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~~Broccoli~~
Nov 10, 2007 | 5:28 AM PST
Tags: Broccoli , Cabbage

Our broccoli has started forming its crown.  I'm very excited, last year I didn't do so well with it.  This one is about 2 inches across.

And here is one of the nicer baby cabbages.  It looks bigger outside than in the picture.

~~Cleanup~~
Nov 6, 2007 | 5:02 PM PST

Well, I did some cleanup late this afternoon.  It was great to get some of the chores done that had been waiting and waiting to be done. 

Mowed part of the back yard.

Cut down some more of the asparagus and carried the trimmings to the dump pile.

Harvested all of the ripe sweet and hot peppers.

Collected the chicken eggs.  Fed and watered the chickens.  Layered their egg laying area with new straw.

Watered all of the house plants that had been outside.  Brought all of the cold sensitive potted plants inside. 

Harvested some Lettuce leaves.

The weather was perfect for doing all of this work which I enjoyed thoroughly.  I'm so glad that I am feeling better now that I am over the flu and I have rested from the long weekend of work.

~~I Love Fall~~
Nov 5, 2007 | 4:26 PM PST

Fall is really a great time of year.  Things slow down.  Calm is in the air.  Leaves litter the yard and butterflies drink from the flowers that like the cooler weather.  Its nice to see new life too, on the plants and flowers that like lower temperatures. 

The cabbage and broccoli are growing good.  Aside from the caterpillars that are munching holes here and there.  About half of the greens that were planted are doing great.  The other half didn't germinate.  I think I tried to start them too soon when the heat wouldn't allow some to germinate.  The onions are doing good, need to plant some more. 

Need to plant the peas....and more greens.

I heard a rustling in amongst the asparagus ferns the other day when I was out to get the eggs.  Some of the ferns had laid over and the grass has grown up a little in that area.  I looked and looked (without actually digging into the foliage with my hands) but couldn't see anything in there.  Now I am concerned it may be a snake.  So today I started cutting down the asparagus.....got one bed completely cut down.  All of the beds of asparagus are at least 75 to 85% dried, only a few completely green stalks.  I am going to fertilize and add some more soil, compost and the like.  Can't wait until spring for a taste of our own asparagus!!!!

Anyone have an opinion on using some well decomposed goat manure????  Have someone that is going to give us some.

More garden work MUST be done!!!!!!!    Less cooking....more gardening!!!!!!

Now I must go make a cake :), red velvet, mmmmmmmm.