Harvesting Tips Archives - Page 2 of 2

Grains and chaff waiting for winnowing.

Harvesting Wheat

We grew White Sonora Wheat over winter, and now that it's May in Southern California, it is time to harvest. Our 4x4 foot raised bed was filled with tall, slender wheat sheaths that turned progressively more golden brown. The seed heads began to nod, and that's when we knew it was time. Here's how to harvest your own patch of heirloom wheat: Admittedly, 4x4 isn't very much room for growing wheat. Ideally we'd have 100 square feet for the task.…

Post author:Christy
Post published:May 26, 2015
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
Post comments:16 Comments

Black Dakota Popping Corn

Harvesting Black Dakota Popping Corn

This spring we experimented with growing heirloom Black Dakota popping corn. It's a beautiful, deep red, pointy popping corn that pops white. We couldn't resist the opportunity to plant this ancestral corn and load up on one of our favorite snacks. Growing popcorn is easy because you don't have to time it out to pick it during the milk stage. You just grow it and let it dry on the stalk. That's it. To learn more details about growing popcorn…

Post author:Christy
Post published:July 8, 2014
Post category:Blog What's Growin' On
Post comments:9 Comments

When 1+1=10: Harvesting Potatoes

Garden math breaks the rules. It's one of the only places where things multiply without the need for a calculator, or the stress of bubble tests or sweaty palms. Possibly the best example of garden math is the potato. Plant one, get many.

Spring is a great time to plant potatoes, and lucky for us, spring is coming soon. In warmer climates, you can also plant potatoes in the fall. That's what we did last October with a couple of scary potatoes left in the pantry too long. Yesterday we ...

Post author:Christy
Post published:February 2, 2011
Post category:What's Growin' On
Post comments:5 Comments

End of content

No more pages to load

Newer Posts