Since I was asked again today, I thought I'd list what's in my garden, in order of the planted rows. I have a diagram on graph paper that I'll eventually scan and post.
I had a few extra tomato plants I ended up putting in random places.
So, from furthest from the gate to closest to the gate:
Trying to revive a patch of land that used to be a sparse lawn with many pine trees, with an extremely low budget. My results may...do vary. Yet it is getting a little better each year.
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
My New Compost Bin
I built a new compost bin to keep things a little neater around here and hopefully for more efficient composting than I have had with wire rings of fencing or loose piles. The cost, with mostly free and "kickin' around"
Check them for garlic breath?
Last fall I planted a 4x8 raised bed with garlic, elephant garlic and shallots. They were growing well and when the hard frost came, I mulched it with straw as recommended and wished it all good luck wintering over.
After the very cold winter, I removed the mulch (which it turns out I shouldn't have done but not a real big deal) and instead of green stalks
After the very cold winter, I removed the mulch (which it turns out I shouldn't have done but not a real big deal) and instead of green stalks
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Busy Busy
Sorry for the lack of posts...
Been very busy in the yard and garden since the last post.
I cleared an area that we've come to refer to as the middle garden. This used to be a part of
Been very busy in the yard and garden since the last post.
Clearing the "middle garden" |
Labels:
asparagus,
beans,
bittersweet,
brambles,
burning,
compost,
grape vines,
peas,
rhubarb,
scallions,
swiss chard
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Tomatoes Au Rotten
Thank you Jason for the title of this entry. Haha.
Here are the photos I took of the poor sick tomatoes last summer as mentioned in the previous post ("...some kind of disease or blight attacking
Here are the photos I took of the poor sick tomatoes last summer as mentioned in the previous post ("...some kind of disease or blight attacking
The Chuck Hole
Or, What's in a Name?
Hello. Welcome to my gardening blog.I've been thinking about doing this for quite awhile. In here I hope to share my gardening experience (and inexperience), knowledge, photos (probably lots of them), questions, etc.
The 'Chuck Hole |
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