Tag Archives: Heirlooms

Heirloom Pole Beans

Friday, February 19, 2010 – 2:29 pm

I admit, I have a weakness. A weakness for heirloom pole beans. But really aren’t they lovely? Bush beans are just fine but towering pole beans are just way more fun in my book, and growing up instead of out conserves space in the garden too.
Going clockwise we have Purple Poded Pole Beans, which are [...]

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Tomatoes and Basil

Thursday, September 24, 2009 – 3:20 pm

I harvested over 2lbs of stupice and cherry roma tomatoes from my garden this morning as well as the last bit of basil. I still have 8oz of stupice from the other day too. I am going to have to graduate from simply throwing them in our salads. I think I am going to try [...]

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Ground Cherries

Thursday, August 20, 2009 – 10:08 am

Ground cherries are a ½ to ¾ inch fruit encased in a papery husk, kind of like a tomatillo. They are ripe when the husk dries and falls from the plant, inside of which is the fruit ranging from a pale green to deep golden color. While ground cherries are in the nightshade family, they [...]

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Inchelium Garlic

Friday, August 7, 2009 – 8:13 am
Inchelium Garlic

A beautiful softneck artichoke garlic with a wonderful medium hot flavor. I read that it is an heirloom variety found on the Colville Reservation here in Washington. I bought this bulb at the Millwood Farmer’s Market from New Wave Gardens. I am hoping to buy some for planting this Autumn.

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Tomatoes, Raised Beds and Garlic

Friday, July 24, 2009 – 8:36 am

Seriously sometimes I feel like a cheerleader when it comes to my tomatoes. All my heirlooms are so heavy with fruit, especially my cherry romas, amish paste and stupice. And finally, it is happening, my first stupice is turning red. Of course with this wonderful development mother nature decided to test my tomato protectiveness and [...]

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