tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84298318491519381562012-02-13T20:24:18.249-05:00Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger3341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-55827367884033242842012-02-11T22:04:00.000-05:002012-02-11T22:04:07.685-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: - 23 - 49 F</li><li>highs: 42 - 68 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>scant<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>beets</li><li>kale</li><li>radishes</li><li>collards</li><li>cabbage-collards</li></ul><b><i>Gathered:</i></b><br /><ul><li>acorns for the goats</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 7</li><li>Mon. 6</li><li>Tues. 9</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 8</li><li>Fri. 6</li><li>Sat. 8</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 48</li></ul><b><i>Accomplished &amp; Observed</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>break in the rain</li><li>sprayed wheat with fish emulsion (5-1-1)</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div><div><ul><li>cutting down milking to every other day</li><li>pickled hard boiled eggs are yummy!</li></ul></div><div>Wednesday</div><div><ul><li>day started with a drizzly rain</li><li>terraced a few more garden beds</li><li>mulched&nbsp;a few more garden beds</li><li>steamed beets &amp; garden salad for dinner</li><li>fed tops &amp; trimmings to goats</li><li>they still like their grain better</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>seed order from Shumway arrived</li><li>took the goats into the woods with my while I cut evergreen branches for the boys to eat</li></ul><div>Friday</div><div><ul><li>got a puppy as a livestock dog!</li></ul></div><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>wind! very cold, temperature dropping all day</li><li>Welsummer egg today. 1st in a long time</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5582736788403324284?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-53241580370076486912012-02-04T16:26:00.002-05:002012-02-05T15:54:52.573-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 28 - 51 F</li><li>highs: 53 - 67 F</li></ul><i style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall:</i>&nbsp;0.5"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>mangels</li><li>turnips</li><li>collards</li><li>kale</li><li>broccoli</li></ul><div><b><i>Gathered:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>acorns for the goats</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Sun. 6</li><li>Mon. 6</li><li>Tues. 5</li><li>Wed. 5</li><li>Thurs. 6</li><li>Fri. 7</li><li>Sat. 7</li><li>Week's Total: 42</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished</i></b><br />Sunday</div><div><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>frost</li><li>harvested turnips &amp; greens</li></ul></div><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>mulched mangels</li><li>thinned mangels for goats</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>going to start drying Jasmine off</li><li>mulched 1 &amp; 1/2 more beds</li><li>2 loads of pine/oak mulch for blueberry bush</li><li>raked more leaves for mulch</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>raked &amp; mulched 2 more beds</li><li>rain</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>picked tiny broccoli heads for a broccoli, pecan, &amp; dried cranberry salad</li><li>Dan started working on fencing the blueberry bush</li></ul><div>Friday</div><div><ul><li>more work on blueberry bush fencing</li><li>wheat is still yellowing. but noted some of it greening, probably where the fertilizer is? Way too scant, needs much more spread more evenly&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>drizzle</li><li>Baker Creek seed order arrived</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5324158037007648691?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-67138826208617185692012-01-28T21:40:00.001-05:002012-01-30T11:11:34.177-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 37 - 52 F</li><li>highs: 43 - 62 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 1 inch<br /><br /><b><i>Seed Orders:</i></b><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.rhshumway.com/">R. H. Shumway</a></li><ul><li>Buckwheat, 5 lbs&nbsp;</li><li>Collards&nbsp;</li><ul><li><i>Vates</i></li><li><i>Morris Heading</i>&nbsp;</li></ul><li>Elderberry bushes, 2&nbsp;</li><li>Sugar beets,&nbsp;<i>Bucklunch</i>&nbsp;</li><li>Strawberries, 50&nbsp;</li></ul><li><a href="http://rareseeds.com/">Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds</a></li><ul><li>Beans, long,&nbsp;<i>Red Seeded Asparagus&nbsp;</i></li><li>Celery,&nbsp;<i>Tendercrisp</i>&nbsp;</li><li>Cushaw, orange&nbsp;</li><li>hairy vetch, 1/4 pound</li><li>Oats, hulless&nbsp;</li><li>Sorghum,&nbsp;<i>Mennonite&nbsp;</i></li><li>Summer Savory&nbsp;</li><li>Summer squash, <i>Tatume</i>&nbsp;</li></ul><li><a href="http://www.coescomfrey.com/Coes_Comfrey___General_Information.html">Coe's Comfrey</a> - 25 crown roots of Bocking 4 Russian Comfrey</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>turnips</li><li>cabbage collards</li><li>collards</li><li>kale</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun - 7</li><li>Mon - 7</li><li>Tues - 6 plus a broken shell</li><li>Wed - 4</li><li>Thurs - 6</li><li>Fri - 6</li><li>Sat - 3</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 40</li></ul><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished:</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>drizzled all day</li><li>tried some of my canned green tomatoes (fried)</li></ul>Monday<br /><ul><li>more rain! :(</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div><div><ul><li>finished the last of the window sill ripened tomatoes picked last November.</li><li>daffodils blooming</li><li>made yogurt</li><li>finished de-seeding BOSS heads</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div><div><ul><li>sun! too wet to work in the garden though</li><li>hauled logs for terrace beds</li><li>egg production has really picked up</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div></div><div><ul><li>drizzled all day</li><li>hauled more logs for terrace beds</li><li>mailed in my Shumway seed order</li><li>finished shelling cowpeas</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>1st double yolked Buff egg!</li><li>sent off Baker Creek order</li><li>ordered 25 more comfrey plants</li><li>another round of broccoli looks ready to harvest</li><li>pickled a dozen hard boiled eggs in leftover pickle juice</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>wheat is growing tall. cut a bunch back for the goats. <i>something</i> has been laying in it!</li><li>made &amp; froze 3 quarts of turkey soup</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6713882620861718569?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-34580776467555377182012-01-21T17:15:00.000-05:002012-01-21T17:15:59.900-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 29 - 44 F</li><li>highs: 44 - 52 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>2.85"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>broccoli leaves (for the goats)</li><li>mangels</li><li>turnips greens</li><li>kale</li><li>cabbage</li><li>collards</li><li>cabbage collards</li><li>beet greens</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 5</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 4</li><li>Wed. 6</li><li>Thurs. 4</li><li>Fri. 6</li><li>Sat. 5</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 35</li></ul><div><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished:</i></b></div><div>Sunday</div><div><ul><li>day of rest</li></ul></div><div>Tuesday</div><div><ul><li>baked with wood cookstove for the first time!</li><li>raked acorns for the goats</li><li>rained all night</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div><div><ul><li>gave 2 doz eggs to my DDL</li></ul></div><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>started shelling black oil sunflower seeds</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>rain</li><li>daffodils blooming</li></ul></div><div>Saturday</div><div><ul><li>rain</li><li>noted a vinca blooming!</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3458077646755537718?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-41252372675558273242012-01-14T18:26:00.000-05:002012-01-14T18:26:25.893-05:00<b><i>Temperature range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 24 - 50 F</li><li>highs: 39 - 60 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b>&nbsp;1.25"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lettuce</li><li>radishes</li><li>turnips</li><li>kale</li><li>broccoli &amp; mangel leaves for goats</li><li>collard, cabbage collard &amp; cabbage leaves for goats</li></ul><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Sun. 2</li><li>Mon. 3</li><li>Tues. 3</li><li>Wed. 3</li><li>Thurs. 3</li><li>Fri. 5</li><li>Sat. 3</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 22</li></ul><div><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished</i></b></div></div><div>Sunday</div><div><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>rain</li><li>some of the wheat looks a tad yellowish. Should I be concerned? Need to research</li></ul><div>Monday</div></div><div><ul><li>damp and drizzly all day</li><li>raked leaves &amp; mulched empty garden bed</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>another damp drizzly day</li><li>raked leaves in the back field and mulched</li><li>planted the potted lemon cypress Dan got me for my last birthday</li><li>mulched the lemon cypress</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>worked on the summer garden plan &amp; seed order</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>winter blew in&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>I'm surprised the garden survived the low temps as well as it did</li><li>Daffodils trying to bloom!</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><blockquote class="tr_bq">Applied nitrogen fertilizer to the wheat. I hate to use a chemical fertilizer but I do believe it is nitrogen starved and that is what we had.&nbsp;</blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-4125237267555827324?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-67935077259106330072012-01-07T16:03:00.000-05:002012-01-07T16:03:14.960-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 19 - 45 F</li><li>highs: 36 - 67 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall</i></b>: sprinkle<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>2 ginger rhizomes</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>cabbage</li><li>broccoli</li><li>kale</li><li>collards</li><li>mangels (for the goats)</li><li>turnip greens</li><li>ginger&nbsp;</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>ginger root, candied</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Egg Totals:</i></b></div><ul><li>Sun. 0</li><li>Mon 0</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 1</li><li>Thurs. 2</li><li>Fri. 2</li><li>Sat. 4</li><li>Week's Total: 10</li></ul><div><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished</i></b></div><div>Sunday</div><div><ul><li>Day of rest</li></ul></div><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>winter expected to arrive tonight</li><li>noted some daffodil flower buds</li><li>harvested all the broccoli (not much)</li><li>broccoli, kale &amp; dried cranberry salad for dinner</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>1st Buff Orpington egg!</li><li>sorted all my seeds</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>shelled corn</li></ul></div><div>Thursday</div><div><ul><li>shelled corn</li><li>made sauerkraut</li><li>harvested my ginger</li><li>planted 2 new rhizomes</li><li>made candied ginger</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>2 Buff eggs today</li><li>finished deseeding the broom corn</li><li>gave dried leaves to the goats</li><li>gave the chickens homegrown "scratch" this evening: corn, amaranth, &amp; broom corn seeds</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>3 Buff eggs!</li><li>made yogurt</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6793507725910633007?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-52594263506950486552011-12-31T20:38:00.000-05:002011-12-31T23:26:59.108-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 27 - 42 F</li><li>highs: 48 - 59 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 1.35"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>collards</li><li>cabbage collards</li><li>lettuce</li><li>kale</li><li>calendula blossoms</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 1</li><li>Mon. 0</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 0</li><li>Thurs. 2</li><li>Fri. 0</li><li>Sat. 1</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 5</li></ul><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>scalloped homegrown sweet potatoes</li></ul>Tuesday<br /><ul><li>heavy rain then winterish winds</li><li>garden is very muddy</li><li>lots of seed catalogs arrived today</li><li>used a few more windowsill ripened garden tomatoes in scrambled (frozen) eggs</li><li>violets are blooming</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div><div><ul><li>finished off the rest of the roosters (all but 1)</li><li>froze 3 chickens</li><li>cleaned out goat stalls &amp; started new compost pile</li><li>put last of made compost where new comfrey bed will be</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>raked more pecan leaves for mulch</li><li>mulched parsnips</li><li>2 Welsummer eggs today</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>chilly &amp; drizzly&nbsp;</li><li>saw 3 black vultures in the old oak trees</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>Barred Holland started laying again</li><li>seeded most of the broom corn</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5259426350695048655?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-54294767876128570112011-12-24T17:03:00.000-05:002011-12-24T17:03:33.862-05:00<b><i>Temperature&nbsp;ranges</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 25 - 59 F</li><li>highs: 52 - 61 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>2.2"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>turnips</li><li>kale</li><li>rosemary</li><li>sage</li><li>lettuce</li></ul><b><i>Egg counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 0</li><li>Mon. 0</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 0</li><li>Thurs. 0</li><li>Fri. 1</li><li>Sat. 1</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 3</li></ul><br /><b><i>Observations &amp;&nbsp;Accomplishments</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>looked back at garden journal entries for Dec. 2010. By this time last year we'd had freezing rain, snow, and temps in the teens! So glad we have milder weather this year considering the house renovations we have to do.</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div><div><ul><li>light rain</li><li>made chicken stew with our chicken, potatoes, turnips &amp; herbs</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>rain all day</li><li>good day for finishing up the drywall</li><li>chopped and packed dried horehound &amp; dill weed</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>more rain</li><li>butchered 4 more roosters &amp; froze them</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>my green egg Ameraucana started laying again today</li><li>made a persimmon pie for Christmas breakfast</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5429476787612857011?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-90182893324801178532011-12-17T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-17T17:00:16.499-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 28 - 55 F</li><li>highs: 45 - 66 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.5"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>turnips</li><li>kale</li><li>beets</li><li>radishes</li><li>Meyers lemons</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>1 half-gallon raw goat milk</li><li>1 pint jar dehydrated lemon rind</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b></div><ul><li>Sun. 1</li><li>Mon. 0</li><li>Tues 1</li><li>Wed. 0</li><li>Thurs. 1</li><li>Fri. 1</li><li>Sat. 0</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 4</li></ul><b><i>Observations &amp;&nbsp;Accomplishments</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>substituted sweet potatoes in my scalloped potato &amp; ham recipe for dinner. Yummy!</li></ul><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>cold and&nbsp;drizzly</li><li>made yogurt</li><li>finished shelling &amp; winnowing the popcorn. Yield: 17.75#</li><li>3 pounds popcorn for Christmas gifts</li><li>1/2 pound saved for next year's seed</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>raked leaves</li><li>mulched turnips &amp; lettuce</li><li>fed turnip greens to goats</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>used turnip for a 1 gallon crock of sauerruben. Tried adding whey to the salt solution in this batch.</li><li>lost a quart of canned green tomatoes &nbsp;:( Seal broke.</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>raked more leaves &amp; mulched garlic bed</li><li>made a lemon pie with homestead lemons, eggs, &amp; milk!</li><li>sliced &amp; dehydrated leftover lemon rind</li><li>kale &amp; radish salad for dinner</li><li>roasted sweet potatoes, turnips, &amp; beets for dinner too</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>started culling roosters</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>raked more leaves &amp; mulched</li><li>cleared away black plastic in old strawberry bed. It was supposed to smother everything underneath but tore in a few places &amp; didn't do a good job. Wire grass is a plague over there.&nbsp;</li><li>thinned broccoli</li></ul></div><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-9018289332480117853?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-67924185830791181712011-12-10T16:38:00.000-05:002011-12-12T11:38:26.256-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 27 - 55 F</li><li>highs: 41 - 62&nbsp;</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 1.3"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>collard greens</li><li>cabbage collards</li><li>kale</li><li>lettuce</li><li>radishes</li><li>turnips</li><li>dill weed</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 1</li><li>Mon. 0</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 0</li><li>Thurs. 