tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63186899483041899312024-03-06T02:07:40.209-05:00watchthegardengrowThis will be a blog time-lapse of Denniston Hill's garden program. Our garden provides food for the artists, architects, scholars, and writers in residence at Denniston Hill. We will post photos of the garden with some commentary to document its growth.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-3357755928616308762016-04-27T13:46:00.000-04:002016-04-27T13:46:28.925-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The garden is starting to come together! Fava beans and snow peas with a little spinach between.</div>
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Lots of herbs for our residents to use in the kitchen!</div>
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Denniston Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673373244444062045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-85271326503779131902015-12-03T10:24:00.000-05:002015-12-03T10:24:06.035-05:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The garden has been expanded to 50' by 50' and now has a 7 foot high fence. Raised beds have been built and filled and will be ready for fresh planting in the spring</div>
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Denniston Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673373244444062045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-48695953619911884322015-09-15T16:43:00.001-04:002015-09-15T16:43:20.843-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What a pretty tomato!<br /></div>
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some late summer flowers from the house garden
John Letourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294857435940731290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-23866051229072241002011-08-11T16:47:00.009-04:002011-08-11T18:03:10.251-04:00first fruits<div style="text-align: center;"><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">very excited that there will be tomatoes in august this year -- because we ate our first ones in july! here are some pics of the first fruits and flowers in the garden from a quick visit july 23-25. we can thank Jaclyn Pryor for the sexy photos. she has been a farm apprentice all summer at 'the next barn over' in hadley, massachusetts http://www.nextbarnover.com/ and enlisted her to document the goings on in the annual garden during her visit to Denniston Hill.
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<br />BRASSICAS
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<br />SWEET PEAS
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">LETTUCE</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/WgokavUn5crOw5Io4Yt3Pe7sTs9TT-AVALLYy_MWnFs?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPkLh9Q4WXtfJiU9fJq5QvMtbp00OefKtpykDxWIqB9DQaElnTwrZScohk65GP2WEUY5wxrh7EQFLgIPqQVv7nk9mkL435lctd2mTneKivz3lSFUiuZJWN3Z9i9TYp4YJXfDpucjv0H-D/s144/IMG_1882.JPG" height="144" width="108" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/dennistonhill/Watchthegardengrow?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJf13d_rwaCorwE&feat=embedwebsite">watchthegardengrow</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">GREEN BEANS</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-OXxRFVDmZaZWxEg5A-qM-7sTs9TT-AVALLYy_MWnFs?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiui-ISAUHH7xu9vEBoCNfSO8p50LFz7c2HSB6cpmmAzM5SMLGkfchHhAxPL5Fabp6orr-Y2_VdW6rwUiF5OMENXkOudhAUSCnRsEJ6Zud0CZmyTHttsJBbLWEuY2F7dHoXgFJyTNKimu0I/s144/IMG_1792.JPG" height="108" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/dennistonhill/Watchthegardengrow?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJf13d_rwaCorwE&feat=embedwebsite">watchthegardengrow</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">DANDELION</div><div style="text-align: left;"><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aQrtUSoR33zAXAgDAEojce7sTs9TT-AVALLYy_MWnFs?