Echinacea

The two buckets of echinacea purchased last year were a great investment. I'm delighted!

Blackberries

Two years ago a blackberry cane appeared on the far side of our front yard. By last year the canes had multiplied and were worthy of trellising. This year you can't see the trellis.

And today I picked all I need for a great bowl of cereal.

Ames picked plenty for his bowl too!

yard long beans

I grew a mix of pole beans this year. Haven't really eaten any, but they are always beautiful on the garden fence. 

 

okra

8 plants this year. About right for us. I barely have enough to do anything, but I can make an excellent succotash when the corn and tomatoes are coming in, and that's about all I'm after. 

They take up about 1.5 feet x 4 feet of garden space. 
 

edible podded radish

Experimental this year, and quite good! The seed pod is lighter than the root - in flavor, in density... It's juicier, but still very "radish".

 

sunflowers

Every year I have tried to grow branching sunflowers on either end of the garden sink. This year I succeeded -  with two on one side.

 
 

corn

Just a note to remind us about corn quantities. 

6 dozen ears = 72 ears = 36 cups = 18 bags = 1/2 c per ear.