Saturday, August 14, 2010

Silver Bells and Cockle Shells


(above scans: Cosmos)

(pink eye purples: hull and pea)

If there's one thing i've learned about the garden this year, it is to be fearless. Take things out before they take out their leguminous neighbors. My Armenian cucumbers are getting seriously out of hand. They're reaching out for tomato cages, propping up their octopus like extensions on peppers, lima beans, and the like. It's hard to enjoy the taste when you know you're digesting a bully. Another thing is to know your crop.... it's harder than you'd think to judge when something is at its prime, ready to be plucked and enjoyed. I may have waited a little too long to harvest my pink eye purples. If I was sick when they did the "Know When to Harvest your Garden" lesson plan in elementary school, i'm paying for it now. Learn as you go. Next year i'll move up the ladder from Guppy Gardener to Minnow Gardener.
Posted by Brown's General at 6:10 PM

1 comment:

  1. William BolingAugust 25, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    Love these scans of flora. Reminds me of the early days of photography when botanists took such care and pleasure in documenting 'for science' their specimens. Turns out when you're going 'for science' you sometimes bump up against art. I wonder what Pig-Bear-Dog would look like if you could get her up on that little scanning bed? Hmmm .... Pop

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