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG6NvQ-0vopJpwUYHlsg1Pe7l00-lkDvgsEUfEgOfwZMCcSWpTVxWJ4XzeKnlr2c4Ng5I_f1FdcVA31Rrva7OvBzGb_KGvkzzhyFkzgIIKNxTPhT6plm9aTIzpX5_uab43jRSnuVNxX3x/s144/IMG_1888.JPG" height="144" width="108" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/dennistonhill/Watchthegardengrow?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJf13d_rwaCorwE&feat=embedwebsite">watchthegardengrow</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table style="width:auto;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bBkKu3JEi8PxQhuDuP4fSe7sTs9TT-AVALLYy_MWnFs?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH7aTN55f8x9pPWVux_zqShKDlwz8g1cs9z4fywjo6xiPTtXURCUT9aqj91Sk5hkfm3qJKtp_sb8V30NZu6mGGKOxfxxz_XlkUqzQVuX-4P7iCB76ZzotquqcgJuAYEcQsx_8wryvJRbp/s144/IMG_1838.JPG" height="144" width="108" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/dennistonhill/Watchthegardengrow?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJf13d_rwaCorwE&feat=embedwebsite">watchthegardengrow</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">this year's garden plan encourages us to keep perennials that come up in the garden regardless of whether we planted them or they are "invasive" species. during this visit i came up with some ideas about pruning/harvesting/weeding that would take advantage of what the soil will give while encouraging our annual crops to thrive. dandelions and clover are good examples -- we keep and harvest the dandelion for the green, bitter, savory leaves that can be sauteed, their roots go deep and bring up minerals and nutrients to plants with shallower roots, and their flowers attract bees and butterfies. I pull them out of the ground if they are encroaching on a crop we value more, like tomatoes or lettuces. red and yellow clover provide flowers and either before planting in the spring or at the end of the season, because they are nitrogen rich, we can slash them and till them into the soil to replenish it. Clover is also a good groundcover and keeps back other less desirable plants like grass.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">purslane, is much like dandelion ... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">butterfly weed, like clover.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">returning about a month since my last visit when i put in the tomatoes and started some weeding, it was exciting to observe the changes. at first the garden seemed chaotic and overgrown ... but instead of pulling out everything that wasn't an annual, i took my time to figure out which plants really took up too much room and offered very little -- and which plants could be beneficial. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">i decided on a protocol...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">there are 2-3 plants that are everywhere and grow prolifically and offer little and choke out everything else -- one is an imposter mugwort, another a poetic tiny pink flowering plant with hollow stalks that send out shoots and vines across the topsoil GET RID OF IT.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">dandelion, purslane, clover, burdock, mugwort, chamomile, butterfly weed :: these stay unless they are bullying other planned crops. harvest them to keep them under control but also for medicinal and culinary purposes. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">if we dont' know what it is and it flowers -- keep it a bit to see what it does -- if it's not too intrusive, keep it and pick the flowers or trim it back if it gets too big.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
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<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">following these protocols there should be ample room in the garden for everything planned and every surprise. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">i'm mostly excited about the medicinals that sprung up this year in great quantities: chamomile, mugwort, burdock, mint + thyme.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">
