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Three Varieties of Radishes

Posted on Thursday 04 June 2020 by brianbreczinski

This year, I decided to try a couple of new varieties of radishes.  In previous years, I’ve tried other radishes that produce different colors or shapes, but always came back to the round, red ‘cherry belle’ variety.  The two new … Continue reading →

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Greens

Posted on Friday 29 May 2020 by brianbreczinski

Our various greens have been growing well and now are providing us with fresh leaves every day.  It was hot and dry when I took these photos, and some plants were starting to droop, so I watered them a little … Continue reading →

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Radishes

Posted on Saturday 06 May 2017 by brianbreczinski

I picked some radishes today in the rain.  I picked some last week too to thin the plants and make space, but those radishes were only about half this size. You can see that the seed leaves (the heart-shaped leaves close to the root) … Continue reading →

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Shades of Green

Posted on Friday 17 June 2016 by brianbreczinski

The cabbage family plants in garden bed number three (Chinese (napa) cabbage, pak choi, radish, kale, turnip, and assorted greens) come in many different shades of green, plus the purple of one variety of pak choi and the red of … Continue reading →

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Radishes

Posted on Wednesday 27 May 2015 by brianbreczinski

I pulled some radishes last weekend to thin them.  Tonight I pulled some that were getting big enough to eat and thinned some more that were growing too close together. I planted them exactly a month ago.

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Radishes Are Up!

Posted on Monday 04 May 2015 by brianbreczinski

Most of the radish seeds that I planted a week ago have come up. In the middle right of the photo, there are a couple of mustard seedlings.  They are “volunteer” plants, i.e. they came up from seed produced by … 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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What Are the Easiest Vegetables to Grow?

Posted on Friday 10 April 2015 by brianbreczinski

If you are new to gardening, or perhaps frustrated with plants that seem suicidal, you might want to try growing some of the following.  This list is composed of those vegetables that I have had little or no trouble growing.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Cabbages, Greens, & Radishes

Posted on Thursday 05 June 2014 by brianbreczinski

We continue to harvest the plants in garden bed number one.  Last night, we pulled more radishes; these are from the first planting on April 24th, but the radishes that I planted on May 11th are growing well and should … Continue reading →

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Radishes & Other Cabbage Family Plants

Posted on Friday 30 May 2014 by brianbreczinski

Yesterday evening, I harvested some radishes.  I took those that were fairly large, and some that were growing close together to give the remaining plants more space.  These radishes were planted just over a month ago, on April 24th. To … Continue reading →

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