gardening, gardening

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It was a perfect day for gardening. Even Skippy came out to “help”. I finished up many chores. I squeezed in two rows of romaine lettuce next to the peas, mulched the peppers and garlic, planted another row of dill, a row of soy beans, and a tower of pole beans. (I’ve squeezed things in very close this year.) I moved my two new mint plants from the vegetable garden to a metal tub (my Mom took a look at it in the garden yesterday and said, who would ever…
 
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peppers planted

 
 
Good news about all my chili pepper seedlings. I have successfully found good homes for all 90 plants! Some to my parents, some to a friend of theirs, some to a friend of mine and some to a friend of my friend. Then another 20 are happily mulched in my vegetable garden. The last 10 plants I snuck in among my flowers in the perennial beds. Capsicum
 
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black seeded simpson lettuce

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Its a good year for lettuce. This is black seeded simpson that I grew from a free trial package of seeds from Sand Hill Preservation Center. Its an heirloom lettuce that grows very fast. We have been eating little seedlings that I thin out for a week now. After I thin it a bit more, its recomended to harvest it by scissoring at the base and then letting the leaves grow back. Lactuca sativa
 
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garden greens

 
 
From top left: A lettuce mix, escarole, endive and arugula. The arugula is so thick that we have started eating plants I thin out. Lactuca sativa
 
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carrot seedlings

 
 
I planted three types of carrots this year. Two orange varieties and a purple one. The orange heirloom called “Oxheart” is produces a 6 inch root, 4 inches wide and over 1 pound! I’m looking forwar to this. It looks like I’ll need to do some serious thinning of all of the carrots. I tried to scatter the seed thinly this year, but still a million little plants. Daucus carota
 
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almost ready to fledge

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The sparrow chicks look almost ready to fledge. The parents are doing a great job of catching bugs from my garden to feed them. Between the sparrows and the robins, I’ve got a whole crew out there working hard!
 
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zucchini sprouts

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The zucchini is up. A little yellow on the edges. I don’t think it liked all the rain. That’s OK – were having zucchini weather this week – sunny and warm.
 
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more gnomes

 
 
I have one gnome who works in my vegetable garden and these two others in my backyard. One is digging behind the azalea, the other is fishing.
 
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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



What I'm planting soon

April 1
peppers, eggplants, marigolds, beets

April 12
tomatoes, basil, sunflowers

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“I envision a day when every city and town has front and back yards, community gardens and growing spaces, nurtured into life by neighbors who are no longer strangers, but friends who delight in the edible rewards offered from a garden they discovered together.” – Greg Peterson

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