Wyndhavyn Garden 2007 Updated December 31, 2007
Fall was for Figs...
Our 3-year-old fig tree (3 years since we planted it) is producing figs - and very delicious ones at that. We think they may be Celeste. The tree was so weighted it broke some branches, so we intend to replant it this winter. (It's currently in a large terracotta pot.)
New Vegetables This Year
We successfully grew Garbanzo Beans (purple ones!) and Red Okra.
Tomatilloes were also an experiment. While they were delicious we couldn't use them all. I tried them as addition to soups and stews - anywhere a tomato might be welcome, but there were still too many. Also the plant was HUGE blocking light to the eggplants. Next year I may pass on tomatilloes for their smaller cousin the ground cherry.
We tried a patch of corn this year.
The small cobs of white corn were great but the bi-colored were terrible. This was the most successful crop we've ever had...Jack gave them extra water almost every day.
Spring's New Additions
2007 - Six new Roses for us from David Austin Roses:
Huntington Rose - AUSjive (the smallest of the new additions with double pink flowers)
Lady Emma Hamilton -AUSbrother (Coppery peach - I've paired it with Pat Austin)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh - AUSren (Lt pink/lilac flowers and tall form)
Benjamin Britten - AUSencart (red flowers with a touch of orange & intensely fruity fragrance. I've planted it near Pichard)
The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild - AUSijus: Pink peony-like flowers - tall form - hardy with large flowers.
Ferdinand Pichard (Hybrid Perpetual/ Bourbon) - Bushy with 2-tone red/pink flowers and fragrant, bred by Tanne - an old rose.
Asparagus
Our last years' plantings are sprouting and we planted eight more bare roots this year. Fingers crossed that someday we'll have enough for dinner.
Two new additions to the herb garden:
White Currant and Black Currant (as I didn't have another spot). The white currant has berries on it! The sorrel is doing really well.
Article: Viability of Old Seeds
A recent visitor to our garden!
March - Peas are suddenly bushy
March Happenings
Alpine Strawberries Blooming in March
Jack's Euphorbia is becoming HUGE
The fourth year is the charm. Last year we got 3 figs from the Tree this year looks like we may get 30-40 and they are incredibly delicious!
Golden Raspberries are looking strong.
2006 Visitor to Wyndhavyn with his 12 brothers and sisters. (baby wild turkey)
We spotted 11 babies in Spring 2007.
Pussywillow March 2007 - see it in Flower!
