Cole's Gardens

Summer planting continues... 600 Sweet corn and 300 Green bean plants in the ground.

CORN! Clock is ticking!
Planted 650 Sweet Corn today (Temptress see pic).
Clock is now ticking. These are going in the ground in 10 to 14 days. But first… I have to harvest the potatoes and prep the beds. I will have a few pounds of Red and Gold NEW potatoes this week Pitchfork Market. I will probably have a few bags per week for some time. They are only New Potatoes when they are NEW. Soft skin great for red and gold skinned mashed potatoes… Tender and sweet.
Expected harvest date of corn is Aug 20 to September 3. Will be expecting around 800 ears. ALSO I will be selling the stocks for either decoration purpose or for animal bedding and feed for you horse and swine husbandmen.

Big THANKS to Andrea at Rosebird Farms for all her help and advice. You are a real Jewel
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This mornings Tomato harvest.
I now have 55 total pounds for market. Yummy!
That is with just 2 of 12 rows producing as yet

I still have some Patio Plants... Ready to go! Just water em and you get home grown tomatoes the rest of the season.
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It has been a while since I published up to date pics of the garden... Look at all that goodness coming to market.
Happy Days All!
And don't forget to check into this market this Sunday... Look up under events.

Spent the morning pruning tomatoes, trellising cucumbers, harvesting the last radishes and the last of the garlic ... No pics today but production is good.
Happy Days All!

First tomato broke to ripe today... Won't be long now... June 4th market Tomatoes will be present.

Photographic tour Part 2.
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This section is known as B1 and 2. When we got to the property three years ago it had 5 foot weeds and was thoroughly infested with Bermuda grass. Due to the loss of my last computer I don't have many before pics. Last December I demolished the raised beds and converted it to rows. This gave us a 240% increase in growing area.
Happy Days all!

First of May and the experiment is paying off. After the second pruning I have discovered about 200 Tomatoes. Some plants have three trusses producing. Wont be long now!

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Happy days all =D

Photographic tour Part 1.

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They say "lead with your best foot forward". As I said before we have four garden areas (5800 sqft total) and this is the first and the best we have. A quick tour of "F3"... the Hoop house. It is a 20'X60' with enough room for 6 rows of Vegies and a small hardening table. This is the second season with this space and I am sure we got the soil issues worked out.
Happy Days all!

I visited Rosebird Farms last Friday... Boy did I get some great ides. West of 3rd

Weather is a bit adverse for planting. The BIG planting is going to be a week late. On the plus side, my experiment with planting some Tomatoes early was a small success. I have 2 plants that have already blossomed. Not in the best shape but overall a good experiment. Happy Days Friends!

Getting the ball rolling. PICTURES TO FOLLOW
Spring 2023 plantings are rolling along. A list of initial plantings below. plants expected yield
Watermelon (Crimson sweet) 10 40
Cantaloupe (Sarah’s choice F1) 4 20

Zucchini (Raven F1) 21 150 lbs
Yellow Squash (Goldfinch F1) 14 100 lbs

Cucumbers (pickling) 20 800 ea
Cucumbers (slicers) 40 400 ea

Jalapeno (Jedi F1) 20 600 ea
Bell Pepper (Monster Bell) 40 400 ea
Anaheim Peppers 30 900 ea
Habanero Peppers 5 200 ea

Yellow sweet onion (Candy F1) 1200 1200
Garlic (heirloom) 600 600
Green Onion (bunching) 1200 200 Bunches

Leaf lettuce 100 250 bags
Spinach (Lizard F1) 110 150 bags

Gold Potatoes (organic stock) 100 250 lbs
Red Potatoes (organic stock) 50 125 lbs

Carrots 1200 200+bunches
Radish
Early Girl Tomatoes (Med slicer) 120 1500 lbs
Estiva Tomatoes (Med to large slicer) 168 2100 lbs
Cherry Tomatoes 36 140 pints
San Marzano Tomatoes 36 540 lbs
Pink Bumble Bee (artisan cherries) 12 40 pints
Basil
Cilantro
Dill

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