October 2 - 8, 2011

Temperature Range

• lows: 42 - 53 F
• highs: 67 - 78 F

Rainfall: none

Planted:

• radishes (saved seed)
• garlic (saved cloves)
• multiplier onions (Territorial Seed Co)
• lettuce (saved seed)

Harvested:

• beet thinnings
• Swiss chard
• 1st lemon
• tomatoes
• melons (to feed chickens & goats)
• radishes

Seeds Saved

• 4 o'clocks
• antique marigolds
• okra
• melon

Egg Counts

• Sun. 1
• Mon. 0
• Tues. 0 (found broken egg shell out in the field though)
• Wed. 1
• Thurs. 2
• Fri. 1
• Sat. 2
• Week's Total: 8

Accomplished:

Sunday
• day of rest
Monday
• planted radishes & garlic
• found 1st lemon on the ground
Tuesday
• waxed a cheese for food storage
Wednesday
• thinned beets
• gathered 4 o'clock seeds
• watered fall garden
• made mozzarella
Thursday
• multiplier onion sets arrived from Territorial Seed Co
• fed overripe watermelons to chickens
Friday
• gathered antique marigold seeds
• planted multiplier onions & more lettuce (Ruby lettuce had poor germination)
• cut broom corn sprouts to dry for goats
Saturday
• planted radishes & lettuce
• gathered seeds
• weeded fall garden
• waxed cheeses