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Gorzinsky is a pioneer in local, sustainable farming. It's been nice to pick up these beautiful boxes if produce every Tuesday. Not only are they delicious, they give us an opportunity to see what is growing (and not growing) in other parts if the county. This week's box included list of lettuce, rocket/arugula, green shallots, green leeks, spinach, chives, cilantro, and bok choi. They seem to be having trouble with their weed control strategies and their pea crop failed (ours went in later and, touch wood, seems pretty healthy) but otherwise the produce looks amazing and tastes even better.Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-51086751850168349882011-06-13T16:07:00.000-04:002011-06-13T16:10:59.054-04:00Garlic scapes<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH-L9dLw_eqqrUZYqm5_EHIjjhyphenhyphen039WPk2R6ivnXSXKYpSyHM5-icZco-wf5STsIIEahHKCBe4dVzYQQVvLUAZipodJ2XnM3pWuoP1zBoqSYgsuJTjYi0eaK36VWXUTPOK8DfG0LfKO0K/s1600/photo-759055.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH-L9dLw_eqqrUZYqm5_EHIjjhyphenhyphen039WPk2R6ivnXSXKYpSyHM5-icZco-wf5STsIIEahHKCBe4dVzYQQVvLUAZipodJ2XnM3pWuoP1zBoqSYgsuJTjYi0eaK36VWXUTPOK8DfG0LfKO0K/s320/photo-759055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617799438303572338" /></a></p>Soon to be turned into Kim chee.Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-10842017438927392522011-06-13T16:06:00.000-04:002011-06-13T16:12:11.710-04:00Rank and file<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V_f5IK4hUztskJrtnYdVCfxhi84gPpEYIsT_pbiT-657OPODEX7rRcqUm7S8WXFUjUGI7fOq6IQtRzTds-LKNt5HH-OaghLoNgBszZ8Av839IE3rvvNAJHW977cG678odjgg6L4oZ7f2/s1600/photo-731713.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6V_f5IK4hUztskJrtnYdVCfxhi84gPpEYIsT_pbiT-657OPODEX7rRcqUm7S8WXFUjUGI7fOq6IQtRzTds-LKNt5HH-OaghLoNgBszZ8Av839IE3rvvNAJHW977cG678odjgg6L4oZ7f2/s320/photo-731713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617799754986907730" /></a></p>Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-15111179049062776022011-06-13T16:05:00.000-04:002011-06-13T16:12:57.765-04:00Brussels sprouts<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL-MqhRZjDs7DYRPLYFvpjuMd3JQtmpYYa331tEmSvnUy3NpNrh19oSOkdTdoZivH9jD1IZYo_hQNv9ZQtWSGgjV6z4183sFmneQmI9uSARIMBnPl-9vtSUfC1kO_wuI3HOA7jdN425xs/s1600/photo-777771.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgL-MqhRZjDs7DYRPLYFvpjuMd3JQtmpYYa331tEmSvnUy3NpNrh19oSOkdTdoZivH9jD1IZYo_hQNv9ZQtWSGgjV6z4183sFmneQmI9uSARIMBnPl-9vtSUfC1kO_wuI3HOA7jdN425xs/s320/photo-777771.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617799952378612482" /></a></p>Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-45283303035178124062011-06-13T16:04:00.001-04:002011-06-13T16:14:41.640-04:00Chamomile<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeBEvuwP9Zh0GRrk5RupAMfwM87KIByM4DMa2xLL95Zkprbt-mi5Am6Ged8KobGQESY6QKJqnRWdvkarwznwv5RYNWrlsW3vOGmsBm1E8ikzPEWxVM4B1dfE8hG9dZ9aYpo_LIy5vjKCk/s1600/photo-781655.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeBEvuwP9Zh0GRrk5RupAMfwM87KIByM4DMa2xLL95Zkprbt-mi5Am6Ged8KobGQESY6QKJqnRWdvkarwznwv5RYNWrlsW3vOGmsBm1E8ikzPEWxVM4B1dfE8hG9dZ9aYpo_LIy5vjKCk/s320/photo-781655.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617800397652128994" /></a></p>The new garden design is full if surprises, like these chamomile plants that line the borders of the squash beds. Our new garden plays with the boundaries of wild and cultivated, value and valueless, farming and gleaning.Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-84597497841898452352011-06-13T16:04:00.000-04:002011-06-13T16:13:45.281-04:00More borders<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6Yx5SOeaE1LYiSsERF4tarvYUDIaqeSM_V3mBEuvkcN_mbQAO-bQvHaWWj1KPDx7BRhLMwUx_MqmZsnE-GIvf6B39jRTaMgxjFKIyYPSi0H7LyUQFP4bjGhVPLo1zrhyphenhyphenYiIDSh2wpp-t/s1600/photo-725288.