Making real juice from fruit and vegetables.

http://oochi.notlong.com 29 June 2007 Making Juice

This method makes real juice. Fruit and vegetables from the garden are utilized if available. Others are purchased as necessary. I use what is available at any given time. Enough water is added to make the mixture possible to drink. I consume about one litre per day and use the blended mixture sort of like a thirst quencher. Healthy?

Durgan - Ontario, Zone "5"

The Home Garden in all its Glory.

http://poqua.notlong.com 27 June 2007 Zone 5B.

These pictures are of the complete garden. The first portion is flowers and the second is vegetables. All pictures are annotated on the top center. The growth this year has been exceptional. The vegetable garden is incredible, and most plants are larger than life. June weather has been way above average for sun and heat. Now all we require is rain.

Hollyhock Rust Cure?

Hollyyhock Rust and Propane Burner. Anybody who grows hollyhocks knows just how disfiguring this fungus (Puccinia malvacearum) can be.

http://ukeep.notlong.com/ 27 June 2007 Pictures of a few of my hollyhocks with no rust (Puccinia malvacearum) present.

The area was flamed in the fall and I contribute the absence of rust to this practice. Over the last three years by this time in the season the hollyhocks were severely infected with rust. The flaming does not kill the plants. I have about 12 plants in the same area (not in bloom yet), and no rust is present on any them.

Further evidence that the flaming is responsible for the lack of rust is: 27 June 2007. There was one hollyhock plant about 75 feet from the main patch, growing out of the edge of the compost pile. This plant has rust damage. I immediately pulled the plant, and flamed all residue plus sanitized the area with the flame.

Here is the device I used: http://flamehoc.notlong.com/


Maybe this is an effective treatment?

Kohlrabi, Joi Choi, Rutabago

http://pheza.notlong.com 26 June 2007 Kohlrabi, Joi Choi, Rutabago

This is my first year growing Kohlrabi and Joi Choi. The seeds were direct planted in the garden about 24 May 2007. Today I pulled a few plants and ate them. The rutabago has been grown in the past. These are smaller than the large orange tunip. Sometimes the names are interchanged.

One Kohlrabi was eaten raw and it is comparable to a radish in texture and taste is a cross between a radish and a piece of turnip with a slight taste of mustard. On the whole rather pleasant. Two kohlrabi were steam cooked and garnished with butter and were comparable to a potato cooked in a similar fashion.

The stir fried Joi Choi, common in Chinese Restaurants, was excellent. I used sesame oil and soy sauce for flavour, and it was cooked in less than five minutes. I ate the whole plant- belived it or not.

The small rutabgo was steam cooked and garnished with butter.

The combination made a most enjoyable meal. The king was the Joi Choi.

Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Celery First of the season.

http://aihoo.notlong.com/ 25 June 2007 Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Celery First of the season.

All three vegetables were grown without any "cides". There is not any trace of insect damage. There are 12 plants of each.

The cauliflower may not produce on all plants because the June weather has been rather hot, and cauliflower will not produce flowering heads if the weather is too hot when maturing. A spring crop is risky on a large scale.

The celery plant is huge and still growing. The inside stalks are normal size now. This was my first effort in growing celery.

21 June 2007 Floribundas (cluster roses), Escapade Rose

http://xrl.us/2gsv 21 June 2007 Floribundas (cluster roses), Escapade Rose.

This rose blooms profusely most of the summer. The vegetation is very prickly. The rose withstands rough conditions. This one suffered from damage due to a warm winter, and an attack in the spring of some insect that attacked the flowering buds. During heavy rainfalls the rose roots are in water for several hours. It always manages to survive and thrive. The winter kill of 2006/2007 made it necessary to cut back severely or it would be a larger clump. It certainly is a welcome addition to the garden.

Beets

http://xrl.us/2gsa 21 June 2007 Beets pulled.
Zone 5. Some beets were pulled for pickling and eating fresh. The growth was excellent and most were around the same size. There was no leaf damage due to insects. There is another row for eating fresh as the season progresses. The tops were not utilized, since there was simply too many, plus there is still spinach for greens, which is preferred.

The Lily Bed

http://aisai.notlong.com/ 20 June 2007 Starting to bloom.

http://xrl.us/2hqi 23 June 2007 More lilies blooming.

http://zoopa.notlong.com/ 28 June2007 Probably at the peak of blooming.

http://weequ.notlong.com/ 2 July 2007 Still Blooming.

http://athae.notlong.com 5 July 2007 More Blooms. It rained which helped.

The lily bed is about 10 feet by 10 feet and there are about 12 different types of lilies. The names are not known. They are just lilies to me. They make a spectular bloom for two to three weeks. This is the second year for these plants.

Garden Meal

http://iusei.notlong.com/ 20 June 2007.

We decided to make a meal form garden produce. The potatoes ar4 small and two plants were required. The carrots are still a little immature. Peas were perfect. Beets are a perfect size. The meals was cooked by steaming and boiling. The only condiments used was a brushing of butter. he romaine lettuce was picked yesterday.

