by Noel | Feb 17, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
Here are three flats of onions I planted on February 8th, 9 days ago. Most of the nearly 1,600 seeds are sprouting nicely in flats in the basement. The flats are on a heat mat and lit with various LED grow lights we have accumulated over the last few years. The onions are growing in a commercial potting soil. I used to make my own potting soils, but I’ve found the commercial mixes to be much more reliable in giving me good strong root growth, and they are...
by Judy | Dec 23, 2013 | CobraHead, Recipes
We had another abundant harvest of leeks. A full garden bed of 300 leeks is a bit much for just the two of us but it forces me to be more creative in my storage and cooking. They do store fresh for 3 to 4 weeks, washed and bagged in the refrigerator. I also slice and store raw leeks in the freezer for use in soups, stews and rice. For caramelized leeks it takes about a half hour to brown the leeks in a cast iron frying pan but, I decided to try the oven...
by Noel | Nov 23, 2013 | CobraHead, Gardening
It was 19 degrees today with a low of 2 predicted for tonight. I knew it was time to harvest the leeks before they froze into the ground. We’ve had a lot of below freezing temperatures, but I had the leeks well covered with a layer of agricultural fabric topped over with a layer of polyethylene. I was hoping they were doing alright. To my pleasant surprise, the earth under the cover was soft and moist even though the ground surrounding the leek bed was...
by Noel | Dec 15, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening
I took the opportunity of a nice afternoon yesterday to harvest the leeks remaining in the garden. I had piled up leaves around them to prevent them from freezing. I could have left them in a while longer, but with rains today and tomorrow, to be followed by some very cold nights, now was the time to get them out of the ground. I used my CobraHead Long Handle to clean away the leaves packed around the leeks. It works well for that task, much easier than trying...
by Noel | Jul 24, 2012 | CobraHead, Gardening
Here Come the TomatoesWith this year’s warm weather, we’ll be picking things from the garden a lot earlier than most years. I’m often late getting things started, but I did a good job of getting the tomatoes, peppers, and cole crops into the ground before the end of May. The early start coupled with the hot weather is giving us veggies in July that we normally don’t start harvesting until August. All in all, it appears we will have a...
