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Garlic path

11 Jun 202510 Jun 2025 by Mike (tfb)
Path between garlic beds

As a foot tall (30cm) version of myself, I can imagine strolling down the straw-mulched path between garlic beds, under the arch of slightly menacing leaf blades, stepping over dandelion leaves and dodging spiny thistles—the weed intruders—admiring the thick garlic … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, 2025 from the start Tags garlic, mulch, straw, Spring Leave a comment

Season of the snail

4 Jan 20253 Jul 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Snails on garlic

This year, small snails everywhere! My best effort at identifying them (posting pics to the iNaturalist app on my phone) suggests they’re in the amber snail family (Succineidae). Wherever the ground is sheltered and moist, like under rocks or piles … Read the rest

Categories 2024 from the start, Veggies, Animals, Pests & Disease Tags snails, garlic, Summer Leave a comment

Garlic: the bug’s eye view

12 May 20249 May 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Bug's eye view of garlic

Another cloudy day. The garlic is still the only thing to see as far as crops in the field. It’s looking quite happy and healthy. That’s good!… Read the rest

Categories Veggies, 2024 from the start Tags garlic, mulch, straw, Spring Leave a comment

Garlic spreads its wings

3 May 202425 Apr 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Garlic in late April

Considering there was nothing to see six weeks ago, the garlic is healthy, spiky and coming along nicely! … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, 2024 from the start Tags garlic, mulch, Spring Leave a comment

The veggies are alright

13 Apr 20247 Feb 2024 by Mike (tfb)

Checking in again with the veggies in storage, about a month after the last inspection, and they’re all still doing fine! The potatoes are starting to sprout. The red onions, not recommended for long storage, are losing their color on … Read the rest

Categories Cooking & Eating, 2024 from the start, Off-season, Veggies, Farm lab (research!) Tags winter squash, garlic, potato, onion, Winter Leave a comment

Root food

13 Apr 202410 Jan 2024 by Mike (tfb)

Beauty is in the frying pan! A sampling from the small cache of onions, potatoes (fingerlings), garlic, all pulled from the ground last summer, sitting since then in boxes and bags on the floor of a closet that could be … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Cooking & Eating, 2024 from the start Tags garlic, potato, onion, Winter Leave a comment

Kale under cover

25 Jun 202310 Jun 2023 by Mike (tfb)
Kale and Brussels sprouts under row cover

Kale and Brussels sprouts are tucked away under floating row cover (with straw-mulched garlic in the back). This is usually to protect them from flea beetles that can devour the seedlings. This year, unfortunately, it’s also a deterrent to the … Read the rest

Categories 2023 from the start, Veggies, Pests & Disease, Tools Tags garlic, row cover, kale, flea beetle, Brussels sprouts, mulch, Spring 2 Comments
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