by Judy | Aug 15, 2015 | CobraHead, Recipes
Noel outdid himself with the squash plantings in this year’s garden. Barring any complications with squash bugs, squash vine borers, and other varmints that come along we should be up to our eyeballs in squash of all kinds. This includes a wide variety of winter squash as well as at least five kinds of summer types – three different zukes and two different yellow summer squash. Last year I made pureed zucchini onion and yellow summer squash soups for...
by Noel | Aug 14, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
Here are about 300 onions we harvested from one of our 5 feet wide by 20 feet long open raised beds. The red onions are Red Bull, which performed extremely well. The yellow onions are Copra, a reliable storage onion that we’ve grown for many years. Both are hybrids. Grown on 5 inch centers and spaced in a block across the bed, these onions would have required a single row 125 feet long, which is one reason we really like growing in a bed versus rows...
by Noel | Aug 13, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
I posted on June 28th just after I set up a trellis system using concrete reinforcing grids and T-posts. Here is the post. I’m happy to report that the trellis has so far exceeded my expectations. The plants have climbed well over the top of the 7 foot high trellis. They remain healthy and have set good looking fruit much of which is almost full size. Barring a catastrophic collapse due to disease or insects (always a possibility, but hopefully unlikely), we are...
by Noel | Jun 28, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
I planted smaller squash and melons without a firm idea on how I was going to trellis them. Going online, I found several references to using metal concrete reinforcing grids as trellis material. I knew immediately this was a good solution that would easily integrate with my T-posts, which I use for most of my trellis frames. I found the grids at Home Depot where they are referred to as Remesh Sheets. They are less than $8.00 each for a 42 inch by 84 inch grid...
by Noel | Jun 22, 2015 | CobraHead, Gardening
Most years I grow 2 beds of potatoes. This year, as part of my way bigger than needed garden, I’m growing three beds. They’re planted more intensively than I’d like. That’s because I got carried away with my seed potato purchase from Wood Prairie Farm, an organic supplier from Maine. I’ve been meaning to buy from Wood Prairie for many years. Jim Gerritsen, the owner, is an associate of mine in the Direct Gardening Association and I’ve always wanted to trial...
by Judy | Jun 18, 2015 | CobraHead, Recipes
Pea pods or snow peas are in – just in time to take over the green aspect in the kitchen from the dwindling asparagus patch. The young and tender pods are great eaten right off the vine. They’re good raw and also make a crunchy addition to a stir fry as long as you don’t overcook them. Here’s what I came up with for dinner a couple of nights ago: Snow Pea Mushroom Tofu Stir Fry Recipe 2 T. olive oil or your favorite stir fry oil 1/2 cup...
