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Member since: May 09 | Last seen: Jan 12 | Years gardening: 6 | Organic gardener
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14 Aug 2011Arkansas Traveler , Roma Tomato , Bonnie Green Bell Pepper , Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe , Fountain Cucumber ...
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Storms 29°C / 85°FToday I removed two of my five oldest tomato plants and the remains of the green beans. The late July, early August heat has been very hard on the plants and they had really begun to wilt and production was on the decline. After some heavy weed removal work I seeded my fall batch of lettuce, mix...
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24 Jul 2011Dixie Queen Watermelon Ripening, Fountain Cucumbers Harvesting, Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Harvesting, Okra ...
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Sunny 37°C / 98°FSunday afternoon was a plentiful, yet not too busy afternoon in the garden. With most of the sweat work out of the way the remainder of tasks consist mostly of harvesting and managing the crops. The second batch of corn, Supersweet Jubilee, was near ready on Sunday and would probably reach peak...
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16 Jul 2011Shasta Daisy III Pruning, Shasta Daisy II Pruning, Shasta Daisy Pruning, Hibiscus Rose Mallow Under Attack,...
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36°C / 97°FI collected three ripe Heart of Gold cantaloupes. A fourth had already gone bad because I forgot that this breed doesn’t completely turn beige when it’s ready. Despite the loss the three ripe cantaloupes were sweet and delicious. I continue to collect loads of Roma and Cherry tomato...
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07 Jul 2011
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Update from the Country Garden
Fountain Cucumbers Harvesting, Grandpa's Taters Harvesting, and Mortgage Lifter HarvestingDug 25 potatoes, gathering cucumbers every other day (about 4-6) including 21 today. Really starting to come on now. We had about 1-1 1/2 inches of rain last night. Garden is muddy.Sunny 29°C / 85°F -
25 Jun 2011Grandpa's Taters Harvesting, Green Bell Pepper Setting Fruit, Zucchini , Okra , Mortgage Lifter Setting Fru...
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Sunny 32°C / 89°FLast week, June 25th, we harvested the first batch of sweet corn from the Country Garden. We hit the nail right on the head with regard to ripeness. The juices inside the kernel were a milky white which indicates that the optimal presence of sugar, and the ears were indeed the sweetest I’...
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18 Jun 2011Bonnie Green Bell Pepper Fertilising, Fountain Cucumber , Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe , Black Eye Susan Bloom...
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Sunny 36°C / 96°FI held out as long as I could. The Yukon Gold potatoes were wilting but not cured to my liking. I withheld water for the three weeks and fortunately received no heavy rains. When I finally dug them out Saturday I was delighted to find large and near perfect potatoes that were firm and unspoile...
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08 Jun 2011Bonnie Green Bell Pepper , Black Eye Susan , Watermelon (Cookie Monster) , Filet Green Beans , Fountain Cuc...
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34°C / 93°FThe last few weeks have provided ample sunshine, high temperatures and the occasional thunder shower. The combination has been very good for the suburban garden. Most of the summer plants are well ahead of their expected schedule due to the warmth and the rainfall has been good for plants all a...
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28 May 2011Mortgage Lifter , Green Bell Pepper , Okra , Zucchini , Baby Lima , Fountain Cucumbers , Dixie Queen Waterm...
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30°C / 86°FSaturday was my first opportunity to properly work the Country Garden in several weeks. With the help of my little friend, I previously wrote about, I was able to clear weeds and debris from the entire plot. Over the past few days we’ve received spotty thunderstorms and the soil moisture ha...
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28 May 2011
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Little Orange Plys the Red Clay
29°C / 84°FI had an enlightening day with my favorite old tiller today. The lady in question is a 30+ year old roto-tiller sold by Ariens with a 4 HP Briggs & Stratton engine. She’s a beast if you don’t treat her right, but a supple lover of the soil if you apply steady back pressure to th...
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08 May 2011
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Mother's Day in the Garden day
Grandpa's Taters , Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe , Sweet Basil (divided) , Mortgage Lifter , Fountain Cucumbers...19°C / 66°FWe’ll it’s what my mom wanted. We spend the day with an all American cook out and planting the garden. The grand kids even pitched in. Here are a few photos of the start of Country Garden II 2011.
