January 31
Pruned the grapes and raspberries in OG saving cane scraps to attempt getting more plants. Mushrooms in basement still fruiting lightly but some mold is growing.February 9
Pruned raspberries at H and replaced fence.February 25
Weeded at OG. Painted daisies and rhubarb are awakening. At H indoors Raspberry canes leafing out but no signs of grape canes rooting.February 26
Weeded at OG. Set up wire compost bin.February 27
Bought straw for cold frames and put together frames for gates in NR.February 28
Abandoned basement mushroom jars at H, but put the chips into wood stacks at H outside.March 3
Ordered stakes for NR and put bird mesh on the tree seedlings in NR.March 7
Bought fencing for NR and put peat moss on blueberrries and weeded at H.March 8
Planted a bed of lettuce and swiss chard at H. Planted snap peas, swiss chard, painted daisies, broccoli and spinach at OG.March 9
Planted tomatoes, eggplant and peppers inside.March 10
Planted a bed of carrots in OG.March 14
Took mulch off cranberries in NR and planted stray raspberries.March 15 Put up 52x72 six foot fence around the garden in NR. At dusk, a half dozen deer stalked around the fence (but not getting in). White and painted trillium seed back into refrigerator for 2nd cold stratification. |
March 17
Raspberry canes inside whithered -- no roots. Grape canes are sprouting. Will they meet the same fate? Planted tomato and squash seeds inside at H. Noted lettuce sprouting outside at H. First indoor tomato seed plantings are germinating. Took a trailer load of mushroom soil to OG. weeded. Planted a bed of beets.March 19 weeded at OG. Rhubarb coming up. |
March 20
Weeded at OG and noted blackberries leafing out.March 22
Weeded at OG and noted second batch of tomatoes seeds sprouting.March 24
Weeded at OG and snagged catnip from old plot.March 25
Weeded at OG and planted a red cabbage patch. Replaced some rotting posts.March 26
Weeded at OG and covered grapes for expected frost. Peas are begining to poke up. Blackberries and raspberries are leafing out.March 27
Weeded at OG and pulled overwintered onions, random garlic and a couple raspberries for bare root transplanting.March 28
Weeded at OG.March 29 Planted onions in NR and some raspberries & garlic. Two beds of garlic overwintered nicely. Reinforced fencing and weeded in NR. The crocuses peaked last week in NR, but still are lovely. | |
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March 30 Weeded in NR and worked on fencing, painting the bright parts black. |
April 2
Weeded in OG. Field sown broccoli is sprouted. Suspect Pink Lady Slippers (almost invisibly small seeds) cold stratified in NR now brought inside are germinating.April 3 Weeded at OG. Rhubarb knee high, lots of strawberry plants. Spread mushroom soil. Planted a bed of scarlet flax. |
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April 4
Watered at OG. Side dressed more beds with mushroom soil. Planted a bed of blue flax.April 6
Watered and weeded at OG.April 7
Watered and weeded at OG.April 9
Watered and weeded at OG.April 10
Watered and weeded at OG. Second round of peas germinating but gaps filled with new seed too.April 11
Put half a bed of mushroom soil at home in preperation for lilies.April 12
Planted strawberries, kiwi, clemantis, sweet peas, windflowers, fernleaf bleeding heart and asparagus in NR.April 13
Planted Hansen cherry and bed of wine cap mushrooms in OG.April 14
Watered and weeded at OG. Gave the family a tour.April 15
Planted trinty roots in cups inside, planted Hansen cherry for NR in a pot and started vinca seed in darkness. Watered at OG.April 16
Weeded and watered at OG.April 17 Weeded at OG. Picked spinach. Put shade over mushroom bed. First painted daisy bud forming. Picked 6 qts of dandelion blossoms for winemaking. |
April 18
Weeded and watered at OG.April 19
Weeded and watered at OG. Started the dandelion wine fermenting.April 20
Weeded and watered at OG. Our house smells like yeast.April 21
Weeded and watered at OG. Replanted carrots, interplanted beets and peas as needed.April 22 Planted potatoes, blackberries, plum trees, 4 varieties of blueberries and climbing roses in NR. Daffodils blooming in NR. |
April 24
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Weeded at OG.April 26
Weeded at OG.April 28
Weeded at OG.April 29
Weeded at OG.April 30
Daylilies planted at H. Pea trellis put in at OG. First tomato seedlings transplanted there.May 1
