Some cherry tomatoes and turnip greens. I have yet to dig up the turnips because I don’t really like turnips; I just plant a bunch each year because I ADORE turnip greens. I need to get at them soon though. This is why I wasn’t worried about having to re-start my tomatoes in early summer [...]

The broccoli is still going strong, I even have new heads popping out! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

I pulled the last of the squash because it turned up with a nasty infection. There were 3 squash still growing and I tossed those too as one was very soft to the touch; it seemed rotten. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

I had no idea what this was on one of my corn plants. It was at first hard and shiny and smooth to the touch. We thought at first it was some sort of cocoon. I pulled the entire plant and set it under a tree far from the garden. After a few days it [...]

This is an ear of corn grown from a popcorn kernel. Note that it is longer than the sweet yellow corn we grew. It has a lighter taste as well and the kernels were much smaller. It was good though. I liked the spiral shape of it. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks [...]

My late start tomatoes. Remember my first batch of tomatoes died in a frost? The second starts are coming along nicely. I did not pick these, we had a storm which knocked down a big plant with lot of tomatoes on it. These fell off when I was trying to save it. This blog entry [...]

Some raw turnip greens I need to get ready for freezing. I had to pick the stems off some. I love turnip greens! They are so good fresh from the garden or frozen quickly after picking. They are nasty canned. Here some are all bagged up and ready for the freezer: This blog entry written [...]

Late sweet corn we picked yesterday. It was so delicious! To cook it we get the water boiling and drop it in as soon as it is picked and shucked. You can’t beat the taste of fresh corn; you can taste the sunlight in it! This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting [...]

I finally have tomatoes! I had a late start because as you may recall my first batch of tomatoes died in a frost, so I had to re-start them. I am excited! These are the cherry/fireball tomatoes and I have them all over now. My sons are also excited at the tomatoes as well as [...]

This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

The apples are growing well although this is an off year for the tree. They are not ripe yet but that doesn’t stop the Boy Bops from eating them. The apple tree got hurt really bad in a storm a few years ago. A big portion of it broke off due to heavy wind. It [...]

My husband bought the Concord grapevine back to life. They are so good, I can’t wait until they are ripe! He trained some of the vines to lead from the main vine/tree to drape across the garage. We are hoping for a canopy effect. It’s not full enough yet but it is pleasant to sit [...]

I planted a mint plant here last year, you might recall. It thrived for a while, then died before summer was over. The part of it I bought indoors to over-winter died also. Everyone told me no worries, it will pop back up again in the spring and be all over the place. Well here [...]

Two of my squash had definite powdery mildew. This one looks like it was just about to go into full bloom with it. I wasn’t sure if it would be able to fight it off but I pulled it anyway. This was a few days ago, I checked them the remaining squash plants and they [...]

I had a poor turnout of squash last year so I am excited to have so many baby squash growing. Here is one of them: Part of the patch: This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

This is our blackberry patch that’s right next to the garden. Some people buy a blackberry plant from a nursery but our patch was started a few years ago by the kids throwing in that spot blackberries we got from back in the woods. This patch has doubled in size since last year! I had [...]

This was the very last of the pea plants I had. I have such a hard time letting them go, but their season is over and I needed the room for my okra plants. I stuck it in one of the bottles I keep on my sink for decoration. Goodbye peas! This blog entry written [...]

Remember my sprouting potato? I finally got it going. My plan was to use solely tires but we found this big old-schoolwashing pot in the basement when we did our clean-up. I still don’thave tires so I’m using this to get the potato safe and covered so it can grow. It had so many sprouts [...]

Remember my post about the squash growing in the compost? Well I have had squash popping up all over the place in the garden as well. I pulled most of them. Here’s the latest, I found this growing out of the bottom of a pot I’m growing beans in. I’m going to leave it alone, [...]

Spinach, as you may know, is a cool-weather growing plant. This means it grows best in the spring or fall. Hot summer weather makes it go to seed. I harvested all the spinach in my ground garden and pulled the plants out. I had a few spinach plants growing in pots on my back porch, [...]

Another crop I’m all kinds of late on, but I have started okra late June before and still got lots of big, mature pods. Okra grows fast and well in hot weather. Not surprising as it originates from Africa. I am so excited! I love love love Okra. I never liked it before I grew [...]

Some of my sweet corn! It is growing fast, just a few weeks ago it wasn’t even ankle high and now its middle of my calves. Next to the corn on one side is lettuce and the other black beans. The black bean pods are very hard, like soybeans, if you let them mature but [...]

How often do you water your garden? How often should you water your garden? I aim for watering every day unless it rains. If it is a long, hard rain then I skip watering for at least 3 days after. In my experience a good long soak is better than short daily waterings, so I [...]

This is from the first weekend in June. The garden is coming along ok even though the weather has been iffy. I only have a little spinach left. I’m going to keep these plants in until the weather gets too hot for them. Here are some green beans and right in front some squash. I [...]

Here are some beans I am growing indoors, in the tall narrow pot with the sun painted on it. In the other pot is a pothos plant. These are red beans and black beans. I’m growing lots outside in the garden with the corn. I like to grow them inside too because they are so [...]

I can’t believe how I’ve been dragging on getting my tomatoes started. Luckily they grow very fast in hot weather, so it’s not like I’m not going to be able to get a nice crop or anything. I sowed a bunch in late February indoors in newspaper pots, then moved them to the front porch [...]

I finally got my spinach in the ground, I hope I get a nice crop this spring. I took these pics last week or so ago and the spinach has already grown a lot since then. I love spinach so much and it tastes so great fresh from the garden. This blog entry written by [...]

Here’s some of my sweet corn growing indoors (well on the porch) early May 2007. It’s in the ground now though I think I put it down too early. This blog entry written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Family Footprint!

Kitchen window early May 2007. Spinach and onion growing. I have to get this spinach in the ground. With spinach you’ve got to get it in early. Last year I planted it too late it went to seed when the hot weather hit. I did get some spinach, but not as much as I hoped. [...]