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chicory in bloom
Do you remember when I showed you the chicory plant that was bolting? This is what it looks like today:
That one thick stalk created a hundred thin flower stalks that each have twenty or more flower buds. They snake and swirl and swoop and bloom with such determined energy. I find it all very inspiring so I have made room for this plants’ dance even though it got in the way of the peas, and I could have used some of this space for other things.
This is what the plant looks like in early spring. This photo is from April 09, when it first came up in the garden. I loved its determined character even then. I thought it was a lettuce until it bloomed last year.
Every day at sunset, those blue flowers fade and never open again. Flowers higher on each stalk open the next day. This will go on until the plant is spent.
And I will always make room in my garden for this creature.
you could have this…
Or you could have this…
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Finally! Yay!
chicory
Do you see the tall stalk in front of the peas? This is a chicory volunteer from last year, and I want to show you what it looks like as it’s bolting.
Soon, I’ll be able to show you a picture of it in flower.
And, yeah… it’s almost June, and the peas are just getting started… I’ve never had so much riding on the weather before, and it’s this crazy year when we’re just getting the farm going?!?!
At lunchtime I said to David, “I thought it was supposed to be dry today? I think the weatherman told us it would be dry today because he knew we’d beat him up if he told us the truth.”
In any case — and even though I pulled soggy weed tops and left some roots in the ground — I weeded for 8 hours today. I am sore and can’t sleep ’cause of the aches. Tomorrow (today — it’s late), I’ll mow and weed-wack.
Here’s one of the Australorps today…
growing peas
We’re using these cages that Margaret Mathewson taught me to make in order to support some of the peas this year.
I made the brown one in the background last year during Margaret Mathewson’s class, and I made these two red ones (red from red twig dogwood branches) this winter.
first asparagus
Oh frabjous day! Eloise and I went out to explore during a break in the rain, and — for the 32nd time — I peaked under the straw to see how the asparagus was doing… Ta da! Hello, brave stalks of spring hope and goodness!
They are blanched from the straw. I will remember that trick if I ever want to have white asparagus, but I like it green. I figure we might be able to eat some ‘sparrgus in a week or two. Joy!
stalking the stalks
I peeked under the straw this afternoon. I think about the asparagus every day. I’m not impatient exactly… I’m just incredibly excited to see how it grows this year. I hope it tastes good.
We’ve been planning to build some new raised beds out back along the south side of the house, and I’ve been waiting for David to show me his plans for them. Today he surprised me by sectioning off twice as much grass area than I thought we’d use for these new beds. That means we’ll have a huge amount of new, prime growing space this year, and we even have a plan for expanding the new beds in the future. This curious, little farm might really happen!
While David was digging out the grass, I worked in the main garden, moved some landscape timbers, and began cleaning up an herb bed that was looking a little haggard. Felt good to be out there.