June 7, 2026 A frame for Squash Gourds

 Jackie planted at walnut stump small glober watermelon. at last year's sunflower bed- sunflowers -2 rows in  centre and 1 row either side with Zinnia elegans. also planted ranunculus bulbs

ALso planted Curry Plant- Curry plant (Helichrysum italicum) is an aromatic perennial (USDA Zones 8-11) herb with silver-grey needle-shaped leaves that emit a heady curry scent. The plant grows 60-90 cm tall and approximately 50 cm wide and rewards you in summer with yellow flowers that contrast beautifully against the silver foliage.

Camping beds- erected a frame for squash and gourds- held together with zip ties and wood screws

about 16 ft long. posts 4 ft apart. so on one side 5 posts. Tomato were planted there last year on 24" centres. So each post is in between 2 tomato holes.
Jackie had bought a Cocozma -(OPA UPO) large- with 2 seedlings.
I had 2 boxes of Opa upo seedlings
a box of chinese bitter melon a box of Luffa
and a box of Trombocino

Added some Trombcino seeds about 4pp, in about 4 spots.

Added 2 purple allysum - pollinator, predator attacting flowers

Have to add some daikon seed

Down the midle of the poly- planted 4 pp seeds of  Hubbard Orange Squash and Acorn Squash- about 4-5 holes each. At the far end- plant 3pp grey Zucchini- 3 spots.

On the south side planted about 4-5 basil and 1 red shiso.

Plants got a dollop of 10-52-10 water soluble, some chicken manure pellets

Potatoes- filled the 4 bags with 4-5 inches fo manure/wood chips and some soil. Marco/Jackie put 4 potato chunks in each.

Have to fill 5-6 inches more

May 31 week

 Sunday, got tomato bed ready- planted tomatoes 3 .=5 rows

Jackie planted Dahlia, gladiolus, rosemary and sage

Monday planted balance of tomatoes, sweet pepper and hot peppers in big bed

Monday planted pink banana squash, pie pumpkin, assorted zuchini- seeded butternut squash

WEDNESDAY

Thursday seeded Soy jade- half bed each

Cover eggplant with William Dam row cover- used 10 3lectrical conduit as frames

Thursday bought chicken manure, blood meal, 10-52-10 from satelite garden centre

Bought pool rope

Friday

Plant 4 Roma from Satelite Garden Centre in empty tomato spots

Bt'd garlic cabbage 

Friday - planted hot peppers in camp bed

Planted basil between, add chicken fert, and mulch

MAY 24 WEEK 2026

 May 25 monday - planted carrots and beets, transplanted lettuce

Kuroda Carrots Baby Finger carrots

Red Ace Beets and Golden Beets

May 28 2026 applied nematodes

 Bought 10 Million nematodes from NIC Natural Insect Control -rec;d a few weeks ago, kept in fridge. treats 500 sq ft of garden 0r 16 4x8 ft beds

Wrung out sponge into 16 litres of water. add one litre of nematode concetrate into 7 litre watering can, sprinkled on each bed. Beds were watereed last night and again this morning. and then watered right avter and latler in the afternoon. Insturctions say to water ofr 3-4 days.

Planted Eggplant 2 4x8 beds 

bed one 2 rows of 4 ( iinluding 1 Black Beauty bought in 4" pot earlier this year

Bed two 2 rows of t- Seedlings- Casper, Ping Tung, Green Thai

had 16 1204 from Green MountaiN Gardens\$32.99 for flat of 12 (petunia, allysum, marigolds

May 25

Seeded Carrots Kuroda Carrot Baby Finger

Seeded Red Ace Beets and Golden Beets

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 transplanted lettuce from various beds to the cabbage and lettuce/carrot beet bed.

Mandevilla Planted at base

 Mandevilla plant- $15.99 had 2 cuttings- so split into 2

planted at base of pine and base of viburnum

Split Pomegranate plants from spider plant pot- 4 plants total- still only 6" tall

Monday May 18, Victoria Day Took Down Verandah Poly

 

Put night blooming cactus on table near ramp

put spider and wandering dudes at fence

Put ports by gobo stand

brought veggies out on May 18 to bask in the sun

Put small jade plants by sink, large jade under mulberry

Large aloe over by entry fence

mother of thousands on bird bath table near weeping cargana

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Sunday Monday Tuesday- really warm temperatures- high 20's

Warmed up pool and had people over for a pool party

Sunday May 17- planted 49 Spanish Onion Sets under landscape fabric

Transplanted a row of round Radicchio - Chicory

squash seeds and seeding 2026

 planting Jumbo pink Banana fresh seed- can save seed - only maxima this year

Zucchini, sugar pumpkin, acorn can cross - don't save seed

trombocino- and  butternut- don't save seed this year- check on trombochino if tree