Romaine Lettuce

http://ibaig.notlong.com/ 20 June 2007

The heads are huge. One head fills a kitchen sink. I have six plants and they are not fully mature yet. There are no bugs or damage to the inside leaves.

Niobe Clematis

http://iafae.notlong.com/

This magnificient bloomer has produces a show for the last three years. It is in a bed with a multi-blue clematis, which has finished blooming. The number of flowers is truly remarkable.

Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppies)

http://ohshe.notlong.com/ 17 June 2007 Danish Flag (White Center)

http://tehie.notlong.com/ 20 June 2007 Papaver Somniferum Laciniatum (Poppy Venus) (Peony Type)

http://iubex.notlong.com/ 7 July 2007 Papaver Somniferum ( Similar to Danish Flag but has a black center flag.

http://maora.notlong.com 9 July 2007 Dscritpion of Opium Poppy Flowers.




This is the first bloom 17 Jube 2007. It is a Danish Flag with a white center. The plant has about ten flowering heads. The vegetation is very distinctively different compared to Shirely poppies. This year I have many different types and am in the process of classifying with pictures and names.

16 June 2007 Vegetable Garden Zone 5.

http://aejie.notlong.com/ 16 June 2007 Vegetable Garden. Pictures are annotated on lower left.

New plants this year are Celery, Kohl Rabi, Joi Choi, Okra, Artichokes,and Ground Cherry. Radishes are finished. We have eaten a few Beets, Radishes, Spinach, and Ground Cherries. Lettuce is almost ready.

The Colorado Potato Beetle is picked off the potatoes and so far they are under control. Flea Beetles damaged some Radishes, Rutabago, and Joi Choi. For control wood ashes were sprinkled on the plants with mixed success. The White Cabbage Beetle has made its apperance, so the cubits must be checked for eggs daily. The bugs have been manageable this year, and there doesn't seem to be many.

June weather has been very hot, but so far we have had sufficient rain. I have watered some plant as required.

Datura inoxia; Devil's trumpet.

http://devilst.notlong.com/ 16 June 2007 (First bloom for 2007)

http://eelah.notlong.com 10 July 2007 Many blooms. Flowers last one day and they are removed at night to prevent seed production, since they over-winter,re-seed and can be invasive.

16 June 2007. This plant is in an excellent location. I want to see how large it can grow in one season. Usually I grow one or two. It is known for causing delerious states and poisonings in uninformed users. It is a heavy tripper, mostly one way if one partakes. As growth progresses new pictures will be attached.

A.k.a. Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple (Datura metel) thorn-apple, devil's apple, devil's trumpet, angel's trumpet, stinkweed, green dragon, apple of Peru, Jimson Weed; Devil's Apple; Thorn Apple; Stinkweed; Devil's Weed; Malpitte; Moonflower; Toloache.

Fruiting Weeping Mulberry Tree.

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?RUXZL 15 June 2007

This Fruiting Weeping Mulberry Bush is loaded with fruit berries. The quality, quantity and taste are well worth the tedious effort to pick a few. When fully ripe the berries cover the ground beneath the tree. Birds enjoy them.

Delphinium

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?TDSJA 15 June 2007 Delphinium

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?HVRZX 21 June 2007 Delphinium at Full Bloom. The flowers are starting to shred.

This delphinium was planted in 2004, and it gave one small spike the first year. Since then, it has produced more spikes yearly. A shovel full of compost is put on top each year. It starts growing in the spring when there is still snow on the ground. When the first flowering is done, the flowering stalk is cut back to ground level, and there will be new blooms later in the season, when the temperature drops. These are not as spectacular as the first bloom, but still attractive.

Mother's Day Lily

http://mlily.notlong.com/ 15 June 2007

This red lily is a Hybrid Asiatic.

http://sahpe.notlong.com/ 19 June 2007 Lily in full bloom.

This lily was given to my wife on Mother's Day in 2004 in a pot of about twelve blooms. It was planted in the garden and has bloomed since 2004. Some small daughter bulbs were transplanted along the fence and they are now a new clump almost as large as the mother patch.

Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops)

http://Sundrops.notlong.com 12 June 2007 Oenothera fruticosa (Sundrops)

http://Sundrops2.notlong.com 15 June2007 Plant in full bloom.

This is my clump of perennial Sundrops. I keep the plant contained by digging a trench around the clump. The plant blooms about two weeks, and the vegetation is still a dark attractive green throughout the season.

Common Names: COMMON SUNDROPS: EVENING PRIMROSE,· GOLDEN SUNDROPS,· NARROWLEAF EVENING PRIMROSE,· SUNDROP,· SUNDROPS .

Lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina)

http://Lambsea.notlong.com 12 June 2007

Lamb's ears (Stachys byzantina) is grown since it attracts bees. Never is the flowering spike without some bees hovering around. Never water this plant, since it become straggly if wet for any lenght of time.

Flea Beetle

Flea Beetle
http://FleaB.notlong.com 11 June 2006

This 2 to 3 mm long Flea Beetle causes much damage to Radishes, Joi Choi, Rutabago, and Horseradish in my garden. No garden is without these ubiquitous pests. They particularly like radish leaves. The damage is profound when the plants are very small. Spraying with one of various pesticides on a regular basis is probably the best control.

