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garden update

LisaW — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:44:30 +0000

Unseasonable rainfall has put a damper on outdoor fun, but the garden is really thriving from it!

The tomato plants are HUGE! Beans are thriving! And the bell peppers seem to be holding up well.

Still not sure what the mystery vine will yield, but it’s starting to bloom!

first harvest

LisaW — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:32:04 +0000

How 'bout these babies?!

berryville farm report

LisaW — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:08:36 +0000

The garden is coming along nicely. Since the last update, I have added a grape tomato plant and replanted beans. I waited several weeks, watching the first planting, and nothing. The rows seemed undisturbed, but when I checked, there was no evidence of the seeds. I can only guess that with some pretty cold spring nights and the unusual rain, the first batch of seeds rotted. That, or they just got up and marched away for greener pastures.

As you can see, the second batch is doing nicely. I have a good row of cabbage seedlings, and a healthy row of radishes. The tomato plants are going nuts, and I already have some green tomatoes the size of ping pong balls. The green onions are just starting to come up, and I have a leaf or two of lettuce and one broccoli seedling. The bell pepper plants are fairly well established.

What you can’t see in the pic are the mystery vines. I didn’t plant them. We can only guess that they are some sort of squash, cucumbers, or pumpkins. The strongest of the three was coming up, pretty as you please, in the very middle of the beans. They have been moved to areas in the yard where they can have free reign.

After the photo was taken, the cabbage seedlings were transplanted, and second rows were put in of lettuce, onions, broccoli, and radishes.

a plan and progress

LisaW — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:21:25 +0000

Thomas spread and mixed the manure and humus today. I was out and missed getting a pic.

With the basic idea coming from Better Homes and Gardens, I used the garden planner at Small Blue Printer to figure out the plantings. (Check it out, way cool site!)

The tomato and bell pepper plants are in, and two rows of green (bush) beans from seed. Still have radish, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, and green onion seeds to plant in the morning. I’ll split those areas into halves, planting two weeks apart.

Later this week we’ll start a hill of cukes and one of cantaloupe to run down the fence line.

do it in the dirt

LisaW — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:09:54 +0000

The veggie garden is coming right along.

It’s plotted out to roughly 16 x 10, using railroad ties for a border. Larry, Thomas, and 2 of Thomas’ friends turned that into an all day project, but they got it.

Larry & Doug tilled Easter Sunday, and then the raking and rock removal began. The one in shorts and white socks would be Larry. He’s such a fashionista.

With the ground prepped, today was the big day … the topsoil arrived!

Alot of slinging and raking …

frequent breaks ….

and we have a good base …

See those big white things in the grass? No. Not rocks. We won’t mention that that is what happens when you leave 80 lb bags of Sacrete laying out in the weather. Shhhhh!