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Finally, frost!

16 Oct 20087 Oct 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Overnight, the first real killing frost finally hit. A couple of nights it had gotten close, touching some plants in the field, but this was the real deal. At 8am, the lower end of the garden was still in the … Read the rest

Categories Flowers, Veggies, Weather Tags Autumn, basil, eggplant, frost, grass, night, peppers, zinnias 5 Comments

Flowers galore

20 Aug 200813 Aug 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The flower sections have pretty well taken off over the last month, with the several beds of zinnias (above, directly below) offering up the biggest splash of color. We’re not harvesting the flowers, this season is a trial run, but … Read the rest

Categories Flowers Tags flowering, lavatera, Summer, sunflower, zinnias 6 Comments

Cut flowers arrive

23 Jul 200814 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Zinnias bloom! At least, a few varieties are starting, along with many of the other cut flowers in this year’s trial bed. Much of last year’s first trial bed wound up worse for the wear after drought and infrequent weeding. … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Flowers Tags flowering, Summer, weeding, zinnias 5 Comments

Zinnia vs calendula

3 Mar 200930 Oct 2007 by Mike (tfb)

A vibrant slash of orange and yellow—the half-row of calendula seemed to be fairly unfazed by the recent blast of sub-zero cold, where the zinnias didn’t do so well. Another bit of first-hand frost experience to file away. Elsewhere in … Read the rest

Categories Flowers, Weather Tags Autumn, calendula, experiments, frost, zinnias Leave a comment

Flower garden

21 Oct 20078 Oct 2007 by Mike (tfb)

With all of the recent rain and warm weather, the trial flower patch has bounced back, well, as best it could, half of it having been overrun by pigweed, and the rest starved by three months of near drought. It’s … Read the rest

Categories Flowers Tags Autumn, calendula, cosmos, lavatera, zinnias 2 Comments
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