Latest Blog Posts

The following items provide links to the blog posts. The items are ordered by date (in reverse order) starting with the most recent blog post.

  • Gardening Diary – May 17, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 17, 2021

    Grand Bell Peppers (mixed colors) Picture taken on May 17, 2021. Sharon planted seeds of Grand Bell Peppers (mixed colors) in a couple of the straw bale beds. Seeds were from Ferry Morse which were purchased from Lowe’s. Sharon spreading kaolin clay. Picture taken on May 17, 2021. Then Sharon…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 15, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 15, 2021

    Spice Tower Picture taken May 15, 2021. Planted the following herbs and spices in the spice tower, the GreenStalk Vertical Planter which we purchased last year: Greek Oregano Picture taken May 15, 2021. Siam Queen Thai Basil [Ocimum basilicum ‘Siam Queen‘] Picture taken May 15, 2021. Dill Picture taken May 15, 2021.…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 14, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 14, 2021

    In straw bale beds, Sharon planted Pruden Purple Tomatoes Picture taken on May 14, 2021. and California Wonder Peppers and Orient Express F1 Eggplant Picture taken on May 14, 2021. The 6 California Wonder Peppers were obtained from CAC Beardsley Community Farm. The Pruden Purple Tomatoes and the Orient Express…

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  • Gardening Diary – May 13, 2021

    Gardening Diary – May 13, 2021

    Sharon put diatomaceous earth on some of the vegetables in the straw bale beds. Then Sharon pruned the dead remains of last year’s growth of the Strawberries in the Strawberry tower. Lenten Roses bed. Picture taken May 13, 2021. Started weeding the Lenten Roses bed. Additional photographs (6) taken today:…

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  • Gardening Diary – April 30, 2021

    Gardening Diary – April 30, 2021

    Sharon fertilized all the plants in Straw bale beds #3-4, 7-8 and sprayed diatomaceous earth on all the plants in straw bale beds #3-4. Straw bale beds #7-8 Picture taken April 30, 2021. Cut the drip hose on straw bale beds #7-8 at the place where the hose leaves straw…

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  • Gardening Diary – April 23, 2021

    Gardening Diary – April 23, 2021

    Photograph (1) taken today: Volcano Clematis (and detail) [Clematis ‘Mazowsze’] Picture taken on April 23, 2021.

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