tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24356341954904818932024-03-14T12:57:40.360-05:00Larrys weed free vegetable gardenLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-3129566128421472872011-10-25T05:49:00.002-05:002011-10-25T05:54:20.419-05:00Fall Spinach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi6zunDn8soN-CAunfasWK7iAMLnDM0mQYNj787cFMSg5Kq965BeEobRqiH_94-5mq4vcrfHAI2j6KjibS1Huxmrthe5_CAvq-3p6j0sKrHIAPSlkEfCSbHBFyCfTHFpjpCwOhEd48kFm/s1600/Spinach+1741.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdi6zunDn8soN-CAunfasWK7iAMLnDM0mQYNj787cFMSg5Kq965BeEobRqiH_94-5mq4vcrfHAI2j6KjibS1Huxmrthe5_CAvq-3p6j0sKrHIAPSlkEfCSbHBFyCfTHFpjpCwOhEd48kFm/s400/Spinach+1741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667381178066187410" border="0" /></a>This spinach was planted August 27th and is now ready for harvest. The wire is for deer protection.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysRMWvWYTJI4s57xOyt-EMm13CbBYYoofCbGIVSzu1WgqbrxsyLLXEFJm_O8dbeiicjwAc_-cgvHZpEhjGW3MNeXryXVDypVUiB61-kwP-acvfwNpORJhXZGYB7v1fakGJQtdEKg2rz2b/s1600/Spinach+1743.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysRMWvWYTJI4s57xOyt-EMm13CbBYYoofCbGIVSzu1WgqbrxsyLLXEFJm_O8dbeiicjwAc_-cgvHZpEhjGW3MNeXryXVDypVUiB61-kwP-acvfwNpORJhXZGYB7v1fakGJQtdEKg2rz2b/s400/Spinach+1743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667380843673925458" border="0" /></a><br />Looking good. No weeds yet!Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-65429491221272782292011-10-03T04:54:00.008-05:002011-10-03T05:07:57.234-05:00Digging Sweet Potatoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihivSKa2sblg03Ri7TF5UUJZsUyaxGKLrmOvyOxOgG0pDxY9cBOMYpado8OGvaNQ8niYJlWhmfEb5wnRL2PkevMmA8X_n54ZMyf6v54T4q5yvTHTTBZPPLNoovi3pYrg8zN1p0wG0Mlvzz/s1600/Sweet+Potatoes1719a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihivSKa2sblg03Ri7TF5UUJZsUyaxGKLrmOvyOxOgG0pDxY9cBOMYpado8OGvaNQ8niYJlWhmfEb5wnRL2PkevMmA8X_n54ZMyf6v54T4q5yvTHTTBZPPLNoovi3pYrg8zN1p0wG0Mlvzz/s400/Sweet+Potatoes1719a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659205134121996450" border="0" /></a>Time to dig my sweet potatoes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCG38FxP62U5hefxvuXpwQLnrHjTOvJ-b_yVYXD9vVa9MwA2Y-D6Erbga12L4sFh-kg05RJAn4g7IOcrP2dFkj3dheWHKXj9cNrzrDq5L7_Hcd5SHLFXjiHNlVlzfUQRVFcyxxwvOKBYK/s1600/Sweet+Potatoes1722.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYCG38FxP62U5hefxvuXpwQLnrHjTOvJ-b_yVYXD9vVa9MwA2Y-D6Erbga12L4sFh-kg05RJAn4g7IOcrP2dFkj3dheWHKXj9cNrzrDq5L7_Hcd5SHLFXjiHNlVlzfUQRVFcyxxwvOKBYK/s400/Sweet+Potatoes1722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659204755680432722" border="0" /></a>The vines are removed and set aside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpH7KWqw5T2SLDlJaKajrAgyR9rLgCaR-ffTddYlJlZdlGUXRGJ5TaVgjabCWfrPqpLCgziQEhYIaLRsZoSKjFctFhNBWkPCWG-YJ_vQ_UHGg0qrzvWTiOhaJRiBOKm-caUCXTo6tDRaR/s1600/Sweet+Potatoes1726.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRpH7KWqw5T2SLDlJaKajrAgyR9rLgCaR-ffTddYlJlZdlGUXRGJ5TaVgjabCWfrPqpLCgziQEhYIaLRsZoSKjFctFhNBWkPCWG-YJ_vQ_UHGg0qrzvWTiOhaJRiBOKm-caUCXTo6tDRaR/s400/Sweet+Potatoes1726.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659204378734471858" border="0" /></a>Start digging. There's a couple of nice ones.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw8ZbKamU76TpI20BrcN2BmwpYjueb2t053pK7S78OrLCIilevb9nNbVqxgqBF_g7_WSXvUdZYCHkGgHKuNxCnPQnMeZryZ2CYxrclBDjTtnxwP40Wx3YPN4OZnYAGdvby5BWIZJ3xBV8/s1600/Sweet+Potatoes1728.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVw8ZbKamU76TpI20BrcN2BmwpYjueb2t053pK7S78OrLCIilevb9nNbVqxgqBF_g7_WSXvUdZYCHkGgHKuNxCnPQnMeZryZ2CYxrclBDjTtnxwP40Wx3YPN4OZnYAGdvby5BWIZJ3xBV8/s400/Sweet+Potatoes1728.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659204036497193170" border="0" /></a>Done.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeBHlkyoUYBtY1r5QUNeik78yCJMkZRLhfRtBTQQtYN7LnSerevj35-VWcoqp42nq1e64uw5WQDN6j8K3pZALSX9D_EdAHUuf1k9KreVPWbVH3Z63H-G8qW4QmCbOp4EnFn4QlwySu-zh/s1600/Sweet+Potatoes1729.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeBHlkyoUYBtY1r5QUNeik78yCJMkZRLhfRtBTQQtYN7LnSerevj35-VWcoqp42nq1e64uw5WQDN6j8K3pZALSX9D_EdAHUuf1k9KreVPWbVH3Z63H-G8qW4QmCbOp4EnFn4QlwySu-zh/s400/Sweet+Potatoes1729.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659203668862815250" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some of the bigger ones. One weighed 3 lbs 6 oz. A total 65 lbs from 12 plantsLarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-26418420476823831292011-08-19T04:56:00.005-05:002011-08-19T05:09:01.156-05:00Unusual Weather for Potatoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAQVNsBZbUMeDB2AtlTmzmL5Qxz9JBPL0BS0jbjob_Qx4donPsxqhgLozrRsrDcJPmlpn7tHnFQpApW7eusevKgr0u3xiybC5EWfwPBS5Tu5d-Ktsyj4wXelblKAxSRukhR7F0R0aG7Xx/s1600/Red+Norland+1705.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAQVNsBZbUMeDB2AtlTmzmL5Qxz9JBPL0BS0jbjob_Qx4donPsxqhgLozrRsrDcJPmlpn7tHnFQpApW7eusevKgr0u3xiybC5EWfwPBS5Tu5d-Ktsyj4wXelblKAxSRukhR7F0R0aG7Xx/s400/Red+Norland+1705.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642505882213072514" border="0" /></a>My early Red Norland potatoes have always died back before my later maturing Kennebec but this year that did not happen. The Kennebec died back first and the Red Norland kept on growing. I think the combination of a few days of 100 degree temperature followed by 10 inches of rain is the cause. I've been growing these varieties for 35 years and this has never happened before. I started digging them anyway and the potatoes look fine even though the vines are still quite green.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16CjPKBAtJTuF_rQahqM_NLCrciLEdMvCm0RvDxZJ223DkMKXqb6mfSRhWMn9AhST2wkPCHRQlng-3dzxQhU7_IAANNkfvozNAc1iXlffOBItypYjInYijS0jJatwoSZJ7qQUrSlm492_/s1600/Kennebec+1708.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16CjPKBAtJTuF_rQahqM_NLCrciLEdMvCm0RvDxZJ223DkMKXqb6mfSRhWMn9AhST2wkPCHRQlng-3dzxQhU7_IAANNkfvozNAc1iXlffOBItypYjInYijS0jJatwoSZJ7qQUrSlm492_/s400/Kennebec+1708.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642505314523286242" border="0" /></a>Here are the Kennebec potatoes! Dead!
