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TumTum Gardens: happenings and insight on small scale farming

waiting on the lettuces

Waiting for those lettuces to grow all big and juicy…

August 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

Bright Squash Blossoms

The young squash have many bright and healthy blossoms with a few bees buzzy around.  so delicate, so exciting.

July 7, 2013 · Leave a comment

Daisy Weeds

what all have we here, tucked in the unused corner, the unweeded corner has daisies!  

July 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Less of a Jungle

 The squash path is less of a Jungle now that we can see it all, indeed there’s plenty of room to grow into!

July 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Bitty Yellow Squash

The plant’s first yellow squash is just budding out, pushing away the flower and swelling full of delicious fleshy meat.

July 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Corn Views

The strong stalks of the corn, with those firm leathery leaves, little ear poking out with their wild hair.  above the seed waves to the walls of the Columbia river … Continue reading

July 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

Squash All Weed Free!

By midday the squash was at last mostly weed free.  Still lots of small plants, considering the Jungle we revealed yesterday.  But all are budding, and many have small squash!

July 5, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Form of Squash Blossoms

So many forms in the squash blossoms, looking back through these photos to post a few I want to go back out and shoot them!  In the late day they … Continue reading

July 4, 2013 · Leave a comment

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