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6Yx5SOeaE1LYiSsERF4tarvYUDIaqeSM_V3mBEuvkcN_mbQAO-bQvHaWWj1KPDx7BRhLMwUx_MqmZsnE-GIvf6B39jRTaMgxjFKIyYPSi0H7LyUQFP4bjGhVPLo1zrhyphenhyphenYiIDSh2wpp-t/s320/photo-725288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617800152140001730" /></a></p>Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-49346628446366879702011-06-13T16:01:00.000-04:002011-06-13T16:03:39.302-04:00Cucumbers<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DrztVschZjaQxRs-wQsiTKc17UdIUKifqgaGk-TSy8c2i1hF60PnQIA1ZtjA4l2dtEWdhJsRdTyTKbKuPsJHTnx6XOuGDkXLMFe9B2NWn3qXmchdYXcHLHsr8VNtsySRG3VHR33EuRxD/s1600/photo-719303.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DrztVschZjaQxRs-wQsiTKc17UdIUKifqgaGk-TSy8c2i1hF60PnQIA1ZtjA4l2dtEWdhJsRdTyTKbKuPsJHTnx6XOuGDkXLMFe9B2NWn3qXmchdYXcHLHsr8VNtsySRG3VHR33EuRxD/s320/photo-719303.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617797550489557762" /></a></p>The weather has been very hot and then it got cool and damp. These transplants look a little worse for wear but we're hoping that they pull through.Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-15803407170800001272011-06-13T15:59:00.000-04:002011-06-13T16:01:28.151-04:00More spring stirrings<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9v0jGli-h_Hnx37m-MhkHUdu2N1z9fTVI-p9HtW8DSQoo9imSUbPopaAGRiguFaiv6Ievj6z4irMWGbzO6TuFl23n0vm0y5kcHrtute68ajN0uF_9G545YAWqA_5VGcpkJaNKyxP09H4/s1600/photo-788152.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9v0jGli-h_Hnx37m-MhkHUdu2N1z9fTVI-p9HtW8DSQoo9imSUbPopaAGRiguFaiv6Ievj6z4irMWGbzO6TuFl23n0vm0y5kcHrtute68ajN0uF_9G545YAWqA_5VGcpkJaNKyxP09H4/s320/photo-788152.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617796986695789298" /></a></p>Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-7449877290290218052011-06-13T15:54:00.000-04:002011-06-13T16:15:45.744-04:00Spring stirrings<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7bnU7wPnJIHtxYhF6wkfc5riq8d5iEN3E5kq2frYd3BlHsKJl-jDa37hOhU36VoHKtw2BH8WZNeyOcGwnWwZ84r34jXAqkQyROC5cF1sDS7EfHsIvM_RPYcURRfsbkTuldxuamwfmvlM/s1600/photo-745760.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7bnU7wPnJIHtxYhF6wkfc5riq8d5iEN3E5kq2frYd3BlHsKJl-jDa37hOhU36VoHKtw2BH8WZNeyOcGwnWwZ84r34jXAqkQyROC5cF1sDS7EfHsIvM_RPYcURRfsbkTuldxuamwfmvlM/s320/photo-745760.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617800674263468946" /></a></p>Parsley and kaleLawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-56609809502846968162011-04-24T17:04:00.000-04:002011-04-24T17:25:07.791-04:00Spring renewal of the field<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1Cd4M6BmjG1KwLkgJZY-9YJduL0QRADifZD6AMGgGggPqdCr8iWgp6yeAvQ4MixuS0VFvJm40s7a3qM0zhOMzaixz3lW6GCVGaF-rS2251EV6oVvJB5Fq0qI7fkUQb_vY0nrhcXD8ene/s1600/photo-707792.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1Cd4M6BmjG1KwLkgJZY-9YJduL0QRADifZD6AMGgGggPqdCr8iWgp6yeAvQ4MixuS0VFvJm40s7a3qM0zhOMzaixz3lW6GCVGaF-rS2251EV6oVvJB5Fq0qI7fkUQb_vY0nrhcXD8ene/s320/photo-707792.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599264288996192610" /></a></p>The garden's new neighbors.Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-71835147977544826832011-04-12T13:02:00.000-04:002011-04-12T13:02:03.628-04:00raised beds in action<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIPzMN9jyAdEtsjI9_vQTNhVvLMnWUVWr6C27oy_q2kX3IJATpTzzVCq8RvhwYv3VN4CDdpf9_wqvSUCDYpKNQPgyhLNxfZi1SRCQAw1kDY9X_nN4A4_eYPQCxXX8T2gHiGizpF1JeBOy/s1600/IMG_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIIPzMN9jyAdEtsjI9_vQTNhVvLMnWUVWr6C27oy_q2kX3IJATpTzzVCq8RvhwYv3VN4CDdpf9_wqvSUCDYpKNQPgyhLNxfZi1SRCQAw1kDY9X_nN4A4_eYPQCxXX8T2gHiGizpF1JeBOy/s400/IMG_0177.