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddC3zjohBeAOgjcE87tjq_o7tdyVPyo6J0Z2lx19kIvdUMqBch1uQrxoKH8VBumJnefEeZVyrzGV9P3Oct9LBYMjgKx_6V6pCWklu0v57YV_fdnpUhbPr7PltHX-YyTsjDOUB_b6zibNk/s1600/Red+Norland+1710.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddC3zjohBeAOgjcE87tjq_o7tdyVPyo6J0Z2lx19kIvdUMqBch1uQrxoKH8VBumJnefEeZVyrzGV9P3Oct9LBYMjgKx_6V6pCWklu0v57YV_fdnpUhbPr7PltHX-YyTsjDOUB_b6zibNk/s400/Red+Norland+1710.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642504923253367954" border="0" /></a>
<br />And here is a box of some of the larger Red Norland.
<br />Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-6353738541103964912011-08-14T05:26:00.004-05:002011-08-14T05:32:35.533-05:00Tomatoes Are Ripe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORPnkLhAWJEAfZsi9e7oRwPqguQywV-oX51sclS90VKhyphenhyphenHeklEeDYLLLluChki9tp8JvU5WVa5-YCLeWkH0QLEFZYbWEeHeL894NqAYq6HClDbrjV8xYDTYIGjeuBHvxUn0NcY_uygtNo/s1600/IMG_1702.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORPnkLhAWJEAfZsi9e7oRwPqguQywV-oX51sclS90VKhyphenhyphenHeklEeDYLLLluChki9tp8JvU5WVa5-YCLeWkH0QLEFZYbWEeHeL894NqAYq6HClDbrjV8xYDTYIGjeuBHvxUn0NcY_uygtNo/s400/IMG_1702.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640657291888780306" border="0" /></a>I have six tomato plants. One Virginia Sweets, and one Gurney Girl II, complements if my neighbor, and four of my reliable Big Boy.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjKtkttrRW630dSiS1G9HcM6dfE-syrWytBoWD2ViAgJn7DW_KDruA6G-cB2DmtOQjTYFRGtj_tzVax3DO-RIIBjkSN7aK5RZjdBPZDMmdQpK5trqjYTNAuZ5xM3nSc-x_bWeFEVDZl0m/s1600/IMG_1700.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjKtkttrRW630dSiS1G9HcM6dfE-syrWytBoWD2ViAgJn7DW_KDruA6G-cB2DmtOQjTYFRGtj_tzVax3DO-RIIBjkSN7aK5RZjdBPZDMmdQpK5trqjYTNAuZ5xM3nSc-x_bWeFEVDZl0m/s400/IMG_1700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640656958934385266" border="0" /></a>This is two of the Big Boy tomatoes plants, six feet apart and nearly six feet tall. They will be quite a jungle in a couple of months.
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a9ZqJo_89fz7euBgxRwIDnNDAh0UAkmXD1dSECInRcE0Nbpnejl7_6teFW3XOPNSShvGg__5EjnEbzCzmNnGKEhM3RuFPly6xIBaOmSmTWSkvFVKvE05mASdZjsqxEiVIozNvb3w4inH/s1600/IMG_1704.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-a9ZqJo_89fz7euBgxRwIDnNDAh0UAkmXD1dSECInRcE0Nbpnejl7_6teFW3XOPNSShvGg__5EjnEbzCzmNnGKEhM3RuFPly6xIBaOmSmTWSkvFVKvE05mASdZjsqxEiVIozNvb3w4inH/s400/IMG_1704.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640656466909948290" border="0" /></a>
<br />Here is a few of the fruit of my labor.
<br />Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-53800686447142571272011-08-03T05:48:00.003-05:002011-08-03T08:00:05.552-05:00Amy's Cabbage Is A Done Deal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobvW7xRTHBM6re7_YgOa4ybcv057E4bmGeX5TZ0O2M-0_y-_siTGFhTQRGDHeY_4dQ8ydfVgLkCcMX9yiXgOzSgPA90FvDRdxnlsi2p3RKolNh-rvhZmn0Ohl2__9VJhGW7uoavTG0YSU/s1600/Amy%2527s+Cabbage+0924.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobvW7xRTHBM6re7_YgOa4ybcv057E4bmGeX5TZ0O2M-0_y-_siTGFhTQRGDHeY_4dQ8ydfVgLkCcMX9yiXgOzSgPA90FvDRdxnlsi2p3RKolNh-rvhZmn0Ohl2__9VJhGW7uoavTG0YSU/s400/Amy%2527s+Cabbage+0924.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636580961017175458" border="0" /></a><br />Amy's cabbage has been successfully harvested. The picture will now be submitted into the contest. 28.4 pounds.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-12993359600711771682011-07-22T04:58:00.008-05:002011-07-22T08:06:22.061-05:00More Sweat Than Tears<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK2o6jk4d4ZwaywNq-Hgr1fzLSwQjeI2QU4CXjKQsK805bLp5qx0vszg_c7fxVwC03pZoPDlQvYgoIvOTvjeps5Wa7hOcI4w__5HNL7nOYACTZhECLjePJvXYozllmmU4vKVh6GTY-s8m/s1600/Copra+1681.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAK2o6jk4d4ZwaywNq-Hgr1fzLSwQjeI2QU4CXjKQsK805bLp5qx0vszg_c7fxVwC03pZoPDlQvYgoIvOTvjeps5Wa7hOcI4w__5HNL7nOYACTZhECLjePJvXYozllmmU4vKVh6GTY-s8m/s400/Copra+1681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632116611701730690" border="0" /></a>I harvested my Copra onions on Tuesday and the Walla Walla onions on Wednesday. Both days were at 100 degrees. Good thing I love hot weather. This picture is of the Copra onions.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEntVNdNSfpwOl2sDM8bXZ3uq5gcYhHzOVHMfnHs47WssNN4I4826Q3j5Ws6fCafIH7-SCO3kHbv6LOsC8KtexuMV7P-9sB3ER_Ib3sEQdCB5YlhI5IhhImAyok5raeQ9IowkhA07sIQY/s1600/IMG_1682.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEntVNdNSfpwOl2sDM8bXZ3uq5gcYhHzOVHMfnHs47WssNN4I4826Q3j5Ws6fCafIH7-SCO3kHbv6LOsC8KtexuMV7P-9sB3ER_Ib3sEQdCB5YlhI5IhhImAyok5raeQ9IowkhA07sIQY/s400/IMG_1682.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632116312046002354" border="0" /></a>Here is the biggest two.