First Pillow Sham Main Panel. Men's Shirt Quilt. 7.4.2021

Today I completed the main front panel for the first pillow sham, to match the unfinished quilt made from the same mens shirts. I wanted it to be mostly the same fabric, but a different pattern. Im still a beginner so this is not perfect. Even so, I'm pretty happy with the result. This will need a border and auilting. I need to finish the auilt first to see what I have left over. This panel is made entirely from scraps of thrift shop and estate sale men's shirts, left over from making the main quilt.

Volunteer Poppies. 7.1.2021

These came up near where I grew poppies last year. These are the annual "Shirley Poppies". As far as I know, there is no sich thing as a "Laverne Poppy". They are a nice volunteer. I scattered saved seeds all over, but didn't see any others. I'm happy with these.

First "Main Crop" Harvest. Potatoes, Garlic, Onions. 7.1.2021

The Envol potato tops are dying off, so I dug up two plants. Nice looking potatoes. These are considered "The earliest of the early" by Fedco. The garlic is "Music". I grew that from bulbs saved from the 2020 crop. They are very large and very tasty. There are also some random volunteer garlic plants to dig. The onions are generic "Yellow onions" from sets. Huge bulbs now. They can be eaten, but not ready yet for storage.

Moat of the annual vegetables seem OK after the big heat wave.

A Few Dwarf or Compact Tomato Plants. 7.1.2021

Just a few of them. They do need a stake. They tend to fall over. However, not nearly the work of full height types. Alpatieva 905A

Extreme Bush

Dwarf Tanunda Red

So far, so good. The next big tests will be eating quality and productivity. The Extreme Bush and Alpatieva 905A are competing for which is first.

First Dahlia of the Year. 7.1.2021

Last winter I dug up most of the dahlias. I stored them in a box of peat moss in the garage. I moisten the peat moss two or three times during the winter. They all survived and grew very nicely.