Sept 18 - 24, 2011

Temperature Range:

• lows: 57 - 66 F
• highs: 68 - 82 F

Rainfall: 4.75 inches

Planted:

• broccoli, Waltham 29, saved seed
• cabbage collard plants, purchased
• radishes, China Rose, packaged seed
• Kale, Siberian Dwarf (Baker Creek)

Harvested:

• Swiss Chard
• popcorn
• buckwheat for hay
• green peppers
• tomatoes
• watermelons

Seeds gathered:

• buckwheat
• 4 o'clocks
• popcorn
• pole beans

Preserved:

• 2, half-gallons goat milk, frozen

Egg Counts:

• Sun. 2
• Mon. 2
• Tues. 3
• Wed. 2
• Thurs. 3
• Fri. 3
• Sat. 2
• Week's Total: 17

Accomplished:
Sunday

• day of rest

Monday

• cleared more summer garden beds
• planted broccoli, radish seeds & cabbage collards plants
• harvested popcorn
• saved popcorn stalks for goats
• cut buckwheat for goats (hay)
• watered fall garden
• watered hazelnut trees

Tuesday

• planted kale
• husked popcorn

Wednesday

• Rain! Welcome rain! No gardening activities.
• froze 2 more half-gallon jars of milk

Thursday

• more rain
• worked on shelling turnip seeds

Friday

• more rain

Saturday

• harvested watermelons
• deer track noted in buckwheat
• ground too wet to do anything
• noted fall seeds coming up!