Backyard Farming the Natural Way

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Here are some of my Anaheim peppers that have reached 2.5′ tall - and have peppers about 6″ long. These are the peppers commonly used to make chile reinos and can be used for other chile pepper recipes. They are medium heat, and will get hotter if allowed to redden.  I have these and other pepper varieties scattered throughout my property, and I am particularly found of the idea of growing plants in nursery pots and then burying them in various places around my yard. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a shot of some of my tomato plants, and as you can see, they are getting full of tomatoes. Pictured here are black krim heirlooms and a bloody butcher in the background.  Not pictured here in the same plot are the Isis Candy, Sungold, and Kellogg’s Breakfast.  I am already harvesting the tasty sungolds. Read the rest of this entry »

I discussed in a previous post, Artichokes in Florida, that I was going to try my hand at growing these. Well so far the results are outstanding. On the left is one of the artichoke plants which I planted from seed only last month! As you can see, it is growing like crazy in “my secret formula” (no secret really). I decided to plant them in deep containers Read the rest of this entry »

I previously discussed the cheap method I was utilizing for the purpose of staking indeterminate tomatoes. In case you haven’t followed, the first part of this process is here. Well, my tomatoes have gotten huge and some are already 4′ tall since I planted them from seed in the first part of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Well the tomatoes which I just staked are starting to load up with blossoms, and I even have quite a few fruit. However, one thing that I notice is that a few of the heirloom varieties are dropping most of their blossoms.  Seen here on the left is one nice Black Krim heirloom, but most of the surrounding blossoms just fell off. I have also noticed the same thing happening with two of my Kellogg’s Breakfast heirloom tomatoes. Read the rest of this entry »

Well the heirloom tomatoes that I planted from seed 2 -1/2 months ago are already in need of staking. Because one of my main goals for this blog site is to promote the practice of low space, intensive, and “frugal” home growing, I am always looking for new ways to accomplish these ends. Therefore, I decided to try a different idea for staking my indeterminate tomatoes. Read the rest of this entry »