Tag: cucurbits

Late Bloomer Lesson #1 for Garden Issues

Late Bloomer Lesson #1 for Garden Issues

| July 26, 2013 | 3 Replies

Late Bloomer Lesson #1 for Garden Issues covers a problem that has arisen in July in the Late Bloomer Garden. If you have downloaded my free ebook, “10 Steps to a Great First Garden,” (sign-up box on right), you will have heard of my LBL’s, or Late Bloomer Lessons. The beautiful, wondrous and sometimes frustrating thing about […]

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It’s Finished! Finished!

It’s Finished! Finished!

| October 12, 2012 | 11 Replies

Yesterday, I stopped into the Waldorf school, where one of my sons spent five years, to say hello to Farmer Jack, who was giving a biodynamic demonstration for the children. You will remember Farmer Jack from episode 7 of Late Bloomer. I hadn’t seen him in a while. The children were taking turns stirring water […]

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Patty Pan Squash!

Patty Pan Squash!

| July 17, 2012 | 4 Replies

Patty pan squash is ripe! My young neighbor Sophia and I planted this Cucurbita pepo Balmoral, or Patty Pan Squash, over Memorial Day weekend. Here’s the first harvested one. The tag says 55-65 days to harvest. I took the first one off today at 51 days. You can see us planting the seedling near the end (3:32) […]

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