This weekend Kate and Kevin, along with their friend Michelle, and Kevin and Rory’s mother Mary, planted next year’s crop of garlic. The ground was a little wet, but it felt like it was drying out a bit by the end of the day–helped by plenty of sunshine and a good breeze. Because of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘varieties’
Music
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged garlic, Kate, Kevin, music, planting, varieties on October 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Fruit trees
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fruit, peaches, plums, pluots, trees, varieties on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve been dreaming up our orchard lately. Browsing through catalogs and websites, thumbing through varieties, debating the various merits of Flavor Gem versus Dapple Dandy pluots or Redhaven versus Garnet Beauty peaches. I love the names of all the varieties: Honeyblaze nectarines, Hosui Asian pears, Canadian Harmony peaches. We will be putting in our order [...]
Heirloom-tastic
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged heirloom, melons, tomatoes, varieties on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I came across a new variety of melon the other day that I’m adding to my list of best-named varieties. Collective Farm Woman melons are grown by an organic farm up in the Capay Valley, the hotspot for organic/sustainable agriculture in the northern Central Valley. My favorite variety name is still Charlie’s Mortgage Lifter, but [...]
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