Late journals
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15
Nov
2010
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Sunny 20°C / 68°FWhat’s not to like about life as a gardener? Perhaps, that should be more a statement than a question. I got a clean bill of health from my specialist (I had open-heart surgery this time last year), I have a very clever and talented wife, my two dogs think of me as the leader of the pack, m...
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Garlic - Chrysalis Purple and SFGdeep #3 garden
30
Jun
2010
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Sunny 26°C / 79°FI harvested my first garlic head today… just one… the leaves had turned brown faster on this one then the rest. It had 3-4 green leaves left. It seems to be splitting from the neck though. Did I harvest too late? Is this from too much moisture?? And, can I use the cloves to plant for ...
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Indoor Tray garden
09
Apr
2010
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So excited. I started 7 peat pots with “Start Early” veggies. 2 Broccoli 2 Tomatoes 2 Peppers 1 Gr. Onion I followed instructions on seed packets as best I could and misted them and covered with plastic bags to retain moisture. I was unsure about how many seeds there should be per ...1°C / 34°F -
peas Dying
13
Nov
2009
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They just couldn’t withstand the slugs, poor things.*Cloudy 7°C / 45°F -
Crook neck Squash Harvesting, big boy tomatoes, second set Harvesting, cucumber x 8 Harvesting, Yellow Bean...
27
Sep
2009
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I went out with the intention of harvesting anything close to ripe, and anything that is close to the ground that is starting to ripen because 1. we had a near frost last night. There was a frost warning. 2. the varmints are eating the bottoms off of my neighbors tomatoes which are on or near t...Sunny 17°C / 62°F -
20
Sep
2009
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Some cucurbitae producing new ones
cantalope x 8 Fruiting, Watermelon, Crimson Sweet x4 Fruiting, Winter Squash, 'Waltham Butternut' Fruiting,...I have noticed this week that there are several plants in the beginning fruit stage all over again. I have new cantaloupe, spaghetti squash, pumpkin, and crook neck. Does this mean a longer growing season than normal, or have they been tricked into doing it by the warm weather? we are having c...13°C / 55°F -
13
May
2009
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Raspberry 'Brandywine': Breaking dormancy(1)
Raspberry Hedge garden and Raspberry 'Brandywine' Breaking DormancyOne of the 3 canes planted April 27 are showing new growth while the others are not.12°C / 54°F -
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Apr
2009
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Raspberry 'Brandywine': Planted
Raspberry 'Brandywine' Planting Out and Raspberry Hedge gardenRoots soaked: 2 hours Ground prepared: Compost, hilled Planted: 1 inch deeper than previously grown. The one cane already had a bud so it was planted so that the bud is exposed to light/sun. This as per advice obtained online.8°C / 46°F -
2009 Spring Vegetable garden
28
Mar
2009
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Cloudy 2°C / 35°FThe past two night it has been very cold, Three cold front came through. And The temp dropped to about 35 degrees to two night. I did cover my Pepper plants and Tomato plants, with Burlap. I think it helped some, but some plants did get nipped some. I didn’t want to buy “frost cloths&...
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Yellow Pear Tomato Purchased and Stu-peech-ka!! Purchased
25 Mar 2009
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Blizzard today! Snow and wind.. yuck. Went to Wagon Wheel after work anyway. They already have 2 more types of tomato transplants out (total of 3) and some more herbs. I could see that the outdoor displays were getting started, but due to the weather I didn’t look around. I was going to ...Blizzard 1°C / 34°F
