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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
I know this week has been rather light on blogging – for some reason I’ve been busy and not overly inspired! I blame it on the heat. The comfrey in the Herb garden is completely unfazed by the heat. In fact, it looks like something that should be growing in…
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Continue reading →: Tomato Day this Saturday!
Saturday, July 23, 2011 7am-12pm The 22nd Annual Tomato Day will be held at the Sedgwick County Extension Education Center at 21st and Ridge in Wichita on Saturday, July 23rd from 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This event features information on selecting, planting, maintaining, cooking with tomatoes. Admission is free.…
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Continue reading →: Family of 4 Garden Harvest
Our Family of 4 Harvest this week is pretty sad, but still significant. Rather, the dollar value ($1) is a bit sad, but the first tomatoes of the year are exciting! Family of 4 Harvest 3 oz. of cherry tomatoes @ $0.25/oz = $0.75 2 oz. of Roma tomatoes @…
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Continue reading →: Friday PhotoEssay
I don’t know about your gardens, but the Demo Garden isn’t loving the heat so much. It’s not looking too bad, just a little rough around the edges. The one thing that seems to be thriving in the heat are the melons. They have really grown this week! Still no…
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Continue reading →: Supporting the Melons
Tuesday was a fun day in the garden, because we got to search among the vines in the Vertical Garden for melons, and then tie them up to support the melons. Here’s a couple of the young melons on the ‘Tasty Bites’ vine that are getting to the point of…