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In & Around The Garden
Saturday, May 23, 2015 21:06
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The bad news is that we have not gotten a good rainfall in over a month. Between that and temperatures in the low 90s, many things in the garden are suffering. I just can't seem to keep everything watered well, which is a concern. Anyway, here's what's happening in and around my garden.
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| I only planted two rows of peas. I planted turnips too but they were a no show. I won't have a huge harvest but we'll have some good seasonal eating. |
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| Kale is doing well. |
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| So is my lettuce and multiplier onions. Radishes have mostly been harvested with a few left to go to seed. |
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| Beets! This is the first time in several years the deer haven't wiped out my beets. Also broccoli here, although it hasn't flowered yet. |
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| My chicory volunteers every year. I love the blue blossoms and the goats love the greens. Garlic in the background is near harvest time. |
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| Green beans planted up in double rows. I planted cucumbers between the double rows but with no rain they haven't sprouted, but weeds are growing . |
This is the first time in a long time that I've mulched with straw, but we had all those bales from our make do pig digs so I've been using them.
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| Volunteer dill transplanted into the cabbage row. I started the cabbage plants early but they have been slow to grow. |
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| I planted 4 rows of popcorn but hardly any has had a chance to sprout. The rows are filled with volunteer marigolds and amaranth. I leave the marigolds and pull the amaranth. The roots are thrown into the compost while stalks and leaves are chopped and dehydrated for the goats' winter mineral mix. |
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| I leave other “weeds” as well. This is a row of johnny jump-up. It has medicinal value and makes a good ground cover. |
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| It appears that only about half of my sweet potatoes have survived. |
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| Elder is beginning to bloom |
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| A few red raspberries |
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| A baby Gala apple. Do you see how lop-sided it is? I learned from Anna Hess's The Naturally Bug-Free Garden (highly recommended) this is a symptom of poor pollination. Our bees arrived too late to help this year's apple crop, but will help correct will all fruit pollination in the future. |
That's my garden report for the end of May. Hoping and praying for rain soon. How about you?
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