1</li><li>Fri. 1</li><li>Sat. 0</li><li><b>Week's total:</b> 4</li></ul><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>took some garden photos for a blog update</li></ul><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>buried a bucket of kitchen scraps in last summer's turnip bed</li><li>raked leaves &amp; mulched until it started to rain</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>rain</li></ul></div><div>Wednesday</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://my5acredream.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-best-fall-garden-ever.html">garden post up on my blog</a></li><li>rain, then windy and cold</li><li>picked some lettuce &amp; radishes for lunch</li><li>sweet potato fries for dinner</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>picked kale for dinner</li><li>ice on the edges of the chicken's water this morning</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6792418583079118171?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-82300287688404577002011-12-03T00:52:00.000-05:002011-12-04T05:12:00.074-05:00<b><i>Temperature Ranges</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 29 - 50 F</li><li>highs: 42 - 67 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>2.5"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested</i></b><br /><ul><li>collards</li><li>kale</li><li>broccoli thinnings</li><li>mangel thinnings</li><li>cabbage collards</li></ul><div><b><i>Gathered&nbsp;</i></b></div><div><ul><li>persimmons</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><ul><li>5, half-pints green tomato jam</li><li>1 more hard cheese</li><li>froze persimmon pulp</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 0</li><li>Mon. 1 + stash of 11</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 1</li><li>Thurs. 1</li><li>Fri. 3</li><li>Sat. 0</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 18</li></ul><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished:</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>thinned broccoli &amp; mangels to feed the goats</li></ul><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>Rained all day. So much for garden chores</li><li>made yogurt</li><li>canned the green tomato jam I'd been working on</li><li>found an Ameraucana's secret nest in the haymow - 12 eggs!</li><li>ordered more cheese wax</li><li>found 1 more jar of 2010 pizza sauce</li><li>persimmons seem about done</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>wintry&nbsp;feel to the air</li><li>light rain in p.m.</li><li>inside day</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>opened a jar of the chicken / okra gumbo for lunch, YUM</li><li>pulled dead okra, marigolds, &amp; broom corn stalks from garden</li><li>raked pecan leaves</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>made cheese #20</li><li>waxed cheese #19</li><li>collected okra seeds from pulled plants</li><li>need to pull popcorn stalks but the ground's too wet</li><li>sauteed cabbage collards with onions for dinner. Very tasty</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>One of today's eggs was light brown like the Delaware's, except she's dead. Could it be that the Buffs have started to lay?</li><li>raked leaves for mulch</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>raked more mulch</li><li>mulched collards &amp; beets</li><li>partially mulched kale &amp; carrots</li><li>pulled dead popcorn &amp; bean plants</li><li>fixed terrace logs</li><li>thinned broccoli (&amp; fed to goats)</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8230028768840457700?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-80246046244332860712011-11-20T10:07:00.001-05:002011-11-26T17:28:41.731-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 34 - 58 F</li><li>highs: 59 - 72 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>1.05"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>collard greens</li><li>Meyers lemon</li></ul><b><i>Gathered:</i></b><br /><ul><li>persimmons</li><li>pecans</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 0</li><li>Mon. 1</li><li>Tues 1</li><li>Wed. 0</li><li>Thurs. 3</li><li>Fri. 0</li><li>Sat. 2</li><li>Week's Total: 7</li></ul><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>seeded &amp; froze more persimmon pulp</li><li>potted 2 sweet basil cutting I made that rooted</li><li>light, chilly rain</li></ul><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>foggy in the a.m.</li><li>thundershower in late afternoon</li><li>gathered&nbsp;more persimmons</li></ul><div>Tuesday<br /><ul><li>more rain after sunset</li><li>made another hard cheese</li><li>made a pie with green tomatoes. Recipe needs work :o</li></ul>Wednesday<br /><ul><li>day 1 of <a href="http://seattlebonvivant.typepad.com/seattle_bon_vivant/2005/10/green_tomato_ja.html">green tomato jam</a></li><li>using 1 of my Meyers lemons in the jam</li><li>picked up more pecans</li><li>ground our corn for cornmeal</li><li>homegrown cornmeal pancakes for lunch. Yum!</li><li>made corn bread for turkey stuffing tomorrow</li><li>used last of the 2010 pizza sauce (spaghetti)</li></ul>Thursday - ingredients from the homestead for my share of Thanksgiving dinner:</div></div><div><ul><li>sweet potatoes</li><li>thyme</li><li>rosemary</li><li>corn for cornmeal for cornbread for stuffing</li><li>lemon for iced tea</li><li>day 2 of green tomato jam</li><li>ate 2 of the last window sill ripened tomatoes</li></ul></div><div>Friday<br /><ul><li>opened 1st jar of 2011 pizza sauce</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>a few more persimmons</li><li>egg laying seems to be picking up(?)</li><li>found 'possum poop in the hay mow</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8024604624433286071?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-31427731093323085752011-11-19T19:26:00.000-05:002011-11-20T10:12:47.559-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 29 - 63 F</li><li>highs: 49 - 68 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>1.95"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>green tomatoes</li><li>green peppers</li><li>collards for the goats</li><li>rosemary</li><li>kale</li><li>Hutterite soup beans (last of)</li><li>Christmas limas (very scant)</li><li>radishes</li><li>lettuce</li></ul><div><b><i>Gathered:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>pecans</li><li>persimmons</li></ul></div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>1 hard cheese</li><li>7 qts. green tomatoes</li><li>froze sliced green peppers</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 1</li><li>Mon. 1</li><li>Tues. 0</li><li>Wed. 0</li><li>Thurs. 0</li><li>Fri. 1</li><li>Sat 0</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 3</li></ul><b><i>Observed &amp; Accomplished</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li></ul><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>Rearranged pantry. Again.</li><li>Dan put down some flooring in the attic for storage</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>shelled pecans &amp; popcorn</li><li>I think the Ameraucanas are hiding their eggs. But where???</li><li>sprinkle of rain</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>rain</li><li>made yogurt</li><li>made cheese</li><li>put empty canning jar boxes in attic</li><li>canned green tomato slices for frying</li><li>sliced &amp; froze the last of the green peppers</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>still raining in a.m. then turned colder</li><li>picked last of Hutterite soup beans</li><li>picked Christmas limas, very poor production</li><li>rain knocked almost all the leaves off the trees</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>opened last jar of 2010 pizza sauce</li><li>had one of the last tomatoes for lunch</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>gathered pecans &amp; persimmons</li><li>both patches of wheat are growing well</li><li>ate the other 3 red tomatoes in salad for dinner</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3142773109332308575?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-13862938580924396022011-11-10T07:27:00.002-05:002011-11-12T17:23:05.282-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 31 - 54 F</li><li>highs: 54 - 68 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.05"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>rugosa rose hips</li><li>sweet peppers</li><li>green tomatoes</li><li>broccoli thinnings</li><li>calendula flowers</li><li>volunteer potatoes</li></ul><b><i>Gathered:</i></b><br /><ul><li>pecans</li><li>persimmons</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 1</li><li>Mon. 1</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 1</li><li>Thurs. 0</li><li>Fri. 2</li><li>Sat. 1</li><li><b>Week's Total: </b>7</li></ul><b><i>Accomplished &amp; Observed</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>picked up several&nbsp;pocketfuls&nbsp;of pecans</li><li>found a few more persimmons</li><li>gathered rugosa rose hips</li><li>noted fresh deer tracks in the garden</li></ul><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>sorted and packed sweet potatoes</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>finished scattering compost over wheat</li><li>2nd patch of wheat sprouting</li><li>processed persimmons with food mill &amp; froze pulp</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>still picking up pecans</li><li>cleaned out goat stalls &amp; started new compost pile</li><li>thinned broccoli &amp; steamed for dinner</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>a sprinkling of rain</li><li>gathered more pecans &amp; persimmons</li><li>started shelling popcorn</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>killing frost this a.m.</li><li>harvested all the tomatoes, peppers, &amp; potatoes</li><li>found 9, gallon glass jars at the thrift store for $1 each</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>made mozzarella out of 1 gallon. Didn't turn out so put it in the press</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1386293858092439602?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-77885004679720928472011-11-05T20:02:00.000-04:002011-11-05T20:02:48.081-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 33 - 49 F</li><li>highs: 56 - 64 F</li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>First Frost:</i></b> Oct 30</span><br /><br /><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>1.2"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>2nd section of wheat (total 46#)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>green peppers</li><li>green tomatoes</li><li>thyme</li><li>spearmint</li><li>calendula blossoms</li><li>Hutterite soup beans</li></ul><div><b><i>Gathered:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>pecans</li></ul></div><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 2</li><li>Mon. 2</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 1</li><li>Thurs. 1</li><li>Fri. 0</li><li>Sat. 1</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 8</li></ul><b><i>Accomplished &amp; Observed:</i></b><br /><ul>Sunday<ul><li>day of rest</li><li>first frost</li><li>picked frost damaged green peppers</li><li>green tomatoes still look okay</li></ul><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>sliced &amp; froze those peppers</li><li>planted most of the rest of the wheat</li><li>sprinkled compost over most of that</li><li>shelled pecans</li><li>noted frost damage on tender plants but everything seems to still be alive</li><li>watered Egyptian onions, mangels, broccoli, lettuce, radishes</li></ul><div>Tuesday&nbsp;</div></div><div><ul><li>made &amp; froze banana bread &amp; muffins from bag of overripe bananas&nbsp;</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>made mozzarella (1 gal milk)</li><li>made hard cheese (1.5 gal milk)</li><li>gathered a few handfuls of pecans &amp; hickory nuts</li><li>gold Ameraucana is starting to lay again</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>rain</li></ul></div><div>Friday</div><div><ul><li>more rain</li><li>the wheat is up! (1st planting)</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>gathered more pecans</li></ul></div></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7788500467972092847?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-48004326970894941442011-10-29T18:35:00.000-04:002011-10-30T19:36:34.638-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 41 - 51 F</li><li>highs: &nbsp;57 - 74 F</li></ul><i style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall:</i>&nbsp;0.25"<br /><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">Planted:&nbsp;</i><br /><ul><li>1st section of winter wheat</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>horehound</li><li>sage</li><li>Hutterite soup beans</li><li>calendula flowers</li><li>kale</li><li>beet greens</li><li>broccoli thinnings</li><li>lettuce</li><li>collards</li><li>cabbage leaves</li></ul><div><b><i>Seeds saved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>okra</li><li>antique marigolds</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Gathered:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>pecans</li><li>wild onion tops</li></ul><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>Sun. 0</li><li>Mon. 1</li><li>Tues. 2</li><li>Wed. 0</li><li>Thurs. 1</li><li>Fri. 0</li><li>Sat 1</li><li><b>Week's total:</b> 5</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Accomplished &amp; Observed:</i></b></div><div>Sunday</div><div><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>added chopped wild onion tops to scrambled eggs</li><li>found one of my layers (the Delaware) dead in the coop</li></ul></div><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>picked herbs &amp; dried beans</li><li>gathered &amp; shelled pecans</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>pulled half the okra plants &amp; fed to goats</li><li>pulled 1 bed of popcorn stalks</li><li>cleaned chicken coop &amp; spread litter over an empty bed for the winter</li><li>pulled dead melon vines. Noted nematode nodes on roots</li><li>made yogurt</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>planted 1st section of wheat</li><li>tilled for a 2nd section</li><li>cut broom corn sprouts to dry for goats</li><li>gathered more pecans</li></ul><div>Friday</div><div><ul><li>waxed cheese #15</li></ul></div><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>a light rain</li><li>autumn has definitely arrived</li><li>frost warning for tonight</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-4800432697089494144?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-26725088311034210572011-10-22T23:24:00.000-04:002011-10-22T23:24:18.823-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 35 - 54 F</li><li>highs: 54 - 79 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>0.6"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>spearmint</li><li>thyme</li><li>sweet potatoes</li><li>beets</li><li>pecans</li><li>persimmons</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>1 ice cube tray of whey</li><li>1 hard cheese</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Seeds saved:</i></b></div><ul><li>antique marigold</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 1</li><li>Mon. 0</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 1</li><li>Thurs. 2</li><li>Fri. 1</li><li>Sat. 2</li><li><b>Week's Total</b>: 8</li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul>Sunday<ul><li>day of rest</li><li>discovered deer had been eating &amp; pulling out my beets!</li><li>covered beets with black plastic for the night</li></ul><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>harvested 2nd bed of sweet potatoes</li><li>made cheese</li><li>covered beets again</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div><div><ul><li>rain</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>more rain</li><li>made mozzarella</li><li>gathered pecans</li><li>made sweet potato fries!</li><li>Dan made a live animal trap to catch the ground hog living under the house</li><li>no further deer damage so far</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>gathered &amp; shelled pecans</li><li>one of the Welsummers is laying again</li><li>ground hog trap remains empty</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>heard 2 owls in our oak trees before 1st light</li><li>gathered more pecans</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>checked persimmon tree &amp; gathered what we could</li><li>gathered pecans</li><li>tilled part of the corn field to plant wheat</li></ul></div></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2672508831103421057?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-15236864127455021032011-10-15T22:14:00.001-04:002011-10-16T10:42:43.748-04:00<i><b>Temperature Range:</b></i><br /><ul><li>lows: 50 - 61 F</li><li>highs: 62 - 73 F</li></ul><b style="font-style: italic;">Rainfall: </b>0.95&nbsp;inches<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>collard greens</li><li>green pepper</li></ul><div><b><i>Collected:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>pecans</li><li>poke root</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>1 ice cube tray of whey, frozen</li><li>1 hard cheese</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Egg Totals:</i></b></div><ul><li>Sun. 2</li><li>Mon. 1</li><li>Tues. 0</li><li>Wed. 2</li><li>Thurs. 1</li><li>Fri. 2</li><li>Sat. 2</li><li><b>Week's Total</b>: 10</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><ul><div>Sunday</div><div><ul><li>day of rest</li></ul><div>Monday <ul><li>drizzly day</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div></div></div><div><ul><li>rain</li><li>made cheese</li><li>took basil cuttings to root for next year's plants</li><li>sampled a couple of our almonds</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>collected pecans</li><li>fed old beets to goats</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>light rain</li><li>gathered pecans</li><li>made yogurt cheese</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>gathered pecans</li><li>worked on clearing corn field</li></ul></div></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1523686412745502103?