Bean harvest

Igloo green beans in 2 round containers

4 by 4 bed of Igloo DAM14 and Garden Corner Stingless planted June 25/14

8 by 4 bed of Dam14 Igloo planted approx May 25th- got a good second crop after a bit of a hiatus

Igloo is a good variety

From Harp- picked a 6 quart basket of Kentucky Wonder climbing beans- beans had gotten large.

Seeded May 25th. Used  the old volleball net for half of the harp and used string for the rest.

Garlic Planting in Big bed Sept 7/14

Planted another 39 rows of 7 garlic =273 + 2 couple extra = 275
used about 30 large sized cloves and a few medium sized
Sorted the cloves by size. Planted the largest ones closest to the bush

Turned over another row in the back garden (fallow this year)
Added compost from large pallet bins, mini-rototilled, raked and levelled.

still have to fertilize-

THinking of planting grass between the rows.

Broccoli August 27/14

Transplanted 24 plants of broccoli seeded earlier - 3 rows of eight
Should be able to harvest at end of October?
If the caterpillars don't get them

September 1, put shredded paper and then the corn huskings as weed barrier/mulch
and fertilized

August 27/14 melons

Cantaloupe honeydew - green and yellow, watermelon

Wilt virus seems to get these

Garlic planting in big bed August 24/14

Stony bed close to bush- was left fallow for this year, kept weeds out
Hand dug 48" row- along furthest edge.
added wheelbarrow and half of compost from the big bins-mini rototilled

Planted medium cloves 40 rows of 7 each - smallest cloves toward the easy
photo shows enough cloves for 42 rows- so last 2 rows were unused.

Fertilized and weed prevented

Another planting August 10/14

Harvested the Spanish onion sets
Left 3 onions that are flowering - maybe will get some seed

Planted in Spanish onion box
Weeded it
Scruffed the surface with the hoe

Farthest 4x4 planted tillage radish and one row of Rutabaga (garden corner

Closest 4x4 bed planted one row of rutabaga dam14
One row of early wonder beets dam14
Planted rest in tillage radish

Another 16 ft of garlic planted August 10/14

Planted garlic in the fallow bed
turned over added a wheelbarrow of Sand. Mini rototilled
Planted 2 by 98 sections - 14 rows of 7 and 14 rows of 7= total 196
approx 7" by 7" spacing
Smallest one cloves were planted closest towards the pool
Tray with phone was planted first closest to the pool then second tray planted
First tray had the smallest cloves

Fertilized with garden fertilizer 8-24-16
Applied weed preventing

also fertilized garlic planted earlier in week.