Sorry again for the super belated garden post. All this progress is from the end of week 7, November 23rd. Pardon the improper time frame referred to throughout the post. But thanks to everyone who made it out! We got a lot of work done, including some clean up and inventory.
Bed Updates 12. (Planted Oct 5th - Week 0) We harvested a lot of the Butter Crunch Lettuce today. We aimed for the larger bunches, clipped them at the base and tied them together into cute bunches and handed them out to attendees. There is still a lot left, and we should see continued growth from the heads we chopped. We also transplanted some sprouts that were found growing outside the shed like the peas (see bed #2 entry below). Most of the bed is still largely unplanted. 1. (Planted Oct 19th - 2) Swiss chard showing much better progress than the onions. 3. (Planted Oct 19th - 2) The cabbage is doing very well, again the onions show very little progress. Also, we gotta get on top of the weeds in this bed. 3A. (Planted Oct 19th - 2) Nasturtiums still going strong. We might have a caterpillar or something nosing around, a few leaves have been munched on. 5. (Planted Oct 26th - 3) We harvested some of our kale today, but we still have a carpet. We think the wind had been leaving the bed a bit disturbed, the long stems are swept every which way. 4. (Planted Nov 2nd - 4) Radishes are showing great growth. We removed the tarps to expose them to the sun. Also, a Dwarf Gray Sugar Pea plant survived from Week 4. 8. (Discovered Nov 9th - 5) Soil level is still quite low, but these nasturtiums don’t seem to mind. Accident, gotta love 'em (we did not plant the nasturtium seeds in this bed). 10. (Planted Nov 9th - 5) The Scarlet Nantes carrots and the Tokyo long White-Bunching Onions have shown very little progress. We watered them today, kept the tarps on. 7. (Planted Nov 16th - 6) The radishes are starting out well. We put a weed-barrier version tarp over this bed to help them out. It is nailed down in six places, to water just remove the bark weights at one end and lift the tarp. 9. (Planted Nov 16th - 6) Same situation as bed #7 with the make shift tarp. The cabbage and pole beans seem to be starting out well. 13. (Planted Nov 16th - 6) About three short rows of sage were seeded in a square on the southern side of the bed. They’ve shown no progress yet. The basil, rosemary, and existing sage seem to be doing fine. 2. (Transplanted Nov 23rd - 7) We found some peas growing in the ground outside of the shed. We’re pretty sure they are from the time a squirrel raided our seed stock and spilled a bunch, and the exploding spigot must have given them all the water they needed to germinate! We nabbed them from the ground and replanted them in beds 2 and 11. There were a lot of them growing, and so we have a lot of new pea plants! For bed #2 we planted two lengthwise rows four inches apart centered down the middle of the bed. Each pea plant was planted six inches from the other. We plan on building a trellis down the center for all 19 of the pea plants to grow onto. Yay accidents! Also, peas are great nitrogen fixers, so they’ll really help the soil out in the beds. 11. (Transplanted Nov 23rd - 7) Same situation as bed #2. We planted two rows of accidental peas, but these guys are much smaller. So lookout. Also, instead of 19 we transplanted 20 plants (two rows of 10). We’ll see how many come through. 6. Weeeeeds | Wine Barrels A, B, C. (Planted Nov 16th - Week 6) The peas have shown no progress yet. We watered them and nailed a circular tarp over each of the three barrels (the three westernmost ones - they’ve been labeled on the rim) using the extra weed barrier we have. We’ll be sure to remove the tarps for watering. See below image. D. (Transplanted Nove 23rd - 7) Same situation as beds 2 & 11. We transplanted seven of the accidental pea plants in a circle around the perimeter of the barrel. The plan is to build a cone shaped trellis for them all to attach to, which we started on today E. (Planted ?) What may be squash (below left) is doing fine. F. (Planted ?) What might be a redder version of miners lettuce (below right) is also still doing spectacularly. Periphery Fence We fixed some of the broken portions of the fence today using spare bamboo rods and other materials found in and around the shed. It’s still not very sturdy, it’s going to need more prepares in the future if we want it to last, but it’ll do for now. Starters We sorted through some of the gardening equipment we’ve got piled up near the iconic table and found small pallets for potted plant transportation. Coupled with our newly delivered donations of egg cartons, we think a set up for seed starting is in the works. The details are still being thought out, but we think some sort of shelving situation inside the shed might work out for a seed starting operation. |