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A nice bright flash of white near the patio. The nights are getting cooler, though, so weren’t not enjoying them as much as we should!
OK so Shakespeare I’m not (line 345 here in Hamlet), but I am a little sad to see these two quinces go. We bought them as young whips only a stick thin (see their arrival at the farm in this post […]
In early September, a few beautiful flowers (and a few we’re saying a little prayer for, too). Cosmos: Our variagated hydrangea is now 2 years old. I htink next spring we’ll leave the annuals out of the way and let it […]
When it comes to transplanting a 10-year-old hydrangea, I will tell you this: It’s a bitch. The roots are not deep, but they’re in tight. And after the winter we had, the hydrangea was already in bad shape. Still, I’ll […]
After focusing so long on the patio and the gardens surrounding it, it’s time to turn our attention to other areas of the farm. We’ve been experimenting here and there, but in spring 2015, we will take what we’ve learned from […]
Thanks to our new Adironadack chair, we’ve been stargazing on these clear, cool nights. This year, I’ve learned a new constellation: Boötes. He’s also know as the Herdsman, because he’s right back of Ursa Major, shepherding it and and the […]
While Hunna was grilling the pizza, I took a little garden tour to check in with the crops at the farm. Our newest pear tree, a Barlett, is doing nicely. Some pretty coneflowers, too: It’s been such […]
About to pull out of the driveway on the way to work one morning, and I was struck at how beautiful the Black Eyed Susans were. Finally, this little corner of the farm, neglected so long, is getting its due. […]
A handmade original for the patio at Sour Cherry Farm: the SCF Adirondack Chair. Hunna built it out of cedar. Handsome devil, isnt’ it! And oh-so-comfortable, too. Congrats to Hunna!
Just a little over 2 pounds this year. Not nearly as good a year as 2013, when we got 6 pounds, but we’ll take it. Planning on making the same Red Currant Jelly as last year. I don’t see the […]
What a sad, sad year. After last year’s nearly 20 quarts of sour cherries, we were lucky to get one small quart of cherries this year. (See Greg describing last year’s harverst in this post here.) Here is the lame, […]
Sam is “helping.”
Everything’s coming in at once now! Currants, blueberries, cherries! Blueberries ripening: The first round of blueberry harvest! Yum.
The farm enjoyed its best harvest of black currants ever this year, with about 2 quarts. Our plan for the harvest: cassis! We will update as we make it. Previous black currant coverage here. And here on our archives.
Sam and I headed to the nursery, thinking we were going to get a few annual to fill in where the daffodills had been along the front walkway. But when we got there, I started thinking: maybe we need to […]
After supper, in the garden, enjoying the longest day of the year.
Well, not really. But will a cordless electric mower do? Hunna is very happy.
After our discovery of the joy of outdoor movies last summer, we began thinking about how to set up a permanent garden “room” for movie-watching. Our plan: install some speakers, and figure out a convenient surface to rest the projector. […]
A look at a how a couple of beds we planted in the last year or two are developing. Quite nicely, I think! I had sort of thrown a few cast-offs after divisions last year, but the coreopsis looks quite […]
Why is it that choosing my annuals for the porch and patio pots is always such a conundrum? Every year I fret and waiver: should I get these? Which flowers? What color combinations? I know, I know: #firstworldproblems. Sam […]
Pretty flowers at the base of our big boulder.
Oh my! This is why we planted lilacs near the porch. The smell of them blooming has been such a treat. This one is called Syringa Bloomerang and it looks like it’s grown its full size of about four feet. We […]
A look at the front garden, where the lilacs are finally blooming! The first time since we planted them! Quince, daffodils, forget-me-nots: Daffodils: Flowering quince: Lilacs: Stump Lane’s flowering cherry: Pretty flowers: a And in the back, Kelly and Jack […]
They’re so pretty when they open up, aren’t they? And the knowledge that they’ll soon be a fruit makes them even more beautiuf.
Spring has arrived at Sour Cherry Farm. We’ve already done our pruning, and the daffodils are out. I’m thinning out the ferns a bit: Black currants are forming on the bushes: Blue Forget Me Nots: One red tulip is all […]
Another rather random spring Sunday at the Farm. We head to the street fair, where Samantha is trepedatious as she tries out her first kiddies rides, then have supper on the patio at home, where we spot a Cardinal doing […]
It’s April at the farm, folks. Time for cleaning and planing. And a little playground action, too. Sam helsp Daddy plant. One of our grape hyacinths. A Montauk Daisy: Pruned the black currants, too. They’re looking better than ever.
Pruning was the name of the game today. Pruning and a little planting. And a little fun, of course. Pear tree branches: Afterward, Kris and Tom came over for a little supper.
No, it’s not warm enough yet. But when it is, we’ll be ready.
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
