DITA XML, EPUB, Mac guy, hopeful farmer, hiker, mountain biker, genealogist, house historian, traveler, social/political liberal .. architecturally inclined, and a builder of many things, experimenting with residential solar and wind power .. #StillFeelTheBern
Got my seeds planted today! Romano and Seychelles beans on the trellis boxes and 12 different pepper and tomato varieties in the seed hot box! Way more than I need, but the neighbors seem to appreciate the extra pepper and tomato starts.
#SpringHasSprung #TinyGarden #BackyardGarden #Veggies #GrowYourOwn #Gardening
Missed the big snowfall of a week ago, but Yosemite at any time in the winter is just magical.
With help from my wife's eagle-eye for identifying faces, I think we've been able to move this photo out of the "unknown" bucket! I've always really liked this photo, and now I'm pretty sure it's my great-great-grandmother (not yet sure who the man is .. definitely not either of her husbands .. hmm)! Probably 1890-ish.
Old photos are so fun!
Does anyone know much about the Beardsley Studio in Charlotte, Michigan?
Solstice pepper harvest!
Habanada and pepperoncini still cranking away, despite the rain and cold weather.
#gardening #peppers #microgarden #veggies #HappySolstice #Solstice
Today’s harvest! Despite the funky weather this year, my mini backyard garden is still cranking out the food. Squash is basically done, and tomatoes are closing up shop, but the beans have a second wind (getting two decent harvests each week) and the peppers are just getting started .. will need to do some drying or pickling. So much fun!
Finally got out for some mountain biking on #MtTam! Such an amazing place to ride. Need to make time for this more often!
Pepper plants are humming along .. hoping to start harvesting in a few weeks and they should keep going for many months! Peppers are the most reliable of all my veggies, although always the slowest to produce. I'm growing 8 varieties this year. Some from saved seeds, and some new!
- Orange Lunchbox Pepper
- Lively Italian Pepper
- Habanada Pepper
- Criolla Sella Pepper
- Mojo Aji Pepper
- Paisan Pepperoncini Pepper
- Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper
- Round of Hungary
Today’s harvest. One of each type of squash/zucchini! Corn seems to be coming along reasonably well .. won’t really know till the unveiling!
All grown in pots. This year decided to go dense and plant more in each pot. Corn, peppers, squash, beans, all packed together and growing vertically. So far so good. We shall see!
First zucchini blossom of the season! Sadly, no males yet, so no pollination. Zuke blossom for dinner!
And corn tassels are coming along! First time growing corn for me. Just 6 plants, so it sounds like I’ll need to pollinate by hand. Hmm. Will see how that goes!
My mini raised beds are humming along nicely! Romano beans on the left and Seychelles on the right. Radish and carrots in front at various stages. Squash seedlings in peat pots just poking through. And happy chive in front.
