Category Archives: Seeds

Still At It

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Tom

Last night I and my girls shelled popcorn.  We were going to be meeting a friend, and making a trade, the next day (today) and a third of the popcorn was a portion of what we were trading. Another part … Continue reading →

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Another Saturday At The Ness Farm

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Tom

This last weekend Patti, Phoebe and I went out to the Ness farm to finish picking nearly all of the popcorn, and see what else could be gleaned from the field. Phoebe and Patti husked it all just to reduce … Continue reading →

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Grunt’s Autumn Red Popcorn

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Tom

For those lucky enough to know him, Grunt was a one farm seed bank, seed saver, and crop breeder in Canada, just north of the Idaho panhandle.  I speak of him in the past-tense, because he is.  Shortly before his … Continue reading →

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Fall, School & First Frost

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Tom

So a lot has happened since I last posted.   Phoebe hit the 8th anniversary of her birth.  I took her out for coffee and a cherry tart before anyone else was awake. We have had a less than ideal growing … Continue reading →

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Most Beans Are Not Green

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Tom

Not here anyway.  <grin> Dragon Tongue beans.  They are a flat wax type that does not develop strings until really late in their maturity, taste fantastic, and are a pretty good dry bean as well.  My best three plants I … Continue reading →

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Rain & Mud

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Tom

So, we have had rain.  Rain means mud.  It also means that not much gardening was done this weekend. Forgive the unsteady hand of my daughter Nell, but as you can see the jeans are no longer presentable in any … Continue reading →

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Seedlings Waiting

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Tom

So winter is fighting with spring this year.  Some days the trees outside are dripping sap into the barrels, most days they are not.  Today it rained for 8 hours, then snowed for 4 hours.  Temps tonight will drop down … Continue reading →

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Seed Starting 2014

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Tom

So here we go again.  I held off.  Much later than I usually start things.  This year though, winter is keeping a tight grip on things, apparently until the calendar says it is no longer winter.  There is a light … Continue reading →

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Long Term Squash Storage: Baby Vi Mochata Wins!

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Tom

So, this is the “winner” of the long-term storage contest, and once again, it is a Baby Vi Mochata squash.  14 months without going soft or moldy.  There were 3 others that went a couple about a week or so … Continue reading →

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Another Year of Selecting Victor Kucyk 2175 Corn

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Tom

So Lance and I had another year of growing and selecting the Victor Kucyk corn given me some years ago, and it just keeps getting better every year as we choose only the best plants and cobs for replanting the … Continue reading →

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