The rains and low fall season has caused the Radishes to get huge. Some of the Radishes are getting bigger than Apples!
Category Archives: Garden
Lamb’s Quarters
Lamb’s Quarters is a common weed in the garden. Like some other weeds, it is considered edible. Some of the plants can have an attractive color to them and be ornamental themselves in the garden.
Fall Harvest
With the above normal rainfall, Pumpkins and Squash vines produced a lot. Here is the first harvest of ripe fruit. When a freeze comes, I will harvest the rest.
Crimson Beauty Knotweed, Maybe?
My Crimson Beauty Knotweed flowers later than my other knotweed, but also has white flowers. This cultivar suppose to have crimson flowers. Anyways, these plants attract a lot of pollinating insects with all of its late season nectar.
Canna Seedling
A few Cannas started growing from seed in the garden. The seed had to be 20 years or more old. The consistent rains have helped these Cannas go from seed to flowering.
Red Rover Sunchoke
Jerusalem Artichokes are a good perennial plant for the garden. They produce tubers to eat and flowers for ornament.
Perennial Sunflowers
There are many different species of Sunflowers to grow. Some are vigorous, perennial plants with small flowers.
Hairy Yucca
Hairy Yucca is a cultivar of the Yucca plant. The stems have a very unique look.
Sap Beetle Invasion
Sap Beetles have been the biggest pest to fruit this year. Hordes of them have been found in fruit.
Tomato Flood
The Tomato harvest is in full throttle now. When there are too many tomatoes, even the goats get fed some.