Marilyn and Cliff have gardens at home (H) and in New Russia, NY (NR) and also a triple plot in the Lafayette College Community Organic Garden (OG). They enjoyed sizable organic gardens in the 80s and have kept small gardens annually but appreciate the fun and good food the [Lafayette Organic Gardening] [Cliff's 2018 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2017 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2016 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2015 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2014 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2013 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2012 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2011 Garden Blog]
November 29
Garden cleanup in NR.November 27
Canned sauerkraut and coleslaw. Froze twice baked potatoes. Completed restarted compost bin. Garden cleanup in NR.November 16
Froze potatoes. Canned vegetable mix and mushrooms.November 11
Sorted a few potatoes. Cleanup at H. Found 3 praying mantis egg cases.November 10
Cleanup at NR. Canned soup.November 9
Froze potatoes. Cleanup at NR. Painted tree trunks. Cooked compost.November 8
Harvested cabbage in NR. Froze garlic.November 7
Cleanup at OG. Harvested cabbage.November 6
Cleanup at OG. Sprayed neem.November 3
Cleanup at NR. Harvested spinach, cauliflower and old apple drops. Cooked compost. Covered spinach.November 2
Cleanup at NR. Froze potatoes. Canned sauerkraut and pears. Dried pears and peppers.October 30
Cleanup at OG. Put landscape fabric over old raspberry bed. Harvested snap peas, peppers and cauliflower. Killed bugs (SLF).October 29
Cleanup at OG.October 28
Cleanup at OG.October 26
Cleanup at OG. Harvested a few sugar snap peas, peppers and a bit of parsley.October 25
Cleanup at OG.October 23
Cleanup at OG. Harvested a few sugar snap peas and a bit of kale.October 21
Harvested remaining kieffer pears in NR. Harvested popcorn and spinach. Canned potatoes-carrots-onions.October 20
Harvested cabbage and started a sauerkraut crock and a cabbage-carrot-onion crock.October 18
Harvested asian pears in NR and kieffer drops and spinach.October 16
Cleanup in OG.October 15
Cleanup in OG. Harvested a few tomatoes, dried beans, peppers, and string beans.October 14
Cleanup in NR. Transplanted strawberry plants.October 13
Cleanup in NR. Leaf compost pile rewrapped and filled. Canned sauerkraut at 8 weeks.October 12
Cleanup in NR. Stored 3 lbs of Yellow Russian Banana seed potatoes. Put up 6ft fence near generator. Harvested spinach.October 5
Cleanup in OG. Harvested tomatoes. Cleanup in NR. Planted tulips. Harvested spinach. Put in posts for 6 ft fence near generator.September 30
Planted garlic in NR: Ajo Rojo (30), Asian Tempest (18), Bogatyr (40), Germain Red (40), Germain White (26), Metechi (40), Music (40), Siberian (40), Sicilian Silver (27), Yugoslavian (40). Harvested spinach.September 29
Harvested 35 lbs of carrots in NR. Cleaned up corn patch. Prepared garlic beds. Planted chionodoxa in NR.September 28
Planted hyacinths and daffodils in NR.September 27
Planted tulips and daffodils at H.September 26
Dig up the amaryllis bulbs and harvested peppers and eggplant at OG.September 25
Canned grape juice.September 23
Harvested spinach and tomatoes in NR.September 22
Drying apples. Harvested melons, concord grapes, apples, pears, cole crops, cucumber string beans in NR.September 21
Canned sauerkraut (%l & 10L crocks). Harvested cabbage in NR, restarted 10L crock.September 20
Harvested red peppers, chili peppers and cabbage at OG. Apples and pears in NR. Drying melon and chili peppers.September 16
Canned salsa. Harvested string beans, tomatoes, summer squash, cucumbers, basil, broccoli, kale, spinach (8 gal) and the last bed of potatoes: Molly Magic (Tucker 29.4 lbs). Froze onions.September 15
Harvested grapes, apples and pears in NR. Dried apples. Canned salsa. Cut ingredients for salsa.September 14