Weeded at OG and moved kale from its seeding patch to a row. Put a few bush bean seeds between tomato towers.May 2
Weeded at OG and planted another row of tomatoes.May 3
Weeded at OG and moved brocoli from its seeding patch to a row. Put a few bush bean seeds between newest tomato towers. Planted squash and cucuber seeds by the trellis.May 4
Took a couple wheel barrel load of mushroom soil to OG and picked bolting spinach. Planted squash seedlings.May 5
Planted 150 or so daylilies in NR. Weeded in NR and spread straw. Put acidifier on blueberries.May 8
Weeded at OGMay 11
Moved cabbage into beds & cole crops into pots for trip to NR and weeded at OGMay 12 Weeded at OG and picked spinach. Planted beans and squash seeds. |
May 13
Weeded at OG and picked a few strawberries. Planted basil.May 15
Marilyn picked spinach and a few strawberries OG. Transplanted kale, broccoli, cabbage and sunflowers from OG to NR. Planted russian almond trees and prepared beds for more planting tomorrow.May 16
Transplanted trillium and trinity plants in NR. Planted blue eyed grass, harebell, creeping thyme, onion sets, carrots and beets in NR.May 17
Planted spinach in NR. Picked a few strawberries in OG.May 19
Planted NR apple and red maple in OG wind break. Weeded in OG.May 20
Weeded in OG. Picked brocolli and swiss chard thinnings, spinach a few stawberries.May 21 Planted cucumbers at OG an set trap for vole in compost pile. A day for the birds. Lovage, Love Lies Bleeding, and Garden Sorrel planted inside.
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May 22
Weeded in OG. Picked spinach and beet thinnings.May 23
Weeded in OG.May 25
Planted grapes and sweet potatoes in NR. Weeded in NR.May 26
Weeded and watered in NR. Prepared bed for carrots. Planted geraniums. Transplanted blue eyed grass from lawn to the native species bed.May 27
Weeded and watered in NR. Tranplanted oregeno, chives and cilantro from H. Planted chamomile, daisy, coneflower seeds, pole bean and cucumber seeds. Planted eggplant and tomato seedlings.May 28
Picked a couple quarts of strawberries at OG and took off all plastic covers.May 29 Weeded in OG and picked a pint of edible pod peas, a lot of kale and most of the spinach.
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May 30
Picked & froze 4 lbs of strawberries from OG; weeded & picked a few snap peas.May 31
Planted apricot trees, summer squash and weeded in NR.June 1
Picked up mushroom logs in NR.June 2
Picked strawberries and weeded at OG.June 3
Weeded and picked peas in OG. First raspberry ripened at H.June 4
Picked strawberries in OG.June 5
Weeded and picked peas & strawberries in OG. Worked on grape trellis.June 6
Weeded and mulched at OG.June 7
Picked peas, kale and strawberries at OG. Froze peas and kale. Made a batch of strawberry jam and started a batch of strawberry wine.June 9
Weeded in NR. Sprayed trees and potatoes with neen oil.June 10
Picked peas and strawberries at OG. Froze strawberries.June 11
Picked strawberries at OG and weeded.June 13
Picked peas and strawberries at OG. Froze strawberries. Picked first blueberry at H.June 14
Moved perenial seedlings to OG without hardening.June 15
Picked peas, raspberries and strawberries at OG. Froze kale.June 16
Picked kale in NR. Weeded, sprayed sessame oil & planted cucumber, tomatoes , eggplant and raspberries. Put shitake thimble spawn in 12 logs and likewise with oyster.June 17
Weeded in NR. Put lion's mane spawn in 11 logs.June 18
Picked raspberries, peas and strawberries in OG. Weeded. Planted seeding beds for perenial vegetables (same as May 21) at H.June 19
Weeded in NR.June 20
Picked raspberries, peas and strawberries in OG. Weeded & watered.June 21
Weeded in NR.June 22
Picked bean grubs in NR,June 23
Picked raspberries, peas and beans in OG. Sprayed oil in NR.June 24
Picked raspberries, peas and beans in OG.June 26
Picked raspberries, peas and beans in OG.June 27
Picked beets and weeded in OG.June 29
Put stakes in NR for mushroom shade.June 30
Marilyn picked raspberries, strawberries, peas and beans at OG. Put up shade for mushroom logs.July 1
Put nolo in NR and picked bugs & weeds.July 2
Picked raspberries, strawberries, kale, peas and beans at OG. Watered in the evening.July 3
Watered and put up new shade on mushroom chips. Planted perenial vegetable seeds under shade.July 4 Picked raspberries, strawberries, wineberries, peas and beans at OG. Watered & weeded.
