Have been growing the purple asparagus yard long bean this summer. This bean is a pole bean and produces a good crop. The taste is actually bland and is more productive than tasteful.
Category Archives: Garden
Variegated Corn
Among the corn plants that came up, I see one has variegated leaves. I wonder if it will live to maturity, but appears to be lacking vigor.
Sky Iris
Irises can look great with the sky in the mix. This iris looks like it is meant to be floating like a cloud in the sky, rather than being grounded.
Variegated Spring
There are various variegated plants a person can grow. Here are some perennial plants I am growing that are beautiful throughout the growing season. This is Oriental Limelight Artemisia. From a small plant planted last year, it has grown into a yard wide clump of variegation. It runs fast and likes our dry Iowa climate. […]
Summer Coming To An End
Summer is winding down and the plants in the garden are showing the end is near. The Blood Butcher Corn grew to a tall height at maturity. The Amaranth Flowers are still persisting. No wonder it is called the forever flower. Too bad this grain crop isn’t planted all over Iowa. Would be funner to […]