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-91117263301705271322011-10-08T23:49:00.001-04:002011-10-09T20:52:47.193-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 42 - 53 F</li><li>highs: 67 - 78 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>none<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>radishes (saved seed)</li><li>garlic (saved cloves)</li><li>multiplier onions (Territorial Seed Co)</li><li>lettuce (saved seed)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>beet thinnings</li><li>Swiss chard</li><li>1st lemon</li><li>tomatoes</li><li>melons (to feed chickens &amp; goats)</li><li>radishes</li></ul><b><i>Seeds Saved</i></b><br /><ul><li>4 o'clocks</li><li>antique marigolds</li><li>okra</li><li>melon</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 1</li><li>Mon. 0</li><li>Tues. 0 (found broken egg shell out in the field though)</li><li>Wed. 1</li><li>Thurs. 2</li><li>Fri. 1</li><li>Sat. 2</li><li>Week's Total: 8</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><ul><div>Sunday</div><div><ul><li>day of rest</li></ul></div><div>Monday</div><div><ul><li>planted radishes &amp; garlic</li><li>found 1st lemon on the ground</li></ul><div>Tuesday</div><div><ul><li>waxed a cheese for food storage</li></ul></div><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>thinned beets</li><li>gathered 4 o'clock seeds</li><li>watered fall garden</li><li>made mozzarella</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>multiplier onion sets arrived from Territorial Seed Co</li><li>fed overripe watermelons to chickens</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>gathered antique marigold seeds</li><li>planted multiplier onions &amp; more lettuce (Ruby lettuce had poor germination)</li><li>cut broom corn sprouts to dry for goats</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>planted radishes &amp; lettuce</li><li>gathered seeds</li><li>weeded fall garden</li><li>waxed cheeses</li></ul></div></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-9111726330170527132?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-51564967486546582022011-10-01T18:30:00.062-04:002011-10-01T21:45:07.233-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 46 - 70 F</li><li>highs: 64 - 82 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.15"<br /><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">Planted: </i>Nothing this week<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested</i></b><br /><ul><li>spearmint</li><li>horehound</li><li>beets</li><li>radishes</li><li>sweet pepper</li></ul><b><i>Preserved</i></b><br /><ul><li>3 cheeses</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 5</li><li>Mon. 2</li><li>Tues. 1</li><li>Wed. 2</li><li>Thurs. 1</li><li>Fri. 2 (I think Mrs. Gold Ameraucana is hiding her eggs again)</li><li>Sat. 1</li><li>Week's Total: 14&nbsp;</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><ul><div>Sunday</div><div><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>checked soil in corn field, very muddy</li></ul></div><div>Monday <ul><li>started cucumber pulp for seeds</li><li>made cheese</li></ul></div><div>Tuesday <ul><li>made cheese</li></ul></div><div>Wednesday <ul><li>weeded herb garden and trimmed border beds</li><li>harvested new growth of spearmint &amp; horehound</li><li>started cutting corn stalks in corn field</li></ul>Thursday</div><div><ul><li>thinned a few things in fall garden</li><li>1st steamed beets &amp; greens for dinner</li><li>1st fall radishes</li></ul>Friday</div><div><ul><li>nothing in garden, ran errands &amp; worked on house</li></ul></div><div>Saturday <ul><li>made one more cheese</li></ul></div></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5156496748654658202?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-70402884956548277122011-09-24T22:17:00.001-04:002011-09-24T22:18:38.651-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 57 - 66 F</li><li>highs: 68 - 82 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 4.75 inches<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>broccoli, <i>Waltham 29</i>, saved seed</li><li>cabbage collard plants, purchased</li><li>radishes, <i>China Rose</i>, packaged seed</li><li>Kale, <i>Siberian Dwarf</i> (Baker Creek)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Swiss Chard</li><li>popcorn</li><li>buckwheat for hay</li><li>green peppers</li><li>tomatoes</li><li>watermelons</li></ul><div><b><i>Seeds gathered:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>buckwheat</li><li>4 o'clocks</li><li>popcorn</li><li>pole beans</li></ul></div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>2, half-gallons goat milk, frozen</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 2</li><li>Mon. 2</li><li>Tues. 3</li><li>Wed. 2</li><li>Thurs. 3</li><li>Fri. 3</li><li>Sat. 2</li><li>Week's Total: 17</li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br />Sunday<br /><ul><li>day of rest</li></ul>Monday<br /><ul><li>cleared more summer garden beds</li><li>planted broccoli, radish seeds &amp; cabbage collards plants</li><li>harvested popcorn</li><li>saved popcorn stalks for goats</li><li>cut buckwheat for goats (hay)</li><li>watered fall garden</li><li>watered hazelnut trees</li></ul><div>Tuesday<br /><ul><li>planted kale</li><li>husked popcorn</li></ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>Rain! Welcome rain! No gardening activities.</li><li>froze 2 more half-gallon jars of milk</li></ul><div>Thursday</div></div><div><ul><li>more rain</li><li>worked on shelling turnip seeds</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>more rain</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>harvested watermelons</li><li>deer track noted in buckwheat</li><li>ground too wet to do anything</li><li>noted fall seeds coming up!</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7040288495654827712?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-39501718748404756702011-09-17T22:45:00.001-04:002011-09-21T06:50:11.701-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 53 - 63</li><li>highs: 63 - 89</li></ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> sprinkle<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>turnips, <i>white globe purple top</i> (saved seed)</li><li>mangels, <i>Colossal Long Red </i>(Shumways)</li><li>cabbage seeds, <i>Late Flat Dutch</i> (Henry Fields)</li><li>Egyptian Walking Onion sets, (Chris)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>last of the broom corn</li><li>mature cukes for seed</li><li>cowpeas</li><li>onions, the ones I could find</li><li>almonds</li><li>volunteer turnip (only 1)</li><li>a few more ears of field corn</li><li><i>Vardeman </i>sweet potatoes</li></ul><div><b><i>Seeds Saved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>antique marigolds</li><li>giant marigolds</li><li>cowpeas</li><li>pole beans, KY wonder</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><ul><li>two hard cheeses</li><li>handful sweet pepper, frozen</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 1</li><li>Tues. 4</li><li>Wed. 1</li><li>Thurs. 4</li><li>Fri. 4</li><li>Sat. 2</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 20</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><ul>Sunday <div><ul><li>day of rest</li></ul></div><div>Monday <ul><li>harvested last of broom corn</li><li>started weeding strawberry/asparagus bed in search of the onions</li><li>made mozzarella</li><li>cleaned up several summer garden beds</li><li>watered fall garden</li><li>watered fruit trees</li><li>pulled some wheat heads for a sample of flour &amp; pancakes</li><li>shelling cowpeas</li></ul></div><div>Tuesday <ul><li>planted cabbage seed, turnips, mangels, Egyptian Walking onions</li><li>watered onions</li><li>hunted for wild muscadines. No joy.</li><li>made hard cheese</li><li>froze sweet pepper</li></ul></div><div>Wednesday <ul><li>cleared out front flower bed</li><li>deadheaded marigolds</li><li>watered almond &amp; crabapple trees</li></ul></div><div>Thursday <ul><li>checked for dried pole beans, found a few more ears of corn</li></ul>Friday <ul><li>harvested Vardeman sweet potatoes</li></ul>Saturday <ul><li>no garden activities</li></ul></div></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3950171874840475670?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-36685806494113258112011-09-10T19:25:00.004-04:002011-09-21T06:50:54.594-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 57 - 72 F</li><li>highs: 64 - 89 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>1"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>green beans, <i>KY Wonder</i></li><li>bell peppers</li><li>tomato</li><li>field corn, <i>Truckers Favorite</i></li><li>corn silk</li><li>amaranth (volunteers)</li><li><i>Red Pontiac</i> potatoes</li><li>calendula</li><li>watermelon, <i>Small Sugar</i></li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>1 hard goats milk cheese</li><li>1 quart okra, frozen</li><li>sweet pepper, frozen, a handful</li><li>milk, dozen 1/2-pints frozen</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Seeds saved:</i></b></div><ul><li>pole beans, <i>Kentucky Wonder</i></li><li>okra,&nbsp;<i>Clemson Spineless</i></li><li>Mirabilis</li><li>calendula</li><li><i>Hutterite Soup</i> beans</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 4</li><li>Tues. 2</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 3</li><li>Fri. 2</li><li>Sat. 2</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 21</li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul>Sunday <ul><li>day of rest</li></ul>Monday <ul><li>rained all day</li></ul>Tuesday <ul><li>more rain</li></ul>Wednesday <ul><li>harvested field corn and green beans</li></ul><div>Thursday</div><div><ul><li>made hard cheese</li><li>harvested field corn</li><li>started shucking corn</li></ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>harvested field corn</li><li>husked corn</li><li>build corn crib</li></ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>finished harvesting field corn</li><li>turned goats into the corn field</li><li>finished husking field corn</li><li>dug potatoes (disappointing)</li><li>harvested green beans &amp; okra</li><li>gathered seeds for saving</li></ul></div></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3668580649411325811?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-77134322820185298812011-09-03T16:44:00.000-04:002011-09-03T16:44:03.924-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 60 - 68 F</li> <li>highs: 88 - 97 F</li> </ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> none :(<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>red salad bowl lettuce</li> <li>cherry belle radishes</li> </ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>broom corn (1st half)</li> <li>green beans</li> <li>1st few onions</li> <li>last tomato</li> </ul><b><i>Saved for seed:</i></b><br /><ul><li>green beans</li> </ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>pizza sauce, 3 pints canned</li> <li>okra, 2 quarts frozen</li> <li>bell pepper, handful frozen</li> <li>half-pints milk, 24 frozen</li> <li>watermelon, dehydrated</li> <li>green nutmeg melon, dehydrated</li> </ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 3</li> <li>Mon. 6</li> <li>Tues. 3</li> <li>Wed. 3</li> <li>Thurs. 2</li> <li>Fri. 4</li> <li>Sat. 1</li> <li>Week's Total: 22</li> </ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul>Sunday<ul><li>day of rest</li> </ul>Monday <ul><li>cleaned out chicken coop</li> <li>started new compost pile</li> <li>canned pizza sauce</li> <li>froze okra &amp; bell pepper</li> <li>watered pepper plants</li> </ul><div>Tuesday</div><div><ul><li>sorted and packaged saved seeds</li> <li>picked okra</li> <li>froze 1/2-pints of milk</li> </ul><div>Wednesday</div></div><div><ul><li>harvested part of the broom corn</li> <li>weeded</li> <li>watered pepper plants</li> <li>froze ice cube tray of whey</li> </ul></div><div></div><div>Thursday</div><div><ul><li>watered fall garden</li> <li>made hard cheese</li> </ul><div>Friday</div></div><div><ul><li>checked on field corn</li> <li>picked green beans</li> <li>dried overripe melons</li> <li>started shelling cowpeas</li> </ul><div>Saturday</div></div><div><ul><li>planted lettuce &amp; radishes</li> <li>dug up 1st few onions, need to do the rest soon</li> <li>watered fall garden</li> <li>watered sand cherry bushes</li> <li>sorted &amp; packed saved lettuce seeds</li> </ul></div></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7713432282018529881?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-64186036002745038902011-08-28T21:22:00.003-04:002011-08-28T21:32:38.843-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 62 - 70</li> <li>highs: 85 - 93</li> </ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i> </b>sprinkle<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>parsnips</li> </ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>dried watermelon</li> <li>dried green nutmeg melon</li> <li>tomato juice, 6 quarts canned</li> </ul><div><b><i>Seeds Saved:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>Roma tomato</li> <li>Marketmore cucumber</li> <li>green nutmeg melon</li> </ul></div><div><b><i>Eggs</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Week's total: 26</li> </ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6418603600274503890?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-40723781088320448432011-08-28T20:01:00.005-04:002011-08-28T21:26:45.916-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 61 - 70</li> <li>highs: 86 - 90</li> </ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 1.25"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>beets</li> <li>carrots</li> <li>collards</li> </ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>okra, froze 2 quarts</li> <li>mozzarella, froze 3 pizzasworth</li> <li>green pepper, froze handful</li> <li>milk, 2 half-gallons</li> </ul></div><div><b><i>Eggs:&nbsp;</i></b></div><ul><li>week's total: 22</li> </ul><br /><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-4072378108832044843?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-79660271503987406422011-08-28T16:29:00.003-04:002011-08-28T21:24:50.114-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 67 - 74 F</li> <li>highs: 89 - 99 F</li> </ul><i><b>Rainfall</b>:</i> 1.25"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>green beans</li> <li>tomatoes</li> <li>okra</li> <li>Hutterite soup beans</li> <li>cowpeas</li> <li>melons</li> <li>figs</li> </ul><b><i>Seed saved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>green nutmeg melon</li> <li>Roma tomato</li> <li>yellow cosmos</li> <li>yarrow</li> </ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>okra pickles, 6 pints canned</li> <li>fig jam, 13 pints canned</li> <li>froze goat butter</li> <li>dried figs</li> <li>dried green nutmeg melon</li> <li>mozzarella, 2 pizzasworth frozen</li> </ul><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh eggs</li> <li>fresh okra</li> <li>fresh potatoes</li> <li>fresh tomatoes</li> <li>fresh tomatoes</li> <li>fresh tomatoes</li> <li>fresh green beans</li> <li>fresh summer squash</li> <li>fresh watermelon</li> <li>fresh fig jam</li> <li>goats milk:</li> <ul><li>whey</li> <li>ricotta</li> <li>mozzarella</li> <li>butter</li> </ul><li>stored carrots</li> <li>stored turnips</li> <li>stored beets</li> <li>frozen blueberries</li> <li>frozen bell peppers</li> <li>dried figs</li> </ul><div><b><i>Egg counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 3</li> <li>Mon. 6</li> <li>Tues. 2</li> <li>Wed. 3</li> <li>Thurs. 3</li> <li>Fri. 3</li> <li>Sat. 2</li> <li>Week's Total: 22</li> </ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Sunday</li> <ul><li>day of rest</li> <li>watered herb garden</li> </ul><li>Monday</li> <ul><li>harvested: grn beans, okra, dried beans, figs</li> <li>made &amp; canned pickled okra &amp; fig jam</li> <li>made butter from frozen goat cream</li> </ul><li>Tuesday</li> <ul><li>pulled Roma plants</li> <li>started preparing beds for fall garden</li> <li>fed overripe melons to chickens</li> <li>picked &amp; dehydrated figs</li> <li>froze ripe tomatoes for future juice &amp; sauce making</li> </ul><li>Wednesday</li> <ul><li>made mozzarella from 1.5 gallons raw goat milk</li> <li>made ricotta from the whey</li> <li>made oatmeal cookies with dried figs instead of raisins</li> </ul><li>Thursday</li> <ul><li>Picked beans, okra, melons</li> <li>watered main garden</li> <li>picked &amp; dehydrated figs</li> <li>dehydrated melon</li> </ul><li>Friday - lost internet due to horrific lightening storm</li> </ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7966027150398740642?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-7198013288288366292011-08-06T21:58:00.002-04:002011-08-07T07:13:23.241-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 68 - 76</li><li>highs: 89 - 100</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>sprinkle<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>green beans</li><li>okra</li><li>watermelon</li><li>cowpeas</li><li>green nutmeg melon</li><li>tomatoes</li><li>Hutterite soup beans</li><li>summer squash</li><li>elderberries</li><li>fingerling potatoes</li><li>black oil sunflower seed heads</li><li>figs</li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>dehydrated watermelon, 1 pint</li><li>dehydrated figs, 3 pints</li><li>froze 1 ice cube tray of whey</li><li>chicken/okra gumbo soup, 11 quarts canned</li><li>chicken/tomato soup base, 2 quarts canned</li><li>tomato/veggie juice, 10 quarts canned</li><li>okra, 2 quarts frozen</li><li>mozzarella, 6 pizza's worth frozen</li><li>scallop squash, froze 1 quart</li></ul><div><b><i>Seeds Saved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>dill</li><li>green nutmeg melon</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div><ul><li>Sun: 4</li><li>Mon. 2</li><li>Tues. 5</li><li>Wed. 3</li><li>Thurs. 2</li><li>Fri. 4</li><li>Sat. 3</li><li><b>Week's total:</b> 23</li></ul><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh tomatoes</li><li>fresh figs</li><li>fresh cabbage</li><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh okra</li><li>fresh green beans</li><li>fresh scallop squash</li><li>fresh watermelon</li><li>fresh nutmeg melon</li><li>goats milk including:</li><ul><li>mozzarella</li><li>yogurt</li><li>sour milk (cake)</li></ul><li>frozen bell pepper</li><li>lacto-fermented dill pickles</li><li>lacto-fermented Swiss chard</li><li>canned pickle relish</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Sunday</li><ul><li>day of rest</li><li>chicks hatched</li><li>placed mail order chicks under Mama Hen</li></ul><li>Monday:</li><ul><li>picked</li><li>watered main garden</li><li>started more tomato juice</li><li>made mozzarella from 2 gallons milk</li></ul><li>Tuesday:</li><ul><li>made &amp; canned chicken okra gumbo</li><li>canned surplus broth as soup base</li><li>had to go buy more quart canning jars</li><li>made yogurt</li><li>froze more whey</li><li>veggies through food mill for tomato juice</li><li>watered raspberries, blueberries, elderberries</li></ul><li>Wednesday:</li><ul><li>dug potatoes (2nd bed of fingerlings)</li><li>picked okra, toms, squash</li><li>picked figs</li><li>watered new pumpkins</li><li>harvested BOSS heads</li><li>canned tomato/veggie juice</li><li>froze okra &amp; ate some fresh</li><li>chopped &amp; froze 4.5 qts figs for jam making later</li></ul><li>Thursday:</li><ul><li>grated &amp; froze Monday's mozzarella</li><li>made more mozzarella from 1.5 gallons milk</li></ul><li>Friday:</li><ul><li>picked green beans, okra, soup beans, toms</li><li>harvested dried dill heads for seed</li><li>set melon seeds to soak for saving</li><li>watered popcorn</li><li>watered comfrey</li></ul><li>Saturday:</li><ul><li>helped finish goat fencing</li><li>grated &amp; froze scallop squash</li></ul></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-719801328828836629?