Here is more information about this pest. http://InfoB.notlong.com

Snake Garlic (Allium sativum)

http://SerpentG.notlong.com 10 June 2007

Allium sativum Common Names: garlic,hardneck garlic, rocambole. Family: Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis Family)

The snake seed pod (snake or scape)was removed today. Removing the snakes allows plant energy to produce slightly larger cloves. The snakes should be removed before they straighten out, which they will do after a few days of growth. The plants will be pulled about 5 July 2007.

Venidium fastuosum (Zulu Prince)

http://ZuluP.notlong.com 9 June 2007 Venidium fastuosum (Zulu Prince)

http://aiyaa.notlong.com 7 July 2007 Venidium fastuosum Fully Blooming. The last picture appears if the flower is contemplating the viewer of the image.

9 June 2007. These two plants were started from seed in March indoors. This is the first flower. I will be posting more pictures as the plant matures. The plant will get about two feet in diameter and will produce flowers all summer. The flower stem is about six inches above the vegetation. There is another plant with orange flowers called Orange Prince, but I quit growing it; since, it is not as prolific a flower producer as the Zulu Prince.

Spinach (First of the season).

Spinach first of the season.
http://spinach.notlong.com/ 9 June 2007

First spinach picked this season. The row is about seven feet long, and the spinach is perfect form with no bug damage. It is eaten raw or cooked. The picked bunch consists of two plants.

http://www.durgan.org/Blog/Durgan.html

Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium)

http://CaanterB.notlong.com

7 June 2007 Phacelia minor (Canterbury Bells) Canterbury Bells (Campanula medium)

I first grew this plant five years ago, and was very impressed with the show of colour. It is treated as an annual. The bells last for about ten days and if dead-headed another flush occurs, but the bells are not as large. I find the plant a pleasure to view. The colour is slightly more blue than indicated by the photos.

Eccremocarpus scaber (Chilean Glory Vine)

http://chileang.notlong.com/

7 June 2007 Eccremocarpus scaber (Chilean Glory Vine)

http://ohcae.notlong.com/ 27 June 2007 Pictures indicating growth. A hummingbird sampled the flowers one day, but never returned.

http://guiph.notlong.com 15 July 2007 Pictures indicating the astonishing growth

This plant was started from seed in November 2006. It grew so well that it was folded back on itself. It was planted outdoors on 20 May 2007, and immediately produced the pretty, red, trumpet shaped flowers in clusters. There are three plants in different locations and all are thriving. It will be interesting to see how large it will grow.

Tradescantia bracteata (Spiderwort)

http://spiderw.notlong.com/ 7 June 2007


Perennial, 4 - 12 inches tall.Flowers: May - July. Flowers in morning and flowers last one day with new ones everyday.

5 June 2007 Vegetable and Fruit Garden

http://gardseng.notlong.com/ Garden Pictures are labelled on lower left.

5 June 2007. It rained this morning and almost everything is thriving. The only edibles produced so far is rhubarb, radishes, chives, and some mint. There is a bit of bug damage on the rutabago(turnip), but bugs really haven't been a major problem so far this season. Rain has arrived almost when required, and the sun has been out almost daily, so the growth is excellent. It should be a good
year.

Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)

http://callali.notlong.com/ 2 June 2007

My Calla Lily effort. I started them in pots indoors in March. Two of the five didn't grow. There are three mandelas made from one of the photos for interest. I will get a larger variety and colour for next year. They are most attractive in a pot with multi-colours.

Zantedeschia aethiopica Country of Origin: South Africa. To the visitor of the moister parts of the South African Cape it is a common sight to see whole fields of these beautiful callas in bloom during summertime. They are also found to 2300m in Kenya.

Bachelor's Button, Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus

http://ftypes.notlong.com/ 2 June 2007

http://bbuton.notlong.com/ 15 June 2007 Bachelor's Button in full bloom.

http://danah.notlong.com 16 June 2007 Diffrent Flower colours.

Bachelor's Button, Cornflower, Centaurea cyanus. There are four diferent plant types (colours)in my garden this year. Apparently Bachelor's Buttons have colours other than blue. Blue is the predominent colour. All plants are strong and upright.

Blue Clematis.

http://BlueC.notlong.com 1 June 2007


http://Mblue.notlong.com 2 June 2007 More pictures.

Multi-bue Clematis.There are two in the bed but the other "Niobe" is not in bloom.

Colorado Potato beetle - Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Colorado Potato beetle - Leptinotarsa decemlineata

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?EQUSR 1 June 2007

http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?CHAWU 2 June 2007 Egg Cluster

The Colorado Potato Beetle made its appearance today. I picked bout 15 off the potato plants, and removed some eggs on the underside of some leaves. Potatoes have been grown the last three years, and every year there are a few more Colorado Potato Beetles. All I do is pick them off the plants daily, since they are not in quantity.

Years ago my small potato patch was destroyed in one long weekend. Upon returning from a trip the potato leaves were completely covered or what was left of them. With a large infestation and a large field spraying is necessary. Good luck for the organic gardeners.