Weekend March 2-3:
I’ve been working on the garden for years; it was dormant for a few years (like 10) while I changed careers. The base soil if you want to call it that is sand. I added heavy black dirt to the upper 2/3 years ago; I’ve since added heavy red dirt (clay ) to half of the lower 1/3. For two years straight I’ve added 4”s of compost to the upper 2/3 and this year 4”s to the bottom 1/3. I clean horse pens for the free manure; kitchen waste is added to the compost. Our property is on a slope and heavy rains cause erosion problems. Above the garden the land is heavily terraced to divert water runoff.
Finished concreting the base of the fence, used 22 80lb bags, the Waskily Wabbits should be done, until they find another way in. They have been a real menace! I tried a hot wire system, it was not too effective and killed birds and squirrels; I didn’t like that.
Planted the Onions January 15th, Garlic was planted September 15th. They took a beating with the 30mph winds, 55 mph gusts last Monday.
Tilled and my wife planted corn, cukes, watermelons, bush beans and cantelope.
Bush Beans above
Cukes, and Melons behind the Rosemary above.
Corn below.
I started these the first week of January; I think I got carried away.
The Potatoes, planted February 15th are coming up. I planted then 8”s deep and I keep covering them up, and will do so until the ground is level where planted.
Never ending mulch pile.
Hmmm.. too many images...
I’ve been working on the garden for years; it was dormant for a few years (like 10) while I changed careers. The base soil if you want to call it that is sand. I added heavy black dirt to the upper 2/3 years ago; I’ve since added heavy red dirt (clay ) to half of the lower 1/3. For two years straight I’ve added 4”s of compost to the upper 2/3 and this year 4”s to the bottom 1/3. I clean horse pens for the free manure; kitchen waste is added to the compost. Our property is on a slope and heavy rains cause erosion problems. Above the garden the land is heavily terraced to divert water runoff.
Finished concreting the base of the fence, used 22 80lb bags, the Waskily Wabbits should be done, until they find another way in. They have been a real menace! I tried a hot wire system, it was not too effective and killed birds and squirrels; I didn’t like that.
Planted the Onions January 15th, Garlic was planted September 15th. They took a beating with the 30mph winds, 55 mph gusts last Monday.
Tilled and my wife planted corn, cukes, watermelons, bush beans and cantelope.
Bush Beans above
Cukes, and Melons behind the Rosemary above.
Corn below.
I started these the first week of January; I think I got carried away.
The Potatoes, planted February 15th are coming up. I planted then 8”s deep and I keep covering them up, and will do so until the ground is level where planted.
Never ending mulch pile.
Hmmm.. too many images...
Wish I could send some rain your way, all it did this summer here was rain it seems. all the peppers I had in pots here I think I watered once maybe twice the whole season. all the best
I didn't get to taste all the peppers I wanted to today, maybe tomorrow.
on the rain. I got at least a couple of inches here last night and this morning, haven't checked the gauge yet. Hopefully we'll cruise into fall with enough moisture.