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-75775418231907034912011-07-30T23:13:00.001-04:002011-07-31T22:19:44.869-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 69 -74 F</li><li>highs: 93 - 98 F</li></ul><br /><b><i>rainfall:</i></b> 0.2"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>watermelon</li><li>green nutmeg melon</li><li>tomatoes</li><li>cucumbers</li><li>cowpeas</li><li>okra</li><li>scallop summer squash</li><li>green beans</li><li>green peppers (2 small)</li><li>oregano</li><li>thyme</li><li>rosemary</li><li>sweet basil</li><li>figs</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>pizza sauce, 18 pints canned</li><li>okra, 3 quarts frozen</li><li>okra &amp; tomatoes, 6 qts canned</li><li>mozzarella, 7 pizzas worth</li><li>green nutmeg melon, 1 pint dehydrated</li><li>1 ice cube tray of whey</li></ul></div><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh goats milk</li><ul><li>yogurt</li><li>ricotta</li><li>mozzarella</li><li>sour milk (pancakes)</li></ul><li>fresh tomatoes</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh herbs</li><li>fresh watermelon (not quite ripe)</li><li>fresh green nutmeg melons</li><li>fresh green beans</li><li>fresh summer squash</li><li>fresh cucumber</li><li>lacto-fermented Swiss chard</li><li>lacto-fermented sour dill pickles</li><li>canned pickle relish</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned figs</li><li>frozen bell peppers</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 2</li><li>Mon. 3</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 5</li><li>Thurs. 3</li><li>Fri. 3</li><li>Sat. 4</li><li><b>Week's total:</b> 26</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7577541823190703491?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-36976209000158553622011-07-25T16:23:00.000-04:002011-07-25T16:23:35.366-04:00From <a href="http://sustainableseedco.com/">Sustainable Seed Company</a><br /><ul><li>Dwarf Horticulture Taylor Beans</li><li>Florida High Bush Eggplant</li><li>Bush Sugar Baby Watermelon</li><li>Austrailian Brown Onions</li><li>All American Parsnip</li><li>Habanero Pepper</li><li>Serano Pepper</li><li>Amish Paste Tomato</li><li>Flanders Red Poppy</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3697620900015855362?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-87966250485597695442011-07-23T22:11:00.000-04:002011-07-23T22:11:32.364-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 65 - 75</li><li>highs: 84 - 96</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> sprinkle<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>buckwheat</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>oregano</li><li>thyme</li><li>rosemary</li><li>okra</li><li>strawberries</li><li>beets, volunteers</li><li>potatoes, volunteers,<i> red pontiac</i></li><li>potatoes, <i>fingerling salad</i></li><li>carrots, volunteers, <i>Scarlet Nantes</i></li><li>turnips, volunteers, <i>purple top</i></li><li>tomatoes, <i>Romas</i></li><li>cucumbers, <i>Marketmore 76</i></li><li>melon, <i>green nutmeg</i></li><li>blueberries</li><li>cabbage </li><li>cowpeas</li><li>green beans (1st few)</li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>tomatoes &amp; okra, 10 qts canned (fresh tomatoes, frozen okra)</li><li>pizza sauce, 5 pints canned</li><li>okra, 1 qt frozen</li><li>mozzarella, frozen 5 pizzas worth</li><li>whey, 1 ice cube trayful</li><li>summer squash, shredded, frozen, 2 quarts</li></ul><b><i>Seeds Saved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>carrots, <i>Scarlet Nantes</i></li><li>lettuce, Romaine, &amp; mixed</li></ul><div><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh blueberries</li><li>fresh cabbage</li><li>fresh carrots (volunteers)</li><li>fresh tomatoes</li><li>fresh cucumbers</li><li>fresh okra</li><li>fresh melon</li><li>fresh strawberries</li><li>fresh turnips (volunteers)</li><li>fresh beets (volunteers)</li><li>fresh goat milk</li><ul><li>yogurt</li><li>mozzarella</li><li>whey</li><li>ricotta</li></ul><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned figs</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned cucumber relish</li><li>canned pickles</li><li>frozen blueberries</li><li>frozen cantaloupe</li><li>frozen bell peppers</li><li>dried cantaloupe (last of)</li><li>dried watermelon</li><li>lacto-fermented Swiss chard</li><li>lacto-fermented cucumbers</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div><ul><li>Sun. 3</li><li>Mon. 2</li><li>Tues. 5</li><li>Wed. 4&nbsp;</li><li>Thurs. 2</li><li>Fri. 2</li><li>Sat. 3</li><li>Week's Total: 21</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>tilled fall garden</li><li>mulched</li><li>weeded</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8796625048559769544?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-38912633394129847192011-07-16T18:22:00.000-04:002011-07-16T18:22:11.758-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 62 - 75 F</li><li>highs: 65 - 97 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>1.7"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>blueberries</li><li>okra</li><li>tomatoes</li><li>cowpeas</li><li>cucumbers</li><li>thyme</li><li>oregano</li><li>rosemary</li><li>strawberries</li><li>sweet basil</li><li>dill</li><li>melons (green nutmeg)</li><li>summer squash</li></ul><div><b><i>Seeds saved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>calendula</li><li>cowpeas</li><li>yellow cosmos</li><li>carrots, <i>Scarlet Nantes</i></li></ul></div><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><ul><li>blueberries, 4 quarts frozen</li><li>blueberry jam, 6 pints canned (from 2010 frozen berries)</li><li>mozzarella cheese, 11 pizzas worth frozen</li><li>okra, 1 quart frozen</li><li>cukes, 1 gal crock of lacto-fermented sour dill pickles</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 7</li><li>Mon. 3</li><li>Tues. 4</li><li>Wed. 2</li><li>Thurs. 6</li><li>Fri. 3</li><li>Sat. 3</li><li><b>Week's total: </b>28</li></ul><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh tomatoes</li><li>fresh cucumbers</li><li>fresh cabbage</li><li>fresh blueberries (on cereal)</li><li>fresh summer squash</li><li>fresh melon</li><li>fresh herbs</li><li>goats milk:</li><ul><li>yogurt (on cereal)</li><li>mozzarella cheese (pizza!)</li><li>sour milk (pancakes)</li></ul><li>canned figs</li><li>canned sweet potatoes</li><li>canned pickle relish</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned green tomato salsa</li><li>frozen bell pepper</li><li>frozen blueberries (smoothie)</li><li>frozen cantaloupe (smoothie)</li><li>stored carrots</li><li>dried cantaloupe</li><li>lacto-fermented Swiss Chard</li></ul><b><i><br /></i></b><br /><ul></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3891263339412984719?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-168258778332509952011-07-09T21:59:00.000-04:002011-07-09T21:59:10.438-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 65 - 71 F</li><li>highs: 74 - 95 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 2.65"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lima beans,&nbsp;Christmas</li><li>gourds, luffa sponge</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Roma tomatoes</li><li>cowpeas</li><li>okra</li><li>cucumbers</li><li>blueberries</li><li>cabbage</li><li>peaches (last of)</li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>6 pints sweet pickle chips, canned</li><li>1/2 gal raw goat milk, frozen</li><li>okra, 1 qt. frozen</li><li>blueberries, 2 qts frozen</li><li>mozzarella, 10 pizzas worth</li></ul><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh cucumbers</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh blueberries</li><li>fresh cabbage (cole slaw)</li><li>fresh peaches</li><li>fresh tomatoes</li><li>goats milk:</li><ul><li>hard cheese</li><li>sour milk (coffee cake)</li><li>yogurt</li><li>yogurt cheese</li><li>mozzarella</li></ul><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned Swiss chard</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned pickle relish</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>stored carrots (cole slaw)</li><li>dried wild onions (hush puppies)</li><li>frozen bell peppers</li><li>lacto-fermented Swiss chard</li></ul><b><i>Egg counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 5</li><li>Mon. 3 + stash of 4</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 4</li><li>Fri. 5 + 1 "rubber" egg</li><li>Sat. 4</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 36</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-16825877833250995?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-70549587844953962912011-07-04T05:14:00.001-04:002011-07-04T05:18:32.014-04:00<b><i>Plant (for fall garden):</i></b><br /><ul><li>Beans, pole: 15th - 25th</li><li>Beans, lima: 1st - 15th</li><li>broccoli: 1st - 30th</li><li>Brussels sprouts: 15 - Aug 15</li><li>cabbage transplants: 1st - 30th</li><li>carrots: 1 - 30th</li><li>cauliflower: 1 - 15th</li><li>collards 1st - Aug 30</li><li>cucumbers 1 - 15th</li><li>eggplant transplants: 1 - 15</li><li>pepper transplants: 20 - 25</li><li>potatoes: 1 - 15th</li><li>summer squash: 1 -20th</li><li>tomato transplants: 10th - 20th</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7054958784495396291?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-42696860153708164162011-07-02T22:13:00.001-04:002011-07-04T09:06:08.622-04:00<b><i>Temperature range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 66 - 70 F</li><li>highs: 88 - 95 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.2"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>pumpkins, Small Sugar (saved seed)</li><li>butternut squash (re-planted, &nbsp;saved seed)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>cucumbers</li><li>okra</li><li>2 ripe strawberries</li><li>peaches</li><li>blueberries</li><li>summer squash</li><li>1st paste tomatoes</li></ul><b><i>Seeds saved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>calendula</li><li>carrot (<i>Scarlet Nantes</i>)</li><li>lettuce (oak leaf type)</li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>5+ pints of blueberry jam from 2010 frozen blueberries</li><li>frozen fresh blueberries, 1 quart</li><li>10 pints sweet pickle chips</li><li>2, 1/2 gallons milk, frozen</li></ul><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh cucumbers</li><li>fresh summer squash</li><li>fresh tomatoes</li><li>fresh onions</li><li>fresh garlic</li><li>fresh potatoes</li><li>fresh strawberries (on cereal)</li><li>fresh blueberries (cereal &amp; pie)</li><li>fresh goats milk&nbsp;</li><ul><li>milk</li><li>yogurt</li><li>hard cheese</li><li>mozzarella</li><li>sour milk (corn bread)</li></ul><li>canned sweet potatoes</li><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned Swiss chard</li><li>canned salsa</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>frozen bell peppers</li><li>frozen blueberries (muffins)</li><li>frozen basil pesto</li><li>lacto-fermented Swiss chard</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 4</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 2</li><li>Fri. 3</li><li>Sat. 4</li><li>Week's Total: 27</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>tied up tomatoes</li><li>gathered more leaves for mulch</li><li>mulched sunflowers &amp; summer squash</li><li>mulched sweet potatoes</li><li>mulched red pontiacs</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-4269686015370816416?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-66580975820681116422011-06-25T18:26:00.000-04:002011-06-25T18:26:36.312-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 61 - 71 F</li><li>highs: 79 - 95 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 1.3"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>sweet basil plant (garden center)</li><li>sweet pepper plant (garden center)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>peaches</li><li>cucumbers</li><li>dill</li><li>calendula flowers</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>2 gallons milk as 2 mozzarella cheeses (shredded &amp; frozen)</li><li>5 half-gallons milk, frozen</li><li>11 pints dill pickles, <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2079957/dilish_homemade_dill_pickle_recipe.html?cat=22">Di-Lish Dill pickle recipe</a></li></ul></div><div><b><i>Seeds gathered:</i></b></div><ul><li>peas</li><li>lettuce, Romaine &amp; oak leaf type</li></ul><b><i>Eating Out Own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh potatoes</li><li>fresh cucumbers</li><li>fresh peaches</li><li>fresh goats milk including:</li><ul><li>yogurt</li><li>yogurt cheese</li><li>cheese</li><li>sour milk (cake)</li><li>mozzarella (pizza)</li><li>whey (pizza dough)</li></ul><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned cucumber relish</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned green tomato salsa</li><li>canned apple butter</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>frozen cantaloupe (smoothies)</li><li>frozen potato soup</li><li>frozen bell pepper</li><li>frozen okra</li><li>dried cantaloupe</li><li>lacto-fermented Swiss chard</li></ul><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 4</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 4</li><li>Fri. 6</li><li>Sat. 6</li><li><b>Week's Total: </b>33</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>compost applied to comfrey plants</li><li>raked more leaves for mulch</li><li>defrosted chest freezer</li></ul></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6658097582068111642?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-67700036631893228662011-06-18T22:48:00.000-04:002011-06-18T22:48:45.469-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 59 - 67 F</li><li>highs: 82 - 91 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.95"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>dwarf basil blend (Shumway)</li><li>popcorn, calico (Territorial Seed)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><div><ul><li>turnips (volunteers)</li><li>potatoes, <i>Red Pontiac</i> (volunteers)</li><li>lettuce,<i> Romaine</i> (volunteers)</li><li>onions (leftover from last year?)</li><li>peaches</li><li>strawberries</li><li>calendula flowers</li><li>cucumbers</li></ul></div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon 4</li><li>Tues. 2</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 5</li><li>Fri. 4</li><li>Sat. 7</li><li><b>Week's Total: </b>30</li></ul><div><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>fresh turnips</li><li>fresh peaches</li><li>fresh strawberries</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>goats milk including:</li><ul><li>yogurt</li><li>whey</li><li>cottage cheese</li><li>hard cheese</li><li>yogurt cheese</li></ul><li>stored potatoes</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned green tomato salsa</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned apple butter</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>frozen green peppers</li><li>frozen okra</li><li>dehydrated watermelon</li><li>lacto-fermented Swiss chard</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>seeds from turnips, broccoli, and radishes sorted and labeled</li><li>tilled most of fall garden &amp; wheat patch</li><li>mulched spearmint &amp; horehound</li><li>continued mulching main garden</li><li>made two new permanent beds</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6770003663189322866?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-58069933245288977002011-06-11T23:39:00.002-04:002011-06-13T08:37:06.016-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 62 - 69 F</li><li>highs: 89 - 96</li></ul><b style="font-style: italic;">Rainfall: </b>1.1"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>summer savory (2nd try)</li><li>4 O'clocks (<i>Mirabilis</i>)</li><li>2 hybrid bell pepper plants (feed store)</li><li>St. John's wort (2nd try)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>peaches</li><li>strawberries (handful)</li><li>comfrey (for the goats)</li><li>cucumbers (1st two)</li></ul><b><i>Seeds gathered:</i></b><br /><ul><li>peas, <i>Wando</i></li><li>turnips, <i>purple top white</i></li><li>radish, variety unknown</li><li>broccoli, <i>Waltham 29</i></li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>milk as 2 hard cheeses</li><li>3/4 gallon Swiss chard, lactofermented</li></ul><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>frozen okra</li><li>frozen bell pepper</li><li>canned green tomato salsa</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned strawberry jam</li><li>canned figs</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh peaches</li><li>fresh cucumbers</li><li>fresh goats milk including:</li><ul><li>yogurt</li><li>cottage cheese</li><li>cheese</li><li>yogurt cheese</li><li>whey</li></ul><li>dehydrated watermelon</li><li>dried herbs</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 4 + stash of 4</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 5</li><li>Thurs. 5</li><li>Fri. 3</li><li>Sat. 7</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 38</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>raked leaves for mulch</li><li>watered new plantings</li><li>watered strawberry &amp; asparagus bed</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Observed:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>echinacea blooming</li><li>hardy hibiscus blooming</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5806993324528897700?