October 10, 2009
Here are some updated pictures of my corn and sweet potatoes. They are about 3/4 of the way to maturity. I am letting them go until I can harvest them. After that I will dive in to my fall garden.
[ 1 Comment ] Posted on 10.10.09 under Farmer Darrell's Tips, Fellow Gardener's Photos
Farmer Darrell’s Fall Garden Photos
November 22, 2008
Nice garden, Farmer Darrell (Dad)!! I want some of your lettuce already!
Could you, please, give us a run down of what all you’re growing?
[ 8 Comments ] Posted on 11.22.08 under Fellow Gardener's Photos
Rick’s Garden Photos
November 06, 2008
Another fellow Valley gardener, Rick, emailed me some photos of his backyard garden today.
Carrots
Rick got his carrots in EARLY! They take forever to mature.
Corn
Salad Mix
I’m jealous of his lettuce being ready to eat already! I’m planting mine today.
Thanks for sharing the photos, Rick. Hopefully, they will inspire many new backyard gardens to spring up across the Valley in the future!!!
[ 1 Comment ] Posted on 11.06.08 under Fellow Gardener's Photos
Hannah’s Garden Photos
November 05, 2008
My garden friend, Hannah, emailed some pictures of her garden to me today. That is a sweet looking pumpkin, Hannah! I’ve never grown pumpkins before.
Black Beauty Eggplants
Black Cherry Tomatoes
Carrots
Green Beans
Green Peppers
Jalapenos
Pumpkins
Great garden, Hannah! Thanks for sharing your photos.
Hannah also makes gorgeous custom cakes if any of y’all need to order for a birthday, baby shower or other special occasion here in the Valley (that’s the Phoenix, Arizona area to all y’all out of towners). http://hannahislivingthesweetlife.blogspot.com
[ 2 Comments ] Posted on 11.05.08 under Fellow Gardener's Photos
My Dad’s Garden Photos
May 19, 2008
I was visiting with my dad this weekend and took some pictures of what he’s growing. I’m inspired to definately have a strawberry patch next year!
And then there’s the grapevine…
A very ripe tomato…
Yellow Pears
And a bunch of green tomatoes.
And the pepper plants are loaded.
Big Jim (is that right, dad?)
Jalapenos
Hungarian Wax
Bells
[ No Comments ] Posted on 05.19.08 under Fellow Gardener's Photos
My Uncle’s Garden
April 24, 2008
Here is another great garden here in the Valley.
Nice garden, Uncle Randy!
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.24.08 under Fellow Gardener's Photos
My Dad’s Garden
April 24, 2008
Introducing my garden hero…(and his frogs, he loves frogs)
My dad
Hi there! My name is Darrell and let me tell a little bit about my garden hobby. I am 61 years old and have had a garden everywhere I have lived since I was 9 years old. I guess you could say that I enjoy gardening. I only plant vegetables. I think flowers are pretty, but I can’t eat them. I believe that variety is the spice of life so, I grow a lot of different things that you will see. I am an organic gardener returning to the soil only compost that is natural.
I have a compost pile and replenish my soil twice a year. I have had my current garden for 17 years now. I can reach into my soil and bring up handfuls without the aid of a shovel. I turn my soil with a garden fork. It can be done if you add to the soil what you have depleted. I learned one important thing in my years of gardening that if you are going to eat it, you have to feed it. I am always trying different varieties of vegetables, some grow good here, some do not. I am growing different peppers this spring, some I have only one plant and others several. My garden space is 60 feet long and 6 feet wide.
I grow everything real close since I don’t have all the space that I want. Someday I hope to have a quarter of an acre that I can plant more of everything, For now I am content with what I have. I will list what I have growing in my garden. I plant a winter garden and a summer garden. I let my soil rest in August before I get ready for my fall garden in September. I start my summer garden in the middle of February. If you don’t have tomatoes started by May, you won’t get very many.
I will add more later of my gardening tips , but for now this is just an introduction. My list of things growing in my garden now are:
PEPPERS & CHILIES: Red Hot Cherry, Sweet Purple Bell, Sweet Orange Bell, Habenero, MexiBell, Hungarian Yellow Wax, Sandia, Ancho Pablono, Anaheim R23, New Mexico Chili, Tam Mild Jalapeno, Keystone Giant Bell, Jalapeno. Cayenne.
TOMATOES: Sweet 100, Grape, Mr. Stripey, Husky Red Cherry, LemomBoy, Patio, Heatwave,Celebrity,Yellow Pear, Porter, Sun gold, Brandy wine Green Zebra Sweet Red Cherry.
OTHER MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES: Red Swiss Chard, White Swiss Chard, Red Cabbage, Yellow Onion, Green Onion, Garlic, Elephant Garlic, Armenian Cucumber, Rhubarb, Idaho Potatoes, Sweet Yams.
EGGPLANT: Ichiban, White Globe, Listadis De Grandie.
FRUIT: Strawberries, Thompson Green Seedless Grapes.
HERBS: Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Cilantro, French Tarragon, Curly Parsley, Garlic Chive, Peppermint, Marjoram,Sweet Basil, Texas Basil, Lemon Grass, Sweet-Sugar Herb, Pineapple Sage, Regular Sage.
So, as you can see I have a little bit of everything. My garden is always changing. I am already planning my fall garden with new and different varieties. I harvest more of anything my wife Doris and I can eat. We give away a lot our produce to our 9 childern, 27 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. We are blessed in so many ways. Til next time, Farmer Darrell signing off.
(he always has really pretty flowers growing in his yard)
[ No Comments ] Posted on 04.24.08 under Farmer Darrell's Tips, Fellow Gardener's Photos
A Fellow Gardener
April 17, 2008
Here are some pictures of a fellow gardener’s garden here in the Valley. He bought some seed starts from me in March and sent some photos of how some of them are doing. Looking good, Michael!
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