Spring 2021 Soil Temps
Date Time Soil Temp2″ Down AirTemp Greenhouse Comments 2/7/2021 9:00 am 52 47 63 Overcast 2/8/2021 6:30 am 47 41 61 Clear
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Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
Ordered Seedling Spray Nozzle and Vinca Seeds
2/6/2021 – Ordered from Harris Seeds: Product image Description Quantity Price 1 Vinca Cora Mix F1 SeedUntreated / 250 Seeds 1 $17.20 1 Dramm Seedling Nozzle 1 $10.25
Continue ReadingBought 2 lbs. G90 Corn Seed
2/6/2021 – Bought 2 lbs. of G90 Sweet Corn seed at Hurley F&S for $14.75 per pound. They do not yet have peas and only two bean varieties.
Continue ReadingOrdered Brocolli Seed and Planter Plates
2/3/2021 – Ordered from HOSS Tools: ORDER NUMBER: 228392DATE: February 3, 2021 Green Magic Broccoli × 1 $3.99Seed Plates – 3/16″ Blank × 2 = $13.98Seed Plate – 1/4″ Blank × 1 = $6.99Subtotal: $24.96Shipping: $4.99Payment method: Credit/Debit CardTotal: $29.95
Continue ReadingSeed Ordered from SESE
1/28/2021 – Placed order with SESE for: Tromboncino Summer Squash, 2.5 g Oregon Giant Dwarf Snow Pea, ¼ lb Beach Sunflower (Cucumber-Leaf) Sunflower, 1 g Sugar Ann Dwarf Snap Pea, ½ lb Sub-Total: $17.45 USPS: $4.50 Total: $21.95
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Sowed Peppers & Onions in the Greenhouse
1/27/2021 – Mary sowed the following peppers and the green onion seeds in the soil from Dodd Nursery Supply. She put two seeds in each compartment ¼” deep. Greek Pepperoncini Pepper – 6x Tiburon Poblano Pepper – 6x Sunbright Golden Bell Pepper – 6x Pepper Chile G7 (F1) – Anaheim – Jaloro Jalapeno – 6x […]
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Sowed First Seeds in the Greenhouse
1/24/2021 – Today Mary sowed tomato seeds in 4″ seed cells filled with potting soil Frank gave us. She sowed 2 seeds in each cell, ¼” deep, of the following varieties. Betterboy, 18 cells Celebrity, 18 cells Super Sweet 100, 12, cells Frank bought two huge bags of the soil mix from George Dodd Nursery […]
Continue ReadingMowed/Disked Elbon Rye in the Big Garden
1/24/2021 – The Elbon Rye Grass, planted as the winter cover crop, grew high and thick in most areas of the north half of the garden. Probably should have started incorporating it into the soil a week or two ago to be fully ready. Mowed it with the new mower behind Fergie and then cross […]
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Built the Greenhouse
1/23/2021 – For the last two weekends and the week between we spent any hours when it was not too cold and windy or raining assembling a ClimaPod Virtue greenhouse. Today we buckled in the last 6 mm thermoplastic panel and all that is left is some cross-bracing, the louver in the back/north wall, and […]
Continue ReadingFed Citrus Trees & Compost
1/7/2021 – Feed the citrus trees 8-8-8 and the compost cage 66-0-0. Turned the compost where yesterday I added the lirope at the former location of the original blueberry bushes.
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