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The Early Days Of Harvest :: Fruit and Veg Gardening

Sjoerd — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:29:26 -0400

Author: Sjoerd
Subject: The Early Days Of Harvest
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:29 am (GMT 0)

The fruit and veg needed some harvesting today. I have not been able to get to harvesting for a couple of days now...but today I waited until it was dry long enough to touch the plants then I went to work.

First of all I picked the beans since they are very sensitive to the touch when their leaves are wet.
Here are some of those lovely 'Lady Di' runner beans. You recall, the ones with the bright red flowers?

A runner bean close-up.I cleaned and froze 1.8 kilos of these tonight.

After I got the runners picked and courgettes picked, it was time to enter the blueberry enclosure.

Here is a nice bunch of the 'Patriot' sort. They are big and juicy.

This is how much I harvested today before I had to stop and go home to get ready for work. It made eleven pots of jam this evening.

Finally a pic of the lettuces, courgettes, runners and blueberries all stalled out and ready to be taken home.

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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html

The Flower Garden :: Member's Gallery

Sjoerd — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:18:54 -0400

Author: Sjoerd
Subject: The Flower Garden
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:18 am (GMT 0)

I had alot to do in the veggie plots today...but walking back and forth through the flower garden was more than I could stand--I had to take some fotos.
I am trying to keep most of the paths clear of overhanging plant that line them.

More Phlox is blooming and showing their colours.

The Lathyrus are coming along better with every day that passes. This view shows the wigwam. They are only about thigh-high now

Looking closer at iot you can see the varieties that are blooming at the moment.

Here is that 'Winston Churchill' up close.

The 'Wiltshire Ripple' is looking very fancy this year.

...and here is a view of it's backside.

This delicate purple tinted one is outstanding because of it's subtileness.

This little bumble bee seemed to be so intoxicated that he had trouble getting out of the Hollyhock.

I planted two very different Morning Glory sorts along the front fence.
Here is a well known one:

...and here is that "double" one that so intrigued me:

The Helenium is so brilliantly scarlet red when the bloom is new, but as it ages it begins to lighten and take on some yellowish tinges in the petals. I like it because the overall impression from a distance is a sort of dark orange.

You can see it better in this macro shot.

I cannot recall the name of this plant at the moment, but it is a lovely edition to the plot.

I hope that this wasn't too much of a good thing, they just looked so nice today.
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Sjoerd http://www.volkstuindersvereniginghoornenomstreken.nl/Page11.html

Where is Biita? (reply) :: The Village Square

eileen — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:18:18 -0400

Author: eileen
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:18 am (GMT 0)

I hope she's just busy setting up her new home and garden. She's certainly missed around here.
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Where is Biita? (reply) :: The Village Square

petunia — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:18:08 -0400

Author: petunia
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:18 am (GMT 0)

I know I was just thinking about her yesterday, wondering where she's been. Sure would like to see the new place now-bet she has lookin really nice.
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Petunia