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-63434648967579837832011-06-04T16:57:00.003-04:002011-06-27T07:18:35.848-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 63 - 76 F</li><li>highs: 88 - 97 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>sprinkle<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>oregano</li><li>catnip</li><li>thyme</li><li>wheat</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>1.5 gal goats milk as 1.8 oz hard cheese</li></ul></div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 3</li><li>Mon. 4</li><li>Tues. 3 + stash of 7</li><li>Wed. 3</li><li>Thurs. 3</li><li>Fri. 6</li><li>Sat. 4</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 33</li></ul><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>goats milk including</li><ul><li>yogurt</li><li>cottage cheese</li><li>cheese</li><li>whey (in baking)</li></ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>frozen blueberries (smoothie)</li><li>frozen cantaloupe (smoothie)</li><li>frozen okra</li><li>frozen broccoli</li><li>frozen basil pesto</li><li>frozen sweet pepper</li><li>stored potatoes (last of)</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned sweet pickles</li><li>canned pickled beets</li><li>canned sweet potatoes</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>cultivated field corn</li><li>compost to cukes &amp; melons</li><li>mulched cuke &amp; melon beds</li><li>raked more leaves for mulch</li><li>compost &amp; mulch on Romas</li><li>watered herb beds</li><li>weeded herb beds</li><li>watered comfrey &amp; strawberries</li><li>watered fruit trees &amp; shurbs: apples, pears, cherry, elderberries, blueberries, raspberries</li><li>moved Meyers lemon tree outdoors</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6343464896757983783?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-36727019655238105212011-06-01T05:15:00.001-04:002011-07-04T05:17:19.425-04:00<b><i>Plant (for fall garden)</i></b><br /><br /><ul><li>Melons: June 15 - 30</li><li>okra: June 15 - 30</li><li>pumpkins: June 1 - 15</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3672701965523810521?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-33966530907915579702011-05-28T21:35:00.000-04:002011-05-28T21:35:52.090-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 60 - 68</li><li>highs: 73 - 93</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.8"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>pole beans, <i>Kentucky Wonder </i>(in the field corn)</li><li>pumpkins, <i>Small Sugar</i> (in the field corn)</li><li>sweet peppers (2nd try), <i>Chinese Giant</i></li><li>yellow cosmos</li></ul><div><b><i>Transplanted:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>dill volunteers, to sweet potato beds</li></ul></div><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>peas</li><li>1 lone potato</li><li>garlic</li><li>yarrow</li><li>sage</li><li>oregano</li><li>thyme</li><li>Swiss chard</li></ul><div><b><i>Seeds Collected:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>radish (variety unknown)</li><li>shell peas, <i>Wando</i></li><li>calendula</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>6 pints strawberry jam</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b></div><ul><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned green tomato salsa</li><li>canned sweet potatoes</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned Swiss chard</li><li>goats milk including:</li><ul><li>cheese</li><li>yogurt</li><li>yogurt cheese</li><li>whey (in muffins)</li></ul><li>fresh eggs<br /></li><li>fresh peas</li><li>fresh strawberry jam</li><li>fresh Swiss chard</li><li>stored potatoes</li><li>stored carrots</li><li>stored pecans</li><li>frozen blueberries</li><li>frozen cantaloupe</li><li>frozen strawberries</li><li>frozen bell peppers</li><li>frozen eggs</li><li>dried herbs</li></ul><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 5</li><li>Wed. 5</li><li>Thurs. 0</li><li>Fri. 6</li><li>Sat. 5</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 30</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>watered herb garden &amp; corn field</li><li>watered fall garden &amp; Brandywines</li><li>cardboard mulched side of garden by corn field fence</li><li>tried bunches of sage as fly repellant</li><li>tried bunches of thyme too, but the goats ate them</li><li>scythed part of hay field</li><li>transplanted volunteer dill plants to sweet potato beds</li></ul><div><b><i>Observations:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>daylilies, daisies, &amp; hydrangia blooming</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3396653090791557970?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-19527673269566415232011-05-21T22:36:00.001-04:002011-05-24T15:55:50.256-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 47 - 61</li><li>highs: 60 - 88</li></ul><i style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall:</i> only&nbsp;sprinkles<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>sand cherry bushes (Burgess)</li><li>butternut squash (saved seed)</li><li>borage (Pinetree Gardens)</li><li>field corn,&nbsp;<i>Truckers Favorite</i> (Shumway)</li><li>black oil sunflowers (feed store)</li></ul><div><b><i>Harvested:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>peas</li><li>Swiss chard</li><li>yarrow</li><li>calendula</li><li>comfrey leaves</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>fresh strawberries</li><li>fresh peas (in salad)</li><li>fresh Swiss chard (in salad)</li><li>fresh goats milk, including:</li><ul><li>yogurt</li><li>cheese</li><li>whey</li></ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>canned strawberry jam</li><li>canned sweet potatoes</li><li>canned Swiss chard</li><li>canned green tomato salsa</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned cucumber relish</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>frozen bell pepper</li><li>dried wild onions (in rolls)</li><li>dried figs (in cake)</li><li>stored pecans &amp; hickory nuts (in salad)</li></ul></div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><div><ul><li>Sun. 5</li><li>Mon 6</li><li>Tues. 5</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 5</li><li>Fri. 5 + stash of 3</li><li>Sat. 5</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 33</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>mulched early potato beds</li><li>finished planting corn field</li><li>watered main garden</li></ul><div><b><i>Observations:</i></b></div><ul><li>fall garden is a weedy mess</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1952767326956641523?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-68808053718902536422011-05-14T21:09:00.001-04:002011-05-15T04:07:27.607-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 46 - 67</li><li>highs: 77 - 88</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> several days worth of sprinkles<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>potatoes, <i>Red Pontiac </i>(saved)</li><li>sweet potato slips, <i>Porto Rico </i>(saved)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>English peas</li><li>strawberries</li><li>yarrow</li><li>comfrey leaves</li><li>poke root</li><li>broccoli</li></ul><b><i>Egg counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 5</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 4</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs 5</li><li>Fri. 4</li><li>Sat. 5</li><li>Week's Total: 32</li></ul><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned strawberry jam</li><li>canned sweet pickles</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned turkey/sausage gumbo</li><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh strawberries</li><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>fresh peas</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh goat milk plus</li><ul><li>yogurt</li><li>yogurt cheese</li><li>whipped cream</li><li>cheese (1st attempt)</li></ul><li>frozen okra<br /></li><li>frozen chicken</li></ul><b><i>Seeds saved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>turnips, purple top</li><li>lettuce from mesclun blend</li></ul><b><i>Observations:</i></b><br /><ul><li>magnolias blooming</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6880805371890253642?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-81270718572050757762011-05-07T23:38:00.000-04:002011-05-08T13:35:09.324-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 37 - 63</li><li>highs: 68 - 83</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> none<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>white broom corn (Baker Creek)</li><li>okra, <i>Clemson Spineless</i> (saved seed)</li><li>eggplant, <i>FL High Bush</i> (Seed Savers)</li><li>habanero peppers (Pinetree Garden)</li><li>cosmos (saved seed)</li><li>black oil sunflowers (feed store)</li><li>summer squash, <i>Bennings Green Tint</i> (Pinetree Garden)</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lettuce</li><li>strawberries</li></ul><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 5</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs, 4</li><li>Fri. 6</li><li>Sat. 6</li><li><b>Week's Total: </b>36</li></ul><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>fresh goats milk</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh beets</li><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh strawberries</li><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned tomato soup</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>frozen summer squash</li><li>frozen okra</li><li>frozen green pepper</li><li>dried cantaloupe</li></ul><div><i><b>Accomplished:</b></i></div></div><div><ul><li>continued mulching strawberry bed</li><li>fenced off corn field</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Observations:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>pea pods filling out</li><li>corn coming up!</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8127071857205075776?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-71303566812935220892011-04-30T20:41:00.002-04:002011-05-01T11:40:48.605-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 50 - 67 F</li><li>highs: 77 - 84 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> sprinkle<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>bergamot seedlings&nbsp;</li><li>bergamot seeds (Shumway)</li><li>skullcap seedling&nbsp;</li><li><i>Roma</i> tomato plants (local feed store)</li><li><i>Vardaman </i>sweet potato slips (Shumway)</li><li>summer savory (Pinetree)</li><li>dill seed (saved)</li><li>field corn, <i>Truckers Favorite</i> (Shumway)</li></ul><div><b><i>Transplanted:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>volunteer marigolds</li></ul></div><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>strawberries</li><li>yarrow</li><li>wild onions</li><li>carrots</li></ul><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 6</li><li>Tues. 5</li><li>Wed. 7</li><li>Thurs. 6</li><li>Fri. 4</li><li>Sat. 4</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 36</li></ul><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>fresh strawberries</li><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned apple butter</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned sweet potatoes</li><li>canned strawberry jam</li><li>frozen green pepper</li><li>goats milk</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>covered old strawberry beds with black plastic</li><li>starting to mulch strawberry/asparagus beds</li><li>tilled corn field</li><li>trimmed branches overhanging corn field</li></ul><div><b><i>Observations:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>Blooming: irises, honeysuckle, wild roses</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7130356681293522089?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-25598862043060234792011-04-23T22:07:00.002-04:002011-04-25T15:43:14.640-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 41 - 63 F</li><li>highs: 51 - 82 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: 0.65"</i></b><br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>spearmint seedlings (Shumway)</li><li>green nutmeg melon (Pinetree)</li><li>St. Johnwort seedlings&nbsp;(Pinetree)</li><li>marigolds, antique (Chris)</li><li>zinnias, antique lavender (Chris)</li><li>horehound seedlings (Pinetree)</li><li>horehound seed&nbsp;(Pinetree)</li><li>skullcap seed&nbsp;(Baker Creek)</li><li>pyrethrum seed (Shumway)</li><li>chicory seed (Sustainable)</li><li>calendula seed (saved)</li><li>cukes, Marketmore (Baker Creek)</li><li>Hungarian poppy (Baker Creek)</li><li>Valerian (Pinetree)</li><li>giant marigolds (Chris)</li><li>broad leaf parsley (Pinetree)</li><li>Ruby Chard (Baker Creek)</li></ul><div><b><i>Transplanted:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>marigolds</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Harvested:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>beets (last of, except a few for seed)</li><li>lettuce</li><li>carrots</li><li>1st 2 strawberries!</li></ul><div><b><i>Gathered:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>cleavers</li><li>wild onions</li></ul></div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>dehydrated wild onions</li><li>dried cleavers herb</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 5 (+2 hidden)</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 2</li><li>Fri. 2 (+ 1 hidden)</li><li>Sat. 7</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 33</li></ul><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned Swiss chard</li><li>canned sweet potatoes</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>dehydrated onions</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>fresh carrot</li><li>frozen green peppers</li><li>frozen corn</li><li>frozen summer squash</li><li>sauerkraut</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>made more terraced garden beds</li><li>weeded echinacea/hollyhock bed</li><li>weeded asparagus &amp; strawberries</li><li>starting to fill herb beds</li></ul><div><b><i>Observations:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>English peas blooming (at last!)</li><li>1st echinacea bloom</li><li>small peaches forming&nbsp;</li><li>strawberries beginning to ripen</li><li>everything needs mulch!!!</li><li>ginger rhizome sprouting</li><li>wheat heads forming</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2559886204306023479?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-10000418856165967112011-04-16T22:10:00.002-04:002011-04-19T14:43:11.167-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 44 - 61 F</li><li>highs: 63 - 83 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 1.65"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fingerling salad potatoes</li><li>cabbage plants</li><li>marigolds, <i>mixed Brocade</i></li><li>cow peas,<i> Ozark Razorback</i></li><li>tomato plants,<i> Roma</i></li><li>tomato plants, <i>Brandywine</i></li><li>petunia plants</li><li>chicory seedlings</li></ul><b><i>Transplanted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>calendula</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lettuce</li><li>broccoli</li><li>beets</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 5</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 3</li><li>Wed. 6</li><li>Thurs. 6</li><li>Fri. 4</li><li>Sat. 5 (+1)</li><li><b>Week's total:</b> 35</li></ul><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>fresh beets</li><li>frozen okra</li><li>frozen green pepper</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned apple butter</li><li>canned applesauce</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned figs</li><li>canned green tomato salsa</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>dried cantaloupe</li><li>dried apples</li><li>sauerkraut</li></ul><div><b>Fed to chickens &amp; goats:</b></div><div><ul><li>amaranth</li><li>broccoli plants</li><li>sunflower seed heads</li><li>cabbage plants</li><li>rose bush prunings</li><li>weeds</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul><li>tilled annual rye in</li><li>weeded strawberries</li><li>working on permanent beds</li><li>pulled old cabbage, broccoli, &amp; Swiss chard plants</li><li>cleaned out goat shed &amp; started new compost pile</li></ul><div><b><i>Observed:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>Mourning doves calling in the evenings</li><li>heard an owl back in the woods</li><li>poison ivy taking over again (<i>sigh</i>)</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1000041885616596711?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-64068137785555974262011-04-09T22:19:00.000-04:002011-04-09T22:19:07.580-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 36 - 61 F</li><li>highs: 59 - 83 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 1.05"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>6 dwarf flowering (sand) cherries</li><li>2 elder bushes</li><li>2 hazelnut trees</li></ul><b><i>Transplanted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>strawberries</li><li>daylilies</li><li>tulips</li><li>violets</li></ul><b><i>Re-potted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>dwarf banana plant</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>wild onions</li><li>lettuce</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 6</li><li>Mon. 7</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 6</li><li>Thurs 5</li><li>Fri 5</li><li>Sat. 6</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 41</li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>canned 7 qts. turkey file gumbo</li><li>froze 1.5 qts file gumbo broth</li><li>dehydrated 1 qt. wild onions</li></ul><div><b><i>Eating our own:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned pickled beets</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>frozen green pepper</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>dried watermelon</li><li>dried cantaloupe</li><li>dried popcorn (last of)</li><li>sauerkraut</li></ul><div><b><i>Feeding to chickens &amp; goats:</i></b></div><div><ul><li> amaranth</li><li>sunflower seeds</li><li>weeds</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>weeded strawberry/asparagus/onion bed</li><li>finished transplanting strawberries</li><li>measured garden for center aisle &amp; new beds</li><li>calculated garden slope</li></ul><div><b><i>Observed:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>tulips blooming</li><li>cherry &amp; apple trees blooming</li><li>bridal wreath blooming</li><li>1st wheat heads!</li></ul></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6406813778555597426?