What a beautiful day outside! This may be the first time I’ve spent all day there, from 8am to 7pm. The list of to-do items is too long to contemplate, so I’m just doing and hoping that I get to it all eventually. Work has been too busy to let me keep up on myfolia, but that will change soon – hooray!
Main photo: Parking strip garden in late spring glory
1: The Delphinium that would not die
2: Geum and Geranium
3: Spinach, pre-harvest
4: Spinach, post-harvest (and cilantro)
New garden plan notes:
- Put scarlet runner beans on the WEST-facing wall, as well as two other varieties of pole beans
- Keep greens and one other variety of pole bean in previous pole bean spot along fence
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Day 322
Roscoea tibetica
Blooming
Yay! Survived and bloomed! Looks like it might be spreading, too! |
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Day 104
Endive, frisee 'Olesh Tres Fine' 2012-2/12 Cichorium endivia var. crispa
Bolting
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Day 104
Turnips 'Tennouji Kabura' 2012-2/12 Brassica rapa (Rapa Group)
[[Archived]]
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Day 104
Turnip 'Purple Top White Globe' 2012-2/12 Brassica rapa (Rapa Group)
Harvesting
Backyard window is a terrible spot for turnips [[Archived]] |
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Day 104
Cabbage, Chinese 'Vitaminna' 2012-2/12 Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group)
Thinning Out
With enough space and light, one is growing quite well |
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Day 104
Bok Choi 'Ching-Chiang' 2012-2/12 Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group) Bolted soon after germinating [[Archived]] |
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Day 97
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group)
Budding
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Day 97
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group)
Budding
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Day 264
Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum
Harvesting
2.0 x item
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Day 97
Foeniculum vulgare
Thinning Out
Enough to make a salad! |
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Day 41
Amaranthus
Growing
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Day 111
Shungiku 'Garland Round Leaved' 2012-2/5 Chrysanthemum coramarium
Budding
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Day 111
Shungiku 'Komi Shungiku Salada' 2012-2/5 Chrysanthemum coramarium
Budding
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Day 489
Kale 'Winter Red Russian' 2011-1/23 (divided) Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)
Harvesting
Got just a few cauline leaves and flower tops [[Archived]] |
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Day 683
Swiss Chard 'Rhubarb' 2010-7/13 Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Harvesting
0.5 x bag
[34.08 oz]
Transformed fresh weight from cooked weight. |
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Day 112
Spinacia oleracea
Dying Down
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Day 104
Spinach 'Bloomsdale Bulk' 2012-2/12 Spinacia oleracea
Harvesting
[[Archived]]
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Day 264
Spinach 'Akarenso' 2011-9/5 (divided) Spinacia oleracea
Harvesting
[[Archived]]
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Day 264
Spinach 'Bloomsdale Savoy' 2011-9/5 Spinacia oleracea
Harvesting
[[Archived]]
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Day 264
Spinacia oleracea
Harvesting
[[Archived]]
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Day 264
Spinacia oleracea
Harvesting
Too far gone – pick me earlier! [[Archived]] |
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Day 264
Coriandrum sativum
Harvesting
Part of a big kitchen bag full [[Archived]] |
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Day 264
Coriandrum sativum
Harvesting
Part of a big kitchen bag-full [[Archived]] |
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Day 352
Lupinus
Under Attack
Big, nasty, aphids! Insecticidal soap time. |
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Day 104
Brassica rapa (Chinensis Group)
Harvesting
0.5 x bag
[71.92 oz]
Transformed fresh weight from cooked weight. |
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Day 683
Swiss Chard 'Rhubarb' 2010-7/13 Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Harvesting
0.5 x bag
[34.08 oz]
Transformed fresh weight from cooked weight. |
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Day 264
Spinach 'Giant Winter' 2011-9/5 Spinacia oleracea
Harvesting
2.0 x bag
[198.56 oz]
Transformed fresh weight from cooked weight. Harvest earlier – many lg leaves inedible now. |
Previous Journals
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Planting out tomatoes (late journal entry)
Tomato 'Japanese Black Trefele' G Planting Out, Tomato 'Ananas Noire' Planting Out, Tomato 'Momot...
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Prepping for the summer food & flowers
Backyard West Window garden , Backyard Hothouse garden , Cabbage 'Saratoga F1' 2011-9/5 Harvestin...
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Parsley leftovers Harvesting, Cilantro 'Santo' 2011-9/5 Harvesting, Broccoli 'Purple Sprouting' 2...
Later Journals
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Lupine 'Red Flame' Damaged, Y South Flower Bed garden , Y North Flower Bed garden , Iris suaveole...
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Tazetta Narcissus 'Minnow' 2011 Sprouting, Daffodil 'Pheasant's Edge' 2011 Sprouting, Jonquil Nar...
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Y Parking Strip garden , Y Telephone Pole garden , Y South Flower Bed garden , Y North Flower Bed...
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