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsU22CY_VcCd0ZJV7fI44lR8aJQ7PK-wlylUyQJ2osFbS6kYMXHhHh1_f2RZFqLEu314P7ifPdTEINRImjpSm6oGRHkQZJVfQdIIXRIJXZqyd-OTJH9rwf1CVzFlzb9Wk6mLJ8rAEQbIz/s1600/Walla+Walla+1694.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsU22CY_VcCd0ZJV7fI44lR8aJQ7PK-wlylUyQJ2osFbS6kYMXHhHh1_f2RZFqLEu314P7ifPdTEINRImjpSm6oGRHkQZJVfQdIIXRIJXZqyd-OTJH9rwf1CVzFlzb9Wk6mLJ8rAEQbIz/s400/Walla+Walla+1694.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632115939013552354" border="0" /></a>Good crop of Walla Wallas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLP9bhZLB4fH-_0A-_uEUeI413txGSjSG1G5i8ITSlXDwr7VflqGiFa-IwxAsleS679RL97VULOhEAd9QE8kULwms4SSud4j5qqPel6VubW_dgv7IHBSeveSJWfmn4oeqT8UsF513BxgF/s1600/Walla+Walla+1696.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLP9bhZLB4fH-_0A-_uEUeI413txGSjSG1G5i8ITSlXDwr7VflqGiFa-IwxAsleS679RL97VULOhEAd9QE8kULwms4SSud4j5qqPel6VubW_dgv7IHBSeveSJWfmn4oeqT8UsF513BxgF/s400/Walla+Walla+1696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632115588560602194" border="0" /></a>Bigger than a baseball.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIKMrsFxFuLejQG-i8rcA_OJ9Iivvj3ghI7T3hfYQkBW8zUDBSgz2qt0zVKnyM5AJZFAiYktxsHDt3Go7TK_ZNeAGRzGtsi9-AxnnC6s9FrpfVslPo7Z3a3Gw8NJMDZ01A-xusykH7R-5/s1600/IMG_1685.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIKMrsFxFuLejQG-i8rcA_OJ9Iivvj3ghI7T3hfYQkBW8zUDBSgz2qt0zVKnyM5AJZFAiYktxsHDt3Go7TK_ZNeAGRzGtsi9-AxnnC6s9FrpfVslPo7Z3a3Gw8NJMDZ01A-xusykH7R-5/s400/IMG_1685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632115093005467282" border="0" /></a>After harvest.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqsv-qagMz4o_tshqVOMGOCp2j-nuCPcWYxgpuvlUYk2WKwOcWoTDzDRA2rN7PaAa2-a_hpy-vlTIsGgoreAoAYnvEpevJtxBnSfL_ZKEIPGFE6Yt9iCzdemgxjreFSGghFgmCHzs6zsp/s1600/IMG_1690.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqsv-qagMz4o_tshqVOMGOCp2j-nuCPcWYxgpuvlUYk2WKwOcWoTDzDRA2rN7PaAa2-a_hpy-vlTIsGgoreAoAYnvEpevJtxBnSfL_ZKEIPGFE6Yt9iCzdemgxjreFSGghFgmCHzs6zsp/s400/IMG_1690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632114716285707666" border="0" /></a><br />Tilled in.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-63140886870899850382011-07-11T06:14:00.004-05:002011-07-11T06:20:03.192-05:002011 Asparagus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZo03W4YEKMjLf0XJjiFrdMOScwTLZvwySVmFy2kk5_QcKG_FhC_5MjD34Osd7o27zmCI2Pu0q7Z64AmjJNBxcs3v0AOZGFv5bokViRL0TkHvht4ieqDUgBcmx1suURu8R0J6Kj2omULsJ/s1600/Asparagus+1540.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZo03W4YEKMjLf0XJjiFrdMOScwTLZvwySVmFy2kk5_QcKG_FhC_5MjD34Osd7o27zmCI2Pu0q7Z64AmjJNBxcs3v0AOZGFv5bokViRL0TkHvht4ieqDUgBcmx1suURu8R0J6Kj2omULsJ/s400/Asparagus+1540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628052690339903266" border="0" /></a>This picture was taken on April 9, as soon as the soil could be worked in the spring. No asparagus had yet reached the surface.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-pmq7yw4iJ3x8b-9_feSqgW9CRXLqqeMEhUpaW4gIvPsdPXjp8NXfUKE9g_O6jKkNGRneOtVdYKE2jcB3S-ub5haJmGN-7NPbmymLjFt_ghkNOx75gaUmS55BZmDXVzhS86fAAgQZxDj/s1600/Asparagus+1660.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-pmq7yw4iJ3x8b-9_feSqgW9CRXLqqeMEhUpaW4gIvPsdPXjp8NXfUKE9g_O6jKkNGRneOtVdYKE2jcB3S-ub5haJmGN-7NPbmymLjFt_ghkNOx75gaUmS55BZmDXVzhS86fAAgQZxDj/s400/Asparagus+1660.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628052374127365650" border="0" /></a>On June 27, after harvesting over 40 lbs of asparagus and making a few laps around the edge of the bed with a hoe, I have quit harvesting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XM1AXsJI8nKsbxm4gJ6xxa9QD0bUGWhdEStmsA-4UnWsMGjMLPSRVD7MIQSrApEWm0l9rCtY8NJRg86h64-LHEPBnEDZ32LlNQhL06RV_qXy05HW4Na8O_qJORB_u6CVbxyxcziWeBqh/s1600/Asparagus+1672.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XM1AXsJI8nKsbxm4gJ6xxa9QD0bUGWhdEStmsA-4UnWsMGjMLPSRVD7MIQSrApEWm0l9rCtY8NJRg86h64-LHEPBnEDZ32LlNQhL06RV_qXy05HW4Na8O_qJORB_u6CVbxyxcziWeBqh/s400/Asparagus+1672.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628052045840505106" border="0" /></a><br />Two week later.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-34863835901833645162011-07-05T05:24:00.003-05:002011-07-05T05:28:57.387-05:00Dug 2011 Weed Free Garlic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIExtz0fqCsCHNo5-EE41bAmbUCPSqQDANhHlFauBazSi6syPTF2nxft9g4ZNeElXtYXN807pI4GcE1zDRC5MYcK2zCYvfftUjpA6HdK8Xr1J5JLoXx8RnXQB9CtDv8Wk1Zzn2p1TApmz/s1600/IMG_1663.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIExtz0fqCsCHNo5-EE41bAmbUCPSqQDANhHlFauBazSi6syPTF2nxft9g4ZNeElXtYXN807pI4GcE1zDRC5MYcK2zCYvfftUjpA6HdK8Xr1J5JLoXx8RnXQB9CtDv8Wk1Zzn2p1TApmz/s400/IMG_1663.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625813029469508850" border="0" /></a>My weed free garlic was dug on July 1, same as last year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NgICLY-9mgjftJkcGSeIacMb6H03LqAF4KHGcHkPRCuDmkZ40ure2LBzXK7s5VI_m1GEtnf4ar_cJ6owsnu-mWo9SvCn5bVomoNqRYLs_u9QNOU70QF9l4qcB7Hdp99p7wmx00Yh0Lym/s1600/IMG_1668.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NgICLY-9mgjftJkcGSeIacMb6H03LqAF4KHGcHkPRCuDmkZ40ure2LBzXK7s5VI_m1GEtnf4ar_cJ6owsnu-mWo9SvCn5bVomoNqRYLs_u9QNOU70QF9l4qcB7Hdp99p7wmx00Yh0Lym/s400/IMG_1668.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625812582827355954" border="0" /></a><br />Good enough!Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-24230821633738836262011-06-28T05:48:00.004-05:002011-06-29T16:28:45.078-05:00First Cabbage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ztfo7GUVaNxLOTD0PuBJUlMD_MZRYCbHBgAd9v21upU4ulCzR_PcYvhuibR3d1h8dtPthZGG5GK2cM0BlIlLJOtaCaNEmaq7gHalmS8_pTIj40plo9XA4JTN6W7SbSneLq6WDsfmVkqR/s1600/IMG_1656.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ztfo7GUVaNxLOTD0PuBJUlMD_MZRYCbHBgAd9v21upU4ulCzR_PcYvhuibR3d1h8dtPthZGG5GK2cM0BlIlLJOtaCaNEmaq7gHalmS8_pTIj40plo9XA4JTN6W7SbSneLq6WDsfmVkqR/s400/IMG_1656.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623221640308362114" border="0" /></a>The first two cabbage plants of the 2011 season.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQqviKB1zy_BDw8TlprGV3JG60ThyyIyN_OHK0GOMWT7HMqAnFe-mBik5wEWpPt2K0VRiJ6rlfXQt7ERyGICAnPcOIV_LNay8m-5deZk7QtZA6f_0075y-N3CsJ2iiHy4pxIpvqDgd3NY/s1600/IMG_1657.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQqviKB1zy_BDw8TlprGV3JG60ThyyIyN_OHK0GOMWT7HMqAnFe-mBik5wEWpPt2K0VRiJ6rlfXQt7ERyGICAnPcOIV_LNay8m-5deZk7QtZA6f_0075y-N3CsJ2iiHy4pxIpvqDgd3NY/s400/IMG_1657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623221379455796898" border="0" /></a>Harvested.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujetSd3DEaEQfTXsnaRocUxHaXb0I6am0d0Y-_r5Ccl0n3PAsiFp19wOelK-SCOYISGka_kZVhASnmtVVfhyphenhyphenoBp8f8hQvEeiSPwK492XjCfsAVwQ3heNDmAZCvxd1k8DtHCp_ohS67zbH/s1600/IMG_1658a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujetSd3DEaEQfTXsnaRocUxHaXb0I6am0d0Y-_r5Ccl0n3PAsiFp19wOelK-SCOYISGka_kZVhASnmtVVfhyphenhyphenoBp8f8hQvEeiSPwK492XjCfsAVwQ3heNDmAZCvxd1k8DtHCp_ohS67zbH/s400/IMG_1658a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623221114813027266" border="0" /></a><br />Amy's cabbage is just starting to make a head.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-60068646556241950852011-06-16T04:58:00.008-05:002011-06-16T05:11:05.145-05:00Middle of June Garden Tour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfaUyw6gw2_nGhSypDdBdnS27J4l6mfIJmzqG8md8JflQNfk3czH5ElekWbzOlLWmIyWVLmUZxcfBBHvDlLzKuoPDpJFXAA0t-eIsowUFa-JvoSCplA0uttC4r8tqBBO8AH8qpBM4Dxf_/s1600/IMG_1635.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfaUyw6gw2_nGhSypDdBdnS27J4l6mfIJmzqG8md8JflQNfk3czH5ElekWbzOlLWmIyWVLmUZxcfBBHvDlLzKuoPDpJFXAA0t-eIsowUFa-JvoSCplA0uttC4r8tqBBO8AH8qpBM4Dxf_/s400/IMG_1635.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618757580266157458" border="0" /></a>After two inches of rain and a little sunshine this is a good time for a tour of part of my garden. This is what the 472 onions look like now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkIdA82azngg1ZWY5dmFx0T7C9sJqUOp2VAhAZXU5r2nTl05mgmU-B9yDCWOIiKHidGC9udpBshQ13ImpV4YGOIKA08lM_baCPzkRdKbj8msl4QuFYG2MpcbPLNNdcey9XimOmF5c5lQC/s1600/IMG_1637.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkIdA82azngg1ZWY5dmFx0T7C9sJqUOp2VAhAZXU5r2nTl05mgmU-B9yDCWOIiKHidGC9udpBshQ13ImpV4YGOIKA08lM_baCPzkRdKbj8msl4QuFYG2MpcbPLNNdcey9XimOmF5c5lQC/s400/IMG_1637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618757212646267858" border="0" /></a>Lima beans are next to the onions. Carrots and beets to the right. Had beets for supper last night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4g13Abh_9cRj4Y2KliUDtkMW_Fq_m3g9LK96Mu4HgCJnj-S3DzqsnS2l-_Fhb092ASvaGsGWDSLRE5ETxTO7STEsKhawidHw1GFGwqpryxwoUL1X7eNCbyWIe64NJj7z51eUYvRzPUlM/s1600/IMG_1638.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4g13Abh_9cRj4Y2KliUDtkMW_Fq_m3g9LK96Mu4HgCJnj-S3DzqsnS2l-_Fhb092ASvaGsGWDSLRE5ETxTO7STEsKhawidHw1GFGwqpryxwoUL1X7eNCbyWIe64NJj7z51eUYvRzPUlM/s400/IMG_1638.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618756839442943138" border="0" /></a>Then seven brussels sprouts, Nevada type batavia lettuce, and 12 sweet potatoes on the mound.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDIkL-ce4zuja8mgCQxZMjRquC1AueB_AvXqm5VzupcqbE9GVuv76awtz-SvLL03Zi5rf4U6HHwc0J2tjCKhmqV50PztJBz6lQKss8I0gUr89EGbwugTHVpCk_QYvi1wQL6KwCQaBFvct/s1600/IMG_1639.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDIkL-ce4zuja8mgCQxZMjRquC1AueB_AvXqm5VzupcqbE9GVuv76awtz-SvLL03Zi5rf4U6HHwc0J2tjCKhmqV50PztJBz6lQKss8I0gUr89EGbwugTHVpCk_QYvi1wQL6KwCQaBFvct/s400/IMG_1639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618756443109617650" border="0" /></a>Peas on the edge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxgrQvcDTF8K0kmpF_StpyTUozzLvzxfz7-IRTF-TqRTsuA5Cn_aVZsDAtY4YVW2hFNHQYEVOHOejQKLkih1XoHQqIp0s56cJ8aRQ63i6FVRLcLzXsVDywxIhXuYcpclyY7jC3_x8aXAt/s1600/IMG_1641.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxgrQvcDTF8K0kmpF_StpyTUozzLvzxfz7-IRTF-TqRTsuA5Cn_aVZsDAtY4YVW2hFNHQYEVOHOejQKLkih1XoHQqIp0s56cJ8aRQ63i6FVRLcLzXsVDywxIhXuYcpclyY7jC3_x8aXAt/s400/IMG_1641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618756063104273330" border="0" /></a>Amy's cabbage and four of my stonehead cabbage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VtGlx6cmxfR7aKp9ll73Q6AZcU7VI1VsTmN-gve5pGOK1AXjfffQuaDtkq8cwSTg7-jEyR1HQ7zbNAIku0t1HBoXwCEbmtG6vYmN78RUXWrNfkYaMJ8bZZC_JtDTL_m0ELOraWjC3tSH/s1600/IMG_1646b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VtGlx6cmxfR7aKp9ll73Q6AZcU7VI1VsTmN-gve5pGOK1AXjfffQuaDtkq8cwSTg7-jEyR1HQ7zbNAIku0t1HBoXwCEbmtG6vYmN78RUXWrNfkYaMJ8bZZC_JtDTL_m0ELOraWjC3tSH/s400/IMG_1646b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618755685743984354" border="0" /></a>Tomatoes are now mulched and caged.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNqErVzg4StTx3B33pE1loQhlEHG8f2wURegRSWovOU9V_qKN5NRLZQx-kZ9ySk5lXbHlWkC4rmsXwibaPDYWLbLzCfWptfNFJvN1BG0J9eXiUOk8mfdwHpiyHQBWzBNGAQqIZ_r-GQy6/s1600/IMG_1645.