Sowed Lettuce in Mary’s garden
11/1/2020 – Mary sowed two rows of Tehama lettuce in the north end of her garden.
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Sowed Spinach, Carrots, & Lettuce
09/30/2020 – The first real cold front blew through yesterday and daytime temps for the next week are suppose to be in the 70s. Therefore, we sowed the following. Bolero Carrots – Soaked overnight Buttercrunch Lettuce – In row 11, pre-sprouted in the refrigerator beginning 9/27 Bloomsdale Spinach – In Row 10, Put into the […]
Continue ReadingSowed 3 Carrots and Beets
10/25/2020 – Sowed in the former Marigold row—the eastmost row in the north half. Air temp was 71°. Before sowing, cut a 3″+ deep V notch with the hoe and scattered in 1 quart of 8-8-8 with Borax/boron. Then dropped in 1 cup of bone meal in the 30′ where the beets will be sowed; […]
Continue ReadingSowed Radishes and Bok Choi
10/24/2020 – About 3:30 PM, after the ½” rain this morning, sowed in the south half: Cherry Belle Radishes in the north 7 feet of Row 4; Icicle Radishes (2019 seed) in the empty 9′ part of Row 5A between the EJW Cabbage and Detroit Red Beets and; Bok Choi (Top Notch seed from St. […]
Continue ReadingSowed Broccoli and Spinach
10/23/2020 – The hill was drawn three days ago and today a deep V-groove was made with the hoe. Dropped in 8-8-8 with Borax and raked the soil back over it. In the south half, sowed Waltham 29 Broccoli (2019 seed) in the south end of Row 10. Used the PVC drop tube, dragging about […]
Continue ReadingSprayed Mary’s Garden with Spinosad
10/20/2020 – Flea beetles are eating her plants so sprayed all plants other than the peppers, Tia Basil, and onions with the last of the Spinosad bought at Hurley F&S.
Continue ReadingPlanted Red Onion Bulbs & Daikon Radishes
10/15/2020 – Planted an 18-foot double-row of red onion bulbs from St. Elmo F&S in Row 8 between the Warrior Bunching Onions—that are 1″-2″ high needle-thin shoots—and the Tendergreen Spinach/Mustard. The row had been hilled last week so used the hoe to loosen it about 3″ deep. Raked it flat then used the hoe to […]
Continue ReadingSowed pre-sprouted beet seeds in row 5a
10/10/2020, mid-afternoon – The north 25 ft of row 5A had been hilled and so used the hoe to carve in a 3″-4″ deep groove. Spread bone meal and used the garden rake to pull the dirt on top of the bone meal—maybe 1 ” cover. Note: Hurricane Delta—now TS Delta—dumped 0.92″ of rain on […]
Continue ReadingBought Spinach, Cabbage, & Chard Seeds
10/10/2020 – Bought at St. Elmo Feed and Seed: Bloomsdale Spinach Bok Choi Cabbage Lucullus Swiss Chard
Continue ReadingSowed EJW Cabbage & Leef Beet Chard
10/5/2020 – Used the hiller to build rows 5A & 5B where the pumpkins had been. The soil had been thoroughly disked so raced up an pulled up the rows….again forgetting to put the fertilizer down before hilling. Will have to fertilize differently and let it be an experiment. See below for how it was […]
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