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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We hadn't had a thaw for about 2 and a half months this winter. We got some warm weather and a lot of rain, and that about melted our snowpack. The raised beds help keep them from flooding, which is especially important when there are plants growing. This is about as wet as I've seen it. It dried up in a few days.John Letourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294857435940731290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-23357168210343144482011-03-14T09:16:00.000-04:002011-03-14T09:16:38.640-04:00Beet kvassI've made the last of our beets into kvass, A lacto-fermented beet beverage. Cut up some beets, add about 1/2 cup of whey (the liquid from yogurt) and 1 tbsp. of salt in a 2 quart glass jar. Fill with water, replace lid, leave it out for a few days, and then keep in the fridge. You can use what's left of the liquid as starter for the next batch (instead of the whey). Our beets were mostly golden, so this one is a light orange color. With red beets, the liquid becomes a rich dark red. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf2Ng11B2cAy-tEtqLtu1VPkrXiQZ7tEwXn1dbwTmz9IFLRb1LvfADmd2sUEI_iXOhaQHA5rWRBDIGA-f7FJk_7O6jL035Ax-k1JlPIkwx7vRyYBCKCvCIeqCTpWorqJfZqLHFVmhrNcb/s1600/dhbeetkvass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf2Ng11B2cAy-tEtqLtu1VPkrXiQZ7tEwXn1dbwTmz9IFLRb1LvfADmd2sUEI_iXOhaQHA5rWRBDIGA-f7FJk_7O6jL035Ax-k1JlPIkwx7vRyYBCKCvCIeqCTpWorqJfZqLHFVmhrNcb/s400/dhbeetkvass.jpg" /></a></div>John Letourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294857435940731290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-6782582697091275652011-01-24T13:48:00.003-05:002011-01-24T14:04:07.533-05:00wintergarden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZiaS4hpNDvB_IZN62mMoZ7KHqrWB4VFlQJy1HxpuwH8WmlQtSeL9Sfih8oG6jUgrmvevV2btLfgwApCkn5aZykw3ftF448NIBdWYa0ciehXgCByUUxoZkaXYKG5iZgBHoh4obUJCL4Zj/s1600/IMG_0074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZiaS4hpNDvB_IZN62mMoZ7KHqrWB4VFlQJy1HxpuwH8WmlQtSeL9Sfih8oG6jUgrmvevV2btLfgwApCkn5aZykw3ftF448NIBdWYa0ciehXgCByUUxoZkaXYKG5iZgBHoh4obUJCL4Zj/s400/IMG_0074.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565828779680377394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvOAa0Rw3pI9J1WCTYCw3FR-V2pxIkRbv_4gLzfmAl2xuTqqfgP8ZQVxqir3norVqB7jSMt8hTSn5qZ-YJeHLQJ6tYPMyoZkB0az9HPXlYv0KN0azq-rQQoQup-5_Tgahwf9HvItTunRU/s1600/IMG_0069.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikvOAa0Rw3pI9J1WCTYCw3FR-V2pxIkRbv_4gLzfmAl2xuTqqfgP8ZQVxqir3norVqB7jSMt8hTSn5qZ-YJeHLQJ6tYPMyoZkB0az9HPXlYv0KN0azq-rQQoQup-5_Tgahwf9HvItTunRU/s400/IMG_0069.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565828779088650994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolIr7__zqbbHdVcGDEMsk4GhiSk-9vhP8L3gENwE5Wymca05h5wL5eFwntB7TXsXy9FryfybHhpa4s42z-CBwCEgSD_5MvD4JTVQFNuEDdt_j39MJkNVX415gj6NP-aqbH-Y7CHpja7I0/s1600/IMG_0073.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolIr7__zqbbHdVcGDEMsk4GhiSk-9vhP8L3gENwE5Wymca05h5wL5eFwntB7TXsXy9FryfybHhpa4s42z-CBwCEgSD_5MvD4JTVQFNuEDdt_j39MJkNVX415gj6NP-aqbH-Y7CHpja7I0/s400/IMG_0073.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565828776889199810" /></a><br />Still lettuce alive in the greenhouse. Last watering was about 40 days ago. I gave it a couple of gallons of water today, knocked the snow and ice off the roof and shoveled out the ice and snow buildup along the base. It's been below zero for a few nights now and was 9 below this morning at 10 am. There is still a non-producing brussell sprout in the garden that has refused to give up. It's on the left in the garden pic.John Letourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15294857435940731290noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-10498576618087568072010-10-18T20:25:00.006-04:002010-10-21T06:50:08.578-04:00art + ag collective residency debrief<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Several members of the Arts and Agriculture Collective at Hampshire shared a residency here at Denniston Hill last weekend.