Double Dog Farm 2012 Extended lunch with camera.

[SOB]

Looks great! What's the dimensions of that area...by counting the posts I'm guessing around 30x40?

[DoubleDogFarm]

About 8ft between the post. 54FT x 72ft and another roughly 50Ft x 50ft outside the fence

Eric

[DoubleDogFarm]

The 6lbs of Music garlic scapes, I harvested last Sunday, sold to a local caterer / farmers market vendor. $8.00 per pound. $48.00 for cut - bagged and delivered. Selling bulk to restaurants and caterers seems like th best way to go.

Eric

[gixxerific]

The 6lbs of Music garlic scapes, I harvested last Sunday, sold to a local caterer / farmers market vendor. $8.00 per pound. $48.00 for cut - bagged and delivered. Selling bulk to restaurants and caterers seems like th best way to go.

Eric

You can just mail me my cut.

Thanks

[DoubleDogFarm]

How about some asian pears.

The Chesnok scapes are much smaller than the Music scapes. You get half a pear.

Eric

[gixxerific]

How about some asian pears.

The Chesnok scapes are much smaller than the Music scapes. You get half a pear.

Eric

Deal. The o es I got last year were great. Half of one would be awesome.

[DoubleDogFarm]

No soup for you!

My 80ft of Yukon Gold potatoes have few flowers on them. You may have potatoes below and not even know it, if you are waiting for flowers. Flowers are not always a good indicator. Do a little prospecting.

This evening I harvested 18 Yukon Gold potatoes from my 4 - 20ft rows.

From this hole I harvested 2 little gold nuggets
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This evenings pot of gold. Looks like no wireworm damage.
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Eric

[applestar]

Nice! I harvested 4 little (about jumbo egg size) red and blue potatoes for my kids yesterday too. I had to rummage through a layer of coffee grounds that still smelled like coffeee. No wireworm damage.

[DoubleDogFarm]

July 3 2012.

Updated pictures of the garden.

This patch of Paint Mtn corn is about knee high.
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and the rest of the garden.
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Purple Burgundy and Yellow wax bush snap beans
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Garlic and Kenearly dry beans
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Yukon Gold potatoes
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Eric

[jal_ut]

Looking good. Nice neat layout.

[lakngulf]

Looking good. Nice neat layout.

I agree. For a guy who claims he is too busy to garden, your organization and production puts most of us to shame. Healthly looking plants.

Down South our plants are struggling with the heat. Well, I am struggling with the heat too. For the 4th of July I plan to be either in A/C house, or in the water, with just brief period getting from one to the other.

[DownriverGardener]

This is the first time I've checked out your gardens. Your setup is amazing, and so admirable! You're a master! I can't imagine the work put into this.

I am jealous

Cheers!

[DoubleDogFarm]

Thanks everyone. No need to be jealous. I killed the television at least 3 years ago. Don't own any expensive electronics or cars. I live a pretty simple life. What are you doing after dinner. I'm usually in the garden or orchard. It's cooler, birds are singing and it's light until 9:30.

I took a chance and harvested one of my 20ft rows of Yukon Gold potatoes. I'm pretty sure I didn't lose out on the number of potatoes, but I'm sure I did on weight. The bucket weighs over 20lbs, the limit of my scale, so I at least have a return of 20lbs of the 20lbs planted. The rest is profit, sort of.

I had chitted potatoes waiting. They are pretty old, over two months and shriveled. I decided to take a chance and plant them where the Yukons came out. We will wait and see.
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Eric

[SPierce]

ahhhh look at all those beautiful potatoes! your garden is fantastic; so jealous!

[DoubleDogFarm]

Like many of you good folk, looks like my garlic will be harvested early. I harvested my garlic last year on the 22nd of July.
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I pulled four plants yesterday. 3 Music and 1 Chesnok. Looking at the picture, I cant tell them apart. The seed garlic that I received from gixxerific (Dono) had much more red to them.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Garden%20Vegetables/GarlicJuly8th2012001.jpg[/img]
Maybe after they cure the red will shine through.

Eric

[dustyrivergardens]

looking great I love your garlic

[DoubleDogFarm]

July 12 2012.

Watered the garden thoroughly this evening. Going off Island tomorrow morning, coming home Sunday night.

James, will you keep an eye on my ducks for me.

A few updated pictures.

