Daniel's Pacific NW Garden

 There is a big rhubarb plant a the front of the house.  For all I know, it's 20 or 30 years old.  I think it would be happier if I divi...

Today I harvested some rhubarb.  I was going to make a pie, but it was kind of a "COVID-19" and too much other bad news day, so I ...

Rhubarb Harvest for Crumble.  5.4.14  I kept saying I was going to make either a rhubarb pie or rhubarb crumble.  Sunday I did.  Came ou...

Red leaf ornamental plum. I thought I posted on this, when planted - August? - but could not find the post. I think this is "Crimson ...

Rhubarb not quite ready for pie. Maybe 2 weeks. The pink tree is "Hollywood Plum". There may yet be some frosts / freezes, in ...

A few perennial vegetables are making themselves known in the winter garden. I have one small chive-like onion that I gave up on a few year...

Ning's Cherries are almost ripe. This is the oldest tree, about 7 years old. The 4-year-old trees just have scattered cherries. The st...

Will need to post pictures later this week - work beckons. Today was a rare event, the 3rd day of a 3day weekend. Spent about 9 hours on hom...

Lots of activity this week and weekend. Yesterday temp in the 60s, today in the 70s. I spent most of the day cleaning up the main tomato pat...

Phenology - keeping track of natural progression of plant growth and other events, in an effort to know when to plan agricultural activitie...

What's growing and blooming? Daffodils are about 4 inches tall. Many closed flower buds are present. Hyacinths, similar size. Rhubarb is...

Victoria Rhubarb Canola based crust, organically grown rhubarb. I only used 1 cup of sugar, so it's slightly on the sour side but that...

VIctoria Rhubarb. This has been fertilized with generous helping of Chicken Compost, after earlier servings of Starbucks Coffee Grounds. T...

Helleborus, unknown variety. It's been growing in this dry, eastern exposure spot since we bought the house, so at least 7 years old. I...