Tag: Sage

Tuesday (04-October-2022) — New Jersey

Fairgrown Farm CSA Weekly Delivery Box #23.

This week the box contained the following:

Kale (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Collard Greens (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Caspertia Pumpkin (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Acorn Squash (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Serrano Peppers (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Bok Choy (Great Meadows Farm, Lawrenceville)
Sweet Potato (Cassaday Farms, Monroeville)

Add on of eggs, herbs, mushrooms:

Eggs (Polnasek Farm, Hillsborough)
Sage, Lavender, Thyme, Rosemary (Fairgrown Farm, Hopewell Township)
Chestnut, Golden Oyster, Grey Oyster, Shiitake Mushrooms (Zell’s Farm)


CSA Delivery Box (Week 23). Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Monday (24-January-2022) — New Jersey

Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, Dark-eyed Junco.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Herb and Green seeds planted in an AeroGarden Elite Bounty with a seed starter tray. Rainbow Swiss Chard, Broadleaf Sage, Winter Bloomsdale Spinach, Rosemary, Thyme, Tarragon, Greek Oregano, Tatsoi Mustard Greens, Siberian Kale, Champion Collard Greens. Images of the seeds taken with a Leica SL2s camera with a Laowa 24 mm f/14 macro probe lens. For reference, the diameter of the circle is 35 mm.


Seeds. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (97.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (36.5 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cold outside. Whenever the external temperature drops below 10°F, the resistance heaters kick in to assist the Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 60.5 kWh.