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-49809871040356790742011-04-02T21:51:00.003-04:002011-04-05T15:08:56.792-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 36 - 46 F</li><li>highs: 46 - 66 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>1.45"<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>broccoli</li><li>carrots</li><li>Swiss chard</li><li>lettuce</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 5</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 6 + 2 found in hay</li><li>Thurs. 4</li><li>Fri. 5</li><li>Sat. 4</li><li><b>Week's total:</b> 37</li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>froze 10 eggs</li></ul><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh eggs</li><li>fresh beets</li><li>fresh turnips</li><li>fresh cabbage</li><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh Swiss chard</li><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>canned blueberry pie filling</li><li>canned vegetable soup</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned salsa</li><li>dried watermelon</li><li>dried&nbsp;cantaloupe</li><li>dried sage leaves</li><li>frozen okra</li><li>frozen cantaloupe</li><li>frozen green peppers</li><li>stored potatoes</li><li>sauerkraut</li></ul><div><b><i>Feeding to chickens &amp; goats:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>amaranth</li><li>sunflower seeds</li><li>frozen cantaloupe</li><li>stored winter squash</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>again not much because of rain</li><li>our neighbor plowed/tilled ground for our corn field!</li><li>removed 2 sweet potato sprouts &amp; put in water to root</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Observations:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Asparagus sprouting! &nbsp;14 of 30 roots. This is a relief because I planted it in the mud.</li><li>Blueberry bush flowering. Only the part where the goats couldn't reach.</li><li>onions coming up</li><li>DH gave me a lemon cypress tree ( <i>Cypressaceae.m.golden wilma</i>) for our anniversary. Never heard of them before but smells heavenly!</li><li>left my tomato, herb, cabbage seedlings out in the pouring rain, but they seem to have survived. (Fortunately)</li><li>dogwood beginning to bloom</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-4980987104035679074?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-26409815347140067942011-03-26T23:02:00.002-04:002011-03-29T17:15:28.197-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 35 - 67 F</li><li>highs: 52 - 81 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: &nbsp;</i></b>2.05"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>sweet pepper seeds (indoors)</li></ul><div><b><i>Potted:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>horseradish root</li><li>Dan's olive tree (into larger pot)</li></ul></div><b><i>Transplanted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>1 sassafras tree</li><li>2 redbud trees</li><li>1 Sargent crabapple</li><li>violets</li><li>daffodils</li><li>strawberries</li><li>1 crepe myrtle</li><li>forsythia</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>beets</li><li>lettuce</li><li>broccoli</li><li>carrots</li></ul><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 6</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 5</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 5</li><li>Fri. 6 plus a stash of 5</li><li>Sat. 3</li><li><b>Weekly Total:</b> 39</li></ul><div><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>fresh beets</li><li>fresh turnips</li><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>stored potatoes</li><li>canned strawberry jam</li><li>canned blueberry pie filling</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned cucumber relish</li><li>canned applesauce</li><li>canned tomato relish</li><li>canned blueberry jam</li><li>frozen hash browns</li><li>frozen blueberries</li><li>sauerruben</li></ul></div><b><i>Feeding to chickens and goats:</i></b><br /><ul><li>amaranth</li><li>sunflower seeds</li><li>cabbage leaves</li><li>Swiss chard</li><li>overripe buttercup squash</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>measured &amp; staked new permanent garden beds</li><li>pulled cabbage plants except those going to seed</li><li>moving strawberries to new double dug rows</li></ul></div><b><i>Observations:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sprouting:</li><ul><li>St. Johnswort seeds&nbsp;</li><li>Roma tomato seeds&nbsp;</li><li>Spearmint&nbsp;</li><li>creeping thyme</li><li>pyrethrum</li></ul><li>volunteer calendula coming up&nbsp;</li><li>strawberries flowering</li><li>fig tree beginning to leaf out</li><li>blueberry flower buds forming</li><li>azaleas blooming</li><li>robins everywhere</li><li>lots more rain on Saturday</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2640981534714006794?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-89589932471901124512011-03-19T16:39:00.005-04:002011-03-29T17:15:49.215-04:00<i><b>Temperature Range</b></i><br /><ul><li>lows: 40 - 58 F</li><li>highs: 48 - 81 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.8"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>asparagus roots, <i>Purple Passion</i> &amp; <i>Barrs Mammoth</i></li><li>yellow onion sets</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>broccoli</li><li>carrots</li><li>turnips&nbsp;(last of)</li><li>lettuce</li><li>Swiss chard</li><li>cabbage (last of)</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>cabbage - 1 gal sauerkraut</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>Sun. 4</li><li>Mon. 7</li><li>Tues. 6</li><li>Wed. 6</li><li>Thurs. 3</li><li>Fri. 6</li><li>Sat. 5</li><li><b>Week's Total:</b> 37</li></ul></div><b><i>Eating Our Own:</i></b><br /><ul><li>fresh cabbage</li><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh turnips</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>canned figs</li><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned strawberry jam</li><li>canned applesauce</li><li>canned apple butter</li><li>canned beet pickles</li><li>canned swiss chard</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>canned salsa</li><li>frozen sweet pepper</li><li>frozen chicken broth</li><li>sauerruben</li><li>stored potatoes</li><li>dried watermelon</li><li>dried popcorn</li></ul><div><b><i>Feeding to chickens &amp; goats:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>amaranth</li><li>sunflower seed heads</li><li>turnip tops</li><li>carrot tops</li><li>cabbage scraps</li><li>overripe winter squash</li><li>weeds</li><li>dried, crushed egg shells</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>harvested last of the turnips &amp; cabbage except those being left for seed</li><li>fed turnip tops &amp; Swiss chard to the goats</li><li>mulched the rhubarb</li><li>bordered and raked out the new bed in the herb garden</li><li>transplanted a forsythia bush</li><li>weeded mesclun, garlic, lettuce, &amp; broccoli</li><li>mulched mesclun, garlic &amp; lettuce</li><li>fenced blueberry bush (from goats)</li></ul><div><i><b>Observations:</b></i></div></div><div><ul><li>echinacea, rhubarb, &amp; comfrey starting to grow</li><li>really still too muddy to do much outside</li><li>1st horehound, bergamot, &amp; skullcap seedlings coming up</li><li>Meyers lemons still green but getting bigger</li><li>cabbage &amp; some of the mesclun flowering</li><li>soil is still cold</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8958993247190112451?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-826500050028150312011-03-12T15:33:00.098-05:002011-03-12T17:21:41.817-05:00Going to try utilizing my <a href="http://www.keepandshare.com/calendar/show_month.php?i=733382&amp;lang=">garden calendar</a> again. <br /><br /><b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 33 - 41 F</li><li>highs: 48 - 71 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;3.75 inches<br /><br /><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 2</li><li>Mon. 7</li><li>Tues. 3</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 6</li><li>Fri. 5</li><li>Sat. 5</li><li><b>Week's total:</b> 32</li></ul><div><b><i>Planted:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>tomato seeds (<i>Roma</i>)</li><li>asparagus roots (<i>Mary Washington</i>)</li><li>onion sets (yellow)</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Harvested:</i></b></div><ul><li>lettuce</li><li>radishes</li><li>broccoli</li><li>cabbage</li><li>Swiss chard (for chickens)</li></ul><b><i>Eating:</i></b><br /><ul><li>canned figs</li><li>canned green beans</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned strawberry jam</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>frozen chicken</li><li>frozen okra</li><li>frozen green peppers</li><li>sauerruben</li><li>dried watermelon</li><li>fresh lettuce</li><li>fresh broccoli</li><li>fresh radishes</li><li>fresh eggs</li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><div><ul><li>canned chicken stock, 11.5 qts.</li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>not much due to all the rain</li><li>started new compost pile</li><li>started planting asparagus &amp; onions but the ground was too muddy</li></ul><div><b><i>Observations:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>violets blooming</li><li>almond tree blooming</li><li>Periwinkle (<i>Vinca Major</i>) blooming</li><li>chicory seeds sprouting</li><li>1st tomato seeds (<i>Brandywine</i>) sprouting</li><li>chickens don't like Swiss chard</li><li>they do like grubs</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-82650005002815031?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-56356496778911673042011-03-05T23:36:00.004-05:002011-03-10T15:07:36.126-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 36 - 61 F</li><li>highs: 48 - 75 F</li></ul><i style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall: </i>1.5"<br /><br /><b><i>Egg Counts</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 7</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 2</li><li>Wed. 6</li><li>Thurs. 6</li><li>Fri. 5</li><li>Sat. 5</li><li><b>Week's Total: </b>36</li></ul><br /><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><div><ul><li>finished transplanting everbearing strawberries</li><li>mulched crabapple</li><li>mulched almond tree</li><li>bordered existing herb beds with bricks</li><li>double dug a new herb bed</li><li>froze 2 more dozen eggs</li></ul><div><br /><b><i>Observations:</i></b></div><ul><li>peas sprouting</li><li>peach trees blooming</li><li>indoor cabbages sprouting</li><li>rhubarb sprouting</li><li>Japanese magnolia blooming</li><li>forsythia blooming</li></ul><div><br /><b><i>Eating:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>fresh carrots</li><li>fresh turnips</li><li>fresh eggs</li><li>canned pizza sauce</li><li>frozen okra</li><li>stored potatoes</li><li>canned Swiss chard</li><li>frozen green peppers</li><li>canned dill pickles</li><li>canned figs</li><li>canned blueberry topping</li><li>dried watermelon</li><li>dried cantaloupe</li><li>sauerruben</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5635649677891167304?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-76370809163856462892011-02-26T17:34:00.002-05:002011-02-27T05:30:49.776-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 35 - 60 F</li><li>highs: 58 - 71 F</li></ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.1"<br /><br /><b><i>Egg Count:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Sun. 3</li><li>Mon. 5</li><li>Tues. 3</li><li>Wed. 4</li><li>Thurs. 3</li><li>Fri. 4</li><li>Sat. 5</li><li><b>Week's total</b>= 27</li></ul><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">Planted </i>(indoors):<br /><ul><li>Joe Pye Weed</li><li>Pyrethrum</li><li>Spearmint</li><li>St. Johns Wort</li><li>Horehound</li><li>Skullcap</li><li>Chicory</li><li>Valerian</li><li>Bergamot</li><li>Creeping Thyme</li><li>Tomato, <i>Brandywine</i></li></ul><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">Planted&nbsp;</i>(outdoors):<br /><ul><li>2 dogwoods&nbsp;(from National Arbor Day Foundation) in bird garden</li></ul><br /><b><i>Transplanted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>strawberries</li></ul><br /><b><i>Seeds in freezer:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Narrowleaf Echinacea</li><li>marshmallow</li></ul><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lettuce</li><li>carrots</li></ul><br /><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul><li>actually remembering to turn the compost almost daily</li><li>tilled in annual rye</li><li>made a compost sifter</li></ul><br /><b><i>Noted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>winter wheat starting to grow</li><li>daffodils blooming everywhere</li><li>raspberries beginning to leaf</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7637080916385646289?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-64450076433948400002011-02-19T22:42:00.001-05:002011-02-24T06:56:03.291-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 27 - 52 F</li><li>highs: 60 - 72 F</li></ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> none<br /><br /><b><i>Egg Counts:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Mon. 6</li><li>Tues. 3</li><li>Wed. 5</li><li>Thurs. 4</li><li>Fri. 3</li><li>Sat. 3</li><li><b>Weekly total</b> (minus Sunday) = 24</li></ul><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>cabbage seeds, <i>Late Flat Dutch</i></li><li>English peas, <i>Wando</i></li><li>lettuce, <i>Parris Island Cos</i></li><li>radishes, <i>Pink Beauty</i></li></ul><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li>beets</li><li>carrots</li><li>turnips</li><li>horseradish</li><li>lettuce</li><li>mesclun</li><li>radishes</li></ul><div><br /><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>dug new row for strawberries and asparagus</li><li>applied compost &amp; wood ashes</li><li>finished companion group plan for this year's garden</li><li>raked &amp; hauled more leaves for mulch</li><li>mulched daffodils with cardboard &amp; wood chips</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6445007643394840000?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-6482188208309167482011-02-17T06:54:00.000-05:002011-02-17T06:54:43.911-05:00This is a list of what I ordered.<br />For a list of saved seed, <a href="http://my5acredream.blogspot.com/2010/11/2010-seeds-saved-seed-saving-goals.html" title="2010 Seeds Saved &amp; Seed Saving Goals">click here</a>.<br /><br /><b><i>Garden Seeds:</i></b><br /><ul><li><i>Brunswick</i> cabbage</li><li><i>Marketmore 76</i> cucumber</li><li><i>Brandywine </i>tomato</li><li><i>hollow crown</i> parsnip</li><li><i>Hutterite soup</i> beans</li><li><i>Christmas</i> Lima Beans</li><li><i>Florida High Bush</i> eggplant</li><li><i>Detroit</i> beets</li><li><i>Nantes</i> carrot</li><li><i>nutmeg green</i> melon</li><li>scallop squash</li><li><i>golden ball</i> turnip</li><li><i>Calico</i> popcorn</li><li><i>Hanson</i> lettuce</li><li>habanero pepper</li><li>White Broom Corn</li><li>Luffa sponge</li></ul><br /><b><i>Herbs:</i></b><br /><ul><li>narrowleaf echinacea</li><li>white horehound</li><li>marshmallow</li><li>fennel</li><li>valerian</li><li>wormwood</li><li>cinnamon basil</li><li>Joe Pye Weed</li><li>St. John's Wort</li><li>scullcap</li><li>anise hyssop</li><li>bergamot</li><li>borage</li><li>summer savory</li><li>Italian parsley</li></ul><br /><b><i>Flowers:</i></b><br /><ul><li>4 o'clocks</li><li>French dwarf marigolds</li><li>Hungarian Blue breadseed poppy</li></ul><br /><b><i>Roots &amp; Tubers:</i></b><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><ul><li><i>Vardaman</i> sweet potatoes</li><li><i>Fingerling</i> salad potatoes</li><li><i>Mary Washington</i> asparagus</li><li><i>purple sweet</i> asparagus</li><li><i>Barr's Mammoth</i> asparagus</li><li>yellow multiplier onions</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-648218820830916748?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-29060557020737696232011-02-12T21:13:00.000-05:002011-02-12T21:13:59.572-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 23 - 34 F</li><li>highs: 43 - 56 F</li></ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall</i></b>: 0.05"<br /><br /><b><i>Snowfall:</i></b> dusting<br /><br /><i><b>Planted:</b></i><br /><ul><li>ginger rhizome</li></ul><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>lettuce</b></li><li><b>mesclun</b></li><li><b>carrots</b></li><li><b>broccoli</b></li></ul><br /><div><b>Accomplished:</b></div><div><ul><li>sifted compost</li><li>applied compost to <b>rhubarb</b> &amp; <b>azaleas</b></li><li>raked leaves for mulch</li><li>mulched <b>azaleas</b> with pine needles</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2906055702073769623?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-72523666097500222232011-02-05T20:50:00.002-05:002011-02-11T18:19:22.330-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 31 - 45 F</li><li>highs: 38 - 66 F</li></ul><br /><i><b>Rainfall:</b></i> 3.15 inches<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7252366609750022223?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-15656924594480567542011-01-29T17:34:00.001-05:002011-02-06T12:08:19.648-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 25 - 37 F</li><li>highs: 39 - 61</li></ul><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall:</i>&nbsp;0.8"<br /><br /><b><i>Snowfall:</i></b>&nbsp;just a dusting<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>horseradish</b></li><li><b>cabbages</b></li><li><b>turnips</b></li><li><b>1 beet</b></li><li><b>mesclun</b></li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>turnips</b> as sauerruben in a one gallon crock</li></ul><b><i>Transplanted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>transplanted privet(?) to along northwest property line</li><li>transplanted <b>perennial hibiscus</b> in front of Leyland cypresses</li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul><li>raked &amp; hauled 3 more wheelbarrow loads of leaves for mulch</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1565692459448056754?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-90597708480873433952011-01-22T16:29:00.001-05:002011-01-22T16:34:07.695-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 27 - 38 F</li><li>highs: 41 - 57 F</li></ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.2 inches<br /><br /><b><i>Started:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>sweet potato</b> slips</li></ul><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-9059770848087343395?