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNqErVzg4StTx3B33pE1loQhlEHG8f2wURegRSWovOU9V_qKN5NRLZQx-kZ9ySk5lXbHlWkC4rmsXwibaPDYWLbLzCfWptfNFJvN1BG0J9eXiUOk8mfdwHpiyHQBWzBNGAQqIZ_r-GQy6/s400/IMG_1645.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618755208294531106" border="0" /></a><br />The potatoes got off to a frosty start but are now looking great.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-92034333463928612232011-06-07T04:41:00.005-05:002011-06-07T04:50:18.831-05:00Flat Leaf Parsley Planted Under a Board<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gthOZbqfddnHbfS3W8dDq31h1LqRN7vANr4_u4tqmrKNVWsKV8wlkAfga-rksVEWs5qYl9rJPYV6pRS90ceCpj8ANeqOEcOkpfHxMyXXFsWQ9RlZ2IBbZg-Qd2THR4tlUYd0FC_7gTGj/s1600/IMG_1612.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gthOZbqfddnHbfS3W8dDq31h1LqRN7vANr4_u4tqmrKNVWsKV8wlkAfga-rksVEWs5qYl9rJPYV6pRS90ceCpj8ANeqOEcOkpfHxMyXXFsWQ9RlZ2IBbZg-Qd2THR4tlUYd0FC_7gTGj/s400/IMG_1612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615412414401636706" border="0" /></a>I planted about 20 flat leaf parsley seeds under an 8 inch long 2X4. Parsley seeds are very slow to germinate. Keep them moist and have a little patience. I then slowly thinned them to these two<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTVQHZXHNWIoL1S1w-ZqhFV1pb3z0YgWfrErzIVS5BIN0NcIyte2RADNSalsL9ohCF9ahd-9QEYqe9pgBf3G9qH30gznbcUOuPu6JzyV3n9ai_kS_Q0jtcwX5kdGHPRv097kOPN4CDQ5l/s1600/IMG_1617.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTVQHZXHNWIoL1S1w-ZqhFV1pb3z0YgWfrErzIVS5BIN0NcIyte2RADNSalsL9ohCF9ahd-9QEYqe9pgBf3G9qH30gznbcUOuPu6JzyV3n9ai_kS_Q0jtcwX5kdGHPRv097kOPN4CDQ5l/s400/IMG_1617.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615412022653092370" border="0" /></a>I then transplanted them with a bulb planter. They don't like to be transplanted but this method works quite well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpp2hbwMRp39PlQN-JVgtFSp43TsMbnRynAy4j2_B27XEJ7EGM_twIoMEf4smJoIgPTpwh7EvDZEEhLVRrMqw7LIiyMNSIRi6EPSKFs7AHs6_-nWlZaU0aID7L8rYw68Mv9ltyXw7Ibyj/s1600/IMG_1622.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpp2hbwMRp39PlQN-JVgtFSp43TsMbnRynAy4j2_B27XEJ7EGM_twIoMEf4smJoIgPTpwh7EvDZEEhLVRrMqw7LIiyMNSIRi6EPSKFs7AHs6_-nWlZaU0aID7L8rYw68Mv9ltyXw7Ibyj/s400/IMG_1622.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615411437909411090" border="0" /></a><br />And here they are.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-8632717757406893372011-06-04T04:47:00.005-05:002011-06-04T04:53:21.861-05:00Fifty Years Ago Today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg0NoGqayNaF1XmUnK9jQFL-IKecRb5b4nD_EE00cbQni8ty7MhLwTorkKe2iRN41g0btKJNBE8N4bPjukoFe7XO-KDmcvobmnAtaLeQRA0Gjr5ZSVvQMqB8UjGIqSeUuY0A_hgFX1FGc/s1600/Wg_slides-15_copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg0NoGqayNaF1XmUnK9jQFL-IKecRb5b4nD_EE00cbQni8ty7MhLwTorkKe2iRN41g0btKJNBE8N4bPjukoFe7XO-KDmcvobmnAtaLeQRA0Gjr5ZSVvQMqB8UjGIqSeUuY0A_hgFX1FGc/s400/Wg_slides-15_copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614300049404422930" border="0" /></a>Fifty years ago today I enlisted in the United States Navy. Here I am in San Diego.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cziRTZ8riWOp6GAdz6_exuObQ5NrXxc1eKN0TnBqjvkt-Ewq3EK7WsQT6yd4xL4Dy282qN69EUJjierlgRRtiXIATUEGRxmbXHdZit-0oLQCyRH0PSlDf0UYskOTvvZ2NyvA9TquFkzS/s1600/Wg+slides-22a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cziRTZ8riWOp6GAdz6_exuObQ5NrXxc1eKN0TnBqjvkt-Ewq3EK7WsQT6yd4xL4Dy282qN69EUJjierlgRRtiXIATUEGRxmbXHdZit-0oLQCyRH0PSlDf0UYskOTvvZ2NyvA9TquFkzS/s400/Wg+slides-22a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614299577071967186" border="0" /></a>This photo was taken by me of the fantail of the USS Little Rock in Malta<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLy8EaQwxJje1kPCCkDmbh-aoFaMh-mXoQwubzwIuyoitEsRXJeqReMm_R5qjeg_zTix5AgcLHvy_hncwKjiNO4k6WZnEhL2DMyktcHw64CSQf6-dUbd0mdxdwhnFIXFPmncnyA96vuBt7/s1600/Wg+slides-25a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLy8EaQwxJje1kPCCkDmbh-aoFaMh-mXoQwubzwIuyoitEsRXJeqReMm_R5qjeg_zTix5AgcLHvy_hncwKjiNO4k6WZnEhL2DMyktcHw64CSQf6-dUbd0mdxdwhnFIXFPmncnyA96vuBt7/s400/Wg+slides-25a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614299249674190658" border="0" /></a><br />And this is the USS Rigel taken from the USS Little Rock of a re-supply operation in the Mediterranean Sea. Now back to the weed free vegetable garden.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-61609730569481420572011-06-02T05:43:00.004-05:002011-06-02T05:47:10.133-05:00Old and New Spinach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQouBqbv1ToKgtzmZTcqxQAEGvMDCnlI02UUCSsq0ygOwNqQF3eBFdjoS2pwc75nB_ecLaqJVJLyQ-nqkKth5WxjqFObw1APCURn8qK-wY2A6U3KP_uMnZ00T1scvCf-Rk-7_ttVfXlWO/s1600/Old+spinach.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQouBqbv1ToKgtzmZTcqxQAEGvMDCnlI02UUCSsq0ygOwNqQF3eBFdjoS2pwc75nB_ecLaqJVJLyQ-nqkKth5WxjqFObw1APCURn8qK-wY2A6U3KP_uMnZ00T1scvCf-Rk-7_ttVfXlWO/s400/Old+spinach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613571776796729906" border="0" /></a>This old spinach was planted late last fall and was over wintered. We have been using it for about a month but it is going to be history by tomorrow. Eight broccoli to the left and two little cabbage under the bird cages<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjMiPEpFSFCFnVD1Wxi_Bg25rloQ67O109nnkOpFJIhXCfiHt5UjllHEUX6-5IQ4McPMeWvWBQWB794McGAbGv39wF0mHO4lGn0wIfW5eXGseCbjUbdrhoSZUgQttt4pt4p8Y7OJR6omU/s1600/New+spinach.