planting day!!!

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If you click on this photo, you can mouse over the beds to see what’s growing where. Well, its really great to do the big planting day with a helper. Amelia from SmartTart helped me plant in my community plot today. We got a ton of work done. My garden is suddenly full of seedlings. Here’s a list of our accomplishments: – 15 tomatoes planted (with collars for cut worms)– 3 hills of summer squash seedlings planted (Zephyr, Starship and Sunburst)– new cucumber bed prepared and 3 varieties of seedlings…
 
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rainy day

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I got 12 tomato poles up and 5 of 24 tomato plants planted! I also laid the plastic film on the tomato bed at my community plot. I hope to get all my tomato plants in the ground tomorrow, along with my cukes and squashes. I’m glad to be able to use my Flickr photo site again. Photos say much more than words.
 
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Gretta’s planting list

 
 
I found this great list that Gretta (the farmer at our local CSA farm) posted of the crops she will be planting this year! An awesome list to peruse – maybe for bedtime reading… CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)
 
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big warmup is in sight!!

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Elliot Abrams says “A Few More Cool Days, then a Big Warmup“. Yippee!!! Right on time for my tomato plants! Thursday should be a good for planting. I think I’ll hold off on planting my home garden until then too. Thursday looks to be cloudy and wet, cool overnight. Maybe I’ll cover the plants Thursday night. The warmup starts Friday. And now that I’ve figured out how to access my Flickr photo site again, I’ll even be able to post photos of the planting! For the past few days, I’ve…
 
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one last night inside

 
 
Our forecast is a for low of 42F tonight, so I brought my tomatoes and other warm weather seedlings inside for one last night. I try to bring them in if it goes below 50F. The rest of the week is predicted to gradually warm up and I’m planning to plant these on Wednesday and Thursday. My “warm weather seedlings” include tomatoes, squashes, peppers, basil, and zinnias. They’ve been outside “hardening off” for more than a week, day and night, now. I was surprised at how many seedlings I’ve ended…
 
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it’s tomato and squash planting week!

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This looks like a good week to transplant my tomato seedlings. Also my squashes, pumpkins and cukes. The temperature is staying sort of warm – about 50 F at night and up near 70 on sunny days. I’ve seen nearby gardens with tomatoes and squash already planted. I think its time to set mine out. I have some fancy thermal plastic this year. Its from Johnny’s and lets near IR through, but not visible light. This is supposed to warm up the soil well. I’ll try this under my tomatoes…
 
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rose leaf

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When I turned over soil of my new community garden plot this spring, I found a few plants that looked interesting. I put these in a bed at the side of the plot. A found what looked like oregano, tarragon, rhubarb, sweet potatoes, lots of onions and a pretty little rose. The rose leaves are lovely. I have no idea what sort of flower it will have, if any. But I am curious to see. As for the other plants, I’ve found out that the “sweet potatoes” are actually Jerusalem…
 
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carrot seedlings

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After three weeks, I have carrot sprouts! All three of my varieties. Lots of very tiny seedlings. I put my macro lens on my camera to get a photo. We got nearly an inch of rain last night and they have a bit of mud on them today. But they are looking good. No sign of parsnip seedlings yet. Since I’ve never grown them before, I’m not sure what to look for. I’ll keep watching….Daucus carota
 
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garden birds

 
 
Here’s the bird bath I made with a plastic plant saucer and a rock on top to hold it in place. Pretty basic. I hope the birds enjoy it. The cute wren is in my community plot bird house. She’s spending alot of time in the house, even when Skippy and I are in the garden right near by. A very sweet and quiet pair – for house wrens. The three Baltimore orioles were making a commotion in the community gardens today. Looks like two males and a female? Or…
 
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soaking morning glory seeds

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My mom told me this morning that she just planted her morning glory seeds. She said she soaked them overnight in water then planted them directly in the garden. I was pleased to be reminded of the morning glory seeds I saved last year. Mine are have a dark purple flower. My Mom’s are blue. I’ll have to remember to collect some of her seeds this fall.
 
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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

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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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