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Spring vegetables

Radishes, bell peppers, tomatoes, and beets
Fresh from the Garden - Organically Grown






Vegetables and 2005 Inventory:

  • Patio tomato (4):
  • German stripe tomato (1):
  • Roma tomato (1):
  • Better boy tomato:
  • Cherry tomato (1):
  • Bell pepper (8):
  • Jalapeno pepper (6):
  • Yellow hot pepper (2):
  • Chili pepper - Variety Kung Poa:
  • Bull's blood beet:
  • beet:
  • beet:
  • African winter squash (2):
  • Fak Kiow (Squash from Thailand) (To be planted in 2006)
  • Lincoln pea (15):
  • Wando pea (15):
  • Hale's Best Cantaloupe (6):
  • Watermelon (5):
  • Cucumber - Variety :
  • Cucumber - Variety :
  • Cucumber - Variety :
  • Cucumber - Variety :
  • Carrot - Variety :
  • Carrot - Variety :
  • Carrot - Variety :
  • Carrot - Variety :
  • Carrot - Variety :
  • Yellow onion (30 planted in 2004 & still growing in 2005):
  • White onion (30 planted in 2004 & still growing in 2005):
  • Garlic:




Herbs and 2005 Inventory:

  • Rosemary (3):
  • Dill (Numerous - Grown from seed produced in 2004 & 2005):
  • Fennel (2):
  • Chickory (2) (primarily planted to attract pollinators):
  • Apple mint (1):
  • Peppermint (7):
  • Spearmint:
  • Orange mint (numerous - resprouts from 2004):
  • Chocolate mint (1):
  • English mint (4):
  • Pennyroyal:
  • Thyme (2):
  • Globe (sweet) basil (2):
  • Spicy basil (1):
  • Thai basil (2 - resprout via 2004 seed):
  • Sage (2):
  • Pineapple sage (1):




New Vegetables:

September 2005: A friend in Atlanta, Georgia, Executive Director of Dryland Scope, provided me with a selection of bean seeds that were collected in the Anandwan Community located in western India in February 2005 by a friend. The collector described the species to be Vigna spp. perhaps species mungo or radiata. The indigneous Indian people called the beans urad dhal or mung dhal. Searching Goggle Images resulted in numerous photographs of the above common names and Latin names, however, none of the pictured images look like the bean seeds.

My friend planted the "parent" seeds in the late spring of 2005 at his home in Cabbagetown, a suburb of Atlanta and harvested during August and September of 2005. He estimated each vine to grow at least 30-feet or more. He noticed that at the base of each flower, two nectaries were present which attracted ants. We theorize that the plant developed the nectaries through evolution to attract ants to the plant with the ants providing protection for the plant from predators. It would be interesting to learn the Latin name of the ant or ants which protect the plants in India.





The following photographs represent the majority of the produce harvested from three small gardens at my home. Current area of production in 2005 is approximately XXX square feet. A number of different vegetables were given away to neighbors prior to photo documentation. 2006 produce will be weighed prior to consuming or giving to others to determine the amount of yields versus area in cultivation.



2005 Vegetable Yields
Bruce Plums

Partial Yield from one tree
Total 2005 Yield: 15 plums 		Bruce plums
May 25, 2005 Harvest

  • Better Boy Tomatoes
  • Bulls Blood Beets
  • Whopper Bell Peppers
  • French Breakfast Radishes
  • Yellow Onion
  • Globe Basil
May 25th Harvest
May 29, 2005 Harvest

  • Kentucky Wonder Beans
  • Better Boy Tomatoes
  • French Breakfast Radishes
May 29th Harvest
June 12, 2005 Harvest

  • Patio Tomatoes
  • Cucumber: Variety
  • Cucumber: Variety
  • Whopper Bell Pepper
June 12th Harvest
June 19, 2005 Harvest

  • Patio Tomatoes
  • German Stripe Tomatoe
  • Cucumber: Variety
  • Zucchini: Variety
  • Whopper Bell Pepper
June 19th Harvest
June 25, 2005 Harvest

  • German Stripe Tomatoe
  • Patio Tomatoes
  • Cucumber: Variety
  • Zucchini: Variety
June 25th Harvest
German Stripe Tomatoe (Heirloom)

Excellent Flavor, however, the
plant produced more leaves
& stems than tomatoes. 		German Stipe Tomatoe
African winter squash (Originates from Zaire, Africa)

As of July 21st, there are
15 squash on 4 vines
Not included were 6
formally harvested 		Young African winter squash
Hale's Best Cantaloupe
First Harvest: July 1, 2005 		Hales Best Cantelope
July 2, 2005 Harvest

  • Cucumber: Variety
  • Cucumber: Variety
  • Zucchini: Variety
  • Patio Tomatoes
  • Grape Tomatoes
  • Roma Tomatoes
  • Unknown Hierloom Squash (whitish ones)
  • African Winter Squash
July 2 2005 Harvest
July 4, 2005 Harvest

  • Hale's Best Cantaloupe
  • Whopper Bell Peppers
  • Cucumber: Variety
  • Zucchini: Variety
  • Jalapeno Peppers
  • Yellow Tabasco Peppers
  • Chili Peppers: Variety Kung Poa
July 2 2005 Harvest
July 6, 2005 Harvest

