Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Nutrite's seed and feed
Also where willows were laying on the grass in the field
And where the burn piles- the grass has died
Also under trees near propane tank
To right of shed creeping Perennial rye grass May 9/12
Update- hit dry spell- seed did not do well
Seeding of tall fescue lateral spread from General Seed
Lateral spread tall fescue
Pkg says 60% titanium tall fescue 25% stellar perennial rye grass 15% chewings fescue
Main spread behind pool fence to left when facing pool nearest the shed
Also two patches southwest of the pool
Various areas in the aisles of the garden
Planted strawberries May 9/12
Planted among the rapini and lettuce
Strawberry plants bought
$2.99ea from Dartnall rd home hardware
2pp
Seeded by emerald cedar dead trunks
Sweet pea
Purple cleome
nothing came up
Seeded may9/12 Zinnia Persian Carpet (06)
Seeded beside the beauty bush
did not grow
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Sugar snap peas seeded
Sugar Sprint Peas- from Burpee (11)
a dwarf form of Sugar Snap (70 days)
seeded one row with 1 pea 2 inches apart
seeded 2 rows with 2 peas together 4 inches apart
seems to me the peas were okay but we forgot what kind they were
seems to me the peas were okay but we forgot what kind they were
Beans may 6/12
Seed one package from 1995 Improved Commadore (60 days) (red seeds) to see if they grow
seeded similar amount from 2012 William Dam Igloo
First row big garden May 6/12 beets swiss chard
width of bed is equal to the red handle of the red-handled shovel
width of pathway is equal to 2 lengths of gerry's crocs.
Greenhouse strengthened ans planted
8 Eggplant millennium
Tomato brandy wine and Roma viva
Pelleted coleus seed by 3 yews under locust
Coleus 2 pkgs Rainbow Mix 60 pelleted seed (92)
Also sprinkled 1992 parsley seed in this area where parsley is already growing.
nothing grew, although there was some parsley near by so hard to tell on parsley
nothing grew, although there was some parsley near by so hard to tell on parsley
Asters seeded May 6/12
Giant Crego Mixed Colors Aster (95)
seeded by North east corner bed
Did not grow
Did not grow
Daisy Seeded by cedars and rhubarb
Gloriosa Daisy Single (95)
did some come up or were there some there already
did some come up or were there some there already
May 6/12 Other Tasks
Dug 3 maples from rose of sharon/shrub rose bed and planted along fence line near the big hole dug near railway tracks.
Planted one beside transplanted mulberry from last fall
fertilized vege garden with 20-20-20 -6 Tbsp per 5 gal pail
Rototiller- filled with HD oil in engine-
put some compost from big compost pallet bin into bed for pepper/eggplant bed
Rototilled squash bed- one pass
Planted one beside transplanted mulberry from last fall
fertilized vege garden with 20-20-20 -6 Tbsp per 5 gal pail
Rototiller- filled with HD oil in engine-
put some compost from big compost pallet bin into bed for pepper/eggplant bed
Rototilled squash bed- one pass
Zinnias by new miscanthus bed
Zinnias from 1992
3-Lilliput Zinnias
2-Giant cactus flower mixed Zinnia
1-Dahlia flowered pink Zinnia
3-California giant choice mixed Zinnia
1- Assorted Giant Collection Zinniaa
Did Not come up
Seeded Potulaca by harp May 6/12
100 pelleted seed per package- 5 packages from 1992
seeded at harp along western edge
Did Not come up
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