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-9216309845740885112011-01-15T21:11:00.000-05:002011-01-15T21:11:13.631-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 16 - 29</li><li>highs: 29 - 47</li></ul><br /><b><i>Snowfall:</i></b> 7.5"<br /><br /><b><i>Ice accumulation:</i></b> 0.25"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted: </i></b><br /><ul><li>cabbage seeds</li></ul><div><b><i>Harvested:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>beets</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-921630984574088511?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-92086263163691080192011-01-08T23:36:00.003-05:002011-01-09T22:02:29.409-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>highs: 40 - 64 F</li><li>lows: 22 - 42 F</li></ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.3 inch<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b> nothing<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b> nothing<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-9208626316369108019?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-447446030801192982011-01-02T23:23:00.004-05:002011-02-07T18:43:59.801-05:00<b>1/28 - Sow seeds indoors:</b><br /><ul><li>cabbage</li><li>onion</li><li>celery</li><li>celeriac</li></ul><div><b>Feed:</b></div><div><ul><li>rhubarb, apply 3 inch layer of well-rotted compost</li></ul><div><b>Spray:</b></div></div><div><ul><li>Fruit trees with horticultural oils, lime sulfur, and copper. Horticultural oils will control overwintering insects and mites. Lime-sulfur and copper sprays will control some fungal diseases such as peach leaf curl, brown rot, and shothole fungus.</li><li>Peach trees with with life-sulfur for leaf-curl fungus</li></ul><div><b>Prune:</b></div><div><ul><li>grapes</li></ul></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-44744603080119298?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-56140271679167012492011-01-01T23:06:00.000-05:002011-01-01T23:06:34.724-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 21 - 44 F</li><li>highs: 34 - 55 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall</i></b>: 1 inch<br /><br /><b><i>Snowfall:</i></b> 1 inch<br /><br /><b><i>Planted</i></b>: nothing<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>carrots</b></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5614027167916701249?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-14886109204698844052010-12-25T21:22:00.000-05:002010-12-25T21:22:12.075-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 25 - 44 F</li><li>highs: 34 - 64</li></ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> none<br /><br /><b><i>Snowfall: </i></b>1 inch<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b> nothing<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>lettuce</b></li><li><b>carrots</b></li></ul><br /><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul><li>finished mulching <b>beets</b> and <b>carrots</b></li><li>cleaned out chicken yard to put leaves in mulch pile</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1488610920469884405?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-70662011851868224842010-12-18T22:45:00.001-05:002010-12-18T22:46:17.426-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 11 - 35 F</li><li>highs: 32 - 51 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.2" freezing rain<br /><br /><i><b>Planted:</b></i> nothing<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b> nothing<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7066201185186822484?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-92230329199862504962010-12-11T22:11:00.001-05:002010-12-11T22:12:03.160-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 16 - 35 F</li><li>highs: 35 - 50 F</li></ul><br /><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> none<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b> nothing<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>broccoli</b></li><li><b>cabbage</b></li><li><b>lettuce</b></li></ul><div><b><i>Notes:</i></b></div><div><ul><li><b>Meyers Lemon</b>&nbsp;tree is blooming</li><li>hard freeze pretty much wilted everything</li><li><b>Swiss chard</b> &amp; <b>lettuces</b> survived though</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-9223032919986250496?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-72104881498156399072010-12-04T16:16:00.001-05:002010-12-04T16:32:29.841-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 28 - 44 F</li><li>highs: 43 - 63 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 3.4 inches<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b> <br /><ul><li><b>annual&nbsp;rye</b> in old tomato patch</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>beets</b></li><li><b>lettuce</b></li><li><b>broccoli</b></li><li><b>mesclun</b></li></ul><b><i>Seeds Gathered:</i></b><br /><ul><li>calendula</li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>1 gallon sauerruben from <b>turnips</b></li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul><li>mulched <b>turnip</b> bed and part of<b> beets</b></li></ul><b><i>Noted:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>rutabagas</b> are coming up!</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7210488149815639907?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-48628291861635539242010-11-27T17:14:00.000-05:002010-11-27T17:14:31.085-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Highs: 54 - 66 F</li><li>Lows: 33 - 58 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.55"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b> nothing this week<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>potatoes</b></li><li>1 green <b>tomato</b> (hiding under a broccoli leaf)</li><li><b>turnips</b></li><li><b>lettuce</b></li><li><b>broccoli</b></li><li><b>pecans</b></li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>dehydrated <b>tomatoes</b></li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul><li>repotted American <b>cranberry</b> plants</li><li>raked more leaves for mulch</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-4862829186163553924?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-88639181781934812612010-11-20T21:15:00.001-05:002010-11-27T09:26:38.531-05:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 40 - 52 F</li><li>highs: 58 - 64 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall</i>:</b> 0.9"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted</i></b>: <br /><ul><li><b>Crabapple tree</b> (semi-dwarf)</li><li><i>Stanley</i> <b>plum</b> <b>tree</b> (dwarf)</li><li>3 <i>Heritage</i> <b>red raspberry</b> plants</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>turnips</b></li><li><b>Swiss chard</b></li></ul><b><i>Gathered:</i></b><br /><ul><li>more <b>pecans</b></li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>pulled dead marigold plants</li><li>raking &amp; hauling dead leaves for mulch</li><li>pulled last of popcorn &amp; KY bean plants</li><li>tilled popcorn bed to plant crabapple tree</li></ul><div><b><i>Food Storage:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>finished the last of the <a href="http://my5acredream.blogspot.com/2010/07/taters-n-onions.html">homegrown onions</a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8863918178193481261?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-1990627501948953902010-11-17T07:52:00.003-05:002010-11-17T07:58:22.406-05:00List &amp; goals&nbsp;<a href="http://goo.gl/tW2gI">here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-199062750194895390?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-16516302748163574792010-11-13T21:58:00.000-05:002010-11-13T21:58:37.946-05:00<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">First Frost - Nov. 7th</span></i></b><br /><br /><b><i>Temperature Range</i></b><br /><ul><li>Lows: 30 - 47 F</li><li>Highs:53 - 71 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> none<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b> nothing<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>tomatoes</b> (last of, mostly green)</li><li><b>sweet peppers</b> (last of)</li><li><b>Swiss chard</b></li><li><b>turnips</b></li><li><b>sweet basil </b>for seed</li><li><b>beets</b></li></ul><div><b><i>Gathered:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>a few more <b>pecans</b></li></ul></div><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>green <b>tomatoes</b> &amp; <b>green peppers</b>, in&nbsp;<a href="http://www.farmgirlfare.com/2005/09/saving-harvest-green-tomato-relish.html">Farmgirl Susan's Green Tomato Relish</a></li><li>dehydrated <b>Swiss chard</b></li><li><i>Sauerruben</i> from<b> turnips</b> (lacto-fermentated)</li><li>more <a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/2008/08/27/pickled-beets-red-wine/">pickled <b>beets</b></a></li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>pulled dead <b>tomato, pepper,</b> and <b>sweet basil </b>plants</li><li>applied compost to <b>carrot </b>bed</li><li>started raking, hauling, &amp; piling leaves by garden for mulch&nbsp;</li></ul></div><div><b><i>Noted:</i></b></div><div><ul><li><b>wheat</b> is coming up!</li><li><b>annual rye</b> is too</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1651630274816357479?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-22241608988735840222010-11-06T21:47:00.001-04:002010-11-06T21:48:17.221-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Lows: 34 - 52 F</li><li>Highs: 50 - 71 F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall: </i></b>0.4"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>annual rye</b> (green manure)</li><li>winter <b>wheat (</b>2.25 lbs over about 120 sq ft.)</li><li><b>rutabagas</b>,<i> purple top</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><b>parsnips</b>, <i>Harris Model</i></li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>tomatoes</b></li><li><b>sweet peppers</b></li><li><b>green beans</b> (last of)</li><li><b>Swiss chard</b></li><li><b>popcorn</b> (missed a few the 1st time)</li><li><b>buckwheat</b></li><li><b>turnips</b></li></ul><div><b><i>Gathered:</i></b></div><div><ul><li><b>pecans</b></li></ul></div><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><ul><li>dehydrated <b>Swiss chard</b></li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul><li>tilled lower half of garden</li><li>tilled old cucumber patch</li><li>pulled the rest of the bush beans</li><li>pulled popcorn stalks</li><li>pulled most of the pole beans</li><li>applied compost to cabbages</li><li>applied compost to old cuke patch</li><li>started new compost pile</li><li>planted annual rye for a green manure cover crop</li><li>planted an experimental patch of hard winter wheat.</li><li>Joined our area food co-op</li><li>Fri. pm, covered toms &amp; peppers in preparation for frost</li></ul><div><b>Noted:</b></div><div><ul><li><b>mesclun</b> coming up</li><li><b>radishes</b> coming up</li><li><b>garlic</b> coming up</li><li><b>broccoli</b> starting to head</li><li>ate our last mess of fresh steamed <b>green beans</b> for the year</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2224160898873584022?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-10909648358047931582010-10-30T12:24:00.004-04:002010-11-01T17:28:25.653-04:00<b><i>Temperature range this week:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 44 - 64 F</li><li>highs: 67 - 78 F</li></ul><strong><em>Rainfall:</em></strong> 2.2 " over 3 days<br /><br /><strong><em>Planted:</em></strong> nothing this week<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><strong>Swiss chard</strong></li><li><strong>zucchini</strong></li><li><strong>turnips</strong></li><li><strong>pumpkin</strong></li><li><strong>tomatoes</strong></li><li><strong>green beans</strong></li><li><strong>sweet peppers</strong></li></ul><em><strong>Preserved:&nbsp;</strong></em><br /><ul><li>froze eggs</li><li>froze <strong>sweet peppers</strong></li></ul><div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><ul><li>Not much in the garden due to 3 days of rain</li><li>Finished&nbsp;<a href="http://my5acredream.blogspot.com/2010/10/jewels-of-summer-harvest.html">organizing pantry</a></li><li>Finished shelling <strong>popcorn</strong></li><li>Still working on <strong>black turtle beans</strong></li><li>pulled old <strong>zinnia</strong> plants from front flower beds</li><li>packed harvested <strong>turnips</strong> is a cooler with damp sand</li></ul><strong><em>Ordered</em></strong> - from Stark Bros. Nursery for fall planting:<br /><ul><li>2 American <strong>cranberry</strong> bushes</li><li>1 semi-dwarf&nbsp;<strong>crabapple</strong> tree</li><li>1 <em>Stanley</em> European dwarf&nbsp;<strong>plum</strong> tree</li><li>3 <i>Heritage</i> <strong>red raspberries </strong></li></ul><b><i>Homestead Meal:</i></b> (all homegrown except cheese)<br /><ul><li>mashed <strong>potatoes &amp; turnips</strong> topped with big blob of homemade (not homegrown) yogurt cheese, steamed <strong>Swiss chard</strong>, &amp; chunks of fresh <strong>tomato</strong>. YUM!</li></ul><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1090964835804793158?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-85863130990495448622010-10-23T16:57:00.002-04:002010-10-23T17:01:49.234-04:00<b><i>Temperature range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows: 46 - 59° F</li><li>highs: 71 - 77° F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> 0.1"<br /><br /><b><i>Planted:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>garlic</b></li><li><i>China Rose</i> winter <b>radishes</b></li><li>mild <b>mesclun</b> mix</li></ul><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>zucchini</b></li><li><i>Pink Beauty</i><b> radishes</b></li><li><b>Swiss chard</b></li><li><b>oregano</b></li><li><b>sweet peppers</b></li><li>state half runner <b>beans</b></li><li>last <b>black turtle bean</b> plant</li><li><b>watermelons</b> (last ones)</li><li>baby <b>beets</b></li><li>baby <b>turnips</b></li><li>baby <b>carrots</b></li><li><b>tomato&nbsp;</b>- 1 ripe <i>Roma</i></li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>pickled <b>beets</b> using <a href="http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/2008/08/27/pickled-beets-red-wine/">this recipe</a></li></ul></div><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b><br /><ul><li>thinned <b>beets, turnips, &amp; carrots</b></li><li>fed tops to goats &amp; chickens (llama wasn't interested)</li><li>applied compost to new beds &amp; <b>broccoli</b></li><li>started mulching <b>potatoes</b></li><li>pulled old <b>dill</b> plants, noted lots of new volunteers</li><li>watered <b>zucchini, sweet peppers, cabbages</b></li></ul><div><b><i>To Do:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>plant parsnips &amp; more beets?</li><li>finish packing &amp; labeling saved seeds</li><li>finish&nbsp;organizing&nbsp;pantry</li><li>harvest herbs</li><li>clean out front flower beds</li></ul></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8586313099049544862?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-7490081387461971992010-10-16T17:39:00.000-04:002010-10-16T17:39:22.235-04:00<b>Temperature Range:</b><br /><ul><li>lows: 46 - 60</li><li>highs: 70 - 82</li></ul><b>Rainfall:</b> sprinkle<br /><br /><b>Harvested:</b><br /><ul><li>last of <b>black turtle beans</b></li><li><b>state 1/2 runner bush beans</b></li><li>last <b>buttercup squash</b></li><li><b>Swiss chard</b></li><li><b>zucchini</b></li><li><b>sweet pepper</b></li><li><b>sweet basil</b></li><li><b>dill</b> seed</li></ul><b>Preserved:</b><br /><ul><li>froze 4 quarts <b>potato</b> soup</li><li>13 quarts canned <b>sweet potatoes</b></li><li>froze 2 doz. eggs</li><li>froze <b>sweet pepper,</b> both green &amp; ripe</li><li>dehydrated <b>bananas</b> (store bought)</li></ul><div><b>Accomplished:</b></div><div><ul><li>shelled <b>beans</b> for seed &amp; soup</li><li>finished pulling <b>black turtle bean </b>plants &amp;<b> buttercup squash</b> vines</li><li>watered fall garden</li><li>pulled out blackberry vines &amp; as many weeds going to seed as possible</li><li>husked <b>amaranth</b> &amp; stored in trash cans for chicken feed</li><li>pulled out <b>okra</b> plants</li><li>cleaned out chicken coop &amp; spread litter lower 1/2 of garden</li></ul><div><b>To Do:</b><br /><ul><li>finish goat fencing</li><li>finish organizing 2010 saved seeds</li><li>thin beets</li><li>thin turnips</li><li>thin carrots</li><li>finish harvesting bush bean seeds</li><li>till</li><li>re-pot aloe vera</li></ul></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-749008138746197199?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-51173501168953038722010-10-09T17:20:00.002-04:002010-10-09T17:24:47.318-04:00<b><i>Temperature Range:</i></b><br /><ul><li>lows:&nbsp;44 - 54° F</li><li>highs: &nbsp;66 - 80° F</li></ul><b><i>Rainfall:</i></b> none<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested:</i></b><br /><ul><li><b>sweet peppers</b></li><li><b>Swiss chard</b></li><li>beet greens with baby <b>beets</b>&nbsp;</li><li>dried <b>State 1/2 runner beans</b> (for seed &amp; soup)</li><li><b>buttercup squash</b></li><li><b>dill seed</b></li><li><b>sunflower</b> seed heads (last of)</li></ul><div><b><i>Preserved:</i></b><br /><ul><li>froze <b>sweet pepper</b></li><li>froze <b>eggs</b></li></ul><b><i>Problems noted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>black rot(?) on curing<b> sweet potatoes</b></li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>started removing <b>amaranth</b> seed from heads</li><li>pulling dead <b>bean plants</b></li><li>pulled out the last of the dead <b>sunflower stalks</b></li><li>thinning <b>beets</b> &amp; eating steamed thinnings</li><li>hilled fall <b>potatoes</b> (mostly volunteers)</li><li>sprayed <b>zucchini</b> plants with Soap Shield (copper solution) for <b>powdery mildew</b></li><li>cleaned out old <b>cantaloupe</b> bed, pulling dried vines &amp; weeds with seed heads</li><li>fed weeds to the goats (much appreciated)</li><li>working on new fencing mostly</li><li>husked <b>popcorn</b></li><li>shelled dried&nbsp;<b>sweet corn</b>&nbsp;for seed</li></ul><div><b><i>To Do:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>finish amaranth seed</li><li>get something to store amaranth seed in</li><li>mulch fall garden</li><li>work on fall fruit tree &amp; shrub nursery order</li><li>finish pulling out dead squash and cucumber vines</li><li>clean out chicken coop &amp; spread on garden for tilling</li><li>till summer garden</li><li>plant green manure cover crop of annual rye</li></ul><div><b><i>Homestead Cuisine:</i></b></div></div><div><ul><li>baked chicken, steamed baby beets with greens, potato salad with pickle juice in&nbsp;mayonnaise&nbsp;and ripe sweet pepper</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5117350116895303872?