Hale's Best Cantaloupe

Some of my coworkers
proclaimed the best cantaloupe
they ever tasted & superior to
those in grocery stores. 		July 6 2005 Harvest
July 7, 2005 Harvest

  • Patio Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers
  • Whopper Bell Pepper
July 7 2005 Harvest
July 10, 2005 Harvest

  • Patio & Cherry Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers
  • Whopper Bell Pepper
  • Jalapeno Pepper
  • Kentucky Wonder Beans
  • LSU Purple & Celeste Figs
July 10 2005 Harvest
July 14, 2005 Harvest

  • Hale's Best Cantaloupes &
  • Watermelon
July 14 2005 Harvest
July 14, 2005 Harvest

  • Celeste, Brown Turkey
    & LSU Purple Figs
July 14 2005 Harvest
July 15, 2005 Harvest

  • Hale's Best Cantaloupe
  • Whopper Bell Peppers
  • Cucumber: Variety
  • Watermelon: Variety
  • Zucchini: Variety
July 15 2005 Harvest
July 16, 2005 Harvest

  • Hale's Best Cantaloupe
  • Carrots: Variety Eversweet
  • Cucumber: Variety
July 16 2005 Harvest
July 16, 2005 Harvest

  • Unknown Heirloom Squash
    		• July 16 2005 Harvest
    July 17, 2005 Harvest

    • Whopper Bell Pepper
    • LSU Purple, Celeste, &
    • Brown Turkey Figs
    • Cucumber
    • Cherry Tomatoes
    • Yellow Onion
    		July 17 2005 Harvest
    July 18, 2005 Harvest

    • Hale's Best Cantaloupe
    • Zucchini: Variety
    		July 18 2005 Harvest
    July 21, 2005 Harvest

    • Hale's Best Cantaloupe
    • African Winter Squash
    		July 21, 2005 Harvest
    July 21, 2005 Harvest

    • Celeste & LSU Purple Figs
    		July 21, 2005 Harvest
    July 24, 2005 Harvest

    • 2 LSU Purple Figs
    • Unknown Heirloom Variety
      of Butternut Squash
    • Hale's Best Cantaloupe
    		July 24, 2005 Harvest
    July 25, 2005 Harvest

    • Zucchini: Variety
    • African winter squash
    • Bell Pepper
    • Jalapeno Pepper
    • Yellow Tabasco Pepper
    • Chili Pepper Variety Kung Poa
    		July 25, 2005 Harvest
    July 29, 2005 Harvest

    • African winter squash
    • Hale's Best Cantaloupe
    • White Onions
    • Roma & Cherry Tomatoes
    • Yellow Bananna Pepper
    • Carrots
    		July 29, 2005 Harvest
    July 30, 2005 Harvest

    • African winter squash
    		African Winter Squash
    July 30, 2005 Harvest

    • Yellow Tabasco Peppers
    • Jalapeno Peppers
    • Chili Peppers Variety Kung Poa
    • Roma & Grape Tomatoes
    • Bell Pepper Variety Whopper
    		July 30, 2005 Harvest
    August 6, 2005 Harvest

    • Zucchini: Variety
    • Jalapeno Peppers
    • Chili Peppers Variety Kung Poa
    • Roma & Grape Tomatoes
    • Bell Pepper Variety Whopper
    • Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)
    • Green Beans: Kentucky Wonder
    • Yellow Onion
    • Eversweet Carrot
    		August 6, 2005 Harvest
    August 20, 2005 Harvest

    • Jalapeno Peppers
    • Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)
    • Yellow Tabasco Peppers
    • Yellow Banana Peppers
    • Eversweet Carrot
    		August 20, 2005 Harvest
    August 20, 2005 Harvest

    • African Winter Squash (Fully Ripe)
    		African Winter Squash
    August 20, 2005 Harvest

    • African Winter Squash (Nearly Mature)
    		African Winter Squash
    August 20, 2005 Harvest

    • Unknown Heirloom Butternut
      Squash
    		August 20, 2005 Harvest
    August 20, 2005 Harvest

    • Hale's Best Cantaloupe
    		August 20, 2005 Harvest
    August 27, 2005 Harvest

    • African Winter Squash
    • Yellow Tabasco Peppers
    • Jalapeno Peppers
    • Chili Peppers Variety Kung Poa
    		August 27, 2005 Harvest
    August 27, 2005 Harvest

    • African Winter Squash
    		African Winter Squash
    August 27, 2005 Harvest

    • African Winter Squash
    • Carrots
    		Hale's Best Cantaloupe
    September 11, 2005 Harvest

    • LSU Purple Figs
    • Celeste Figs
    • Carrots
    • Chili Peppers Variety Kung Poa
    • Jalapeno Peppers
    • Yellow Tabasco Peppers
    • Yellow Bananna Peppers
    • Whopper Bell Peppers
    • Georgia Jet Sweet Potoatoes
    • Maypops
    		September 11 2005 Harvest
    October 4, 2005 Harvest

    • Georgia Jet Sweet Potatoes
    		Georgia Jet Sweet Potatoes





    Carrot Harvest

    Carrots harvested in February 2005
    Carrots are approximately 10-months old
    They were still tender and very sweet despite their age