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 – April 15, 2021

    Gardening Diary – April 15, 2021

    Straw bales beds #1-4 with modifications in irrigation system. Picture taken on April 15, 2021. For years, we have been concerned that the water from the drip hoses between beds containing the straw bales has been flooding the area outside the beds, especially, in the walkways. Thoughts of various solutions…

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  • Gardening Diary – April 13, 2021

    Gardening Diary – April 13, 2021

    Golden Jubilee Yellow Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes, Celebrity Tomatoes [Lycopersicon lycopersicum ‘Golden Jubilee’] Picture taken on April 9, 2021. As can be seen in the above image, the drip hose does not enclose the 2 left Tomatoes. Unfortunately, when we watered the beds, the water did not reach these tomatoes. Moved the…

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  • Gardening Diary – April 9, 2021

    Gardening Diary – April 9, 2021

    Straw bale beds #1-4 Picture taken on April 9, 2021. Installed a 50 ft drip hose that was purchased from Amazon. Unfortunately, it was about 1 bale short. Thus, added a Mister Landscape hose to cover that bale. Straw bale beds #7-8 Picture taken on April 9, 2021. Installed a…

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  • Gardening Diary – April 6, 2021

    Gardening Diary – April 6, 2021

    Part of the right fence bed, left of the shed. Picture taken April 6, 2021. Continued pruning of Ferguson’s bushes that were hanging over the right fence.

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  • Gardening Diary – April 5, 2021

    Gardening Diary – April 5, 2021

    Last week, we had several nights when the temperature dipped into the middle 20’s. The following plants suffered damage from the freeze. Semmes Beauty Oakleaf Hydrangea [Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Semmes Beauty’] Picture taken 6 April 2021. Wintergreen Boxwoods [Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Wintergreen’] Picture taken 6 April 2021. Icicle Short Top Radishes Picture taken 6…

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  • Gardening Diary – April 2, 2021

    Gardening Diary – April 2, 2021

    Sharon at uncovered Straw Bale Bed #7. Picture taken 2 April 2021. Sharon and I took the cover off of Straw Bale Bed #7 at about 11 AM. The low temperature for last night appears to have been about 28o F. Tonight, the low temperature is predicted to be 26o F; hence,…

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