Saturday, May 5, 2012

Squash Seeding May 5/12

One cell of Irene's zucchini collected (10) 4pp
6 cells of ornamental mixed gourds (10) 3-4pp
One cell of marigold petite jaune

Squash seeding May 5/12

Table queen acorn squash 4pp (12) in 2 1204's
Butternut squash (07) 3pp in 2-1204's

These below did not grow
Summer squash sampler Gurneys (91) 4pp in 2-1204's contains early straightneck black zucchini and grey zucchini

May 5/12 seeding cukes squash

2 1204,s straight eight cucumber 6pp
1 1204 of panama squash 4pp
From 4 bags labelled 1-4

1 1204 gold dawn III zucchini )12) 3pp 16 seeds total in pkg

Friday, May 4, 2012

Other tasks may 4/12

Cut lawn
Did not install new battery on mower
cut 3 bags of Mustard Garlic to take to church
Seeded Morning glory seeds in 5 coffee cups after soaking over night.


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Moved tomatoes and peppers and eggplant outside May 4/12

Also basil.
Transplanted few viva Roma tomatoes to larger pot 4"
Move from seeding tray peppers eggplant tomato

Plants moved outside earlier this week

Snapdragon alyssum Broccoli kale

Move Stevia outside

This one from front hallway cut back and split last fall
Its leaves came very tiny due to low light or many branches

More lettuce transplants

Transplanted lettuce from big squash bed.
Put a few under Mulberry. A few under ivory Silk Lilac. A few where the golden money wort was removed.
These lettuce never developed very well- assume hard soil, poor light

Seeded castor beans in pool May 4/12

Also at harp and front side of fence where redbud died

May 4/12 Planted broccoli

9 plants of broccoli from 809
Planted in one row
Added few romaine lettuce transplanted and a few garlic youngsters

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Started straightening the Nootka. Cypress



foreground phlox, spirea
background redbud


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95 Hempstead Dr Unit 14, Hamilton ON L8W 2Y6
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Ficus "bonsai"

Gift to rose from Costco

Seeded cucumber April 29/12

Straight 8 - 4 seeds per 1201 Cell pak

4/29/12 seeded zucchini

Zuchinu dark green three seerds pack 1201

Misc tasks April 29/12

Transplanted three clumps of Trillium
Transplanted some silver maple to front Roadside under walnut tree
Transplanted routed pussy willow too far end of field
Transplanted couple of clumps of lilacs from by concrete fdns to the far end of the field

Started to rototill but needs a fan.belt
lawnmower needed a boost

Started working on conduit greenhouse

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April 29/12 transplanted volunteer lettuce into asparagus bed

finished weeding the garlic beds Apr 29/12

Transplanted volunteer lettuce

Spaced out so that peppers or eggplant can be planted here later

April 29/12 another row of parsnips

Right on either side row of lettuce
Put radish seeds (some from 1994) with a few from this year
Red lettuce and mix lettuce
a bit of rapini 2008

3 bowls of spinach harvested April 29 from last Fall's spinach

Seeded spinach last fall