Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sept 11 - 17, 2011

Temperature Range:
  • lows: 53 - 63
  • highs: 63 - 89

Rainfall: sprinkle

Planted:
  • turnips, white globe purple top (saved seed)
  • mangels, Colossal Long Red (Shumways)
  • cabbage seeds, Late Flat Dutch (Henry Fields)
  • Egyptian Walking Onion sets, (Chris)
Harvested:
  • last of the broom corn
  • mature cukes for seed
  • cowpeas
  • onions, the ones I could find
  • almonds
  • volunteer turnip (only 1)
  • a few more ears of field corn
  • Vardeman sweet potatoes
Seeds Saved:
  • antique marigolds
  • giant marigolds
  • cowpeas
  • pole beans, KY wonder
Preserved:
  • two hard cheeses
  • handful sweet pepper, frozen
Egg Counts:
  • Sun. 4
  • Mon. 1
  • Tues. 4
  • Wed. 1
  • Thurs. 4
  • Fri. 4
  • Sat. 2
  • Week's Total: 20
Accomplished:
    Sunday
    • day of rest
    Monday
    • harvested last of broom corn
    • started weeding strawberry/asparagus bed in search of the onions
    • made mozzarella
    • cleaned up several summer garden beds
    • watered fall garden
    • watered fruit trees
    • pulled some wheat heads for a sample of flour & pancakes
    • shelling cowpeas
    Tuesday
    • planted cabbage seed, turnips, mangels, Egyptian Walking onions
    • watered onions
    • hunted for wild muscadines. No joy.
    • made hard cheese
    • froze sweet pepper
    Wednesday
    • cleared out front flower bed
    • deadheaded marigolds
    • watered almond & crabapple trees
    Thursday
    • checked for dried pole beans, found a few more ears of corn
    Friday
    • harvested Vardeman sweet potatoes
    Saturday
    • no garden activities

2 comments:

  1. I see that you have saved Kentucky Wonder seeds. We will be saving several varieties of pole beans for the first time this year. Do you have any special hints for success in this?

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  2. Sherri, I think bean seeds are amongst the easiest to save. I just shell them and pack them in an envelope or jar. The hardest part is reminding myself to label them, because I never remember what each one is if I don't! :o It's very rewarding to save seeds.

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