Yellow wax snap bean starting to flower.
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Purple Burgundy snap beans, flowering.
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Kenearly dry bean
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Painted Mtn corn on the inside of the fence starting to tassel
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TPS Skagit Magic. Still covered with flowers.
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My beet - Carrot - Beet bed. Some thinnings
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Eric

[Northernfox]

looking good my friend

[DoubleDogFarm]

Just me again

Main potato harvest
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You like red heads. My Painted Mtn corn is forming ears
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I'll be harvesting beans soon.
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Garlic harvest curing
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Eric

[dustyrivergardens]

very nice I love all the garlic...

[gixxerific]

I pulled four plants yesterday. 3 Music and 1 Chesnok. Looking at the picture, I cant tell them apart. The seed garlic that I received from gixxerific (Dono) had much more red to them.
[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Garden%20Vegetables/GarlicJuly8th2012001.jpg[/img]
Maybe after they cure the red will shine through.

Eric

First off great shots and what a beautiful garden. You are doing an amazing job my friend, I am thouroughly impressed.

Music is the more white but will have some color to it, Chesnok will be darker though can come a bit light, confused yet it gets worse later on. With the early harvest that may have something to do with the color not being there. I noticed this myself. To tell the truth I lost my map and the tags on my rows of these two last year and I bunched them together, since like you said they are hard to tell apart.

One way is this (in a perfect world) Chesnok should have about 8-12 cloves while Music will have about 5 -7. Makes it a bit easier but still difficult You could have a Music with 7 and Chesnok with eight so is it a big Music or a small Chesnok, I told you it gets worse? The color comes out a lot after peeling it is amazing how much color the paper can hide.

Hope you enjoy them. I have some new stuff this year that rocks. Pescadaro Red this is a Creole Type and very wonderful though smaller bulbs.

[gardenvt]

First, your garden is beautiful. It must please you to look out over that land after a long day and see the results of all of your hard work.

When did you harvest your garlic? And when did you cut off the tops?

I harvested mine July 7 (everything is early this year with all of the heat) and have had them hanging in a very airy place. Was thinking it is time to cut the tops off and let them continue to cure.

I grew 4 varieties: Music, German Extra Hardy, German Porcelain and Two Dog Farm Porcelain that a local farmer has been growing for 10 years here in Vt.

I can't decide which I like better. Each one sems like the best garlic ever! This is my first year growing garlic. It was a great harvest.

[DoubleDogFarm]

First, your garden is beautiful. It must please you to look out over that land after a long day and see the results of all of your hard work.

When did you harvest your garlic? And when did you cut off the tops?

I harvested mine July 7 (everything is early this year with all of the heat) and have had them hanging in a very airy place. Was thinking it is time to cut the tops off and let them continue to cure.

I grew 4 varieties: Music, German Extra Hardy, German Porcelain and Two Dog Farm Porcelain that a local farmer has been growing for 10 years here in Vt.

I can't decide which I like better. Each one sems like the best garlic ever! This is my first year growing garlic. It was a great harvest.

Thanks everyone. It's smoke and mirror and camera angle.

I believe I harvested my garlic July 14 or close and removed the tops just a few days later. I have a old style propane oven with a pilot light where I been expediting the curing.

[img]https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h300/eric_wa/Double%20Dog%20Farm%20%20%20Vegetables%20and%20%20Fruits/GarlicAugust32012.jpg[/img]
Dono, The garlic in the picture have seven cloves and a few with six. I should have placed the two different garlic varieties in two different beds.

Eric

[DoubleDogFarm]

I have tomatoes! Sun Gold and Siletz.

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Eric

[jal_ut]

Looking good. I only wish I had a red tomato. That is the one thing that never seems to come here. First its too hot and dry so the fruit won't set on then its too cool to ripen.

[gixxerific]

Looking good. I only wish I had a red tomato. That is the one thing that never seems to come here. First its too hot and dry so the fruit won't set on then its too cool to ripen.

Have you ever tried putting them out even ealier with maybe a low tunnel over them to get them going sooner than maybe some shade during the hot months? I know you know what you are doing but there has to be a way.

A greenhouse would help with both the ealry and late season, wish I had one.

Look at me giving James advice, who do I think I am. I bow down at your gardening expertise.

Dono

[jal_ut]

Here is what worked for me: Over west of us in the next valley the elevation is lower and temperatures warmer, so they are getting ripe tomatoes now. I was through there the other day, so I stopped and bought a bag full of vine ripened tomatoes. Yummy!

[DoubleDogFarm]

So It's about a month later. Sept 16th 2012

Just wanted to show off tonights harvest.
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Eric

[ReptileAddiction]

Wow! Your harvests never cease to amaze me!