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:13px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 13.0px">It'd be difficult to account for the array of mischiefs that the collective members engaged in individually; there was ample time given for people to wander and do as they pleased. But there were a number of concerted, collective efforts that also took place.<br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">The first frost of the season arrived October 9, the eve of the Oktober All Saints Fest at the Church of the Little Green Man. It seemed an appropriate convergence of occasions, with the last harvest of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchinni and basil followed by a night of celebrating the dead, the shifting of the seasons, and the last days of traditional reaping.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">There was a bit of foraging. Evan brought us back a mushroom that only grows on living birches, and made us a fine tea. A few of us went out foraging for the last gasps of the goldenrod, some of us even enjoying the frigid waters of the nearby river as we did so. Basil was hung to dry, dispersed, some of it made into a pesto. Lots of mint and thyme were harvested, along with the last of the sage, all tied and hung to dry. Pumpkins were carved for the Church of the Little Green Man, and seeds were roasted. Folks made sourdough bread and sourdough pancakes, and every morning Kara made a soup for folks to enjoy throughout the day. We ate dinner collectively.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Tripplebrook Farms over in MA had given Kara and other collective members some very handsome gifts :: three chestnut trees, two paw paw trees, and four hardy kiwi plants. The collective brought them to Denniston Hill, met to discuss where these new creatures should go, and then planted them. A chestnut tree was planted over at John's, the other two planted on the southside meadowed slope alongside the driveway and road, with full access to the sun. A paw paw was planted along the roadside bit of wall in front of the house, and the other closer to the porch. And the hardy kiwis were planted so that, over time, they will form an edible arbor of sorts for folks on their way to the pond, the pool, or the woods.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">We did our first round of sheet mulching! The last day of the collective's stay several of us got together, and having shoveled more of Josh's generously donated shit the day before, laid down the sheet mulch layer by layer. We broke up the soil that was already in the greenhouse, soaking it deep and long as we did so (it took a surprisingly long amount of time), then lay down fresh cut vegetation from the nearby meadow and pond, covering that with the former horse manure, followed by about eight inches of fallen leaves, followed by four inches of compost and older garden soil, and topped with straw, soaking every layer as we went. In the upper four inches of soil we planted some lettuces, spinach, etc for a late fall/early winter harvest. There was concern raised about the degree of activity happening beneath the top layer of soil, and whether or not that would hinder the growth of these plants, so it'll be interesting to see how it all plays out. Regardless of how well the seedlings end up doing in the long run (they've already begun to come up), we have certainly contributed a lot for the growing of good soil (and, in a roundabout way, raised beds) in the greenhouse.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">There was also plenty of loafing, reading, swimming, walking in the woods, storytelling, and live music to boot, with wandering violins, accordions and their players. