this weekend’s tasks

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Not much garden work left for this weekend. One last bed to clear out.Print and post fall/winter information notice on bulletin board at community gardens.Garlic: Locate new bed, transplant volunteers, figure out how many saved bulbs to plant and plant them. My son wants to help – he wants to earn $$ for some project of his. I love to have his help. I meant to plant garlic a couple weeks ago, but didn’t get it gone. The garlic planting time is pretty flexible. I’m looking forward to this!
 
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planning garden chores

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Buy galvanized metal wire at hardware store for hoopsFind my row cover (in the basement I think)Find my clover seedBuy 10 lbs winter rye seed at the hardware store (they sell by the lb) Home GardenClear out cucumber and melon vines from cold frame.Replace torn cold frame plasticAttach cold frame coversTransplant fall seedlings into cold framePlant cover crop in beds (under tomato and pepper plants) Community PlotClear out old plantsPlant cover cropGarlic: Locate new bed, transplant volunteers, figure out how many saved bulbs to plantTransplant rhubarb to make room for…
 
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garden work

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– Spray bean plants with Captain Jack’s Deadbug Brew, active ingredient is the bacterium Spinosad. (Its an organic approved spray and I have no idea yet if it will work on my bean beetles, which BTW are turning in very nice orange bugs with black spots.) – Remove my old red painted garden box that has fallen apart and replace with a basic brown plastic box for my garden stuff. – Replace the broken tie wraps holding my fence to the fence posts. – Harvest dill and summer squash. –…
 
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garden work

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WeedingHarvested basilTransplant eggplants from side yard to community plot for more sunWeed whack paths around my plotFertilized popcornTransplant a small rudbeckia from side yard to community plotWeeding, weedingHarvested about 1/4 of onions, and some beetsClean out pea and fava bean bed In pea and fava bean bed, sow seeds for: Carrots, MokumBeets, Chioggga and LutzLettuce, Green Summer Crisp Loma In garlic beds, sow seeds for:Shell beans pole, Tongue of Fire, Flagrano, Shell beans bush, Vermont Cranberry, Black Turtle Soup More weeding….My compost bin is way over filled now and I…
 
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Today I spent most of the day at my community plot. After doing a few hours of path mowing and debris removal, I brought several wheel barrows full of wood chips to my plot. These are the remains of many Belmont trees that were blown over in the big wind storm 2 weeks ago. I spread a 2-3 inch layer on the paths between my raised beds. Its perfect timing to get some mulch down as the summer is heating up and the garden needs help retaining its moisture. I’d…
 
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today’s garden work

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It was very hot at 9am in the garden this morning (about 80*F, 27*C), but I got a bunch of seeds planted: Beans, Roma bush and Tavera filet beansDill, Boquet and MammothBorageRadishCarrots, Mokumand POPCORN!!! Golden baby I planted twice as much popcorn as last year. It sure was yummy!
 
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more garden work

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Today I spent a few more hours in the garden. My work list is not finished, but I will keep at it in the days to come. Today’s accomplishments; Corn bed and beans beds are prepared.Basil, celeriac, sweet potatoes and bachelor buttons are transplanted.More weeding is done.Everything is watered.
 
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garden work

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So far, so good. Beautiful weather and my garden work list is half finished: The potatoes are hilled.The squashes, pumpkins, lettuce, and spinach are transplanted.The gardens are weeded.The cover is off the cold frame. I even was able to find good homes for my extra seedlings. This took about 10 minutes at the community garden. I set about 50 tomato and pepper seedlings and them near the main path with a sign saying “Free, please take these.” They vaporized I think.
 
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Friday evening plans for the weekend

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Plans: – Plant popcorn, nasturtium, pole beans, bush beans, soy bean, and dill seeds.– String up tomatoes.– Transplant sweet potatoes, summer squash, winter squash, pumpkins, melons and cucumbers.– Remove cold frame cover and plant melons inside.– Hill potatoes.– Work on training my new pear tree.– Weeding.– Weed whacking and mowing of community garden paths.– Maybe I can pick peas!
 
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new plot progress

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I’m enjoying watching the new plots take shape as their new gardeners get to work. Skippy and I walked around the Community Gardens yesterday and took a bunch of pictures of the progress.
 
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Kathy Martin
This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy thinks the garden is his, even though I do all the work. We're located near Boston, in USDA zone 6. I have bees, chickens, fruit trees and berry bushes, too. I use all sustainable organic methods and strive to grow all of my family's vegetables myself. -Kathy


weeks and counting until my last spring frost

What I planted recently

Jan 21
thyme, lettuce, escarole

Feb 21
celery, celeriac, parsley, leeks

March 11
cabbage, kale, arugula



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April 1
peppers, eggplants, marigolds, beets

April 12
tomatoes, basil, sunflowers

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