Harvested beets, melons, tomatoes, corn (worthless) in OG. Lots of weeding and pulling up vines and kale. Harvested apple and pear drops in NR. Cut ingredients for salsa.September 9
Planted spinach in NR.September 8
Harvested 14 lbs of plums in NR. Also, tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes: Molly Magic (20.8 lbs), Salem (12.8 lbs)September 7
Harvested red cabbage, string beans, cucumbers, beets, tomatoes at OG. Weeded. Harvested corn in NR; froze corn and melons.September 6
Harvested plum drops (9.6 lbs) in NR. Drying plums.September 4
Harvested melons and 5gal of concord grapes at OG.September 2
Harvested tomatoes, peppers and a pail of concord grapes at OG.September 1
Harvested plums, broccoli, potatoes: Salem (26.2 lbs), Molly Magic (2.6 lbs), Red Maria (17.2 lbs).August 31
Harvested plum drops, cucumbers, apples, tomatoes, carrots in NR. Froze string beans. Sprayed small apple trees with neem.August 30
Harvested a watermelon, melon, string beans, cucumber, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, peppers at OG. Plum drops in NR.August 27
Harvested a watermelon at OG.August 26
Weeded at OG. Harvested onions, watermelon, melons and a cucumber.August 25
Froze melons. Harvested broccoli, cauliflower, apple drops, summer squash in NR. Put up 6ft rope around gala apple annex that deer got into.August 24
Trimmed garlic in NR. Froze melons & cherry tomatoes. Harvested tomatoes, string beansm, cucumbers and 14.2 lbs of Molly magic (NR?) potatoes.August 23
Harvested corn at OG. Hung rope over 4ft fence where deer had damaged apple trees in NR.August 22
Weeded at OG. Harvested tomatoes, melons, eggplant, peppers and string beans.August 20
Harvested melons, corn. Froze melons and corn. Drying cherry tomatoes and melon.August 20
Drying cherry tomatoes. Harvested tomatoes, melons, butternut squash at OG. Pulled up all squash. Froze melons.August 19
Weeded at OG. Harvested string beans (15 lbs) and melons. Drying peaches. Froze string beans.August 18
Watered in NR. Gleaned peaches at H. Harvested melons, cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, corn at OG. Canned tomatoes and peaches. Drying somerset grapes.August 17
Harvested string beans, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, somerset grapes & potatoes: Tucker: Adir red (13.4 lbs). Spread compost and planted spinach in two potato beds. Put down some landscape faric in the new fenced area. Froze melon.August 16
Harvested potatoes: NR: Yellow russian banana (14.4 lbs), Adir red (10.4 lbs), Tucker: Adir red (22.8 lbs). Also harvested kale.August 15
Started 3rd sauerkraut crock. Transplanted one peach and two apples trees on the north side. Put up fencing to protect those privacy barrier trees.August 14
Harvested potatoes: Apple Rose Finn (2.6 lbs), Adir Red (29 lbs).August 13
Harvested cherry tomatoes, blueberries, raspberries, beans, and carrots in NR. Pulled up landscape fabric. Froze cherry tomatoes and string beans. Made peach butter.August 12
Harvested melon, beans and beets, cabbage and peppers at OG. Canned peaches; forze corn and beans.August 11
Harvested corn and tomatoes. Canned tomatoes and peaches.August 10
Froze melons. Harvested melon, summer squash at OG. Weeded. Drying cherry tomatoes and peaches. Harvested peaches at H.August 9
Froze cherry tomatoes. Harvested tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, string beans, cucumbers, blackberries, corn! parsley, melons in OG. Dried parsley and canned tomatoes.August 8
Harvested cherry tomatoes, broccoli, string beans, and basil in NR. Sprayed BT.August 7
Froze melons. Canned peaches and tomatoes. Planted lettuce, snap peas and spinach. Harvested potatoes: Adirondack Red (NR 14.4) and Yellow Russian Banana (NR 4.4). Started 10L and 5L sauerkraut crocks.August 6
Harvested cherry tomatoes and green beans, snow peas, blueberries, raspberries in NR. Planted spinach. Froze string beans. Replaced some landscape fabric.August 5
Harvested Cherry tomatoes, and Peaches at H. Harvested melon, cabbage, tomatoes, blackberries, squash, cucumbers, carrots!, string beans and beets at OG.August 3
