Zucchinni is in da house!

A Green Tiger zucchini has joined the party. The plant was grown by Sweetwater Nursery from Sabastopol, CA. We have extended the MVG to the front of the house where you can find the zucchini near our cucumber plants.

zucchini - June 10th

Our newest addition has quickly pushed out a few fruit immediately after being planted. We expect great things from this quick producing zucchini plant.

zucchini harvested - June 17th

June 26th

June 26th

The cucumbers are starting to climb up the trellis. Vertical gardening is still a popular technique in the MVG and we hope this technique will prove useful for the Japanese and pickling cucumbers.

cucumbers are climbing

2016 season is starting off with a bang!

The MVG is growing nicely. The green beans have sprouted. The green bean plants are also flowering and will be producing green beans soon.

We replanted green beans seeds to fill in the holes.

We have added a few more veggies plants to the garden.

• Charleston Grey Watermelon grown by Bonnie Plants
• Clemson Spineless Green Okra grown by Bonnie Plants
• Hale's Best Jumbo Cantaloupe grown by Bonnie Plants
• Jalapeno grown by Bonnie Plants
• Japanese Long Cucumbers grown by Kawahara Nurseries in Morgan Hill, CA
• Persian Cucumbers grown by Upstarts Organic Seedlings in Santa Cruz, CA

cantaloupe, okra, jalapeno - March 25th

cantaloupe, okra, jalapeno - June 8th

The corn seeds have pushed through the soil and reaching for the skies. We also adorned the corn bed with a nice watermelon plant to keep them friendly.

Bitter melon has persistently grown well in the MVG. This years bitter melon are no different. All of the seeds have sprouted. We also had a volunteer bitter melon sprout this year. Once the bitter melon reaches the nets, we will begin adding in our friendly bug eaters to help keep the garden clean and clear of pests.

bitter melon in the garden bed

bitter melon in a pot

Back with a Veggie'ence: The 2016 Season Begins

We are back! After a year off, the soil is rested and the compost piles are overflowing. The MVG will be a little smaller this year due to the continue drought in California. However, we are ready to come back with a veggie'ence!

We started off by mending the aged and weathered boards of the garden beds. The garden beds were then filled with compost and organic soil.

After a few visits to our local nurseries, my mother purchased and planted the following vegetables:

• Blue Lake Bush Beans
• Early Sunsation Pepper (bell peppers) grown by Kawahara Nurseries in Morgan Hill, CA
• Lady Bell Pepper (bell peppers) grown by Upstarts Organic Seedlings in Santa Cruz, CA
• Pepper Yolo Wonder (bell peppers) grown by Fredriks Nursery in Ripon, CA
• Tomato Roma grown by Cal Color Growers in Morgan Hill, CA 
• Tomato San Marzano grown by Fredriks Nursery in Ripon, CA
• Thai Basil grown by Fredriks Nursery in Ripon, CA

We also planted a variety of veggies by seed.

• Bitter Gourd Green Skin (Kitazawa Seed Co.)
• Bitter Gourd Hybrid Melon India (Kitazawa Seed Co.)
• Bush Beans Classic Slenderette (Renee's Garden)
• Early Sunglow Hybrid Sweet Corn (Ferry-Morse Seed Company)
• French Baby Bush Beans Nickel Filet (Renee's Garden)
• Sugar Snap Peas (Burpee)

top - bitter melon; middle - corn

top - bell peppers; middle - tomatoes; bottom green beans

Regardless of the drought, Fuyu has grown leaps and bounds. She is full of flowers and fruit this year. Many of her fruit is falling each day due to the amount of fruit she is bearing. We are keeping our fingers crossed and hope for a big persimmon harvest this year.

small green persimmons