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Today’s Harvest

by Farmer Jay on August 14, 2009

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Friday was a great day to be outside — upper 70s,  cloudy and no rain.  Everything but he corn is doing well.  I don’t think I even took a picture as it still looks like grass.  The corn should be about 3 feet or so by now and it is only about a foot.  While [...]

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Between the rain and the heat, the weeds have outgrown many of the vegetables! Here is this week’s photoset:
Peas
This is it!  Pea season is officially over.  I pulled a number of peas off the vines today.  They taste great.  I got about 5 peas for each plant.  No fertilizer, just weeding and watering.
Cilantro
The cilantro [...]

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What a great day for a market!  When I don’t have anything to pick yet in the garden, it’s time to go to the farmer’s market.  Today’s stop, the Green City Market.
If you follow @GreenCityMarket on Twitter, you were notified that Cannon Drive was closed this morning for the Wrigley “Start Early Run” Race.  Walking [...]

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More seeds went in the ground today and more tomorrow. Today I planted a lettuce mix.
As a home farmer, growing single types of lettuce can get boring.  The fun of growing at home is growing a number of varieties that you wouldn’t necessarily buy for yourself.  This year, I’m planting two mixes of lettuces [...]

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