Habanero peppers Hotties

Winter decoration

Need to add a red ribbon

Panorama of back field

Degrading and new planting

New planting

Silver dogwood November 5/15

Planted by honeysuckle

November 1/15 Chestnut tree planting location map

Matthew and Sachiko went for a walk and planted some chestnut gathered last week from the lake

Gerry T Okimi

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From: Matthew Okimi <matthewokimi@gmail.com>
Date: November 1, 2015 at 7:36:09 PM EST
To: Gerry Okimi <fitzdad@gmail.com>
Subject: Chestnut tree planting location map

Chestnuts tree planting map GPS Google map.

Turner beans

Grew some climbing beans this year. My Aunt gave them to my Moither. Their brother got these beans originally from Mr Turner, the local barber. They just called them Turner beans.

They are a climbing bean. We ate them mostly as a green bean. The pods were tender even when they got to a medium size. If we didn't get them picked soon enough, even if they were larger than green bean size, they still cooked up easily without any fuss and tasted great.

At the end of the season, we let some go to dry bean stage. So when we shelled them, the beans inside were like this. (Didn't take a picture of the seeds before we planted them)

My search on the internet yielded "Ojo de Cabra" as the most likely name for this bean.

‘Ojo de Cabra’ (Tarahumara Ojo de Cabra aka Goat’s Eye aka Eye of the Goat
This bean originally comes from the Tarahumara Native Americans from the northwest region of Mexico. The beans can be used as a green bean or as a shelled cooking bean. It is quick to make beans and productive. 50 seeds for $2.25.
http://www.sampleseeds.com/?page_id=3725

OJO DE CABRA #BN140 Pole. The name means “Eye of the Goat” and the lengthwise brown stripes that some of the seeds exhibit are certainly reminiscent of the vertical pupil of a goat’s eye. There are a number of native varieties of this name; ours appears to be the Tarahumara Indians landrace type, since it throws a few dark purple beans. A favorite variety in Baja California and northern Mexico, this unusual bean cooks up firm and sweet and keeps its rich color. Pkt $3.00
http://www.growrealfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Baker-Creek-Heirloom-Seeds-Catalog-2014.pdf

Hot pepper tableau

98 garlic- larger sized October 4

98 cloves planted including some that the office cat had peed on

Sept 27- 2015

Transplanted the three yews that were under the locust and were out at the chimney to along the ramp where the Mint Julep juniper was removed by Jeff
Dug out the oregano from along the deck.
Also dug out the cotoneaster and moved to to under the middle Ivory Silk lilac

Also transplanted some pachysandra from under the locust and under the mugho pine to along side the deck and under the viburnum carlesi



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Mexican red garlic

Bought a t CVK Connons for $6.99 less 20% on sales
Inside were 3 bulbs

Took them apart- they are soft neck garlic
From picture thought they were hard necks

Three bulbs yielded 8, 8, &9 cloves
Planted in four rows: 6,6,6,7 per row

Rest of 8' box planted 10 rows of leeks from bulblets at flower head-

Put 10-11 per row

Seeded Bloomsdale spinach

Sept 27-2015
Dam15 Spinach Bloomsdale Dark green in 4 rows in bed with soil from locust
A few parsley growing already
Hoping to get some this fall and then a crop in early spring
Covered seed with Pelletized top dressing as was out of peat moss

Table projects

New deck work

Albert Heyn tulips

Planted 10 Fosteriana tulips at fences
Bought at Connon for $7.49 less 20%

Cleanup

Cut down the walnut volunteers and old raspberries and currants

Cut pussy willow back hard

Front garden trimming and cleanup

Took out weeping Nootka and some redbuds
Trimmed redbuds dogwood hazel
Removed mugho pine and gold chain

Pruning done by Jeff

Took out juniper by ramp
Trimmed forsythias back hard
Trimmed Korean lilac back hard

Willows cut down

Sept 7/15 Leek bulblets planted