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31 Oct 2009Samhain 5 1 Bill's Pond and Xan's Rose Bower garden , Wagon Wheel garden , Woodland garden , Gladiolus Dormant, and Dah...Overcast 6°C / 43°F
Yesterday I volunteered, as I do every year, for the local community center tot hallowe’en parade, (that’s where I got the face paint) and they gave me the straw bales this year, so I was able to mulch the onions, leeks, garlic, roses and strawberries. In addition to being good for ...
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23 Aug 2009A realistic assessment, Part 2: Serpentine & Woodland 1 1 Woodland garden and Serpentine gardenCloudy 16°C / 60°F
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...
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12 Aug 2009Fungus 4 Woodland garden21°C / 69°F
Well, I figured out the mushrooms (not the type, just that they are mushrooms), but I’m afraid the zombie brains are back, and they’re leaking. Ewwww. What is it? What should I do with it? All the fungi this year have been in the pumpkin patch. Could this have something to do with...
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07 Aug 2009Race against time 2 9 Woodland garden , Three Sisters, their dog plus the neighbors garden , Pumpkin, indoor tray , and Pumpkin W...20°C / 68°F
I figured when I planted that I’d need 5 to 7 pumpkins to be able to can what I could use and had room for. Well, I got my 7 pumpkins, but it’s now a race against the powdery mildew. Just hoping the pumpkins ripen before the mildew kills the vines. I’ve treated and sprayed wi...
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25 Jul 2009Notes for next year 3 Wagon Wheel garden , Serpentine garden , Three Sisters, their dog plus the neighbors garden , and Woodland ...I know I know, but I gotta write it down when I think of it. This year Wagon Wheel: • Corn— yes, more; using 3 sisters set up (Next Yr Serpentine) from indoor starts and early planting under cloche • Turnips— yes, more, direct seed • Snowpeas— snowbirds unbelievable yield uneven...Overcast 20°C / 68°F
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12 Jun 2009Lovely April day 2 2 SoPo garden , Perennial Border garden , Bill's Pond and Xan's Rose Bower garden , Rose- Moby Fish Memorial ...Cloudy 20°C / 68°F
If only it was April. Rain predicted next 5 days (what else is new) so I took today off and did all the stuff I haven’t been able to do for the past month since it’s been raining and freezing cold.
The vegetables are having a hard time with the 50F overnight temps— green pepper...
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16 May 2009Woodland update 1 Magnolia Flowering, Peach tree Dying, and Woodland gardenMagnolia— longest budding in history. Tight buds for nearly a month, a week of blossoms, and now they’re fading. Peach tree seems to be dead. The buds that were there when I planted it are now easy to just flick off. The wood is still green, but I really should have leaves by now. ...15°C / 59°F
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