Harvested Cherry tomatoes and Peaches at H. Canned some peached; froze cherry tomatoes. Harvested basil, tomatoes, onions and melon at OG. Weeded. Froze pesto.August 2
Harvested Peaches and blueberries at H. Drying peaches and blueberries. Harvested blackberries, summer squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and melon at OG. Weeded.August 1
BT, dirt, and neem on Summer squash. Extra neem on grapes. Harvested melons OG (almost ripe). Harvested Peaches at H.July 31
Harvested tomatoes, onions, peppers, cucumber in OG.July 30
Harvested kale, summer squash, cucumbers, blackberries, tomatoes in OG. Peaches at H.July 29
Harvested string beans and snow peas in NR.July 28
Harvested garlic: Germain Red (44), Siberian (37), Bogatyr (46), Germain White (7), Yugoslavian (26)July 27
Harvested garlic: Music (34), Metechi (37)July 26
Picked string beans, blackberries, cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, parsley at OG. Weeded.July 25
Picked kale and cherry tomatoes at OG. Weeded.July 24
Weeded at OG.July 23
Picked summer squash, string beans, blackberries and cherry tomatoes at OG.July 22
Sterized composte at H.July 21
Picked blueberries in NR. Weeded.July 20
Picked raspberries in NR. Weeded.July 19
Picked peaches at H. In OG blackberries, kale, string beans, beets, summer squash, cucumbers, cauliflower. Covered blackberries. Weeded. Harvested broccoli in NR; weeded.July 17
Picked blueberries at H. Rapberries and balccaps in NR.July 16
Harvested blackberries, tomatoes, carrots and cauliflower in OG. Weeded. Weeded in NR and mulched potatoes. Picked kale and swiss chard.July 15
Harvested blackberries, tomatoes, and summer squash in OG. Weeded. Harvested strawberries, blueberries in NR. Froze currants & basil. Weeded.July 14
Picked potato beetles in NR. Harvested currants & lettuce. Weeded and mulched potatoes.July 13
Harvested basil, string beans, a couple cherry tomatoes and summer squash. beets at OG. Froze strawberries. Harvested strawberries and lettuce in NR. Weeded.July 12
Harvested beets at OG. Weeded. Picked blueberries at H. Harvested snap peas, and half the strawberry beds. and a bit of lettuce in NR.July 11
Harvested blackberries, string beans, cherry tomatoes, summer squash, in OG. Weeded.July 10
Nibbiled on blackberries while touring OG.July 9
Weeded in OG. Harvested cherry tomatoes, summer squash, string beans, kale, swiss chard, basil, parsley & blackberries.July 7
Weeded in OG. Harvested a few cherry tomatoes & blackberries. Nice summer squash and string bean harvest. First cherry tomato at home and got more cilantro seeds too.July 6
Picked bugs in NR.July 5
Weeded in NR. Harvested lettuce.July 4
Harvested strawberries, snap peas, kale and swiss chard in NR. Froze strawberries.July 3
weeded at H. Planted Tarbais beans in OG. Harvested cherry tomatoes and first summer squash in OG.July 2
Harvested blueberries at H.July 1
Weeded in OG. Uncovered strawberries. Harvested cauliflower and strawberries.June 30
Weeded in NR.June 29
Harvested strawberries and snap peas in NR. Thinned apples and pears. Replanted summer squash. Planted kakai pumpkins and tarbais benas. Weeded. Froze strawberries; made jam.June 28
Planted kidney and black dry bush beans.June 27
Broke down pea trellises in OG. Weeded. Pruned. Harvested another cherry tomato and blueberries at H.June 25
Harvested strawberries and first cherry tomatoes in OG. Weeded and planted pumkins and pinto beans. Sprayed neem and BT at OG.June 24
Weeded and covered strawberries and blueberries in NR. Harvested strawberries and garlic scapes. Harvested basil and snap peas in OG. Weeded.June 23
Harvested last asparagus in NR. Lettuce and peas in OG.June 22
Harvested lettuce and strawberries in OG and blueberries at H.June 21
Harvested asparagus in NR. Weeded and thinned beets and carrots.June 20
Harvested asparagus in NR.June 19
Harvested asparagus in NR.June 18
Harvested asparagus in NR. Weeded.June 17
