Category Archives: garden

10.18.11 Garlic chives

Posted on October 25, 2011 by diary of a tomato

Garlic chives (allium tuberosum) going to seed — it took awhile for them to establish, but the garlic chives ended up being one of my favorite herbs to cook with this past season. We planted more and hope to have … Continue reading →

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10.18.11 Cherry tree in bloom

Posted on October 24, 2011 by diary of a tomato

This photo from last week shows our cherry tree blooming, even though it’s fall. It’s almost the end of October and we haven’t had a frost yet.

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10.16.11 Garden in transition

Posted on October 20, 2011 by diary of a tomato

Raised beds being readied for season extension. The marigolds and nasturtiums have continued to bloom much later than in previous years, and are full of bees storing up for the winter. Carrots, leeks and celeriac ready to be covered. We’ll … Continue reading →

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10.16.11 Late summer squash

Posted on October 18, 2011 by diary of a tomato

It’s mid-October and our summer squash plants are finally ending their run. Scorpacciata is an Italian word meaning feasting while in season; is there another word to capture the sadness we feel knowing that we won’t have it again until … Continue reading →

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10.9.11 Fennel

Posted on October 17, 2011 by diary of a tomato

We couldn’t decide between the two, and grew two kinds of fennel this year — Finale and Perfection. Out of laziness, we’d left the roots in the ground after harvesting. To our surprise they gave us a second crop, each … Continue reading →

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10.9.11 Dragon Langerie

Posted on October 16, 2011 by diary of a tomato

We’d left the Dragon Langerie beans on the plant to dry, and found one of them already beginning to sprout.

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9.16.11 Hanging pomodorini

Posted on September 21, 2011 by diary of a tomato

After harvesting the pomodorini, keeping them in large clusters, we studied the video and began to assemble our own piennoli. Synthetic twine was slippery, and using cotton gave the vines something to grip to. Here we’ve started hanging some Aprile. We clipped apart … Continue reading →

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