Posts under ‘growing’

I’m probably the last one on the block, so to speak, but I finally dug up my garlic today. In November, I planted cloves from bulbs from Maple Bank Farm, Holbrook Farm, Sport Hill Farm, and Cherry Grove in Newtown, CT. (Yes, I was late getting them in the ground too!) Anyway, today was the [...]

Well whaddya know, it’s Grains Week in the northeast. From GrowNYC: What started three years ago as a conversation about how to urge Greenmarket bakers to incorporate local flour into their baked goods has bloomed into a full-blown initiative to revitalize and sustainably scale up the production of grains in the Northeast. Incredible! Wish I’d [...]

I finally planted my garlic this weekend and I hope it wasn’t too late. If it gets too cold, I may not get that root system going. Garlic is a bulb and gets planted in the Fall. In my zone, they suggest planting around Columbus Day and harvesting around the 4th of July. My 2009/2010 [...]

It’s been really busy lately for this Late Bloomer, but I couldn’t resist sharing this Grist article: Canola gone wild! Scientists from the University of Arkansas announced at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting the results of a study that showed genetically engineered pesticide-resistant canola growing like a weed in North Dakota. It certainly  [...]

Here’s my very own arugula! They were just seeds on April 10.

I know that the  One Local Summer Challenge is officially over, but I made this soup this week and thought it would be a better ending to OLS 2009. The soup is Potage Parmentier (potato and leek soup) and the recipe is from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. leeks from Cherry Grove, [...]

I found out I can begin harvesting my potatoes because the leaves are yellowing and/or withering away. I also found out that I can leave them in the ground for storage and safe-keeping—unless I have moles or voles (in which case, I need to harvest now to beat them to the goods). I decided to [...]

I harvested my garlic last weekend. I wasn’t sure it was done, but other people in my zone were harvesting theirs, the stalks were starting to brown, and it seemed like the thing to do. This was my entire yield: Cute little things. For comparison, these big ones are from Missy’s: Missy’s mom is a [...]

I confess, this isn’t a serious grow-your-own year at Late Bloomers Farm. I have five to eight oaks in my yard that prevent me from getting the kind of sunlight it takes to grow things. Hence, one half of the Late Bloomers double entendre. There are a few sunny spots and this is what I [...]

My how time flies when you’re having fun. I will do my best to recap our bounty from these past few CSA weeks. August 26 was the tenth week of our CSA (Waldingfield Farm, pick-up point Sandy Hook Organic Farmer’s Market). Our bounty is here: September 2 was the eleventh week of our CSA. I [...]