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July 5
Quick morning water.July 6
Watered OG & picked peas, raspberries, kale, beets, beans and a clump of basil to transplant in NR. Saw first stink bug.July 7
Transplanted basil and watered in NR.July 8
weeded in NR.July 9
Picked strawberries, beans and peas in OG. Sprayed BT.July 10
Weeded and watered in OG.July 11
Picked beans and a few peas and raspberries in OG. WateredJuly 12
Planted swiss chard, beets and spinach in old pea beds. Watered.July 13
Took bales of straw to OG and NR. Pruned raspberries in OG.July 14
Watered & Weeded in NR. Picked bugs by hand. Replanted daisy & coneflower seeds. Sprayed Beneficial Nematodes, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, to combat Japenese beetles, cuccumber beetles and potatoe beetles.July 15
Planted a bed of carrots, beets, swiss chard & some peas in NRJuly 16
Planted a bed of carrots, beets, swiss chard in OGJuly 17
Planted a bed of peas & beans in OG. Harvested kale & beans. Froze kale.July 18
Weeded and watered in OG. Spread some straw.July 19
Weeded in OG. Spread some straw. Harvested a few beans, a tomato and a few strawberries.July 22
Harvested a few tomatoes and strawberries at OG.July 23
Weeded in OG.July 24
Weeded in OG. Harvested beets and tomatoes.July 27
Weeded in OG. Picked beets, tomatoes, kale and basil. Froze kale. Transplanted love lies bleeding to H.July 28
Weeded in OG. Picked tomatoes, a squash and some strawberries. Planted goji berry vine and transplanted strawberries.July 29
Picked tomatoes and few beans at OG. Transplanted LoveLiesBleeding at OG. Sprayed BT & spread NoLo.July 31
Replanted plum & blackberry bare roots in NR; Planted kiwi and goji berry. Picked summer squash and kale. Froze summer squash. Spread NoLo.August 1
Transplanted LoveLiesBleeding and sorel in NR.August 2
Picked squash (biggest was 6.5 lbs) and an onion and tomato in NR & spread NoLo. Froze squash.August 3
Dug potaoes (sad 7 lbs) and watered in NR.August 5
Picked squash in NR and watered & spread NoLo.August 6
Picked tomatoes in OG and canned them.August 7
Picked beans and kale at OG. Watered mushrooms.August 8
Weeded at OG.August 9
Picked beans and tomatoes at OG. Thinned beets and swiss chard.August 12
Picked tomatoes and kale at OG.August 13
Picked summer squash, tomatoes and cucumbers in NR. transplanted sorel and lovage.August 14
Picked kale in NR. Picked tomatoes, beans and basil in OG.August 15
Picked garlic in NR. Froze basil. Picked cabbage and beets in OG.August 16
Picked onions in NR. Weeded. Planted bunchberry and bluebead lily berries. Planted anise. Mushroom logs are budding.August 17
Harvested kale, squash and tomatoes in NR. Spread NoLo. Picked cucumbers & beans. Broadcast a bed of carrots, beets, carrots and swiss chard.August 20
Picked squash and cucumbers in NR.August 21
Weeded in OG. Picked swiss chard, cabbages, beans and token strawberry and raspberry. Transplanted loveage and love lies bleeding and anise.August 22
Weeded in OG. Transplanted sorel and anise. Planted spinach. Picked swiss chard, kale, beets, a pound of grapes and a squash.August 23
Picked basil and tomatoes in OG.August 24
Transplanted purple oregano & blanket flowers to NR. Picked squash, cucumbers and tomatoes in NR.August 25
Planted apricot tree and male kiwi in NR.August 26
