My 30'x70' piece of paradise. Nothing makes me happier than to work in my garden and get lots of dirt under my fingernails. I spend almost every day in the cold Ohio winters dreaming of how I will plant my garden, what I will plant, what I will be making with all the harvests. I love to can, freeze and cook with fresh veggies out in the garden. I started in 2010 making homemade hot sauces, so 2012 will be a greater variety of hot peppers being planted - have seeds for about 10 different ones - everything from jalapeno to ghost peppers.
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| Planting time!! May 17, 2013 | ||
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Of course we all know - its not the planting that takes up all the time - its the bed preparations! Tonight I had to prep 3 more beds (turned over and raked out), then added the paper mulch and stapled to the sides, and for the main tomato bed I have red plastic mulch on top of the paper mulch. It doesn't sound like a lot... ...see more |
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| Lunch break fun!! (took an earlier lunch since I started working at 6am) May 16, 2013 | |
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| Around the yard - May 16th, 2013 May 16, 2013 | |
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| Food Garden - May 16th 2013 May 16, 2013 | |
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| PYehl's Buzz May 16, 2013 | |
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Found a tick on the back of my neck tonight as I was sitting watching some TV... after I took a shower. Now every thing on my body feels like a tick... oh I hate that feeling! Will take a couple days before it stops. Grh!! Mo is tick hunting too
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Planted more sweet peppers (7 total)
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Care activities:
Watered
Fertilized / Amended
Repotted / Transplanted
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| Working in the wind... May 16, 2013 | |
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So tonight I cleaned out more of the goat stall - putting the bedding/manure as mulch on the bramble bed. You learn one thing really quick when spreading manure on a windy day.... that being what direction is down wind of the wheelbarrow! Only need to learn that once!! ;) Got that bed fully mulched - hopefully... ...see more |
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It has been so windy here all day and now that it is getting dark.....it's calm. |
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It started to rain around 2:00 this afternoon and it's still raining. I was forced to go in and clean house. :( |
| PYehl's Buzz May 15, 2013 | |
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Another crazy windy day here - winds constantly over 20mph, poor plants won't get to be put out today for some sunshine either, safely behind the fiberglass garage door where they get a little bit of light coming thru.
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I'm just plain tired of the wind!! Windy here, too! The only good thing is the farmer can't spray.....he can, but he knows I'm watching him and also know exactly what to do this year. |
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We had a crazy windy day yesterday as well - dried everything out real good - I'm quickly remembering how much work it is to keep things watered once they start growing! |
| Potatoes did not like the cold. May 15, 2013 | |
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Last night I did a foliar feeding to everything in the garden with fish emul/sea weed (neptunes harvest) - figured in case anything was stressed from the cold temps we had over the weekend. Noticed some of the potato leaves were frostbit. =/ It could have been worse but I think the taller cover crop that is planted in with... ...see more |
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I was thinking a big drink of a molasses mix was due for mine. |
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Must have been the night for feeding - I watered my tomatoes and pepper seedlings with epsom salt solution last night. |
| PYehl's Buzz May 14, 2013 | |
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So sad... one of my tomatillo verde snapped off right at the base of the plant from the winds. =( I put the flat in the garage to save the rest. The plant even had some buds on it.
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Oh no, how sad! Our wind has been wicked for the past few days; I get nervous about having to transplant the tomatoes soon. |
| Cardinal in the garage?!?! May 14, 2013 | |
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So I was at my parents house all day Sunday for Mothers Day. We went to church and my dad had to take communion out to the nursing homes and shut-ins so Mom and I got home before him. We were out walking around the yard looking at everything coming up. Due to the frost/freeze warnings all of Mom's hanging baskets and seedlings... ...see more |
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I loved your story! That is the kind of story I love best, and the kind that is remembered forever! I am glad you have your parents to share these things with. My Mom, sadly, passed away when she was qu... more » |
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If your mom has luck with the squirrels, I might have to find myself a cardinal, too! Though our squirrels seem to be pretty fearless - sometimes I swear they don't even jump when I go out to chase them out of the window boxes. |
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I've heard those birds in the stores and they drive me crazy trying to figure out where the singing is coming from. Cute story! My husband is like your dad.....when we were first married I bought m... more » |
| PYehl's Buzz May 14, 2013 | |
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Just sooo sooo happy to wake up to the LAST (better be!!) cold morning. Low over night was only 41 so not too bad for the plants - but from here on out the lows should be 50+ HORRAY!! TIME TO PLANT!!!!!!
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We seem to have crossed over as well - last night was gorgeous, so my babes spent their first night outside (though they've had nights on the porch with all the windows open)! Hoping to get as much in the ... more » |
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We just ended an unusual week of high 90's and now are back to mid 70's. Sadly, the freezing ups and downs prior to the 90's has put most my onions in to bolting! I just read up on it, and some sites say... more » |
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Yes, most were sets (small bulbs) and some were greens already started. I usually do not get too many flowers, maybe 2-3 out of 500. This year it is alot more than that. We do have seeds planted, also, ... more » |
| PYehl's Buzz May 13, 2013 | |
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So what's the final word? Did everything make it through okay? |
| Gonna get down to 37 this weekend and I'm leaving soon... sure hope all ... May 11, 2013 | |
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