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Verdant Tiers is a small farm, using permaculture and other sustainable practices
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04/01/2024

Anemone blanda or Grecian windflowers are one of my favorite spring blooms. These tiny daisy like blossoms are often one of the first spring flowers to come up and they come in a rainbow of bright colors. They grow from corms, not seeds, and spread into clumps.

In mythology, these windflowers are said to come from the tears of Aphrodite as Adonis lay dying.

10/28/2023

I have been watching this mushroom since it emerged and I decided it was large enough to harvest. It had a couple friends with it and there are more coming up in the mushroom and asparagus bed. They don't call these garden giants for nothing!

10/17/2023

The tomatoes and peppers are finishing strong. I discovered that canning crushed tomatoes is much easier than tomato sauce; you just peel them, boil and can! I've put up almost 20 pints so far, vs 2 quarts of sauce. I prefer using crushed or whole tomatoes for cooking anyway.

10/15/2023

With the shift in weather this nasturtium has redoubled its growth, I guess it's happy here! I have several colors, but the trailing types always grow best for me. I plant these as pest management and while they are a bit spicy for me, the rabbits and chickens love the leaves and flowers.

10/07/2023

I've been processing tomatoes from the garden that I froze throughout the season, these 2 quarts of tomato sauce are the result of about 16 pounds of fruit. I still have a lot more to process so I might try out doing crushed tomatoes next!

09/29/2023

Here's some of today's harvest. Even with the overcast and rain, the peppers keep coming! I'm thrilled with having a huge haul of cayennes and datils to keep us through the winter; the Hungarian black are fun, but not a huge producer. Some of the tomatoes have cracked from the rain, but a few varieties just keep going!

09/08/2023

Earlier this week, someone stole our pride flag. We have a new one on the way but I'm disappointed that this happened.

09/07/2023

Another stunning dhalia! I promise I'm not turning this into a dhalia blog, but the gorgeous sunrise colors on this one were too pretty not to share. This might be one of my best years yet for dhalia blooms! Most of these tubers are 2-4 years old now and probably better established since I mulch instead of dig for winter.

09/02/2023

I'm really pleased with how well my camera captured the color of this cactus type dhalia. This is the shade of magenta I only wish I could get my mohawk to be.

09/01/2023

I really enjoy spotting these solitary bees, apparently this ball type dhalia is a bed and breakfast!

08/25/2023

My first fruit leather! Grapes and nectarines that were gleaned along with a bit of honey. It tastes much better than it looks 😄. Unfortunately this killed the heater in my dehydrator and I've gotta see if I can fix it. Thankfully, they sell replacement parts.

08/24/2023

This is one of my absolutely favorite dahlias I have, it's called Rembrandt's Bright Diamond.

08/21/2023

Due to my POTs I often garden into early evening with a headlight or just squinting a lot. Last night I finished gathering greens for the rabbits and I was dividing them up as I see something coming towards me across the table, I shined my light on it to discover a bee! I figure it must have been a solitary bee that fell asleep for the night on one of the flowers and then I came along and harvested their hotel room. I helped the bee back to safety, but thought I'd share this story as a reminder to look out for these ladies in the evening.

08/20/2023

These grape leaves have such a delicate beauty to them.

08/20/2023

These Yukon Quest tomatoes are surprisingly striking! I decided to try planting some determinate and dwarf varieties and the Yukon Quest is an early Dwarf Tomato Project variety that was found to be extra cold hardy. This cluster of four weighed in at 1lb 10oz and the plant is simply loaded!! Our seeds came from Tomato Fest along with a few other varieties I'm experimenting with.

08/18/2023

Another lovely dhalia from the pollinator garden!

08/18/2023

Piracicaba broccoli has been our favorite for years. I still usually plant a second variety to try, this year it was Green Goliath, but we've not found anything to compete with the flavor and production of the Piracicaba. It doesn't produce a massive center head, but will produce broccolini forever after that center head is removed. This bunch came from a single plant in our 95 degree heat spike and it's tender and so good! We get our seed from Adaptive Seeds

08/16/2023

This Merritt tree collard has been producing enormous leaves all season and is holding up beautifully in this heat (93F). Also, there's no sign of the aphids which ravaged the other nearby brassicas! I started a few of these from seed, with the idea of having lots of nutritious food for us and the rabbits and they seem to be working out really well. produces seeds and cuttings from an enormous assortment of tree collards if you are interested in learning more.

08/16/2023

I just love the green whorl of fine yarrow leaves amongst the dragons blood sedum on this sandy log mound.

08/14/2023

With the high temps it's important to protect your plants! We put trays under them with water (you can also use a kiddie pool or concrete sled) to help keep the roots cool and by increasing the ambient humidity it can reduce leaf wilt and scalding.

08/13/2023

Another Dahlia, this time a cactus type! I have no idea what the name of any of these are, I lost the names ages ago and I forget every year what I have (thanks executive dysfunction!).

08/12/2023

The bees are all over this Korean agastache (aka licorice mint). Much like borage it is a favorite of theirs every year, luckily it's a perennial.

08/11/2023

I'm just loving the harvest that's coming in now. These tomatoes are fantastic and I have so much to start making! Canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste barbecue sauce and so on!

08/10/2023

This purple Dahlia is enormous! They call them dinner plates for a reason.

08/10/2023

I finished making up my soil block mix finally! I got more mini blocks made and in the future I think I'll see if I can find a 1/8" screen to use for the soil. Some of the pine needles, bark pieces and rocks that got through were too big for the mini blocker. I also had random trouble with the blocker pulling apart. Has anyone else experienced this?

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6605 Sidney Road SW
Port Orchard, WA
98367

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I found this bee enjoying my bergamot (aka bee balm) and she let me watch for a bit. Anyone know what kind of bee it is?

I sprayed these collards about a week ago with azadirachtin and Beauveria bassiana spores. You can see the white aphid mummies and even some where the spores have burst out and those spores can go on to infect other aphids. Unfortunately the transmission isn't reliable enough, so repeat sprays are needed every week. . . . . . #verdanttiers #permaculture #organicgardening #homesteading #openpollinated #organicfarming #nongmo #urbanfarmer #organicfarmer #zone8b #urbanfarming #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture #sustainablefarming #barefoothomestead #homestead #pnwfarming #farming #urbanfarm #solarpunk #openseedsource #heirloomseeds #beautifulbackyardbounty #whywegrow #aphids #beneficialorganisms

I sprayed these aphids yesterday with Beauveria bassiana sprores and Azadirachtin. The spores turn the aphids into mummies eating them from the inside out and the azadirachtin prevents metamorphosis. Let's see how long it takes!