Sunny, warm, ,pleasantly not humid. We had some serious thunderstorms the past few days that cleared out the 95º humidity.
Planted 4 Potentilla "Pink Beauty" (bought at 1st Season) and 36 wax begonias (Lowes clearance) in the garage bed. I'll sprinkle some poppy seeds and consider that bed finished.
Picked up another 16 belgian blocks ($2.97 at Lowes, plus $10 coupon discount) so I can continue on the front bed. I think I can use cinder blocks for the lower terraces (the below ground part anyway) to save some money.
Everything's up in the vegetable garden, but it needs to be weeded. The soils soft though, so I can use the hoe. :o)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
June 6, 2008
Pulled 2 buckets of weeds yesterday from the garage bed. I think I'm going to get 4 potentillas and call it done.
All the beans are up, corn too. Need to stake the trees, both apples are listing starboard. Today it is raining. Forecast high is 77, but I don't believe we'll make it. Tomorrow, and the rest of next week - hot and humid with scattered thunderstorms. The plants will be happy, at least.
All the beans are up, corn too. Need to stake the trees, both apples are listing starboard. Today it is raining. Forecast high is 77, but I don't believe we'll make it. Tomorrow, and the rest of next week - hot and humid with scattered thunderstorms. The plants will be happy, at least.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
May 31, 2008
Warmish, rain last night, clear this afternoon. Thunderstorms predicted overnight, clearing tomorrow.
Planted the whole garden - Peaches and Cream Corn, pumpkins (pie and midget), watermelons, cucumbers in the first bed.
-8 tomatoes, 6 sweet peppers, 3 jalapeno. CILANTRO, onions, green beans in the second bed. Scarlet runner beans in the small 3rd bed.
Friday I planted 4 trees - Montmorency cherry, ___ hardy peach, Mac apple, Cortland apple. Keeping an eye open for a sweet cherry (Bing?) and a Gala apple or maybe a 4 in one.
Planted the whole garden - Peaches and Cream Corn, pumpkins (pie and midget), watermelons, cucumbers in the first bed.
-8 tomatoes, 6 sweet peppers, 3 jalapeno. CILANTRO, onions, green beans in the second bed. Scarlet runner beans in the small 3rd bed.
Friday I planted 4 trees - Montmorency cherry, ___ hardy peach, Mac apple, Cortland apple. Keeping an eye open for a sweet cherry (Bing?) and a Gala apple or maybe a 4 in one.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
May 24, 2008
Sunny after rain and wind last night. 70s, breezy.
In:
-8 tomato plants: Better Boy, Keepsake, Sweet 100, Roma Gold, Red Cherry, Cluster, Early Girl, Pink Girl
-6 Sweet Pepper
-3 Jalapeno
Cilantro
Assembled and filled 6x6 box for a runner bean teepee.
I've decided to plant corn with the vining plants. I've never had luck with sweet corn, but what the heck -it was <$2 for the seed.
Todd brought another 1/2 yard of soil. After filling the bean house bed, I'll use the rest for the front garden.
Oh! Scott cut down one of the big awful pear trees behind the house. I'm so happy to see it go, even if it does mean the end of the "ugly" viburnum.
In:
-8 tomato plants: Better Boy, Keepsake, Sweet 100, Roma Gold, Red Cherry, Cluster, Early Girl, Pink Girl
-6 Sweet Pepper
-3 Jalapeno
Cilantro
Assembled and filled 6x6 box for a runner bean teepee.
I've decided to plant corn with the vining plants. I've never had luck with sweet corn, but what the heck -it was <$2 for the seed.
Todd brought another 1/2 yard of soil. After filling the bean house bed, I'll use the rest for the front garden.
Oh! Scott cut down one of the big awful pear trees behind the house. I'm so happy to see it go, even if it does mean the end of the "ugly" viburnum.
Friday, May 23, 2008
May 23, 2008
Cool, on and off drizzle, mostly cloudy.
-Pumpkins: 1 small ornamental, 1 medium pie/carving
-2 Burpless cucumbers
-2 sugarbaby watermelons
so the first bed is planted. That was quick. ;o)
have 8 tomato starts
4 sweet pepper
4 jalapeno (might only plant 2?)
broccoli
need carrot seeds, green beans, maybe some onion starts
try to get those in this weekend.
I think I'll get some more 2x6 6 foot lengths and make a 1/2 sized bed to put a bean teepee in.
-Pumpkins: 1 small ornamental, 1 medium pie/carving
-2 Burpless cucumbers
-2 sugarbaby watermelons
so the first bed is planted. That was quick. ;o)
have 8 tomato starts
4 sweet pepper
4 jalapeno (might only plant 2?)
broccoli
need carrot seeds, green beans, maybe some onion starts
try to get those in this weekend.
I think I'll get some more 2x6 6 foot lengths and make a 1/2 sized bed to put a bean teepee in.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008
The beds are built! Laura brought 2 yards of soil yesterday, 1 1/2 are spread, the other will be done before it rains this evening. Yeah!
1st Season has fruit trees for $21. I'm going this afternoon. Wahoo!
1st Season has fruit trees for $21. I'm going this afternoon. Wahoo!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
May 17th, 2008
Sunny and warm, 70º Beautiful day
Scott cleared more brush, Simon got to use the chainsaw. :o) Started throwing dead stuff down the hill. Why not? Velco left all their crap there.
Assembled one raised bed. I need WAY more newspaper. Laura Sturtevant can get me garden soil at cost (and she has a pickup truck!) I think I need 3 yards to get them filled and get started on the front.
Scott cleared more brush, Simon got to use the chainsaw. :o) Started throwing dead stuff down the hill. Why not? Velco left all their crap there.
Assembled one raised bed. I need WAY more newspaper. Laura Sturtevant can get me garden soil at cost (and she has a pickup truck!) I think I need 3 yards to get them filled and get started on the front.
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