Initially told the ground was polluted...but never say never to someone from the East Coast. Had a soil test done and just to be on the safe side we started modestly with a patch of 6 x 6 feet which we dug down 2,5 feet and filled in with fresh top soil. The perils of a vegetable patch at a small city farm is the roaming chickens and odd roaming goat who break in. Year one and due to the nitrate rich soil we kept to broccoli, tomatoes, lettuces and beans. Year two we expanded with a greenhouse, proper fence and included brussels sprouts, eggplant, flowers for the bees, pumpkins and carrots. Now in the 3 years...
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Sun glorious sun! Basil and parsley are still a bit teeny, thyme is sticking its head above the ground. But in the garden the turnips and broccoli have sprouted! And we have volunteer chamomile and gourd/pumpkin. Not sure which one it's going to be as yet
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| Kris's Buzz May 13, 2012 | |
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Can't believe I had my first lettuces in a week from now latst year. Not even sown the lettuces yet this year. Sprouts, broccoli, peppers, carrots all in. Next week beans, peas and the lettuces.
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The weather is really crazy all over, but we have been seeing more of the opposite, where harvest are early due to such a mild winter. |
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Oh I hope we don't get an early winter this year...but the mild winter of 11/12 didn't lead to an early spring just a lot of wet. Mind you the hawthorn, which is due to blossom from midMay is blossoming at... (more) |
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It is obvious that this year is an odd one, not that it is a sign as I feel that every umteen years we have something weird going on. In the much larger picture, it may all be normal. ... (more) |
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Wayhay! Gorgeous weather today! Planted 2 rows of carrots, the potoatoes and the sprouts!
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Good job on you accomplishments today! I wish I could have been planting, but I had a beautiful, but windy day. |
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| Kris's Buzz Apr 28, 2012 | |
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cold, rain, wind not weather to plant out more seeds ;(. The fig has bitten the dust but the apple and cherry are looking hardy as well as the raspberry. Contented myself by planting some seeds out of tomatoes, bell peppers, turnips and radishes. The petu
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Your weather sounds like what we're having in Michigan. |
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Still cold but we've decided we don't care anymore. Flower seedlings out of the greenhouse, herbs started. Beetroot planted out in the veggie patch. Will start seeding from next week on a rotation basis with some veg still in the greenhouse. Hope for a lo
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I feel the same way. It's been cold too long! |
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Very pretty. I have a couple of these and want to order some more. |
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| Kris's Buzz Jan 27, 2012 | |
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cleaned up the greenhouse last weekend and put in another planting table. we're going to start some early violets and petunias to sell to the neighbors. Might just start some vegetables early as well - any tips what I can seed for the greenhouse? Spinach
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| Kris's Buzz Jan 10, 2012 | |
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so the winter cold frame crop isn't going to happen as we have covered the greenhouse with a tarp. But hey ho I originate from Chester County PA so we're going to try some mushrooms in there until Spring! There is a patch next to the veggie patch where th
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| Kris's Buzz Jan 04, 2012 | |
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Storm damage... I had planted spinach, winter lettuce and some sprouts in the greenhouse. WIth this relatively mild winter who knows. However we had a proper old nor'wester yesterday and several panels have been blown off the greenhouse. Have a tarp to pu
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Autumn...raking and considering winter planting. Have created a lovely compost heap for toad and friends. Am considering whether we will try to find some winter wheat to put in. Alternative is just raking the horse manure on for another winter. And of cou
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Pumpkin gave me 5 liters of mashed pumpkin...all in the freezer for pumpkin soup during the winter. Yum. Have two compost beds going - one near the toad pool for Mr. Toad and his friends to bury themselves in this winter. One in the easily disposable bag.
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Very impressive. It cannot be easy to grow pumpkins in the Netherlands. I was born and raised there, but now the Eastern Shore of Maryland has become my home. We have a very nice, long growing season. |
