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Growing Cucumbers & Peas Together

Posted on Sunday 28 June 2020 by brianbreczinski

Peas stop producing and die off when the weather gets hot, so for the past few years I’ve been planting cucumbers next to the peas to take advantage of the open trellis space.  (See my post Solo Cucumber.)  The peas … Continue reading →

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First Ripe Tomatoes

Posted on Tuesday 25 June 2019 by brianbreczinski

As I had hoped, we were able to pick our first ripe tomatoes before the end of June.  We picked two fruits of tomato ‘sungold’ last night (June 24th).  Not a big harvest, but they were delicious. These tomatoes were … Continue reading →

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Peppers & Peas

Posted on Wednesday 19 June 2019 by brianbreczinski

We harvested peppers for the first time and peas for the second time last night (Wednesday, June 18th). I’ve read that picking pepper fruit before they begin to ripen will induce the plants to produce more fruit.  Since these were … Continue reading →

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Solo Cucumber

Posted on Wednesday 26 September 2018 by brianbreczinski

After I planted peas last spring, something came along and dug up many of them before they could sprout and grow.  In their place, I planted some old cucumber seeds, since cucumbers also can grow on a trellis.  Unfortunately, as … Continue reading →

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Re-planting Peas

Posted on Saturday 16 May 2015 by brianbreczinski

As often happens, many of the peas I planted last month didn’t germinate, so I decided to plant more in the areas where they are sparse. Yesterday, I soaked some peas to prepare them for planting.  I counted out two … Continue reading →

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Planting Peas & Radishes

Posted on Monday 27 April 2015 by brianbreczinski

Saturday, I finished digging garden bed number four with my garden fork.  On Sunday, I raked it level, raked the sides up against the frame, and raked in four pounds (1.8 kg) of 5-10-10 fertilizer.  I covered the bed with … Continue reading →

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First Beans & Some Peas

Posted on Thursday 17 July 2014 by brianbreczinski

Tonight, we picked the first beans of the season.  We also picked a few ‘super sugar snap’ peas, but there won’t be many more peas this year. The biggest yield of this first picking came from the ’emerite’ pole beans. … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Maple Trees

Posted on Saturday 12 July 2014 by brianbreczinski

…is that they have brittle branches that snap easily.  By comparison, my thornless honey locust tree was badly damaged by high wind, and later struck by lightning, yet it never dropped anything larger than a twig.  After a strong thunderstorm Tuesday … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Three Beans

Posted on Monday 30 June 2014 by brianbreczinski

I planted my pole beans just over a month ago and they were coming up in less than a week.  I planted my usual ‘Kentucky blue’ variety on the left side of the trellis and two new varieties, ’emerite’ and … Continue reading →

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Beans Are Up; Peas & Sage Are Blooming.

Posted on Wednesday 04 June 2014 by brianbreczinski

The pole beans that I planted six days ago are coming up.  All three varieties, ‘Kentucky blue,’ ‘rattlesnake,’ and ‘emerite,’ seem to be germinating at the same time.  Young bean plants seem to be a delicacy for rabbits, so I enclosed … Continue reading →

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