Category Archives: Squash

Another Follower

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Tom

Realized this guy was following me around the back as I was spot watering this evening. Our interaction ended when he ate a worm out of my hand.  His mother promptly fluttered in, shooed him away, and led him to … Continue reading →

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Not So Bad Once You Cut Down The Weeds

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Tom

So these are my weed remediation buddies who came out with me to the Ness Farm this evening.  Today was the first day to try out the mowing between rows bit.  The mowing was my job.  Their job was plucking … 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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And ………. It Is All Planted!

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Tom

Another interesting spring. May was cold this year until the second half of it and spring was half over.   Last year we apparently had 13″ of snow in May.  I honestly do not remember it.  Lots of the last … 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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Not Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Snow & A Double Rainbow

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Tom

We finally had frost out at the Ness farm, so on Wednesday we all went out with the intention of bringing in the squash, melons, cabbages, and root crops.  It was chilly but sunny and seemed like a good day … Continue reading →

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Finishing Red Sauce, The Ness Farm & My Girls

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Tom

This is the end of the day.  It all started early, getting the kids up, dressed, fed, making lunches and getting them off to school. Then it was processing the last batch of basic red sauce.  8 gallons of raw … Continue reading →

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Beans, Garlic, Fishing, Tomatoes, Sandhills, Rudy’s, And First Melon

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Tom

We are getting a lot of beans.  More than we can keep up with eating fresh.  I already have about 50 frozen quarts of them, so I started pickling them. I jam them into the jar by hand, filling as … Continue reading →

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Weeding The Ness Garden

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Tom

I worked at it until the sun was going down, and the bugs gave in to even eating me.  Combinations of plant resin and dirt has given me a delightful patina to my hands which I discovered does not wash … Continue reading →

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A Week, A Foot Of Rain & Gardens

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Tom

It could have been worse. This is a scene which was repeated again and again in this last week.  In 7 days we had about a foot of rain.  Some places fairly close got more than we did, some areas … Continue reading →

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