broccoli

After our road trip of 12 days from Toronto to Vancouver we reached home on 12th June and spent some time to clean up our yard and check on some of the plants I planted a few weeks back. The broccoli were doing great and the cabbages are yet to show some productivity. The Red Russian Garlic is doing well but shows signs of stress as I didn't set up the drip irrigation timer till yesterday. Fortunately we had an extended spring with lots of rain and cool weather which didn't do much damage. Yesterday and today we spent some time planting some vegetables from the nursery and building trellis for the beans.

2011 update

After an extended hiatus on posts I am hoping to catch up again. Since October last year I have been travelling on work to Toronto. Once a month I have been home and have been looking forward to get my hands in the dirt! It won't be until June that I'll be home to put in more plants. However on a short trip this time I have been able to clean up my yard, mow the lawn, plant bulbs and have been glad to see the tulips blooming. This year I wasn't able to start anything from seed. Today I planted some nursery bought Cayenne Peppers and Zucchini. It might be a little early as temperatures are still cool but I am taking a chance.
The potatoes which I sowed a couple of weeks back are beginning to come up.

 The Red Russian Garlic bulbs which my wife planted last fall are growing. This time we switched the beds by planting them in the beds where Tomatoes were planted last year.

 Two weeks ago when I was home I threw in a few Pole Beans seeds in the beds and planted Cabbage and Broccoli seedlings.

End of 2010

I was out of town on work at a project site for more than 2 months. Just arrived before Christmas.A lot had taken place in the yard with all the plants pulled up and my in-laws departing for home. Most of the flowering plants had died due to frost and the front yard is due for a clean up one of these days. The temperatures are freezing now a days and this shot of the back yard beds were taken on 29th Dec 2010. I'll leave again on work and hope to come back in Spring and I fear I'll be unable to plant in time. However my better half has planted the Red Russian Garlic in November for harvesting next summer.