July 8 - 14, 2012

Temperature Range

• lows: 68 - 76° F
• highs: 76 - 96° F

Rainfall: 3.6"

Planted

• okra, Clemson spineless, saved seed

Harvested

• blueberries
• cucumbers
• dill
• beans, Taylors Horticultural

 Preserved

• cucumber/garlic relish, 7 pts canned

 Egg Counts:

• Sun. 4
• Mon. 7
• Tues. 3
• Wed. 7
• Thurs. 6
• Fri. 7
• Sat. 4
• Week's Total: 38

Observed & Accomplished:
Sunday

• day of rest
• picked cucumbers
• deer continue to eat sweet potato vines
• Dan made a scarecrow to scare off deer

Monday

• no more deer damage to sweet potatoes
• moved scarecrow
• picked blueberries
• froze blueberries
• made & canned cucumber/garlic relish
• Dan tilled bottom section of garden & made 4 beds
• rain shower in late afternoon

Tuesday

• pulled mosaic ridden cucumber plants
• planted okra
• weeded
• tied up tomato plants

Wednesday

• rain

Thursday

• covered top garden bed with tarps
• picked cukes
• rain again late

Friday

• potatoes coming up
• heard a wood thrush
• harvested dill & cucumbers
• made lacto-fermented pickles