<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from gardenunbound.blog-city.com</title><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2009 gardenunbound.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:24:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from gardenunbound.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Leaf Day</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/leaf_day.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/leaf_day.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=leaf%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Leaf DayLucky day, today! I saw a great number of bags of leaves just down the street. &nbsp;So I knocked on the door to ask permission and was greeted by a fellow gardener and writer.&nbsp;]]></description><category>bed preparation</category><category>compost mulch</category><category>fall</category><category>garlic</category><category>spinach</category></item><item><title>Compost, Bed Preparation, Greens Harvest</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/compost_bed_preparation_greens_harvest.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/compost_bed_preparation_greens_harvest.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=compost%5Fbed%5Fpreparation%5Fgreens%5Fharvest</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Compost, Bed Preparation, Greens HarvestIt was a beautiful day today, in the upper 50s F, sunny, brilliant. I did a lot of work on the compost. &nbsp;Bin #2 is completely full and just needs turning. &nbsp;Bin #3 is nearly full. &nbsp;And Bin#1]]></description><category>bed preparation</category><category>compost mulch</category><category>cover crops</category><category>general activity</category><category>greens</category><category>harvest</category><category>mizuna</category><category>salad greens</category><category>soil</category><category>tatsoi</category></item><item><title>The Last of the Fresh Tomatoes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/the_last_of_the_fresh_tomatoes.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/the_last_of_the_fresh_tomatoes.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Flast%5Fof%5Fthe%5Ffresh%5Ftomatoes</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;The Last of the Fresh TomatoesWe sorted through the last two flats of garden tomatoes today, some were starting to shrivel. Here, Shirley sorts through the cherry tomatoes, we still have enough for a few salads.]]></description><category>tomatoes</category><category>harvest</category></item><item><title>Garlic Planting Day: 11-05-09</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/garlic_planting_day_110509.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/garlic_planting_day_110509.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=garlic%5Fplanting%5Fday%5F110509</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Garlic Planting Day: 11-05-09I planted 105 cloves of garlic today: 28 German White, 35 Kettle River Giant, and 42 Chilean Silver. &nbsp;These were all very successful this year. &nbsp;I had also planted Persian Star but the cloves were small in]]></description><category>fall</category><category>garlic</category><category>planting</category><category>structures</category></item><item><title>Harvest After the Storm</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/harvest_after_the_storm.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/harvest_after_the_storm.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=harvest%5Fafter%5Fthe%5Fstorm</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Harvest After the StormIt was a beautiful day today, 60F, sunny, brilliant air. &nbsp;I harvested from the cold frame and the main garden: lettuce, arugula, parsley, beet greens, turnips, and turnip greens:&nbsp;]]></description><category>harvest</category><category>winter garden</category><category>turnips</category><category>turnip_greens</category><category>coldframe</category><category>cold frame</category><category>greens</category><category>herbs</category><category>salad greens</category></item><item><title>In the Depth of Winter An Invincible Summer</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/in_the_depth_of_winter_an_invincible_summer.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/in_the_depth_of_winter_an_invincible_summer.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:12:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=in%5Fthe%5Fdepth%5Fof%5Fwinter%5Fan%5Finvincible%5Fsummer</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;In the Depth of Winter An Invincible SummerIn the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus&nbsp;Big snow storm over the past two days, 12 inches or so...nevertheless, inside the cold frame]]></description><category>cold frame</category><category>winter garden</category></item><item><title>Green Tomatoes in Flats</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/green_tomatoes_in_flats.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/green_tomatoes_in_flats.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=green%5Ftomatoes%5Fin%5Fflats</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Green Tomatoes in FlatsWe still have six flats of tomatoes ripening. Every couple of days we sort through them, bringing all the red ones to the top right flat.&nbsp;]]></description><category>tomatoes</category><category>harvest</category></item><item><title>Garlic Bed Preparation, General Activity, Harvest</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/garlic_bed_preparation.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/garlic_bed_preparation.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=garlic%5Fbed%5Fpreparation</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Garlic Bed PreparationI have almost completed the garlic bed preparation. Today, I removed the grass clippings I had laid on top, loosened the soil with a garden fork, sifted a bushel of aged compost and spread it on top, dug it in a little, wa]]></description><category>bed preparation</category><category>cold frame</category><category>compost mulch</category><category>fall</category><category>fertilizer</category><category>garlic</category><category>general activity</category><category>harvest</category><category>kale</category><category>planting</category><category>soil</category><category>taisai</category><category>tatsoi</category><category>salad greens</category></item><item><title>Prize Tomato: Brandywine 1 lb. 5 oz.