skinny, about the size … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, August 15, 2016 – Chinese Long Beans + Containers Harvest

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Norma Chang

Decided to heed doctor’s advice: no digging in the garden, no heavy lifting and to avoid bending (this is easier said than done). Except for harvesting the beans on the trellis and watering (those are stand up chores), for the … Continue reading →

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Harvest Monday, June20, 2016 – Beets & Carrots Experiment + Garlic Scape

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Norma Chang

Window box Early Wonder Beets grew quite a bit since my June 6 post in which I wondered  if I harvested some of the leaves will the beet roots be affected. This past week I decided to harvest about 50% … Continue reading →

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