Winter at VEGarden
Long time, no post! Life has changed quite a bit for us over the last few months. Sadly, we lost our Puck to terrible bone cancer in early December. He was 11... Read More
Garden from Afar
I’ve been messing around with my camera this week. Here’s a fun little shot of the garden from August 28th.
Apple Guild Flowers
Along with comfrey, false indigo, and a couple of other deeply rooted bushes, Chris planted an annual/perennial flower mix in our apple guild this spring. I forgot to take pictures when the... Read More
Summer’s End
One of the odd things about gardening in Minnesota is just as the weather starts to change to fall, the signature summer fruit (watermelon) is ready to be harvested! My mom told... Read More
Super Sweet Corn
We planted four varieties of super sweet corn this summer. According to Johnny’s seed catalog: “Super Sweets are sweeter than the other corn types at harvest and retain their sweetness and crisp... Read More
Italian Heirloom Tomatoes
See the Tomato Varieties page here. I picked up this tomato plant at Gordon’s Greenhouse this spring. I’ve spent quite a bit of time scouring the web, trying to find out what... Read More
Tomato Season!
Today’s Pick: After months of waiting, the tomatoes are finally ripening! Our small purple eggplants are still producing like crazy, and we are now getting large purple eggplants as well. The zucchini... Read More
Puck’s Blackberries
Poor Puck. He’s constantly being forced to come, stop, sit, stay in the garden so I can take his picture next to something I’m growing. He doesn’t seem to mind too much,... Read More
Loaded Eggplants
Tomatoes (and our non-bacon BLTs) may still be a dream for weeks to come, but we have no shortage this year when it comes to eggplant! I picked up three of these... Read More
Green Tomatoes
My tomato spirals are holding up very well! They get a bit skinny at the top, so you can’t pull the entire vine through. I’ve tied a few heavy branches to the... Read More
Yellow Finch
One of the many reasons I love to grow sunflowers 🙂
4th of July Garden Plans
Here’s a fun little graphic: (That’s the CBS 7-day forecast for Minneapolis) But, but…I have the day off and I have garden plans! The heat index will likely be close to 110º today with... Read More