#garden2019

[calamityofsolongwinter]

Bumpy dirt boi

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

Garden log

This is where the vegetable garden will go. We're gonna do two rows of raised beds, starting at the front by where I'm standing, and expanding backwards as materials and my ability to care for it allow. It's a lot of space!

I'm starting by solarizing a section big enough to put three beds (that's what the plastic is for) and hope to have them built and filled and planted for fall crops. Garlic, at least, but I bet I can get some quick/hardy greens in there in time.

I bought a few bags of soil to start me off, but I'll be mixing it with the existing sandy soil in the beds, and of course the rabbits make their contribution.

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First sprout of the season! Large leaf Italian basil 💚🌱

[downtherabbitholeblog]

April 22 2019

Finally tending to the garden !

Filling the plot at the back, which previously had pavers in it. I'm piling the pavers , and making that plot into a flower patch.

Levelled two back beds. One by the fence is being split in two. As I hate having it so big. I can't just not plant stuff there. As its all just dirt, so im planting flowers at the back and herbs / strawberries in the front.

So far theres chives in the front and a few Orange Lillies at the back.

Also levelled a spot behind the tarp shed to make into another plot.. 😆

Just a few more beds to level out, build a small fence, transplant , seed and I'm done!

(Aside from mulching after all the seeds have germinated)

[calamityofsolongwinter]

The autumn garden is starting to produce -just in time for 30f nights in a week lol. 8-ball zucchini and oregon giant snow peas so far. With these consistent 80f days this summer and now into autumn, the tomatoes keep producing small flushes of fruit, but at this rate they won't ripen before cold temps get them. Not shown, but the peppers are still producing as well, though slowly. Probably my inconsistent watering. When I get my own place, I'll have to install some kind of irrigation.

On another note, I've been getting into seed swaps lately and decided to test germination on the tomato seeds I saved from my dark purple experimental volunteer tomato. 100% germination! This is my first time saving tomato seeds, and I'm happy I did so properly!

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Fall peas. I haven't had a fall garden before, so hopefully I've timed it right. Now I just need to water them....every day...through this heatwave 🙃

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

Garden log

I barely have a garden this year, but today I planted two blueberry bushes and one goji berry in the front yard. North side, east of the wooded area. It's not the ideal time of year to be planting them, but free fruit bushes are free fruit bushes.

Both blueberries are probably Climax (though inconclusively labeled), so we'll need pollenizers. Premier, Columbus, Onslow, and Powderblue appear to be recommended for this area (all rabbiteye varieties).

I haven't tested the soil, but it's safe to assume pH is around 5-5.5. Even if it's a little high, pine mulch will help - I'll rake some pinestraw out of the woods there. Drainage in the area is good, afaik. Our whole lot is oddly sandy, and it certainly soaked up the water quickly while I planted.

The gojiberry apparently wants a more nuetral pH, which is too bad for it. I could amend over there? But I think I'll see how it does. It seems to be pretty unkillable, and the local friend I got it from grows hers in the standard red clay.

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