Akasma's journal
Member since: May 09 | Last seen: May 11 | Years gardening: 20 | Organic gardener
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17 Mar 2010
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Well, life just seemed to carry me away come late last summer and I haven’t kept up with things at all. Even my normally kept hand written garden journal slacked some. I found I could not for the life of my find my planting date on the brussels sprouts when I wanted to look later for about ...11°C / 52°F -
22 Jul 2009
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first taste of my homegrown cantaloupe
It was amazingly easy to slice and seed (they almost fell out on their own) however the taste was not at all sweet and the texture grainy. I have a feeling this was due to the rain they received almost every day for the last week, I am hoping it did not spoil the canary melons as well! They were ...Cloudy 31°C / 88°F -
30 Jun 2009
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Well, only a week to go before I can see my beloved garden again. I have gotten to hear tales though of the masses of delicious tomatoes it has produced in my absence. All goes well in Missouri and it looks like my parents store will do well this year. I sure hope it does. It amazes me just how a...Overcast 29°C / 84°F -
14 Jun 200920" raised bed pine frame - Edibles garden
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I’m going to have to game for several hours just to rest up! If the blisters will let me play that is. I am ecstatic though, to prepare for being gone for two weeks I had to set this garden up to be entirely self sufficient for two weeks. To that end I set a watering timer in the irrigation...Sunny 30°C / 86°F -
05 Jun 2009Lima beans Transplanted
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05 Jun 2009Starting transplants and Misc. plants garden and Tribute Strawberries Dying
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Little teeny tiny green bugs were in droves along the stems of all my strawberries. They were tiny about the size of small ant eggs. Anyone happen to know what those buggers are. I keep trying to kill them off of my strawberries but they seem to be in droves!Sunny 22°C / 71°F -
05 Jun 2009Tri-Color Sage Harvesting and Herb garden
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Sunny 22°C / 71°FThe tri-color sage established itself quite well into the herb bed. I have harvested leaves off of it a few times. Only for stuffing, anyone know what else this is good in?
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04 Jun 2009Mother of Thyme Harvesting
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I really have not kept good track of my harvests from this plant at all except in my mind and by sprigs only. I use a small amount in a lot of dishes but it makes such a huge difference, sort of like adding it and minced basil to my usual spaghetti sauce recipe!Sunny 23°C / 74°F -
04 Jun 2009Basil Harvesting and 20" raised bed pine frame - Edibles garden
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Harvested for pesto on two occasions and two times I have taken three stems to the ground to give to family.Sunny 22°C / 71°F -
28 May 2009Swiss Chard - Bright Lights Transplanted
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Put them in the shade of my big brandywine tomato, by the time they are ready for full sun the tomato should have phased out I think.Sunny 23°C / 74°F