Picked squash and cucumbers in NR. Picked one gala apple. Broadcast spinach in 3 beds in NR.August 27
Picked beans, tomatoes, lots of grapes and a few raspberries and strawberries in OG.August 28
Weeded in OG.August 29
Made grape jam.August 30
Havested spinach and swiss chard; a few strawberries and raspberries.August 31
Havested tomatoes and grapes.September 1
Havested basil, tomatoes, grapes and a few strawberries and raspberries.September 4
Havested tomatoes, swiss chard, beans, peas and strawberries and raspberries from OG.September 5
Gleaned grapes from OG.September 6
Havested beans, peas, spinach, sorrel and strawberries and raspberries from OG.September 7
Weeded at OG; made a batch of grape jam.September 8
Picked 58 lbs squash, tomatoes, melon, beans cucumbers in NR.September 9
Picked squash, tomatoes, melon, eggplant in NR. Sread Nolo. Canned squash.September 10
Picked raspberries, tomatoes, beans, peas at OG. Made 3 batches of zucchini pickles.September 11
Weeded at OG; froze beans; canned squash.September 12
Picked berries, spinach, swiss chard, beans, tomatoes and oregano at OG; sprayed BT; partially assembled a new compost bin; froze oregano and canned tomatoes.September 14
Picked berries, beans, & peas at OG;September 15
Picked beans, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and melons in NR;September 16
Picked tomatoes, squash, and melons in NR;September 17
Picked berries, spinach, beans and a few peas in OG.September 19
Picked berries, weeded in OG.September 20
Finished up new compost binSeptember 21
Picked berries, beans, beets, basil and a few peas in OG.September 22
Picked cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, eggplant and llb and weeded in NR.September 23
Picked onions and weeded in NR.September 24
Picked berries, tomatoes at OG.September 25
Weeded at OG.September 26
Picked berries, swiss chard, tomatoes and beans and weeded at OG.September 28
Picked berries at OG.September 29
Picked eggplant and tomatoes in NR. Planted trillium roots, and native seeds: prarie rose, harebell, dutchman's breeches.September 30
Picked tomatoes, squash and eggplant in NR.October 1
Picked berries, tomatoes, beans and kale at OG.October 3
Weeded at OG.October 5
Picked berries, tomatoes, beans and swiss chard at OG. Sprayed Neem & soap on cole crops.October 6
Picked squash, tomatoes, beans and cucumbers in NROctober 7
Picked squash, green tomatoes and llb at NR.October 12
Planted wintergreen and bleeding hearts in NR. Dug a few sweet potatoes.October 15
Picked berries at OGOctober 18
Picked marigold seeds and clean up at OGOctober 20
Picked cabbage and clean up at OGOctober 23
Picked strawberries and weeded at OGOctober 27
Picked onions, cabbage and kale in NROctober 30
Took a trailer load of leaves to OGNovember 2
Picked spinach and beets at OG.November 5
Planted a 1000 crocuses at HNovember 7
Helped tarp the remains of the student shed destroyed by Sandy at OG.November 10
Planted daylilies, narcissi, and fritillaria in NR. Weeded, prepared fruit tree sites.November 12
Weeded at OGNovember 14
Weeded at OG. Picked beets.November 16
Weeded at OG. Picked spinach and carrots.November 23
Picked beets at OG.November 24
Planted 500 allium bulbs in NR.November 25
Planted daisy, painted daisy, cone flower and marigold seeds in NR.December 1
Planted apple, pear & red maple trees in NR.December 2
Planted forsythia in OG. Weeded.