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">The day the collective left they were sent off by a gentle, rolling storm of electric pink lightning and smooth, drawn out thunder. A very pleasant way to see the collective off and reflect on their residency.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">The next day Kara and I set to pulling up the plastic between the beds of the gardens. We want to experiment with a green carpet for the paths, a carpet that'll include elfin thyme, purslane, clovers, roman chamomile, lady's mantle, dandelions and whatever volunteer plants that want to make a home there. I've been making my way along the paths since, prodding the ground with a pitchfork to break its surface up just a little, to help the soil breathe in preparation for the laying of seeds.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Today I sheet-mulched a bed in the garden that had been given over to weeds/volunteer plants. I simply slashed them in place, grateful for the work they'd been doing to feed and break up the soil, and for the work they will continue to do as their aerial and root systems break down and are eaten by the other communities of the soil. I poked up the ground a bit, soaked it all deeply, lay down manure over the slashed weeds, soaked the manure, and then laid down eight or nine inches of fallen leaves, soaking them as well before topping them off with some soil and the last of the straw.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">I also planted garlic at the foot of the tomato/basil/carrot bed, among the carrot patches alongside the shrub beans, and among the fully grown collards, kale and cabbage beside the eggplants. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande; min-height: 13.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Kara and I'll be buying some seeds this week. There's a number of medicinals I'd like to find a home for in the meadowed hill where we planted the chestnut trees. Kara and I've come up with a list of perennial vegetables we'd like to experiment with. I had a mind for making an edible wall of perennial vegetables around the garden, with the taller plants surrounding the northeast corner. We've also got the seeds for the green carpet to look forward to, and a few more varieties of mint I'd like to plant along the meadowside of the garden to ward off mice.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Lucida Grande">Then it's sheetmulching further, a bed at a time, fixing up the fencing, and planting some of those perennials.</p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-17753303669858550162010-10-15T23:08:00.000-04:002010-10-15T23:09:06.537-04:00More experimental eggplants<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWABNyJ14-cDUw9km9g9w4Ybci01k-C_8dAF0uXW5ekzwGwD9iIH9QINRMtS1uHKyQl9p9NM9ESAgBpPLosUgvGTqFVxQl9_BikYH3BHEI4F-oLv4DCkKjTF-YHYpGuejbECvYxdDu6IXD/s1600/%3F%3F%3F-746538.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWABNyJ14-cDUw9km9g9w4Ybci01k-C_8dAF0uXW5ekzwGwD9iIH9QINRMtS1uHKyQl9p9NM9ESAgBpPLosUgvGTqFVxQl9_BikYH3BHEI4F-oLv4DCkKjTF-YHYpGuejbECvYxdDu6IXD/s320/%3F%3F%3F-746538.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528475662227373186" /></a></p>Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6318689948304189931.post-58036993376152173172010-10-15T23:07:00.000-04:002010-10-15T23:08:08.921-04:00These eggplants had prickly leaves<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-wLDP5qJ1JZBuk9YOhslp82nq5YhsOvA-vS0XBVSt4eGDFkSRI0U6tSaUdl08t7YEo48tusll_fVTPp5EP5_6bE9_PHyyGMiW-oRqXHK7Pf9bwuEkeB7pJ8jFVQE_VKkS4CnmMHCwXJL/s1600/%3F%3F%3F-788922.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-wLDP5qJ1JZBuk9YOhslp82nq5YhsOvA-vS0XBVSt4eGDFkSRI0U6tSaUdl08t7YEo48tusll_fVTPp5EP5_6bE9_PHyyGMiW-oRqXHK7Pf9bwuEkeB7pJ8jFVQE_VKkS4CnmMHCwXJL/s320/%3F%3F%3F-788922.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528475414906980706" /></a></p>Lawrence Chuahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13886584358433249028noreply@blogger.com0