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Written by rax262
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Friday, 28 August 2009 00:00 |
I recently inherited my Grandfather’s circa 1954 Royal HH typewriter when he passed away. After I had cleaned it up and reinstalled the bi-colored ribbon, a feat unto its self, I banged out one last message.
Now, I’ll probably never use the typewriter as a composition machine, but as a piece of vintage office equipment it represents a bygone era. A time when writers contemplated what they wrote, carefully measuring each stroke of the key, each sentence poised and direct. I enjoy writing, though it is not my official trade, and the typewriter serves as a reminder to make each word count, each line convey a meaning. |
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Written by rax262
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 22:41 |
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I harvested the entire batch of King of the Garden limas and came out with little over half a pound of seed for storage. There were a few ripe pods which I threw in the pot and enjoyed. In other news I also picked my first Mountain Spring tomatoes and a single Arkansas Traveler.
I'm a bit disappointed with the Mountain Spring which I purchased from a local greenhouse. They were supposed to be early season tomatoes but failed to blossom until well after I the Roma tomatoes were showing fruit. The tomatoes are large and appear to be tasty but I think production with be very light. Granted I could blame the lack of production and ripening on my soil PH which I had to make an emergency correction too. However the other plants and tomatoes are doing well leading me to believe that this is just a weaker or, gasp, ill suited breed for my growing conditions.
In other news I just dropped a few dollars for my fall crop including Yellow Multiplier Onions and French Gray Shallots. I also plan to put down a winter mix of greens in a few weeks.
UPDATE: I added some Plant Tone organic fertilizer to the watermelon, tomatoes, and four "second batch" cantaloupes. Hey, who knows if the weather is fair well into September I may see a ripe one yet! |
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Written by rax262
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Sunday, 02 August 2009 22:27 |
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I lost 2 of 3 cantaloupes to deer. Evidence? Half eaten fruit and dear tracks. They also nipped the top of the pepper plants and tore down the bamboo poles for the beans and Roma tomatoes.
In other news the small plant that my son brought home from daycare has now blossomed into an eight foot tall sunflower. It's not an official part of the garden but I thought that I'd mention it since I've done nothing to it since I planted it, not even watered it. There must be some sort of mutant growth hormone in my soil or I'm just really lucky with plants. I will save the seeds for further scientific study. |
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Written by rax262
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 22:27 |
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I harvested 5 pounds of bell pepper. The Bonnie Green Bell peppers were especially large and well developed. The Purple Beauties were also of a nice size and color. |
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