#heirloom
My Grandmother’s Crazy Quilt
Having a greenhouse at home is a definite blessing. Season extension is one. We planted these tomatoes from cuttings in a 15 gallon bucket in September. The 4 plants are now 7+ feet tall, bearing flowers and fruits. We should probably begin eating tasty, soil (compost) grown heirloom tomatoes in mid January or sooner. A important FYI for you… when you see the flowers, it’s important to pollinate those flowers. Pollinators don’t go in the greenhouse this time of year and if you want fruits, you gotta help the plant and act like a bee.
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Familial Heirloom
I know we’re supposed to be be all positive and nice or whatever- but the horror bug bit me so I had to scratch hehe, hopefully it shows up well on your guy’s screen..
The story of this is basically about some girl who decides to investigate why through every generation of her family, someone always goes missing and yeah supernatural high jinxs insue (is that how you spell that? Oh well)
Sikkim is a Himalayan Indian state bordered by Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. One of the most unique vegetables we grow in our Sullivan County, NY garden is the heirloom Sikkim cucumber(Cucumis sativus ‘Sikkim’), a dark rust colored varietal with a thin, beautifully “crackled” skin, firm white flesh, and clean, crisp flavor. As we share a similar temperate climate with its native habitat, it also grows quite well, producing a robust harvest.
These beautiful fruits are known as bhadaure kankro (भदौरे काँक्रो) in Nepali. They are excellent fresh, and are a superior cucumber for pickling. We buy our seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.