Okay, so this is my first blog ever; as part-time farmers get with the times a little slower than some:), so bear with me if this seems dull or boring.
What isn't slow is the progression of weeds in the garden. One day you notice a few weeds starting to reach for the sky, and the next day, you can no longer see the plants that are supposed to be in the garden! How is it that the same soil you think is non-nutritive, due to your pumpkin plants struggling to grow, allows weeds to reach epic proportions in no time at all? It is clearly a cruel joke of some kind, ha, ha, ha, frickin' highlarryous!! So, in addition to the rainy summer stunting all of our good crop growth, I give up! The gardens are what they are, and so be it. Fortunately, we don't depend on the farm stand for substantial income, but it would be nice to at least pay for the seeds!
There is a special satisfaction of being able to have a farm stand and actually sell the produce that you grow, like a contribution to the local economy and well-being of the neighborhood or something. Unlike my Dad, we don't have a fully "circular" farm eco-system, with animals providing natural fertilizer for the gardens, so we need to look at our soil quality a lot closer to get things up to snuff (whatever that means!). At least the grandkids can pick out a pumpkin for themselves!
The sweet corn has just started yielding some of its tender kernals, though there isn't an over-abundance of corn either this year. I'll need to alert my sister Cheryl, as she likes the it a bit more "poppy" than most people, and there should be some she'll like. The tomatoes have produced quite nicely, as well as the green peppers. We had to plant the cucumbers a couple of times, and didn't get too many for our labors, though they were delicious. We will have a good crop of Butternut Squash, which is good, well, for those who like squash anyway:)
So that's it for my initial blog, and I hope to have pictures to include in future blogs. Hey, I'm a rookie, okay? Until then, may your rows be straight, your vines long and your harvest full.
-Dave (graniteman and farmer-not-so-extraordinaire)
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Congratulations on taking the plunge, Dave! I enjoyed your debut blog, both the writing and the content. Catchy title, too. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteNicely done. About that poppy corn...is it ready now?
ReplyDeletevery nice, dave. :) and what is poppy corn by the way??
ReplyDeleteYes, there is corn ready, though you'll have to sort through to find the stuff you like best. The upper corn patch (in the old pasture) is the corn that is ready, though you could check the lower patch as well, as it is certainly immature, but you like it that way:) that patch is in the right-hand garden, if you are looking down hill from the house. I'm in Connecticut this week, and I'll be back Saturday afternoon. I am planning on visiting Mom and Donna on Sunday, so if you can wait until then, maybe we can have a good old-fashioned corn feed!
ReplyDeleteLove, Dave
Thanks Pat! I just got the urge one day, and thought it might be cool to get the creative juices flowing or something:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the :) Amy! Poppy corn is corn that's almost ripe, but not quite, so it "pops" a lot more when you eat it. Basically, it's early corn, and my sister Cheryl is famous for loving it. Have a great day!
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