Category Archives: planting

Garlic is Planted

The week of wet rain has made us realize that the house-painting season is at an end. So we’re calling it a year with 4 of our 8 sides painted. Thankfully all 3 of the sides that face the road … Continue reading

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The Garden is in!

With the warm weather this past weekend and this week, I decided to go ahead and finish planting the garden. It took some work to get the last two beds prepared, I ended up using the lasagna garden method again. … Continue reading

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March Garden Work

Yesterday was the beginning of a week of forecasted record warm temperatures. It was in the 70s here in Mid-March which is unheard of. Usually we’re watching for a late snowstorm at this time of year. I took advantage of … Continue reading

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Planting Warm Weather Crops

This week I planted many of my warm weather crop. Like the chicks, it was time for them to move outside. The rest of my tomatoes went in. Seven tomatoes went in on May 1st with walls of water. 18 … Continue reading

Posted in corn, cucumbers, dried beans, eggplant, Garden, green beans, hoop house, peppers, planting, potatoes, pumpkins, squash, summer squash, tomatillos, tomatoes, winter squash | 7 Comments

Mid- May Garden

The past week was sunny and warm and allowed me to get the rest of the garden ready for planting. I spread compost and I turned over the rye grass. I didn’t transplant anything but I did direct seed a … Continue reading

Posted in artichoke, asparagus, beets, broccoli, brussels sprouts, carrots, cold frame, Garden, garlic, greens, lettuce, peas, planting, potatoes, raspberries, rhubarb, tomatoes | 5 Comments