Sunday, September 7, 2014

Bean harvest

Igloo green beans in 2 round containers
4 by 4 bed of Igloo DAM14 and Garden Corner Stingless planted June 25/14
8 by 4 bed of Dam14 Igloo planted approx May 25th- got a good second crop after a bit of a hiatus
Igloo is a good variety

From Harp- picked a 6 quart basket of Kentucky Wonder climbing beans- beans had gotten large.
Seeded May 25th. Used  the old volleball net for half of the harp and used string for the rest.

Garlic Planting in Big bed Sept 7/14

Planted another 39 rows of 7 garlic =273 + 2 couple extra = 275
used about 30 large sized cloves and a few medium sized
Sorted the cloves by size. Planted the largest ones closest to the bush

Turned over another row in the back garden (fallow this year)
Added compost from large pallet bins, mini-rototilled, raked and levelled.

still have to fertilize-

THinking of planting grass between the rows.