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05 Jun 2009Raining again 1 Simplicity gardenWe had a few warm days, then it got muggy, with that oppressive sensation I remember from thunderstorm days in the Midwest, from my childhood. We don’t actually have thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest very often. Then we had a thunderstorm. There were some really big ones down in Oregon...14°C / 58°F
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04 Jun 2009Big Garden Day continued -- Providence joins Simplicity Carrot, Touchon (long) (Providence A5) Sown, Radish, Violet de Gournay (Providence A5) Sown, Parsnip, Cobha...Providence is the 4×6 bed that already has my 4 tomatoes at the north end (row 6) I added to it at the same time as the new plantings in the Persistence bed. Row 6: Already has tomatoes Row 5: A – Touchon carrots – 16 seeds intersown with Violet de Gournay radishes, which I think...Sunny 26°C / 79°F
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04 Jun 2009Too tiredToo tired to finish catching up notes, particularly since I am going for exhaustive detail. After a day that got up to 79 or so, we had a big thunderstorm move in in the evening. We got a little thunder, a little wind, and over an hour of drenching rain. This AFTER I took care to make sure that m...16°C / 61°F
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04 Jun 2009Big Garden Day part 1 - Simplicity and Persistence Simplicity garden , Cabbage, Derby Day (4 transplants, Pers C1 & Prov B2,C5) Transplanted, Lettuce, Super G...Cranking it up – I had a day off AND all my chores done and spent a morning getting things out into the garden. I’m going to get a little geeky and name not only my garden, but the individual beds. The garden is Simplicity. The 4×4 is Persistence. The 4×6 is Providence. I...17°C / 62°F
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04 Jun 2009Big Garden Day part 1 - Simplicity and PersistenceCranking it up – I had a day off AND all my chores done and spent a morning getting things out into the garden. I’m going to get a little geeky and name not only my garden, but the individual beds. The garden is Simplicity. The 4×4 is Persistence. The 4×6 is Providence. I...17°C / 62°F
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04 Jun 2009Lettuce Microgreens planting Lettuce, Super Gourmet Salad Blend (Microgreens/container) and Seed Starting gardenI forget where I read this tip, but I think it was somewhere in Mother Earth News online content. I took a container from the supermarket that was originally used to package gourmet lettuce leaves. I filled it with potting soil and sprinkled in lettuce seed. I added a little more soil on top, aim...14°C / 57°F
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01 Jun 2009Tomatos planted Simplicity garden , Tomato, Brandywine (Providence D6) Transplanted, Tomato, Red Fig Transplanted, and Toma...I set the tomatoes out at the north end of the 4×6 foot bed. I still need to get supports in for them, and quickly. I will see what I can scavenge over the weekend and spend money on payday if I have to wait. I bought 4 gallon-pot sized tomatoes at the Two Islands Farmers Market on Saturday ...Overcast 18°C / 65°F
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21 May 2009Second Tray - hardening off Seed Starting garden , Nasturtium, Trailing Single (Pers D1, Prov B1) Hardening Off, Lettuce, Super Gourmet...I think that as long as I’m not expecting a soaking downpour or temps below 40, I will start leaving the fully sprouted flat out every night, as I am hoping to set out this weekend. The nasturtiums are the only ones I know are ready to transplant. They will outgrow their little containers v...Sunny 17°C / 62°F
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20 May 2009Third tray sprouting Seed Starting garden , Dill, Bouquet Sprouting, Epasote Sprouting, Poppy (for bread) Sprouting, and Cilantr...This tray has now been exposed to withing 90 degree heat and cold rain. It has sprouts in it anyway. Epasote, dill, cilantro, and poppy all have minute green flecks poking out. Except what is in the dill section looks like limp green threads….I suspect unhappy stray onion seeds rather than ...11°C / 51°F
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18 May 2009Nasturtium - true leaves Seed Starting garden and Nasturtium, Trailing Single (Pers D1, Prov B1) Showing True LeavesThe nasturtiums are the first of my seedlings to show true leaves. They are also several inches tall and bit leggy.Sunny 17°C / 62°F
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