</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/prize_tomato_brandywine_1_lb_5_oz.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/prize_tomato_brandywine_1_lb_5_oz.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=prize%5Ftomato%5Fbrandywine%5F1%5Flb%5F5%5Foz</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Prize Tomato: Brandywine 1 lb. 5 oz.Here is our prize tomato, a Brandywine harvested from the last plant to go in the ground...a plant I couldn&#39;t give away, even when I tried. It was kept in the pot far too long but produced quite a number]]></description><category>harvest</category><category>tomatoes</category></item><item><title>Salad Greens Under the Snow</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/salad_greens_under_the_snow.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/salad_greens_under_the_snow.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=salad%5Fgreens%5Funder%5Fthe%5Fsnow</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[It finally&nbsp;got above freezing on Suday,&nbsp;so we kicked the snow off the cold frame, pulled back the row covers on the tat soi bed, and harvested a nice basket of salad green: lettuce, arugula, mizuna, kale, taisai, tat soi, and parsley.]]></description><category>cold frame</category><category>salad greens</category><category>harvest</category></item><item><title>Cold Spell - 19 Degrees &amp; Snow</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/cold_spell__19_degrees__snow.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/cold_spell__19_degrees__snow.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:29:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cold%5Fspell%5F%5F19%5Fdegrees%5F%5Fsnow</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Somewhat surprisingly, we are in the midst of a very cold weather pattern: 19&deg; this morning, with 2-4 inches of snow. Nevertheless, all the plants look good, though the weight of the snow may have damaged some of the chard, beets, and turnip gree]]></description><category>climate</category><category>winter garden</category></item><item><title>Sorting &amp; Storing Unripened Tomatoes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/sorting__storing_unripened_tomatoes.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/sorting__storing_unripened_tomatoes.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sorting%5F%5Fstoring%5Funripened%5Ftomatoes</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Sorting &amp; Storing Unripened Tomatoes&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><category>fall</category><category>harvest</category><category>tomatoes</category></item><item><title>Tomatoes Go</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/tomatoes_go.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/tomatoes_go.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=tomatoes%5Fgo</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Tomatoes GoWe harvested all the remaining tomatoes, green and red alike, and put them all inside in brown paper bags, probably 25 lbs. It didn&#39;t take long to remove all the plants...which I do not compost. &nbsp;It could freeze tonight...so]]></description></item><item><title>Shred &amp; Mulch Day</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/shred__mulch_day.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/shred__mulch_day.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=shred%5F%5Fmulch%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Shred &amp; Mulch DayI cut down all the branches from the two box elder stumps, a lot of branches, making about 100 lbs. of mulch. The mulcher/shredder did a great job on this...plus 6 bags of leaves, in about an hour and a half. &nbsp;I added]]></description><category>compost mulch</category></item><item><title>Planting Spinach - Harvest Fall Crops - Prep Coldframe - Composting</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/planting_spinach__harvest_fall_crops__prep_coldframe.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/planting_spinach__harvest_fall_crops__prep_coldframe.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=planting%5Fspinach%5F%5Fharvest%5Ffall%5Fcrops%5F%5Fprep%5Fcoldframe</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The air was exquisite this morning. So much so, that one might think it would be enough to live on for a week or so...brisk and breezy and reaching 74 degrees by noon....Cold Frame: I cleaned up the cold frame, pulling up the old basil and kale plant]]></description><category>bed preparation</category><category>fall</category><category>general activity</category><category>planting</category><category>soil</category><category>spinach</category></item><item><title>Fall Garden Crops - View</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/fall_garden_crops__view.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/fall_garden_crops__view.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=fall%5Fgarden%5Fcrops%5F%5Fview</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Fall Garden Crops - ViewTat-soi (Spoon Mustard) has become a real favorite over the last two years: beautiful plants, quick to grow, and very versatile.&nbsp;]]></description><category>asian greens</category><category>chard</category><category>bed preparation</category><category>coldframe</category><category>fall</category><category>garden view</category><category>greens</category><category>harvest</category><category>kale</category><category>mache</category><category>mizuna</category><category>salad greens</category><category>spinach</category><category>taisai</category><category>tatsoi</category><category>turnips</category></item><item><title>Planting Fall Cover Crop: Hairy Vetch</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/planting_cover_crop_hairy_vetch.