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02 Aug 2008oh the horror! Acorn Squash and the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenSunny 27°C / 80°F
horrible horrible horrible
the wretched squash vine borers have taken up residence in the acorn squash…all of them!
that’s why they were wilting so much…i tried to think that it was just the watering, because that was the easier to fix problem.
i looked for ways to fix the damag...
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02 Aug 2008garden recap the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenOvercast 14°C / 57°F
Tomato hornworms are here!
Acorn squash and zucchini surgery.
Watering – 5 trips.
Cayenne pepper sprinkled around in the dark to keep out pests.
6 hours
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30 Jul 2008some problems Acorn Squash Fruiting and the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenCloudy 21°C / 70°F
we have some small fruits starting, a few of which are starting to mold. there are squash bugs on a bunch of the plants in the garden, including the acorn squash. i like to go hunting for them and their babies and squish them….sounds mean doesn’t it, but they started it.
oh, and the...
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28 Jul 2008garden recap 2 the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenSunny 22°C / 72°F
Tricia and I went out to the garden for a little bit tonite.
We watered the tomatoes and some others that needed it (2 loads).
Tricia planted radishes/carrots/onions in an empty spot and pulled the kale and swiss chard out, while I checked tomato suckers, did some minor weeding, and major fertili...
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27 Jul 2008garden recap the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenSunny 22°C / 72°F
Before getting out to the garden, I had to search for the turtle, found nothing, and continued on.
The first chunk of time was spent watering the plants really well. Other parts of the country are having lots and lots of rain, but it keeps skipping our area. So our strange, rather inefficient...
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27 Jul 2008not so much this year concrete eden gardenthe big garden has taken over for this year. so the glory that was the concrete eden, will have to wait until next year. oh, there were a few volunteers…i’ll have picture of these beauties later.Sunny 21°C / 69°F
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26 Jul 2008garden recap 2 the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenSunny 27°C / 80°F
it’s been a long time, but i’m all about new starts lately. so here goes….
before i even got to the garden, i saw a speedy little turtle. i took a bunch of pictures which, i’m sure, scared him to death. but i think he posed for a couple. i haven’t figured out a n...
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06 Jul 2008all of a sudden Acorn Squash and the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenSunny 24°C / 76°F
this guy is taking over the walkways now….i thought it would never get to going crazy
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06 Jul 2008starting the trellises Acorn Squash and the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenSunny 21°C / 70°F
trellis poles up and some fertilizing to boot
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19 Jun 2008getting bigger Acorn Squash and the secret (formerly fairy glenn) gardenCloudy 18°C / 65°F
the leaves are getting bigger
Buzz buzz buzz!
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