Sweet corn in mid-summer
Sweet corn plants so far are looking good despite the heat this summer. Surprised to see how it got taller...
Author: Mrs. Wada
Harvesting edamame
Edamame harvest this year turned out to be a success, way better than the previous years. It took awhile for...
2024 August: Garden updates
Late-sown bitter gourd and cucumber plants are starting to climb up the trellis. Cucumber plants in particular are sufferring from...
Gardening in July: More sowing
Sowed two kinds of pole beans, a string one and a flat one called Morocco. Also sowed Malabar/Indian spinach. Transplanted...
July 2024: Garden Update
July 5, 2024 Harvested rakkyo bulbs. Not much in numbers but on bigger size. Already separated some for re-planting next...
June 2024: Garden Update
This month we harvested mainly onions and potatoes.This year, onions are mostly small and overall the harvest wasn’t great. Probably...
2024 January: Harvesting Autumn Potatoes
Finally harvested the rest of autumn potatoes, yes, autumn potatoes in January. I left potatoes in ground longer than usual...
December 2023: Garden Update
This month, finished sowing and transplanting the ff. And currently growing and ready for harvest: Harvested crops and availa ble...
2023 Winter: Growing Fava Beans
December 26, 2023: Finally done with transplanting all fava bean (soramame) seedlings. This time I got 3 varieties, 2 from...
2023: Growing Chayote
October 19, 2023: Spotted baby chayote forming from chayote plant in mid garden next to the shack. Seems it will...