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24 Oct 2009

Unexpected sun 6 2 Herb- Parsley, curley Harvesting, Herb- Parsley, Italian Harvesting, Beets Harvesting, Beets Harvesting, Ca...

Despite gloomy forecasts, it was sunny and 60 today, so I was able to get out into the garden and some of that end-of-year work that’s been nagging. Emptied out the rain gauge, which had 3" in it— that’s about the last 8 or 10 days of rain. Yikes. Glad we’re not clo...

Overcast 17°C / 62°F

23 Oct 2009

Can't dig 2 1 Serpentine garden and Wagon Wheel garden

So I move on to the next best thing, wait for it….drawing garden plans! Went back through my notes and sketches and drew up my current idea of the best arrangement for 2010. We’ll see how closely I stick to it, once I’m actually standing out there in April. Brilliantly, I had ...

4°C / 39°F

31 Aug 2009

Repurposing 2 2 Serpentine garden

Last year my mo-inlaw closed up her drycleaning shop. We sold off most of the equipment, but on a whim I kept a big role of plastic dress bags. Today, with the temperature predicted to drop into the 40s overnight (that’s single digits, for you centigraders, brrr), I realized that they wou...

Sunny 17°C / 63°F

22 Aug 2009

A realistic assessment, Part 2: Serpentine & Woodland 1 1 Woodland garden and Serpentine garden

48 to 55 days to first frost; 62 to 74 to deep frost, no more than 80 to hard freeze Initial plantings: • Tomatoes: health and yield issues aside, these are on track for normal production schedule, with possibility of continuing yield into late September if the blossom drop problem has been solve...

Cloudy 16°C / 60°F

21 Aug 2009

Edibles 8-22 3 2 Serpentine garden , Tomato, Mortgage Lifter WS 8 , Broccoli, moved from 3 Sisters Moved, Broccoli Pinetree ...

The weather cooperated for once, an unseasonably cool day, with the rain holding off until I polished off the entire task list. Serpentine Elected not to pull broccoli. With this cool weather, it’s started sending out beautiful side heads. Went ahead and reshaped the entire length of the ...

Overcast 18°C / 64°F

03 Aug 2009

Harvest 8-4 2 Tomato- Early Girl Harvesting, Beans- Blue Lake Harvesting, Beans, Tendergreen Harvesting, Beans, Provider ...

Three early girls, 4 cups beans, 1/4 cup coriander seeds (no plant entry). Pulled the first (May 20) planting of beans, they were done. Second planting (June 12) of Tendergreens has another week, as do the Blue Lakes; second planting of Blue Lakes looks like it should pick right up when the fir...

Overcast 20°C / 68°F

30 Jul 2009

Harvest, Lammas Eve 2 Cabbage Harvesting, Beans- Blue Lake Bush Harvesting, Corn, Country Gentleman , Turnips (Golden Ball) , Bea...

Went to pull the larger of the two “ripe” cabbages, and eeewwww, infested with slugs and earwigs. Took a picture, but you don’t want to see it. So I pulled the second smaller one as well, it’s lovely, as you can see. A meals worth and then some of Blue Lakes; the first p...

Overcast 27°C / 81°F

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