Sunday, September 20, 2020

Garliic planting Sept 20 -front bed under poly

Garliic planting Sept 20 -front bed under poly

Planting Garlic planting at front

from top down to lower level
from left to right (west to east, from fruit trees to wards the driveway entramce

under poly - first 4 rows 4 ft wide with 12' aisle, use 20 ft wide poly

row 1- 7 cloves across- 24 rows of 7 - 7" by 7"
7 rows Thai, 3 rows japanese, 6 rows Rose de Latrec, 6 rows Purple Glazer, 2 rows Fitzki

row 2- 7 cloves wide, 23 rows
5 rows Spanish Roja, 6 rows German Red, 4 rows Mexican Purple,  1 row red russian small from scapes bed, 7 rows regular Red Russian

row 3- 7 cloves across 23 rows 
4 rows Yugoslavian, 6 rows Bogatyr, 7 Italian, 6 Duganski

row 4- 7 across, 22 rows
3 fitzki, 4 German Hardneck, 7 rows Music, 8 Fitzki (from large cloves)

row 5- 4 ft across- 8" by 8" spacing so 6 cloves per row
20 rows of 6 across- used small Fitzki bulbs

row 6- not as wide- 5 across 7" apart- 23 rows
6 rows Red Russian from scape bed, 6 rows Fitzki from scapes at Miscanthus bed, 11 rows of cloves from Fitzki small bulbs

row 7 - 5 across 8" by 8" spacing - 5 cloves across- 20 rows
20 rows of  fitzki from XL bulbs

Count
row 1- 168
row 2- 161
row 3- 161
row 4- 154
row 5- 120
row 6- 115
row 7- 100
Total = 811




Front garlic bed planted

Duganski vs Bogatyr difference

 


Duganski is reddish with many cloves

Bogatyr is brownish 

Fewer cloves and less interior cloves but still has a few

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)