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjMiPEpFSFCFnVD1Wxi_Bg25rloQ67O109nnkOpFJIhXCfiHt5UjllHEUX6-5IQ4McPMeWvWBQWB794McGAbGv39wF0mHO4lGn0wIfW5eXGseCbjUbdrhoSZUgQttt4pt4p8Y7OJR6omU/s400/New+spinach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613571414854230066" border="0" /></a><br />This spinach was planted this spring and will be ready for harvest tomorrow. Nevada lettuce in the foreground and brussels sprouts to the left.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-88601887257377887592011-05-30T19:28:00.003-05:002011-05-30T19:36:36.800-05:00No Weeds Under Amy's Cabbage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9USz2bbRSE9NbQhedEHEwUgiJW0Wxy7805usglw3O_tiqjqyh7YeKLbLRyPMedHBRTwxAqxMek4GMZ_Aoi6oMKjtNkziXR798SlK5wi-ctBTO_JYyN4zy5WxAaCf7sFJVmT7e1ArSzbR/s1600/IMG_1566.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9USz2bbRSE9NbQhedEHEwUgiJW0Wxy7805usglw3O_tiqjqyh7YeKLbLRyPMedHBRTwxAqxMek4GMZ_Aoi6oMKjtNkziXR798SlK5wi-ctBTO_JYyN4zy5WxAaCf7sFJVmT7e1ArSzbR/s400/IMG_1566.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612671792503415746" border="0" /></a>Amy's cabbage on April 29.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEP7NhIB46uwoXPbVGGAJxQOkcB73j1LJwybkiEw66gpW_IWPibcyizY6mwNRVfPaQvC_HbqIQZRiMjD8GjoDkGWKHQJ5gaC45dlIIHOiIUCwYGLIffYXBrjz2RgA_ZSsXQz-ClTBTub-/s1600/Amy%2527s+cabbage+1605.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEP7NhIB46uwoXPbVGGAJxQOkcB73j1LJwybkiEw66gpW_IWPibcyizY6mwNRVfPaQvC_HbqIQZRiMjD8GjoDkGWKHQJ5gaC45dlIIHOiIUCwYGLIffYXBrjz2RgA_ZSsXQz-ClTBTub-/s400/Amy%2527s+cabbage+1605.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612671152459663090" border="0" /></a><br />Amy's cabbage on May 30.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-2913778178547839082011-05-23T10:34:00.002-05:002011-05-23T10:36:16.060-05:00Potatoes after a Rain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vf2AwhiIZ2XoMZYj-nxBjNiWVwoGmjFhHXcLGhr3Pmvc2v9yGDkyTKS1O3DzoxiEBfvDPz5Zgy4r860wJhr7mFaj1IM3PAevujzAhia94w-2YuJDQfHYmaLdK1NtTuHm1sQy85KSVWd_/s1600/Potatoes+11+1585.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vf2AwhiIZ2XoMZYj-nxBjNiWVwoGmjFhHXcLGhr3Pmvc2v9yGDkyTKS1O3DzoxiEBfvDPz5Zgy4r860wJhr7mFaj1IM3PAevujzAhia94w-2YuJDQfHYmaLdK1NtTuHm1sQy85KSVWd_/s400/Potatoes+11+1585.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609935626008961874" border="0" /></a><br />My potatoes were slow to come up due to some cold weather and after they did come up they got frosted off one time. However, after a few warm days and a nice rain last night they look a lot better.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-28418755767008210052011-05-17T05:32:00.003-05:002011-05-17T05:38:44.147-05:00Pop Corn Is Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObw1fOliZcDPXysre5xlqcN-WQrifzNRRNhJl61X7pQPzxS_pgm034Yn-xqY_qLtxMYClG-KA9w5Z_m80Fn4KamE9Uqf-cFqM3Rkl6qcVf9JCOA56cTPF2OTJlgYW4yODr6muQsimGGVH/s1600/Pop+corn1582a.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObw1fOliZcDPXysre5xlqcN-WQrifzNRRNhJl61X7pQPzxS_pgm034Yn-xqY_qLtxMYClG-KA9w5Z_m80Fn4KamE9Uqf-cFqM3Rkl6qcVf9JCOA56cTPF2OTJlgYW4yODr6muQsimGGVH/s400/Pop+corn1582a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607632349326472786" border="0" /></a>Pop corn has been up now for three days and hoed for the first time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43CCvV27zPlgsZnj2Q3N3jw-qbG6I4lw92p-al9kbPtN9Y-H9QfiOqk5ZbTPQql5opNu5H367dhGW_E7n65j91bt1aBjguVrL45lBdLizK88WzRB0ofm3uUjtrZ3aIhmbQFLgHUMopvhp/s1600/Pop+corn1578.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43CCvV27zPlgsZnj2Q3N3jw-qbG6I4lw92p-al9kbPtN9Y-H9QfiOqk5ZbTPQql5opNu5H367dhGW_E7n65j91bt1aBjguVrL45lBdLizK88WzRB0ofm3uUjtrZ3aIhmbQFLgHUMopvhp/s400/Pop+corn1578.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607632027328809922" border="0" /></a><br />Later, it will be thinned to one plant per hill.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-84483900164273951312011-05-12T05:58:00.000-05:002011-05-13T15:40:10.500-05:00472 Onions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaClknW8lnVIi79gFjRM6rSastnIpcChVcwXkIZIbjcQblhi92gBJMNXgeybIjcB9JC2Urlv-eM0TZ6WngAu6vJIl2Zr1HIMx95njXdjLyPyvJExDT8yChX4mju0Lh4R4jRVMuhthmUXa/s1600/472+Onions.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaClknW8lnVIi79gFjRM6rSastnIpcChVcwXkIZIbjcQblhi92gBJMNXgeybIjcB9JC2Urlv-eM0TZ6WngAu6vJIl2Zr1HIMx95njXdjLyPyvJExDT8yChX4mju0Lh4R4jRVMuhthmUXa/s400/472+Onions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605782727285203378" border="0" /></a><br />These 472 onions have been hand hoes four times in the last month. And as a results, they are weed free.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-32513549333495305892011-05-07T08:54:00.003-05:002011-05-07T08:58:01.383-05:00Amy's Cabbage Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzL5ZfVLX8gJJOs23nwIZ7rX8co8jQlHcB0-GEPSgNnwzVB7czPeHakxJtPU3bbT-qCQSEKsorp3EQ73aahH8iyC_7Q0_D-Sf1rJJv7tEjhwiPUaGdjhnAK7BEwoudusURtxUDyAok6w8/s1600/IMG_1531.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzL5ZfVLX8gJJOs23nwIZ7rX8co8jQlHcB0-GEPSgNnwzVB7czPeHakxJtPU3bbT-qCQSEKsorp3EQ73aahH8iyC_7Q0_D-Sf1rJJv7tEjhwiPUaGdjhnAK7BEwoudusURtxUDyAok6w8/s400/IMG_1531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603972881723271458" border="0" /></a>Amy's cabbage on April 6.