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22 Oct 2009Garden work done today Kangaroo Apple Repotted, Japanese Trifele Black Tomato Dying, Brandywine Tomato Dying, Sunset Pole Bean Dyi...Raked leaves Tied up the sunchokes trimmed tomatoes picked dry bean pods from pole bean Trimmed ferns and hostas trimmed fence ivy planted bulbs up-potted kangaroo apple composted a done pepper watered in greenhouse swept porch covered bulb pots with birdcloth The pineapple sage is in bloom and g...14°C / 57°F
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22 Oct 2009Planted flower bulbs today Galanthus nivalis 'Flore Pleno' Planting Out, Backyard Ornamentals garden , Tulipa humilis Albo Coerulea Oc...Planted the bulbs that I purchased at the Arboretum bulb sale, and also the gifted species tulips from Volunteering with Plant Amnesty. Some of the bulbs from the Arboretum were disappointing. Dry, dessicated, splotchy. Hopefully they will grow. Species tulip in pot under rhododendron Snowdrops n...14°C / 57°F
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11 Oct 2009Supposed to be near freezing tonight Golden Sunshine Bean Harvesting, Japanese Trifele Black Tomato Harvesting, and Brandywine Tomato DyingForecast is calling for 36 degrees tonight. I harvested the onions in the small box, most tomatoes remaining on the vine, and many beans. I also collected some Golden Sunset bean seeds (dry). We don’t care for the pole beans for eating as much as we like the bush beans. Too tough and hairy....13°C / 56°F
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06 Oct 2009Planted Garlic, Shallots, Bull's Blood Beets and Rhubarb Chard + herbs Duganski Garlic Sown, Backyard Edibles garden , Striped Roman Tomato Dying, Japanese Trifele Black Tomato D...They went into the two farthest west beds, upper and lower. The Thymus Camphoratus went into the spiral bed, and Tricolor Sage into the square bed in front of the lilac. Both are supposed to be fully cold hardy. Two varieties of garlic went into the upper west bed. I noticed some garlic leftovers...6°C / 42°F
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30 Sep 2009Summer garden out / winter garden in 1 Shimonita Onion Harvesting, White Jerusalem Artichoke, aka Girasol or Indian Potato Harvesting, and Pineapp...Pulled yellow beans Tossed little peppers and done peppers from greenhouse sprayed off massive aphid accumulation on plants HARVESTED - 1 shimonita onion - indian potato - regular potatoes (tiny) - couple handfuls of ground cherries PLANTED - spinach - purple sprouting broccoli - bright lights ch...Sunny 14°C / 58°F
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29 Sep 2009YUCK! Crapola weather begins. Red Noodle Yard Long Bean Harvesting, Bush Delicata Winter Squash Dying, Soleil French Filet Bean Harvestin...Well, this is Seattle weather now. The last couple of days have been really cold all of a sudden. I’m wearing two shirts, thermals, a coat, and a knit hat INDOORS today, and have had the heater plugged in. Went outside to do some gardening, only to be quickly interrupted by a loud crash of ...Overcast 12°C / 53°F
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28 Sep 2009Collards getting bigger Flash Collards Treating and Backyard Edibles gardenThey’re now around a foot tall, with 6-7" leaves. So far, not too much bug damage. They’re looking fairly healthy and are actively growing. I should probably mulch and fertilize them before winter gets going. Still debating whether to try and cover this bed for winter or not. Th...Overcast 17°C / 63°F
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28 Sep 2009Strawberries creating runnersI need to figure out how/when/if I should sever and transplant some of the strawberry runners produced lately. It’s been running for a couple weeks now, so maybe I’ll let it go for awhile longer before intervening… or maybe just leave them alone until next spring. I didn’t...Overcast 17°C / 63°F
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28 Sep 2009Kiwi Cerinthe reseeded like crazy Kiwi Cerinthe Flowering and Backyard Ornamentals gardenTwo weeks ago, little sprouts appeared all around the Cerinthe. It had gone to seed and made a family for itself. I gathered up a handful of the seeds that had dropped but not yet sprouted to try growing them next year. I’m also planning to pot up a few of the sprouted seedlings and try hol...Overcast 17°C / 63°F
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18 Sep 2009Pulled up, ears taken off Painted Mountain Corn Harvesting and Backyard Edibles gardenOnly got around 6 smallish ears of corn. Some are not well developed. Earwigs were chowing on them. The stalks and husks are beautiful purple color, quite staining. I wonder if they could be used as a natural dye. The corn is really colorful and stunning. Still not sure what I will do with it, ot...Sunny 24°C / 75°F
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