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-45639183445150621542010-10-02T15:49:00.001-04:002010-10-02T15:51:28.516-04:00<b><i>Rainfall:</i></b>&nbsp;3.1 inches<br /><br /><b><i>Harvested</i></b>:<br /><ul><li><b>zucchini</b></li><li><b>black turtle beans</b></li><li><b>sweet peppers</b></li><li><b>buttercup squash</b></li><li><b>sunflowers</b></li></ul><b><i>Problems noted:</i></b><br /><ul><li>powdery mildew on <b>zucchini</b><br /></li></ul><b><i>Preserved:</i></b> <br /><ul><li>froze 1 pint <b>pumpkin</b></li><li>froze <b>eggs</b></li><li>froze <b>sweet peppers</b></li><li>cured <b>sunflower heads</b></li></ul><b><i>Accomplished:</i></b> <br /><ul><li>Sorted stored <b>potatoes</b>. Some going bad, all sprouting</li><li>Composted bad potatoes</li><li>cleaned out pantry fridge for sprouting potatoes</li><li>made potato soup (it's getting to be that soup time of year)</li><li>pulled <b>black turtle bean</b> plants &amp; <b>sunflower</b> stalks</li><li>shelling saved seeds: <b>radishes, turnips </b></li><li>Finally visited my area food co-op and got a one month trial membership. I will probably join. &nbsp;They do buy produce from members so maybe this will be an outlet in the future. They also told me about an area locavore group. It's good to be finding some area&nbsp;resources.<br /></li></ul><div><b><i>To Do:</i></b></div><div><ul><li>spray <b>zucchini</b> for the mildew</li><li>sort <b>sweet potatoes</b> for storage</li><li>shake seeds from dried <b>amaranth</b> heads</li><li>finish cleaning up garden</li><li>plant more <b>radishes</b></li><li>mulch <a href="http://my5acredream.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-garden-2010.html">fall garden</a></li></ul></div><div></div><ul></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-4563918344515062154?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-25575285037995417892010-05-31T22:27:00.001-04:002010-05-31T22:28:49.711-04:00I have let my record keeping go for several days now! That means my totals will be off. Things are so busy, maybe I need a short break anyway.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2557528503799541789?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-67377356845076390802010-05-22T19:38:00.003-04:002011-05-02T10:31:24.153-04:00<b><i>Plant:</i></b><br /><ul><li>Lima beans: May 1 - 15</li><li>Cantaloupes: until May 15</li><li>Cucumbers: until May 15</li><li>summer squash: through May 15</li><li>winter squash: through May 15</li><li>Eggplant: May 1 - 15</li><li>okra:&nbsp;May 1 - 15</li><li>peanuts:&nbsp;May 1 - 15</li><li>tomato plants:&nbsp;May 1 - 30</li><li>peppers plants:&nbsp;May 1 - 30</li><li>southern peas: May 1 - June 30</li><li>potatoes: May 10 - June 10</li><li>watermelon: April 20 - June 30 </li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6737735684507639080?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-56229029679048835112010-05-21T22:55:00.001-04:002010-05-22T00:56:49.647-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 63 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 70 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall</span> - 0.2"</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5622902967904883511?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-83724210127116424282010-05-20T21:52:00.001-04:002010-05-20T21:54:18.069-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 58 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 79 F</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Planted:</span><br />~<span style="font-weight: bold;"> dill</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">fennel</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">garlic</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">yellow straightneck summer squash</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8372421012711642428?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-87798449426558515002010-05-19T22:46:00.000-04:002010-05-20T10:48:15.211-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 59 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 85 F</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mulched with compost:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">tomatoes</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">green peppers</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">sweet potatoes</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">watermelons</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">cantaloupes </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-8779844942655851500?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-32820487326090750072010-05-18T22:08:00.004-04:002010-05-20T10:49:02.306-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 62 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 80 F</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Harvested:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">broccoli</span> (fall planted) - 0.2 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">lettuce</span> (spring planted) - 2.8 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">peas</span> - 0.1 oz<br />~<span style="font-weight: bold;"> radish</span> (spring planted) - 1 ct, 0.9 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">Swiss chard</span> (thinnings) - 7.8 oz<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Notes:</span><br />~ sifted the oldest compost pile, using hardware cloth. Got a wheel barrow and a half of compost!<br />~ Mulched the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Swiss chard, cabbages, broccoli, &amp; lettuce</span> with compost<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-3282048732609075007?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-79618183635541339272010-05-17T22:26:00.001-04:002010-09-30T08:24:10.476-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 66 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 79 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall: </span>0.4"</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-7961818363554133927?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-7257476822162862852010-05-16T22:05:00.001-04:002010-05-17T22:27:44.511-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low ?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 85 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Rainfall </span><span style="font-style: italic;">- 0.3"</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-725747682216286285?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-56785299920029258032010-05-15T22:21:00.003-04:002010-05-15T22:31:35.446-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Average Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 59 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 77 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Rainfall:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> 0.1"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Planted:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">buttercup squash<br /></span>~ creeping <span style="font-weight: bold;">thyme</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">~ nasturtiums</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">peppermint</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>~<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sunflowers</span> (from saved seed)<br />~ black turtle <span style="font-weight: bold;">beans</span><br />~ buttercup <span style="font-weight: bold;">squash</span><br />~ Clemson spineless <span style="font-weight: bold;">okra</span> (from saved seed)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">~ lavender</span> plant<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">oregano</span> plants<br />~ English <span style="font-weight: bold;">thyme</span> plants<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Harvested:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">broccoli</span> - 0.5 oz (fall planted)<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">carrots</span> - 1 ct, 0.6 oz (fall planted)<br />~ English <span style="font-weight: bold;">peas</span> - 0.4 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">onions</span> - 2.5 ct, 1.6 oz (fall planted)<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">lettuce</span> - 2.5 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">radish</span> - 1 ct, 0.5 oz (spring planted)<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">spinach</span> (fall planted) - 1.6 oz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Seeds collected:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">turnip</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5678529992002925803?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-11079316935902530262010-05-15T22:19:00.001-04:002010-05-15T22:21:24.946-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 68 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 85 F</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Planted:</span><br />~ creeping <span style="font-weight: bold;">thyme</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">peppermint</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-1107931693590253026?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-9559881793447014722010-05-14T16:34:00.001-04:002010-05-14T16:38:11.092-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />~ low 68 F</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><br />~ high 88 F</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br />Planted:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">buttercup squash<br />~ nasturtiums<br /></span>~<span style="font-weight: bold;"> sunflowers</span> (from saved seed)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Harvested:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">broccoli</span> (fall planted) - 0.2 oz<br />~ English <span style="font-weight: bold;">peas</span> - 0.4 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">lettuce</span> (fall planted) - 1.7 oz<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-955988179344701472?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-1606912075879766702010-05-13T21:34:00.001-04:002010-05-13T21:36:35.943-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 64 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 86 F</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Harvested:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">lettuce</span> (fall planted) - 0.4 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">spinach</span> (fall planted) - 1.6 oz<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-160691207587976670?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-65017505713466588912010-05-12T22:04:00.004-04:002010-05-14T14:47:12.125-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 61 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 82 F</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Planted:</span><br />~ black turtle <span style="font-weight: bold;">beans</span><br />~ buttercup <span style="font-weight: bold;">squash</span><br />~ Clemson spineless <span style="font-weight: bold;">okra</span> (from saved seed)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Harvested:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">lettuce</span> (fall planted) - 0.4 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">radish</span> - 1 ct, 0.5 oz<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6501750571346658891?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-61920001730731103092010-05-10T22:03:00.002-04:002010-05-11T17:58:16.318-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 49 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 65 F</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Rainfall:</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> 0.1"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Planted:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">~ lavender</span> plant<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">oregano</span> plants<br />~ English <span style="font-weight: bold;">thyme</span> plants<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Harvested:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">broccoli</span> - 0.3 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">carrots</span> - 1 ct, 0.6 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">onions</span> - 2.5 ct, 1.6 oz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Seeds collected:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">turnip</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6192000173073110309?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-28191878127781518172010-05-08T22:28:00.000-04:002010-05-15T22:35:02.869-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Average Temperatures:</span><br />~ low - 64 F<br />~ highs - 82 F<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall</span> - 1.15"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Planted:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">sweet basil</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">cucumbers</span>, National Pickling from saved seed<br />~ sugar baby <span style="font-weight: bold;">watermelon</span><br />~ Hale's Best Jumbo <span style="font-weight: bold;">cantaloupe</span> plants<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Harvested</span> -</span></span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">cabbage</span> leaves - 3.8 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">carrots</span> (fall planted) 3 ct, 1.2 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">radishes</span> - 3 ct, 1.9 oz<br />~<span style="font-weight: bold;"> lettuce</span> leaves - 0.11 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">strawberries</span> - 1.1 oz<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2819187812778151817?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-27381046640145636662010-05-08T20:39:00.000-04:002010-05-08T20:39:53.975-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 60 F<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 82 F<br />Dry &amp; sunny<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Harvested</span> -</span></span><br />~<span style="font-weight: bold;"> lettuce</span> leaves - 0.3 oz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Planted:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">sweet basil</span><br />~ sugar baby <span style="font-weight: bold;">watermelon</span><br />~ Hale's Best Jumbo <span style="font-weight: bold;">cantaloupe</span> plants<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mulched:</span><br />~ more <span style="font-weight: bold;">potatoe</span> rows<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2738104664014563666?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-8837490854803693782010-05-07T18:18:00.000-04:002010-05-08T06:20:57.975-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 62 F<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 85 F<br />Warm &amp; sunny<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Harvested</span> -</span></span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">strawberries</span> - 1.1 oz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Planted</span> -<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">cucumbers</span>, National Pickling from saved seed<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-883749085480369378?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-29350193502268811392010-05-06T21:50:00.001-04:002010-05-06T21:52:47.439-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 62 F<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 86 F<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Harvested</span> -</span></span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">cabbage</span> leaves - 1 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">radishes</span> - 3 ct, 1.9 oz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mulched:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">strawberries</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-2935019350226881139?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-67103205554254107012010-05-05T22:56:00.001-04:002010-05-05T22:57:55.121-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 60 F<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 86 F<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Harvested</span> -</span></span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">lettuce</span> - 0.4 oz<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mulched:</span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">potatoes</span> (first few rows)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6710320555425410701?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-61747583712642347542010-05-04T22:51:00.000-04:002010-05-05T22:54:00.272-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 66 F<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 82 F<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Harvested</span> -</span></span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">carrots</span> (fall planted) 3 ct, 1.2 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">cabbage</span> - 2.8 oz<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">lettuce</span> 0.4 oz<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-6174758371264234754?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-51612093987028849172010-05-03T22:50:00.000-04:002010-05-05T22:51:48.118-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 68 F<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 72 F<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rainfall</span> - 1.15"<br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5161209398702884917?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429831849151938156.post-55288993265293024542010-05-01T22:35:00.000-04:002010-05-02T22:37:01.287-04:00<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Temperature:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ low 65 F<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ high 72 F<br /></span></span><span><span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Planted:</span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">blueberry</span> bushes (replacements) 1 Jubilee, 1 Blue Ray<br />~ <span style="font-weight: bold;">buckwheat</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8429831849151938156-5528899326529302454?l=leighsgardenjournal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com0