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiRDAMUY6HOx0xtdeaafrng518st3bkPjkHiScgISPSMzVZB121XvUgyJeb5sJFSw56bV43uCG63trRytyml75AQuM31-cPA_thTRqYB-B-gY2AGphhn9imRRr1mXV__a-JVR4kaNcgeG/s1600/IMG_1566.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiRDAMUY6HOx0xtdeaafrng518st3bkPjkHiScgISPSMzVZB121XvUgyJeb5sJFSw56bV43uCG63trRytyml75AQuM31-cPA_thTRqYB-B-gY2AGphhn9imRRr1mXV__a-JVR4kaNcgeG/s400/IMG_1566.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603972611323409746" border="0" /></a><br />Amy's cabbage on April 29.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-8150726527388279792011-05-05T05:56:00.003-05:002011-05-05T05:59:59.757-05:00Pop Corn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cxHHVp3Pav-qX_X4xAZdP_3fpwbT5vNNUQpPwYHkknSuGm2-neTulD-PVDjyFZOp98I65-nqRHjCoAqEClzMj3pbrlNokegmQFy5NRPRXw9yp1p-luPE9iMeA98XuVTo7r6Nb-dCD7bD/s1600/IMG_1567.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cxHHVp3Pav-qX_X4xAZdP_3fpwbT5vNNUQpPwYHkknSuGm2-neTulD-PVDjyFZOp98I65-nqRHjCoAqEClzMj3pbrlNokegmQFy5NRPRXw9yp1p-luPE9iMeA98XuVTo7r6Nb-dCD7bD/s400/IMG_1567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603184954659826210" border="0" /></a>Planted my pop corn yesterday. Orville Redenbacher's. Just behind the garlic and before the potatoes, which are not up yet but will be shortly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBn2s55-nB9_6N3H5SUY8CJUCJkRHkftPDFwav6dGH8-VrTFnywSGUGSNU5ctTqoq8w8brb-0wYoGOjWe26uBpa_UJg3FBf4brgCyJ0Ggm6YXqLZA-eLE7G9RCsXAEGuoMnaLNYNvGeC6/s1600/IMG_1572.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBn2s55-nB9_6N3H5SUY8CJUCJkRHkftPDFwav6dGH8-VrTFnywSGUGSNU5ctTqoq8w8brb-0wYoGOjWe26uBpa_UJg3FBf4brgCyJ0Ggm6YXqLZA-eLE7G9RCsXAEGuoMnaLNYNvGeC6/s400/IMG_1572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603184688298734482" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a better look at the garlic.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-59944637315313256122011-04-16T04:55:00.008-05:002011-04-16T05:06:59.868-05:00Hoe Hoe Hoe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVcWW1uHuLt5oOBmqLYEzGZ_sLk6UKlDQ6MLqylJJBOGsSTYjj0b211_vDmOKnv_K9CzRzNPugfMqXz-6W3f3VZgYJInhy2zX3WEIvjB92DllgNFB-K2wJgx9_FUFiMcgRqoZu15qeFMb/s1600/Nevada+Lettuce+1550.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVcWW1uHuLt5oOBmqLYEzGZ_sLk6UKlDQ6MLqylJJBOGsSTYjj0b211_vDmOKnv_K9CzRzNPugfMqXz-6W3f3VZgYJInhy2zX3WEIvjB92DllgNFB-K2wJgx9_FUFiMcgRqoZu15qeFMb/s400/Nevada+Lettuce+1550.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596120212469406498" border="0" /></a>My Nevada lettuce has now come up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCAmAwE32v-WdNON5YHUXxdUKz2_s-cWo0zPLYsozWUxwdIRHiR3d59v0ygBSmIFRPNUVpRMtPRuGRgA0klkMbOQakFdO8BHOPg2a9oIm9ob1ikMjiBppZs-tm5RZFgooU1pjSqC05QRh/s1600/Lettuce+Hoed+1559.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCAmAwE32v-WdNON5YHUXxdUKz2_s-cWo0zPLYsozWUxwdIRHiR3d59v0ygBSmIFRPNUVpRMtPRuGRgA0klkMbOQakFdO8BHOPg2a9oIm9ob1ikMjiBppZs-tm5RZFgooU1pjSqC05QRh/s400/Lettuce+Hoed+1559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596119934306899442" border="0" /></a>Even as small as it is, it's been hoed one time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIktuP-HHS3_sUI5SxSjHC79i1AxQ7NRd7flK_vLqElfroaz6DbcLDl_lhzhoaHRivldxVnKi8WcLWJmvp5yWAF1f_Z739EVD4Rphz7K9brkWcPo9sKmC4_cWTnmemoocvrtlo35buwCJd/s1600/Spinach+1552.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIktuP-HHS3_sUI5SxSjHC79i1AxQ7NRd7flK_vLqElfroaz6DbcLDl_lhzhoaHRivldxVnKi8WcLWJmvp5yWAF1f_Z739EVD4Rphz7K9brkWcPo9sKmC4_cWTnmemoocvrtlo35buwCJd/s400/Spinach+1552.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596119639217364866" border="0" /></a>My spinach also has come up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r_J1zJxug62zrW7xBptZtv9RVbqCMqFrTtPU704iujrzsRYTrdpTkJX_HzXi43DrCiBYWBa7GwLERbSlLmmzm7E9j1fkkyvjlKj2Q1SLiWGrVUoibgIM6Ce41aG_9SRDyfgjjukN9rde/s1600/Spinach+Hoed+1554.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9r_J1zJxug62zrW7xBptZtv9RVbqCMqFrTtPU704iujrzsRYTrdpTkJX_HzXi43DrCiBYWBa7GwLERbSlLmmzm7E9j1fkkyvjlKj2Q1SLiWGrVUoibgIM6Ce41aG_9SRDyfgjjukN9rde/s400/Spinach+Hoed+1554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596119287653321330" border="0" /></a>And nicely hoed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5RGkrGP6zY6BFuyO0O8dmRRVdZboGHWhPCS6N-5i8A5TgIbCNmDPoRSG7bA-PDmi59n9wRrGG2woalm4IGNyp406rb8jBHBC3OF8oda-u-PEv3ZTAkPvg4yON5WUR71OUnFRcKJlB06d/s1600/Peas+1558.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5RGkrGP6zY6BFuyO0O8dmRRVdZboGHWhPCS6N-5i8A5TgIbCNmDPoRSG7bA-PDmi59n9wRrGG2woalm4IGNyp406rb8jBHBC3OF8oda-u-PEv3ZTAkPvg4yON5WUR71OUnFRcKJlB06d/s400/Peas+1558.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596118733481409954" border="0" /></a>Peas.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkb51-g0QJcPS0gLJPR_FsABQbaqjS5HeJVPpQZgDEz7MGOXH2aveuWJjYpMZIv1IW-bE9XCi5BvS44XbACqzY_-6-P5XE0pjdNMeuqHKz1Ls1SkpMV2c-tAyYFWKxDHz9laSUg3Vols5/s1600/Peas+Hoed+1562.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPkb51-g0QJcPS0gLJPR_FsABQbaqjS5HeJVPpQZgDEz7MGOXH2aveuWJjYpMZIv1IW-bE9XCi5BvS44XbACqzY_-6-P5XE0pjdNMeuqHKz1Ls1SkpMV2c-tAyYFWKxDHz9laSUg3Vols5/s400/Peas+Hoed+1562.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596118562691655762" border="0" /></a><br />Hoed. This is how I keep my garden weed free all year long. Hoe hoe hoe!!!Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-14234957877235088972011-04-14T04:50:00.002-05:002011-04-14T04:53:16.923-05:00Planting Potatoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxe1BKRGvXTPv-HdncW9QXU1PqUf-t2HWqi10g8GZ8bXiS2cDDj3uuQCpjxF9Nwp1wScu6HqMe-clKHgILl7M6_ZkVESoDqE2BaHcZHtAn1HEsQYydp5BWqOtmobn_tuczaqUxWJdhrul/s1600/Planting+Potatoes+2011.