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/planting_cover_crop_hairy_vetch.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=planting%5Fcover%5Fcrop%5Fhairy%5Fvetch</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Planting Cover Crop: Hairy VetchThis morning, I planted hairy vetch in one raised bed. &nbsp;I first prepared the bed by removing the grass clippings I had spread on it after pulling up the summer plants. &nbsp;I then forked it all, loosening t]]></description></item><item><title>Harvest</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/harvest.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/harvest.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=harvest</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;HarvestWe picked another 14 lbs of tomatoes yesterday, along with the last of the summer squash, first picking of lettuce in cold frame, tat soi, kale.&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Cold Sweet Strawberries in Late September</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/cold_sweet_strawberries_in_late_september.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/cold_sweet_strawberries_in_late_september.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cold%5Fsweet%5Fstrawberries%5Fin%5Flate%5Fseptember</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Cold Strawberries in Late SeptemberWhile I was thinking about getting wood for the wood stove, Shirley came in saying she had a surprise for me...and there on the counter were a nice dish of late season strawberries...not many, but they were as]]></description><category>strawberries</category><category>harvest</category></item><item><title>Big Tomato Harvest...Again!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/big_tomato_harvestagain.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/big_tomato_harvestagain.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=big%5Ftomato%5Fharvestagain</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I picked about 18 lbs. of tomatoes on Sunday...the largest, a Brandywine, was&nbsp;over 1 lb. We decided to make tomato sauce with some of them...but these are not the right tomatoes for sauce, too much water content. We got about4 qts of sauce, too]]></description><category>2010 planning</category><category>harvest</category><category>tomatoes</category></item><item><title>Harvest &amp; General Activity</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/harvest__general_activity.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/harvest__general_activity.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=harvest%5F%5Fgeneral%5Factivity</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Harvest &amp; General ActivityI added a little lime to the compost bins, turned and moistened. &nbsp;Planted the first two indoor herb pots: one with basil and dill, the other with cilantro and savory.I also harvested a few mature leaves from t]]></description><category>compost mulch</category><category>basil</category><category>chard</category><category>fall</category><category>general activity</category><category>greens</category><category>harvest</category><category>spinach</category><category>taisai</category></item><item><title>Kale &amp; Delicata Squash Harvest...&amp; Potato Kale Soup</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/kale__delicata_squash_harvest_potato_kale_soup.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/kale__delicata_squash_harvest_potato_kale_soup.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=kale%5F%5Fdelicata%5Fsquash%5Fharvest%5Fpotato%5Fkale%5Fsoup</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We harvested a big batch of kale and four delicata squash&nbsp;today. So, we made a big pot of potato-kale soup, sliced one of the delicatas, and had both for lunch along with fresh bread I put in the bread machine last night before going to bed.Pota]]></description><category>cooking</category><category>kale</category><category>squash</category><category>harvest</category></item><item><title>Cover Crops: Hairy Vetch &amp; Winter Rye</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/cover_crops_hairy_vetch__winter_rye.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/cover_crops_hairy_vetch__winter_rye.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=cover%5Fcrops%5Fhairy%5Fvetch%5F%5Fwinter%5Frye</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Cover Crops: Hairy Vetch &amp; Winter RyeI ordered hairy vetch and winter rye today, 1 lb. each.&nbsp;]]></description><category>cover crops</category></item><item><title>Indoor Herb Garden Preparation + Today&apos;s Harvest &amp; About Onions</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/indoor_herb_garden_preparation__todays_harvest.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/indoor_herb_garden_preparation__todays_harvest.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=indoor%5Fherb%5Fgarden%5Fpreparation%5F%5Ftodays%5Fharvest</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Indoor Herb Garden Preparation + Today&#39;s HarvestI purchased potting soil from the Flower Bin and cleaned all the big herb pots. &nbsp;The pots are 12&quot; in dia. with ceramicized trays. &nbsp;I dip them in a solution of chlorine and water]]></description><category>harvest</category><category>herbs</category><category>onions</category></item><item><title>365 Days of Kale: Diana Dyer</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/365_days_of_kale_diana_dyer.htm</guid><link>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/365_days_of_kale_diana_dyer.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://gardenunbound.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=365%5Fdays%5Fof%5Fkale%5Fdiana%5Fdyer</comments><dc:creator>Rick Visser</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;365 Days of Kale: Diana DyerI discovered Diana Dyer&#39;s blog today and it is a beauty. &nbsp;The idea sounds a bit crazy at first, but this is a great site - HERE.]]></description><category>garden_blogs</category><category>kale</category></item></channel></rss>