[jal_ut]

Nice harvest. My corn and cukes are gone. Still getting some tomatoes and carrots, potatoes. Most of the winter squash and watermelons are still in the garden and a few cants. . We are supposed to get at least 4 more good clear days without frost. We have already had one frost. When does your frost usually hit?

[DoubleDogFarm]

James,
The next days forcast, upper 70's to low 80's. I haven't looked this up, but a friend mentioned, "No measurable rain in 10 weeks". Seattle had a trace last week.

First frost late October to mid November. I can feel the change already. Cool mornings.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/freeze-frost-dates/index.php?q=98250&submit=Go

Our winters are pretty mild, but I hope this year it's a little more severe. The tent caterpillar cycle was a little extreme this year.

Eric

[DoubleDogFarm]

Painted Mountain corn.
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How long before I can harvest this corn. Should I just leave it until frost.

Eric

[gixxerific]

That some beautiful stuff there DDF. Thanks for the seed. I would think just as any corn pop a kernel if it is milky it it about done. Of after the tussles dry out.

Don't bank on me though I don't grow corn much, but I will put some of that in.

[applestar]

I thought Eric was growing these to grind into flour, in which case you want them to get so hard that your fingernails slide off the surface of the kernels, but harvest before rain (which apparently there's no concern over).

Dent corns dimple at the top, if that's what they are.

I remember reading about rushing to cut and stack the corn stalks into shocks (I think they're called) before heavy rainstorm could spoil them in one of the Little House books.

Are you keeping them all for your own pantry? I think you said you're not selling at the market now? They look gorgeous for fall decoration. I tied some colorful popcorn into a decorarion for my front door one year, and still had them to eat later on.

They are really gorgeous. I've heard that this variety makes tasty cornmeal too.

[soil]

Harvest all the corn when the plant starts to dry out. Then lay them out to dry more, once really dry you can husk and such. We grew 800 painted mountain corn plants this year. Looking at a very good harvest . And I found some amazing selections out of the corn. One plant had three ears per l
Plant And in each ear there was five cobs. Amazingly beautiful so I'm going to try and open pollinate it over time. A few others has ears 18 inches long! Great stuff and all in 60 days.

[DoubleDogFarm]

Sorry about the blurry photos folks. I found my camera on low light reducing blur.

I did try 1 ear, a few weeks ago, as fresh corn. You may have seen it in my cross pollination post. It was chewy but not bad.

Painted Mtn is classified as a flour corn. I hope to make meal ( coarse flour).

Looking at my projected harvest, most will be retained as seed for 2013.

Harvest all the corn when the plant starts to dry out. Then lay them out to dry more, once really dry you can husk and such. We grew 800 painted mountain corn plants this year. Looking at a very good harvest . And I found some amazing selections out of the corn. One plant had three ears per l
Plant And in each ear there was five cobs. Amazingly beautiful so I'm going to try and open pollinate it over time. A few others has ears 18 inches long! Great stuff and all in 60 days.

Soil,
The seed companies I buy from call it OP. 70-90 day

I keep reading that Painted Mtn averages 4-4.5ft tall. The corn stocks in my fenced garden are all close to 6ft tall. Most have only single ears.

Past years I grew Blue Hooker's corn. I finshed drying them with my pilot light propane oven. I didn't save any to replant, so I felt it didn't hurt. When dry, I could just twist the seed of the cob. Like giving someone an Indian burn. How do you remove the seed from the cob?

I'm also leaving some Spring Treat sweet corn to dry on the stock. I noticed some colored seed in some of the ears. Can / will this seed produce a sweet Painted Mtn.

Eric

[jal_ut]

Our winters are pretty mild, but I hope this year it's a little more severe. The tent caterpillar cycle was a little extreme this year.

I can say that is one plus for our cold winters. It gets cold enough to freeze the ground a foot or more deep and is very effective at killing many overwintering bugs. Yes, we have bugs, but not to the extent I hear a lot of people complaining about.

[DoubleDogFarm]

Actually we have few serious problems with bugs / insects here.

I have Leaf miner, Flea beetle and Cabbage moth every year, but seldom much damage.

I don't think I have ever seen a tomato / tobacco worm or any other infestation of mass destruction.

Like hendi_alex mentioned about disease. It maybe the "presence of the conditions". I think this can be applied here as well. Some we can control.

Eric

[ReptileAddiction]

I don't have much pest problems here either.

[DoubleDogFarm]

Like James's Painted Mountain.
[img]https://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/sep_28_4.jpg[/img]

My Painted Mountain

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Eric