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxe1BKRGvXTPv-HdncW9QXU1PqUf-t2HWqi10g8GZ8bXiS2cDDj3uuQCpjxF9Nwp1wScu6HqMe-clKHgILl7M6_ZkVESoDqE2BaHcZHtAn1HEsQYydp5BWqOtmobn_tuczaqUxWJdhrul/s400/Planting+Potatoes+2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595374814098006482" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday I planted my potatoes for 2011. 76 hills of Kennebec and 44 hills of Red Norland.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-1061196438061770742011-04-08T05:48:00.003-05:002011-04-08T05:52:31.393-05:00Planting Onions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoV8fdgta3PYgBqJJMWTyIbsiWDQfX5dHHYEHaAzONs3LWd2zuyeFrdL4_GZOJH6SR5vcuN0zM7IuRsuO9o3kFOn2wWwvV-OFg4j9-KtNVAPCtpXjcIt5GYrs_0r7nluxwMondm8R3kYYz/s1600/Onions+2011.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoV8fdgta3PYgBqJJMWTyIbsiWDQfX5dHHYEHaAzONs3LWd2zuyeFrdL4_GZOJH6SR5vcuN0zM7IuRsuO9o3kFOn2wWwvV-OFg4j9-KtNVAPCtpXjcIt5GYrs_0r7nluxwMondm8R3kYYz/s400/Onions+2011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593163044521190546" border="0" /></a><br />Last Sunday I planted my onions for 2011. That's 272 Copra, 160 Walla Walla, and 40 Red Zeppelin. Got a quarter of an inch of rain that same night and another much needed .8 of an inch last night.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-54430612938928880292011-04-06T04:39:00.005-05:002011-05-07T08:36:18.594-05:00Amy's Cabbage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoiTo1zCqaTEQONVvfBIEAqUKAlxbnoANFQoZ8zLJsnd1J75Fw25sQ3fsuJj52jgt8SksWnZlzLaUc9IsLjc2IxrZU6TC6F7Oxfot7CgNMVJJnLWS0LTKUjfz9aVkjvrv48ln6q4m4dFK/s1600/IMG_1531.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoiTo1zCqaTEQONVvfBIEAqUKAlxbnoANFQoZ8zLJsnd1J75Fw25sQ3fsuJj52jgt8SksWnZlzLaUc9IsLjc2IxrZU6TC6F7Oxfot7CgNMVJJnLWS0LTKUjfz9aVkjvrv48ln6q4m4dFK/s400/IMG_1531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592404317311614226" border="0" /></a>My granddaughter is in the "Bonnie's 3rd Grade Cabbage Program".<br /><br />You can read about it here: http://www.bonnieplants.com/CabbageProgram/GrowingtheBonnieMegaCabbage/tabid/82/Default.aspx<br /><br />I was assigned the task of growing THE cabbage. A Bonnie Mega-Cabbage (OS Cross). I planted it on Saturday with a cutworm collar.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpa4ltIirVKJsGwsRlJU93MlC3wfq9-SW7duq7kUkTvE7XHja4jXhUK7spN4KMePI78Mn1kbkBfaivL5tBrjXz2YwDwO3RHcsuyfiT1AbF6W_RiZiMd-K6pvSSEbDGVUrETyLr4dU0Pta/s1600/IMG_1534.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpa4ltIirVKJsGwsRlJU93MlC3wfq9-SW7duq7kUkTvE7XHja4jXhUK7spN4KMePI78Mn1kbkBfaivL5tBrjXz2YwDwO3RHcsuyfiT1AbF6W_RiZiMd-K6pvSSEbDGVUrETyLr4dU0Pta/s400/IMG_1534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592403885167961778" border="0" /></a>Then I covered it with a chicken wire cage to keep the birds away.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DHdJoWBO1GLiu4vEs0Nrtsbjg8wqwdrBR4dwM6cvrqumKYNKefUbSZijTYmZogTyYRUwhX9EPq0lFzEuSUDXszT1cdFGnQSugacD5CfIBMU61i64jyls0C0EJU-o37xmffkDv1f7xH-r/s1600/IMG_1535.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DHdJoWBO1GLiu4vEs0Nrtsbjg8wqwdrBR4dwM6cvrqumKYNKefUbSZijTYmZogTyYRUwhX9EPq0lFzEuSUDXszT1cdFGnQSugacD5CfIBMU61i64jyls0C0EJU-o37xmffkDv1f7xH-r/s400/IMG_1535.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592403497890384786" border="0" /></a><br />Another cage for deer. I only have one plant. The hardest job so far was taking pictures in a 25 MPH wind.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-89675289318806969702011-04-01T10:52:00.003-05:002011-04-01T10:54:48.217-05:00First planting in 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdr6GaPtvS8-NHAIkX9jHJXjv68kaHXWj_BUwCeCAB-QF9miOZz3WnRSxUvU5RL7qEMSu4HJ3pf9cjhR2IonNrQmePo4AnIitB97GXCLblzQAhuEwTT3OkPIIz0TN0TlI-1jx6Fx_n1BX/s1600/IMG_1522.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKdr6GaPtvS8-NHAIkX9jHJXjv68kaHXWj_BUwCeCAB-QF9miOZz3WnRSxUvU5RL7qEMSu4HJ3pf9cjhR2IonNrQmePo4AnIitB97GXCLblzQAhuEwTT3OkPIIz0TN0TlI-1jx6Fx_n1BX/s400/IMG_1522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590643913425047538" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday afternoon I planted some spinach, lettuce, beets and carrots. This is how my handiwork looks this morning. April fool???Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435634195490481893.post-91411936085820821182011-03-29T09:21:00.003-05:002011-06-07T04:54:07.573-05:00Cabbage and Broccoli<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6GTLETzU5uODH856NfBFSNzsxYaBNBVTz1gBRqeI4v2FytQnu0sYblgfqPE05Jz-Xzku0Bc8SbKHrNX90YLqvW-OgKGD6iKXpJIea3GO3NlmZfdD8bn6rzYgD6DRQ3uNuc6OVGLV6XHj/s1600/IMG_1517.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6GTLETzU5uODH856NfBFSNzsxYaBNBVTz1gBRqeI4v2FytQnu0sYblgfqPE05Jz-Xzku0Bc8SbKHrNX90YLqvW-OgKGD6iKXpJIea3GO3NlmZfdD8bn6rzYgD6DRQ3uNuc6OVGLV6XHj/s400/IMG_1517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589507410735599810" border="0" /></a><br />I have started 3 Stonehead cabbage and 6 Green Goliath broccoli plants. They will be ready to plant outside in the next week or two. I will plant more cabbage seeds outside, under a board, in about 10 day intervals for a constant supply all year.Larryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046007711708902767noreply@blogger.com4