TheRaspberryPatch's WunderBlog
Summer Garden 2012
Posted by: TheRasberryPatch, 6:04 PM GMT on August 06, 2012 +1
I have been busy and haven't had much time to start a new garden blog. It seems like I am always doing something with the kids and I know it will only get worse as they get older. Between music lessons, swim lessons, golf lessons, other sports or just having friends over or going over friends. And of course my time on the golf course. :)

My garden was just ok this year. My cucumbers died early. I got about 100 from my 10 plants, but that isn't nearly as many as past years. My tomatoes are doing well. This year I planted a bush tomatoe plant. Wow, is it sturdy and has been giving some great medium to large size round tomatoes. My potatoes are about to die off and then I will dig them up.

I let my beets go a bit long, but that is OK. I don't mind preparing large beets. I boil them and then put them in a bowl with sliced onion and vinegar. Mmmmm

The carrots are really good. I picked just a few. I don't thin out the plants when they come up out of the ground. I think you get more that way.

My peppers are doing well. I have so many Hot Cherry Peppers and Jalapenos. I think I will pickle them.
 
 
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The Raspberry Patch's Gardens 2011
Posted by: TheRasberryPatch, 4:14 PM GMT on June 09, 2011 +2
Here are a few pictures of this year's gardens. I have the same area for potatoes and the other garden is a bit different. It has the usual staples of tomato, peppers, cucumbers and onion. I decided to have an area for herbs. I also planted cabbage. I have been making sauerkraut in the fall and thought why not use home grown cabbage to make the sauerkraut. Around the pool is a bit different. We removed some plants for a bit of hardscaping to be able to relax a...
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The Raspberry Patch's Gardens of 2010
Posted by: TheRasberryPatch, 6:07 PM GMT on May 26, 2010 +0
I am starting a bit early, but I thought let's get some early pictures of the gardens and the nice colors already. From the pictures, I am not a professional photographer. Sorry. I probably needed to zoom a bit on some of the flowers around the pool...oh wellMy vegetables are finally starting to take off. I didn't get my gardens going until mid to late April. I actually lost my tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers to a late freeze/frost on May 10th. My potatoes are d...
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The Raspberry Patch's Gardens
Posted by: TheRasberryPatch, 4:10 PM GMT on June 14, 2009 +0
I thought I would share pictures of a few of my gardens, especially the vegetable gardens since I got nice comments about my vegetables last summer. I will update the pictures as the season moves along and the plants produce.
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The Backyard Birdwatcher and Homemade Suet Cakes
Posted by: TheRasberryPatch, 8:07 PM GMT on November 23, 2008 +0
I was in another blog when we got talking about suet cakes. In the past I have made my own suet cakes, but would get discouraged when the cakes would be gone in a day or two. With the ones you buy at the store they could last a couple of weeks or longer. Don't get me wrong I enjoy feeding the birds, but it was just seeing my work disappear so fast. Anyway, someone asked if I had a recipe. I figured why not start a blog and see what others come up with, especial...
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