November 2014

As we are expanding the garden, we discovered that we needed more tools. More volunteers -- more tools. That makes sense.

Some of us like to dig with a shovel, others prefer a garden fork. So e would rather weed. Yet others like to work on getting rocks removed. So we keep a selection of various tools handy. 

Farm dog.....Mr. Crusty. Crusty us finally getting use to the garden volunteers. He's a shy dog and as been watching the garden goings-on from a distance. He's finally starting to join the group and us accepting a bit of petting. 

The pole beans have exploded with growth. They at now on their way of climbing the trellises. We've harvested all the radishes that had been planted along the edges. So the two crops go together well, not interfering with each other. 

You can see how the pole beans climb the trellis. They don't have tendrils, but rather the whole stem windsI itself around and around the pole. 

This is a variety of purple basil we are trying. It's ok but not spectacular. Everyone so far prefers the genovese variety, 

This is a lemon basil. Personally I find it goes nicely with chicken dishes. I bet it would make a nice tea. We grew far too much of this stuff for our needs, so we are feeding the excess to the rabbits. They love it. 

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We are still getting a nice variety of veggies each week. Our green peppers are pathetic. We need to put more effort into them.