Category: Herbs
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Remembering Robert on this 4th of July. (And a little about flowers, herbs, pumpkins, corn, and fishing)
Robert is in our hearts on this 4th of July. I bet Robert is watching the tournament and counting every fish caught on Grand Isle. We miss you Robert. You were an inspiration to all of us. Update on Grand Isle Fishing: Max caught the first fish and the biggest fish. That is $5 for…
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Pumpkins, Corn, Moles, Flowers, Fishing, and “Can goats learn”
Oh my heavens! Look how fast the pumpkins are growing. They have doubled in size in three days. Since size is hard to determine, I put my fist next to the pumpkins. In the second picture, the pumpkin was the size of a grapefruit (or the same size as the pumpkin in the first picture)…
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Time to finish up with the Garlic, update birds, and sunflowers
The garlic has been hanging in the dark barn for two weeks. The stems have dried and it is time to finish the harvest. We start by clipping the roots and stems off leaving about an inch of the stem, then we remove just the outer muddy coat from the garlic pods. Now we will…
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Pumpkin flowers, An Apple, Garlic harvesting, Cilantro, and more
Did you know that pumpkins vines have both male and female flowers. The female flowers have a bulb like structure behind the flower. When the flower opens, it needs to be pollinated within a day. If it is pollinated, it goes on to form a pumpkin. If not pollinated, it withers. The male flower does…
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Checking in on the Herbs
The basil has grown into healthy plants and should provide fresh basil for the summer. Next week we will harvest the basil, mix it with pine nuts and oil and make some pesto. The recipe will be given when we make the pesto. The flower above is from the parsley plant. The picture below is…
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Cilantro and Coriander
In some places cilantro refers to the plant and coriander refers to the seeds or pods that form on the plant after the flowers are fertilized. In other places the plant and the pods are both called coriander. Regardless of the names, here are the pictures of the seed pods formed after the flowers were…
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Garlic
These are the scapes. They are essentially the flower of the garlic plant. In growing garlic, you snip the scapes off so the plant puts the energy into growing the garlic pods (or bulb) instead of flowering. Garlic scapes now appear in farmer’s markets and you can find recipes on the internet for cooking scapes.…
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Parsley and Thyme
No, we are not signing the song Scarborough Fair sung by Simon & Garfunkel- we just have some new pictures to share. Parsley is a wonderful herb that we use in preparing many dishes- however, like many plants, parsley will flower and eventually make seeds. This parsley is in the process of flowering and producing…
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If you know anyone who homeschools their children, or a teacher who wants to give her students a “slice of nature”, please share our blog with them. We are happy to answer questions about the farm, the animals, and the plants. We also appreciate any “likes” you might send our way.
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Herbs and Vegetables
Third time is a charm with Basil. We planted and it froze. We planted and it froze again. This time, I think we will actually get some healthy plants and get to make some pesto. The basil plants are the light green plants by the fence. The dark green bush that is going wild is…