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Progress Journal (11)
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25 Oct 2009Unexpected sun 6 2 Herb- Parsley, curley Harvesting, Herb- Parsley, Italian Harvesting, Beets Harvesting, Beets Harvesting, Ca...Overcast 17°C / 62°F
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...
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10 Oct 2009Frost harvest 3 Bean- One Bean Chicago (Blue Lake Pole) Harvesting, Carrot, Chantenay under snowpeas Harvesting, Carrot, Ch...Cloudy 8°C / 47°F
We had frost last night exactly on prediction— October 10. While it will probably get warm again, I decided not to risk it and harvested most of the delicates— brussels sprouts, last of the tomatoes, the biggest carrots, last of the the blue lakes. I pulled all the tomato plants, th...
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03 Oct 2009Winter prep, penultimate harvest, and a time capsule 7 Carrot, Chantenay under snowpeas Harvesting, Tomato, Brandywine, in pot Harvesting, Tomato- Black Krim Harv...Cloudy 12°C / 54°F
Dug out the larger pond. The picture I took was meaningless; I’ll take one tomorrow with Bill standing in it for scale. Amazingly, we were able to find places to dump all the dirt (6 barrowfuls). Bill had the brilliant idea of burying a time capsule down there, so we’ll work on tha...
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02 Oct 2009Quickie update 1 Bean- One Bean Chicago (Blue Lake Pole) Harvesting, Herb- Golden Thyme Moved, and Herb- Rosemary MovedLots of work tomorrow! New pond, fall prep. Also moved the little black plant; lost the marker, but anyway it’s inside now.Rainy 9°C / 49°F
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26 Sep 2009Edibles, 9-26 5 Wagon Wheel garden , Pumpkin WS 11 Harvesting, Eggplant Black Beauty Harvesting, Bean- One Bean Chicago (Bl...19°C / 66°F
Prepped the Wagon Wheel for winter, including mapping out the paths for next spring; and planted the garlic. We should now have room for three wheelbarrows full of expanded pond (I hope). Legume/pod crops will go in the outer ring, toms/eggs/peppers in the middle companion planted with onions a...
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26 Sep 2009Edibles, 9-26 5 Wagon Wheel garden , Pumpkin WS 11 Harvesting, Eggplant Black Beauty Harvesting, Bean- One Bean Chicago (Bl...19°C / 66°F
Prepped the Wagon Wheel for winter, including mapping out the paths for next spring; and planted the garlic. We should now have room for three wheelbarrows full of expanded pond (I hope). Legume/pod crops will go in the outer ring, toms/eggs/peppers in the middle companion planted with onions a...
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22 Sep 2009Equinox 5 7 Ideas garden , Broccoli Pinetree mix Harvesting, Brussels sprouts Harvesting, Carrot, Chantenay under snowp...19°C / 67°F
Of the lunar events that mark the calendar, I think the fall equinox is my favorite. There is such a sense of balance as the garden stands poised between summer and winter. There is still food to harvest, and a few 3-season flowers like cleome and black eyed susans won’t give in to the co...
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