Harvested snap peas and strawberries in OG. Covered strawberries with bird netting.June 16
Harvested asparagus in NR.June 15
Harvested asparagus & weeded in NR.June 14
Harvested asparagus in NR.June 13
Weeded in OG. Mulched last 2 beds of strawberries-onions. Harvested spinach, kale and snap peas. Covered blueberries at H with fine mesh.June 12
Weeded in OG. Mulched 3 beds of strawberries-onions. Harvested lettuce.June 11
Planted butternut squash OG. Harvested snap peas and strawberries.June 9
Translanted painted daisies in NR. Planted popcorn and weeded in NR. Harvested asparagus. Replanted sweet corn in OG. Harvested snap peas and strawberries.June 8
Planted peach bare root in NR. Moved another. Planted sweet corn and weeded. Froze spinach (5), kale (1), swiss chard (1), asparagus (1).June 7
Harvested snap peas at OG.June 6
Weeded at OG. Harvested kale, swiss chard, spinach and a few strawberries in OG.June 5
Weeded at OG. Harvested lettuce and a taste of strawberries and snap peas.June 4
Weeded in OG. Caged tomatoes at home.June 3
Froze spinach. Thinned peaches at H. Sprayed grapes, raspberries and tomatoes with copper soap.June 2
Harvested asparagus in NR. Hrvest spinach and lettuce in OG; weeded. Caged the last tomatoes in OG.June 1
Harvested asparagus, rhubarb and spinach in NR. Froze spinach (5), swiss chard (2), rhubarb (3), kale and asparagus. Weeded in OG.May 30
Weeded in NR. Planted onions and transpanted cilantro. Caged tomatoes. Began preparing corn beds. Planted sunflowers, melons and watermelons. Harvested asparagus.May 29
Light flame weeding in OG. Thinned and harvested swiss chard and spinach. Thinned beets. Harvested kale. Harvested asparagus in NR.May 28
Weeded in OG. Planted sweet corn and cucumbers.May 27
Harvested asparagus and spinach in NR. Planted flowers.May 26
Harvested asparagus in NR. Moved small contender peach into old blackberry patch and planted large potted contender peach in its place. Weeded.May 25
Harvested asparagus in NR. Transplanted tomatoes (18) and basil (1 tray). Planted pole string beans, summer squash and cucumbers. Froze asparagus and spinach.May 24
Harvested spinach and lettuce in OG. Planted summer squash and crimson watermelon. Transplanted celery and eggplant. Put eggplant and some peppers under row cover.May 23
Harvested asparagus in NR.May 21
Harvested asparagus in NR. Planted Tucker potatoes: Salem (5 lbs), Molly Magic (15 lbs).May 20
Put NR trays of tomatoes and basil out for hardening off at H. Transplanted peppers (13) and basil (1 tray) in OG. Put down landscape fabric. Harvested asparagus in NR. Put down landscape fabric.May 19
Weeded in OG. Transplanted 4 tomatoes and peppers (16) in OG. Planted 4 tomatoes at H. Froze cilantro.May 18
Harvested asparagus in NR. Weeding, and spinach and lettuce harvested in OG.May 17
Harvested asparagus and spinach. Planted potaoes: NR stored Red Maria (5 lbs), Salem (5 lbs), Rose Apple Finn (12 oz) and Tucker potatoes: Aridondack Red (10 lbs)May 16
Harvested a bit of asparagus, spinach, and shiitaki mushrooms in NR. Transplanted 5 trays of cole crops and 1 tray of onions. Planted PF24C peach and heeled in Wolf apple and Honeycrisp apple trees.May 15
Harvested a bit of asparagus in NR.May 14
Harvested and thinned beets, swiss chard, spinach and lettuce at OG. Planted pole beans and melons: Lilly, Lamskin, Arava and Sarah's choice.May 12
Repotted tomatoes for NR.May 11
Transplanted 7 tomatoes and Amaryllis in OG. Sprayed neem on raspberries and tomatoes at OG and H. Harvested thyme. Nibbled on spinach at OG.May 8
Transplanted 16 Big Beef tomatoes and Amaryllis in OG. Harvested 3 gallons of overwintered spinach. Weeded pea beds et al.May 6
Transplanted 9 cherry tomatoes in OG.May 5
Harvested oyster and shiitake mushrooms in NR. Also a bit of spinach. Transplanted 2 trays of onions. Planted NR stored Yellow russian bananna (2 lbs), Adirondack Red (5 lbs), and Molly magic (5 lbs).May 4
Harvested oyster and shiitake mushrooms in NR. Transplanted 3 trays of onions.May 3
