June 8 2014 tasks

Planted single row about 6 ft of some yellow potatoes that Sachiko had that has sprouted to shoots about 9-10 inches long. Put under verandah for a few days, stems were starting to green up. Turned over soil, rototilled then emptied one side of the bed to shovel depth, placed the potatoes in the bottom, placed a bucket of sand around the potatoes and around the shoots to keep the shoots upright. This way when digging up, will know the right depth when you hit sand.
btw, in last years bed, there is a potato plant growing.

Sugar snap peas have pods on them about 1 1/2 inches long

in the bed with onions and leeks from last fall- transplanted 1 leek from the old 4 by 4 leek bed
and a couple of red onion sets from another bed.
Planted about 6 leeks from the indoor seeding- that's all that survived
Then found a pile of red onion seedlings en masse. transplanted some of them here and there to fill up the bed.

Took half wheelbarrow full of soil from behind shed and dumped it into the new bed between the honeysuckle and Reg's catalpa

cleaned up quite a bit as Adventurers had Investiture here today. Rain threatened all day. spat at bit around one, but most people stayed outside, kids swam. Temperature was coolish. some folks had jackets on

Rained harder starting around 4 pm

planted dwarf marigolds here and there
Seed striped sunflower and black sunflower in row along the two beds
Striped sunflower from parrot mix at bulk barn

Big garlic bed- - scapes are starting already

red poppy in full bloom
cerastium (snow-in-summer) starting to flower- only one spot of hit- have to hope it grow more

Aegopodium - goutweed is flowering
Euphorbia flowers finished= need to trim seed heads off
CHives in full bloom

transplanted more allysum here and there
transplanted Juliet Tomato seedlings from in front of shed to spots in other beds

Saw a few portulaca starting to sprout in harp bed
also a few Four O'clocks

Do we need some more umbrellas?Disposed of 4 - 2 that don't stay straight-always tilt and 2 that were very mouse eaten on the fabric.

July 31/13 leeks endive

Seeded 1/3 bed of
OSC leek large musselburg (13) and
OSC endive broad leaved Batavian (13)
For overwintering

By year end the endive was okay - got a few heads
Leeks didn't get very big- see what they are like in the spring

March 29/13 rapini among the old leeks

Leeks early sowing outdoors Feb 19/12

Sowed seeds from leeks that were standing in old bed into this box that held beets and chinese cabbage last fall

kia

Leek transpants

bought box from Garden Centre

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In rest of leeks onions bed- Seeded Beets may 22/11

Beets Early wonder seeded
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In rest of leeks onions seeded Spinach May 22-11

Spinach bloomsdale seeded
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Last Leek of the Year Dec 15/10

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Floral 'rang'ment

For the Val (Thony & Sony) wedding
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Broccoli kale leeks planted May 2/10

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Leeks planted and some onions May 2/10

Leeks, leftover spanish and dutch set
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Elephant garlic

3 cloves planted in with sugar snap peas (old NZ spinach bed)
Spring planting
Package of 3 cost $2.89. Are they elephant because of size or are they the real elephant garlic which is supposedly a leek?

What's up

Brocc up pansies up leeks up kale up
Eggplants-grass-no signs
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Seeding Onions March 8/10

Onions

Red- 1 and a half tray.

Copra 1 and a half tray

White 1 tray

Leeks- 1 small mushroom tray.

Onion Copra-10
Onion Red of Florence-10
Onion Sierra Blanca-10
Leek Autumn Giant -08

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July 26/09

Dug Garlic along fence. Added wheelbarrow of compost manure then planted 4 cabbage plus some leeks starting in flower. Transplanted basil as well

Dug Garlic at harp. Added wheelbarrow of compost manure. Planted 5 cabbage at harp bed plus beets along front edge one row Detroit, one row long beets

Checked potatoes- new potatoes forming dug a few out and barbequed them.

Harvested 2 cucumber,
Picked beans,
Broccoli at back forming second heads
Cabbage- pointy heads- ready to bolt? June 27 cut one cabbage, just starting to split.

July 24

Picked a lot of beets, a few leeks (first time) and also dug a few spanish onions to let dry.Found colorado potato beetle larvae on the eggplant. Sprayed with Neem. Have been Neeming the potatoes regularly. The eggplant less often.

Jan 23, 2009 Seeding Started

Sowed part of onions, leeks
Seeded 1 calif wonder pepper, 1 eggplant Antigua, 1 eggplant vittoria, 1 cayenne pepper, 4 mini pepper
2 Parsley, 2 basil 3 - 1204
Seeded 1 804 of half/half leek from last year/Spanish Utah,
Seeded 1 804 of half/half onion copra/onion redwing
Seeded 1 804 of Delphinium Blue Mirror
Seeded 1 804 of Begonia fibrous Nightlife mix
Seed ½ 804 of Pansy Bravissimo ½ pkg. covered with black pot (germinate in dark)
Seeded 1-804 of purple grass

April 20/08

April 20/08- chiondoxa blooming in front and in birch bed.Chinese dogwoodl in bloom, forsythia in bud,
Started big rototiller, couldn’t keep it going
Planted copra, candy, red wing, star onions, leeks, balance of dutch sets, planted out rapini, planted broccoli and collards, planted some Detroit red beets,
Unstrung harp,
moved bee boxes to side of deck, dug out rest of septic tank, moved some gr cover under redbud, moved 2 daffodils to between fence and grasses
Trimmed mulberry a bit, trimmed iberis candytuft back- lot of winterkill,, trimmed grasses
Planted Indian corn at corner of lawn

Mar 2/08 -10C lots of snow

Mar 2/08 -10C lots of snow
Seeded Asparagus Millenium Hybrid in mushroom box, 33 seeds
Seeded Onion copra, Onion Super star, onion redwing, onion candy,
Seeded Leek Autumn Giant 1/ pkg
mushroom box, under plastic greenhouse tray cover.

Fertilized with 10-52-10 1 portulacaria, rosemary, aloe, figs, pepper, cactus-star fruit, philodendron, dieffenbachia, hoya, schefflera
Penguin arrowhead seems to have dried out.

March 4/07 seeding Onions, More

March 4/07 seeded

Copra Onion

Superstar

Redwing

Candy Onion

Jolant Leek

Grass Plant -1 Seedling is just starting

Lupins? Are they really Lupins?

Seeded 1204 of large leaf basil

Transplanted to 1204 kale, red cabbage

Up-potted schefflera

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