A farmer works in acres not hours.
Journal of events related to the vegetable gardens
The Big Garden From Southern Exposure Seed Exchange See italicised notes on how well they did in the Spring 2019 garden. Pkts. Products 1 ea. Nasturtium, Jewel Mixed Colors, 4 g, 20 seeds. Transplant or direct sow after last frost. Space 6-12 in. apart. Ht. 9-18 in. At 12″ oc we could plant a 20′ […]
Continue Reading2/28/2019 – This morning Mary found three of the green cabbage heads had split open. We pulled them and found slugs and one snail on the underside of the leaves. Pulled off all the old leaves down to the split head and took them inside. Sliced open one of the heads and did not find […]
Continue ReadingOrdered 2/26/2019 Seeds from SESE Thyme, Summer, 0.2 g Nasturtium, Jewel Mixed Colors, bulk size: 28 g Statice (Sea Lavender), Mixed Colors, 0.15 g Johnny-Jump-Up, Helen Mt, 0.08 g Poppy, Breadseed, Charlottesville Old From Michigan Bulb Co. Native Milkweed Selections 62415 – Five root-bare seedlings
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2/24/2019 – Today Mary harvested her first ever cabbage. It tastes mild and a bit sweet and is as good as it looks. We made our standard coleslaw and it was great.
Continue ReadingMary applied fish emulsion to the plants in her large veggie bed and harvested a basketfull of Mustard Greens. Thankfully she harvested the greens BEFORE pouring on the emulsion.
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2/20/2019 – We transplanted the tomato and bell pepper seedlings into 4″ square plastic pots in two trays. Mary planted Marigold seedlings to either side of the new camellias along the wood fence.
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Harvested: spinach, mesclun (mixed lettuces); mustard greens and the first brocolli.
Continue Reading2/15/2019 – Sprayed 2.5 T per gallon of Monterey Horticultural Oil on the following: Mary’s large garden in the areas of holes in the leafs Bay Tree and roses in that bed that are beginning to sprout New camellias along the fence next to the pecan orchard new encore azalea at the gate new camellia […]
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Everything is getting larger and some is almost ready to begin harvesting for dinner. In the bottom right of the photo are multiplying onions. The two rows of shoots going up the lower right side are garlic and then bulb onions. The large green leaves next to the onions are mustard greens. To the left […]
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Mary harvested mustard and swish chard to take to Houston for Piper’s 7th birthday.
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