The garden experienced a "frost" last night.

Now it's time to cut down the dahlias and start digging.
Photos of some new dahlias:

I am not certain of the name for this dahlia, but it's really beautiful. 

Grows to about 10 inches across when it's full bloom.  Stands about 4-1/2 feet tall. 

Blue Boy

The garden will be closed Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011

This is my annual dahlia tuber buying trip each year so will be closed.

Harvey Coop

Leray

This is two of the new ones!!  Very nice!

Dahlia tuber orders will be accepted AFTER Sept. 15, 2011

Hopefully, by the middle of September the majority of the dahlias will be blooming for everyone.  I will be working on updating the dahlia website with more new photos of the newest additions from several USA garden as well as more from France and the Czech Republic.

August 10, 2011 -- Dahlias are blooming!!

Every day there are more blooms to see in the garden... FINALLY!!!

With the warmer weather the dahlias are growing much better.

The corn is more than 6 feet tall and forming ears and tassels. 
The peas and green beans are also 6 feet tall and still growing!

I opened the garden today for U-Pick Vegetables.  There is
finally something to pick!

The garden got a new work horse today!!

Lots of running around to do on the farm!  This will make it easier and quicker.  The dahlias are beginning to bloom... I picked two bouquets today.  One was of purples and pinks and the other was yellows, reds and oranges.  Very nice to finally have the dahlias blooming.

The vegetables are starting to present themselves too!  Will soon be opening the U-Pick Veggie garden for fresh organically grown vegetables.  We've been eating broccoli, zucchini and using lots of herbs for seasonings.  Fun!!  Have a great day!

Corn is knee-high, dahlias are blooming...

The corn is doing nicely so you can expect corn-on-the-cob to pick as the season progresses.

 Long range view of veggie garden.  Beans, peas, beets, spinach, swiss chard, zucchini and all kinds of summer squash, along with onions, cucumbers, and a ton of herbs!

 Strictly tomatoes (all kinds) in this hoop house.

Peppers (all kinds), cantelope (mini), and eggplant in this hoop house.
And the dahlias:

This is a minature called "Thumbalina,"  and is a real cutie.  I don't know how many tubers it will put on since it's so small... less than a foot tall!!

 This photo is shot from one angle, while the one below if from another angle.

All-in-all, I'm very pleased with how the dahlias are growing this year--even with the cooler weather.  We've been told some "nice" warm weather is just around the corner.  The dahlias and veggies will both love it!!

Have a Great 4th of July!!

Middle of June... seems like early April... cold, windy, rainy

Today we planted more than 150 potted dahlias, some already forming buds for blooms!  They look really terrific along-side all the new one popping up all over the place.  Now, it's time to keep the weeds under control... and that's a big job!

We planted 10 rows of corn for corn-on-the-cob.  Art planted it while I planted zucchini (s) and all kinds of summer squash, beets, spinach, all kinds of herbs, sugar snap peas, beans, fava beans, carrots, etc.  So much fun to watch the seeds sprout and grow.  Art also planted 7 long rows of potatoes--blue, red and kennebec.  Won't be long and the U-Pick will be open for veggies!!