Hardening off AmaryliusMay 1
Weeded at OG. Put up bean trellis.April 30
Started basil for NR and Marigolds.April 29
Transplanted kale, onions, and cauliflower in OG. Weeded. Put most OG tomatoes out to harden off. Repotting remaining tomatoes for H, VH, and OG. Hardening 3 trays of onions for NR. Replanted parsley in OG. Pruned potted Contender peach tree.April 28
Mulched raspberies and blueberries with leaves in NR. Garden cleanup.April 28
Mulched raspberies and blueberries with leaves in NR. Garden cleanup.April 27
Chitting Tucker farm potatoes in NR. Chipped winter's prunings and garden cleanup.April 25
Transplanted a tray of cabbage in OG.April 24
Weeded in OG. Put down tarps over corn beds.April 23
Garden cleanup OG. Transplanted onions. Set out third tray of onions for hardening off.April 22
Garden cleanup OG. Transplanted onions.April 21
Pruned raspberries in NR. Garden cleanup. Planted spinach, carrots, swiss chard and beets. Uncovered (very little) spinach and garlic.April 20
Sprayed HB nematodes in NR. Garden cleanup. Planted snow peas and lettuce. Uncovered (very little) spinach.April 19
Repotted tomatoes. Weeded a a tad at OG and gathered stray painted daisises.April 18
Repotted tomatoes.April 17
Sprayed HB nematodes at H. Started hardening off cole and onion trays. Weeded at OGApril 14
Weeded at OG.April 13
Put down landscape fabric in OG. Thinned seedlings. Cleanup at home.April 12
Put down landscape fabric in OG. Thinned seedlings.April 10
Thinned seedlings. Started Marjorim. Prepared beds and weeded in OG. Finished planting strawberry plants.April 9
Prepared beds in OG. Planted strawberry plants.April 8
Weeded in OG.April 6
Garden cleanup in NR. Pulled straw off of cranberries. Cut old asparagus canes off. Fertilized perenials.April 5
Removed seed potatoes from the refrigerator in NR.April 3
Planted Swiss chard, beets, carrots and parsley in OG.April 2
Started Eggplant Florida Market (9) for OG and for NR Cabbage: #4 (9), Murdock (9), Red Acre (12), Kale: Siberian (6) Dwarf Scotch (9).April 1
Laying landscape fabric in OG. Prepared 3 beds. Started Basil (36) for OG and Brocolli Green Magic (18), Cauliflower Graffiti (6), Snow (6) and flame for NR.March 31
Bought a Contender Peach in pail for NR but will spend a few weeks at H.March 30
Laying landscape fabric in OG. Weeded.March 26
Compost from H to OG. Laying landscape fabric in OG. Prepared 2 beds.March 25
Compost from H top dressing on blueberries and taken to OG. Laying and replacing landscape fabric in OG. Started onions for NR: Monastrell (72), Ailsa Craig (72), Patterson (72).March 24
Cleanup at OG. Laying and replacing landscape fabric.March 22
Froze the last NR potatoes and onions.March 20
Started peppers: Ace(6), Flavorburst (6), Amazing (6), LB yel(3), Red(6), Mix (6); Tomato Big Beef (3). Thinned onion and cole seedlings. Put down new landscape fabric and replaced old in OG.March 19
Started Big Beef (18), defiante (3), Granadero (9) tomatoes, Egg P Guliane (6), Pep LB Yel (3) and celery (15). Thinned onion seedlings. Put down new landscape fabric and replaced old in OG.March 18
Started cherry tomatoes: Chocolate OG, Indigo OG(2) H VH, 5 star OG H, Super 100 OG, Baby Boom OG, Berry OG, Lucky tiger OG VH, Sungold OG H VH, Yellow OG H, White OG. Fertilized and spread mushroom soil in OG.March 17
Froze potatoesMarch 9
Started cauliflower: Flame (6), Graffiti (6), Snow (6) and kale: Siberian (9), Starbor (9) and cabbage: Red ball (6), Murdoc (6), #4 (6)March 8
Pruned peach trees at H.February 23
Pruned fruit trees in NR.February 21
Started onions for OG: AC (36), Patterson (36), Monastrell (36).February 8
Pruned grapes at OG. Fertilized and put down landscape fabric.February 6
Pruned blueberries, almond and cherries at H.January 24
Froze garlic and potatoes au gratin.January 12
Froze onions. Pruned apricot tree in NR.January 10
Froze mashed potatoes.January 5
Pruned plums in NR.January 4
Froze potatoes and garlic. Pruned grapes in NR.