March 19, 2012

Garden Update- Stormy weather beat down..

March 19, 2012

So far this years summer garden has taken a beating. The squirrel oddly enough was only a small problem. This past week our area has been surrounded by non stop storms. Our yard had flooded and wind broke some trees again as it did last year. In the midst of this I lost 76 seedlings. My pea and beans are gone as well.  It’s still early to start over for the summer garden but also it will be that much more difficult to stay on track.
Our weather chaos continued today, we lost power early this morning due to damage caused by the storm. It’s still pretty windy and rain is on its merry way again. Spent most the day re-planting seeds and cleaning up the mess the storm left behind. It won’t discourage me at all, in fact I have had to re-start several times over the last few years. A little wild weather and lost plants won’t stop me!
There were survivors though, through all this craziness, most my winter plants made it through including Mustard.
This is the Mustard plant, below is a Large Leaf Mustard, or Mustard Greens. Both of which you can eat the leaves, but the above – Mustard, is the one you want for Mustard Seeds, the seeds you use in cooking. You can ground them up for ground mustard as well.



Large Leaf Mustard Greens

 

Mustard plant before it goes to seed



Once the plant goes to flower you wait till the seed pods grow. They will be almost 3 inches long, and will simply dry out sooner or later. Once they do, snip it off and open it up to collect the yellow mustard seeds. Since we had no power today I couldn’t charge my camera, but the seed pods look just like this picture I took of some flowers. Same idea behind collection.
Crazy week I’m telling you! Always an adventure around here 🙂
If you keep up with my garden each week I’d like to have you head over to Mellissa, over at Something Like Life . Mellissa will be joining me in weekly garden updates, and you can track the crazy stuff that happens in each of our backyards. Last year Mellissa ended up growing a tomato out of a water bottle, it was pretty neat, you won’t want to miss our weekly updates There’s always stuff happening and who knows you may pick up some neat tips along the way! She’s got some cute Cornish chicks that area already causing her some trouble !

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  • Grace
    March 21, 2012

    Hope the weather starts being more kinder to you. Can hardly wait for the updates from you and Mellisa. You both are quite the Garden Gnomes. 🙂

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  • Kathy Radigan
    March 19, 2012

    Wow you guys are getting our weather!! We live in New York, and this time of year is usually very strange, but this year our winter has been nuts in the fact that it has been so warm. I have some Dusty Miller that is an annual in the part of the country, from last year. It never died off since it was so warm! I stick to flowers but the mustard is very intriguing I wonder if I can grow that here? I will have to check on this, that would be fun! Sorry you lost your plants, I hate when that happens! I look forward to coming back and seeing your new beautiful "babies"!

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  • Kathy Radigan
    March 19, 2012

    Wow you guys are getting our weather!! We live in New York, and this time of year is usually very strange, but this year our winter has been nuts in the fact that it has been so warm. I have some Dusty Miller that is an annual in the part of the country, from last year. It never died off since it was so warm! I stick to flowers but the mustard is very intriguing I wonder if I can grow that here? I will have to check on this, that would be fun! Sorry you lost your plants, I hate when that happens! I look forward to coming back and seeing your new beautiful "babies"!

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  • Becky Jane
    March 19, 2012

    Planting is hard enough without nature destroying it…we got snow yesterday and today! Your mustards look yummy!

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  • Mellissa Hanks
    March 19, 2012

    Luckily my seedlings were still on my dryer last night when the hail moved through. My name grapevine saw some damage but I think it will survive :O) I love your garden.

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