Saturday, September 19, 2020

Frost this morn Sept 18/20

Umbrella makes an excellent frost cover
Tomato edges got touched 
Low of plus 2-3
Put sprinkler on tomato and squash beds
Portulacaria tip touched lightly
Castor beans out in open we’re not affected
Hose was partially frozen 

portulacaria facts

 https://www.gardeninginsouthafrica.co.za/groundcovers/spekboom-porkbush-elephant-s-food-intelezi-isidondwane-igqwanitsha-ts


finally found photo of bloom- when searching under spekboom

https://www.shamwari.com/5-amazing-facts-about-spekboom/

 
flowers grow on tips



flowers grow on tips




https://inlandvalleygardenplanner.org/plants/portulacaria-afra/

September 19, 2020 early frost

 weather called for low of 5 Celsius

was frost on plastic at vegetable boxes

used some umbrellas to cover  elephant bush, portulacaria, spekboom

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

ept 15 garlic assortment bed 2

Long bed (was going to be zuchini but not used in 2020
added leaves, wood chips and N fert, turned over
From east 
4 rows of 7 Fitzki
3 rows Yugoslavian
3 rows German Hardneck
3 rows Music
1 row of Michael Szelag garlic - 6 rounds that were grown in harp bed- spring planted- May 29)


Sept 15 garlic assortment planted


In Long bed- put sampling of various garlic varieties
7 per row
starting from east side
2 german red
2 Spanish Roja
2 Mexican Purple
3 Bogatyr
2 Duganksi ( has smalr clover but more of them)
3 Italian

this bed sat empty all year with plastic over- was going to be Zuchini but wasn't used
added leave and wood chips, forgot to add some N fert





Sunday, September 13, 2020

Back Garlic Planting 2020

 never recorded at the time- 
But sometime between Sept 6 and Sept 20

Top name is westernmost, bottom is easternmost
Door Frame- closest to Bean Frame
Rose de Latrec 4 x7
Purple Glazer 5 x7
Fitzki 3 x 7

Thai and Japanese planted Sept 6, 2020
3 x 7 Japanese
4 x 7 Thai

Red Russian Frame
Red Russian 14 x7

16 ft  Frame
Michael 1x7
German Hardneck 3x7
Music 3x7
Yugoslavian 3x7
Fitzki 4x7
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Italian 3 x7
Duganski 2x7
Bogatyr    3x7
Mexican Purple 2x7
Spanish Roja 2x7
German Red 2x7

Fitzki