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Saturday, September 15, 2007

Journal Entry 2007-09-15

Gardening in the High Desert

Planted out 48 cloves of garlic today. Having a fence sure revolutionizes my gardening. Don't have to wait for raised beds or worry about dogs!
  • 6 Georgia Crystal
  • 14 Bogartyr
  • 17 Kettle River Soft Neck [2012-09-12 Note: presumably one of the bonus varieties]
  • 6 Korean Red
  • 5 Siberian
  • 6 Polish
2 cloves of Kettle River and 1 clove of Siberian - too small to plant - will eat! Planted 8 bulbs all together. Still have lots more to plant.

Well, at least I didn't totally procrastinate and I have at least 4 dozen bulbs in the ground. I will be more than thrilled to get even half that next summer. Still need to put in at least one more bed of garlic - maybe plant some and let them flower - maybe the Kettle River since you get a lot of small cloves from one bulb [have since learned that soft neck garlic generally does not set flowers - and they aren't really flowers, but tiny bulbils]. I could plant some and let them flower, but I'd need to remember where I put them so I could make sure that they got watered!

Tied some apple tree branches and weighted them - I think it will only take a few weeks to train them. I only have one concrete stake to use as a weight right now, and since it hasn't been very windy, I figure I'd see how it went.

MDH is amazing. He built me this awesome fence and today I woke to the sounds of hammering - he was building the gate. I'm so thrilled. I don't think he knows how much I've wanted a garden like this - for nearly all of my adult life.

I think I still have about 10 more garlic bulbs to plant - a next week job. Or, a next week pleasure.
The sun is setting. It is peaceful and still and a pleasant bit of chill in the air. I love this time of day, and this time of year.

The boys are out hunting Evil Rabbits.

Observed my Tomato Horn Worm eating this afternoon - totally pigging out is a better description.

NEXT YEAR: Cage or fence in toms

I started my seed inventory and maybe I won't need to order too, too much - I have MG's and all sorts of veggies. Including pole beans. But, of course, "having enough" is no the real reason one goes into a see buying frenzy - it is the hope and the promise of a bountiful garden that lures one.

OK, I promised myself that to show my appreciation for all the time and energy that MDH gave me on building the fence, that I would spend a significant amount of time cleaning house. I so much would rather play in the garden, but I will do it - this is an awesome thing he's done for me!


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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Journal Entry 2007-09-13

Gardening in the High Desert
  • Moved big, fat cat from red round toms to lush growth in VB [Vegetable Bed] 1 - took photos
  • Watered apple trees, garden, front fence row
  • Garlic order from The Garlic Store came today!
Garlic Order for Summer 2008 harvest:
  • Georgian Crystal
  • Korean Red
  • Siberian
  • Polish Hardneck
  • Bogatyr
  • Surprise Bonus
I am very excited about garlic planting time!

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Monday, August 13, 2007

Journal Entry 2007-08-13

Gardening in the High Desert
Bloom/Harvest
  • Veg Bed #1
    • Green toms - only 2, I think
    • MG [Morning Glory] has 2nd real leaf
    • Other 2 vining things reaching for the sun - about 2" tall
  • Veg Bed #2
    • Alaskan Fancy - 10+ green tomes, some have turned that pre-ripening light white green
    • Tom that I thought was a yellow pear has decidedly round fruit forming
    • Stunted sun flower blooming under Marigold and Cosmos
    • Buds ready to open on Marigold
    • Many tiny wax beans
    • 2 Cukes growing strong
  • Veg Bed #3
    • Black eye peas - more nearing harvest; only a few blooms now
    • 2 two little yellow squash and 1 zuke ripening
    • 2 sunflowers blooming - took pictures - they are about 3 ft tall with 4 inch blooms - need to find out how long it took from seeding to flower. [later, undated note] 2 months from seed to bloom
    • 10+ green toms of various kinds
    • Lemon basil ready to shear back again
    • Regular basil ready for another harvest
    • Flower basils are pretty much done [2013-08-11] I usually plant some basils in strategic places around the garden and let them bloom - they attract enormous amounts of pollinators - and in the desert, we need to bring in as many as we can find
Journal
  • watered orchard & veg beds
  • Took lots of photos - some at night
  • Apple Tree Thoughts for Fall Planting
    • Grand Gala (pol. grand gala, granny smith)
    • Sept Wonder Fuji (pol. grand gala, granny smith)
    • Red Fuji (pol gran gala, granny smith)
  • That's about $70 for 3 trees
  • Sunflower saving strategy - cover ripening heads with paper bags sprayed with deer-off

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