Cliff's 2023 Garden Blog

Cliff's 2023 Garden Blog

August 21

Harvested cucumbers, string beans, blackberries, summer squash and tomatoes in OG.

August 20

Harvested cucumbers, string beans, and tomatoes in NR. Canned peaches and tomatoes.

August 19

Made a bit of charcoal in NR. Dug potatoes.

August 18

Harvested cucumbers, string beans, and tomatoes in NR. Canneded peaches and tomatoes.

August 15

Harvested cucumbers, string beans, blackberries, summer squash and tomatoes in OG. Harvested peaches at H. Canned peaches and cherry tomatoes.

August 14

Weeded in OG. Canned veggies for soup.

August 13

Harvested string beans, summer squash, cucumbers, tomatoes in OG. Froze string beans.

August 12

Harvested cucumbers in NR. Harvested string beans, summer squash, cucumbers, tomatoes in OG.

August 11

Harvested string beans, and Adirondack Red, Adirondack Blue potatoes and a few raspberries in NR. Froze string beans. Picked bugs.

August 10

Froze cherry tomatoes and string beans and summer squash.

August 9

Harvested cherry tomatoes, string beans and snap peas in NR.

August 8

Froze sring beans. Harvested peaches at H.

August 7

Weeded in OG. Harvested tomatos, blackberries, cucumbers, summer squash and lots of string beans at OG. Put bt into slits on squash and pumpkins.

August 5

Weeded in OG. Harvested first tomato, blackberries, and lots of string beans at OG. Sprayed bee safe on downy & powdery mildew.

August 4

Weeded in NR. Harvested cabbage and string beans in NR. Harvested cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and summer squash in OG.

August 3

Weeded in NR. Harvested kale, cucumbers and a few blackberries in NR. Harvested garlic: Sicilian Silver and all the spring planted silverskins. Sorted and trimmed some garlic. Froze string beans and kale.

August 2

Weeded in NR. Harvested blueberries, string beans and summersquash. Sprayed spinosad on squash and pumpkins with squash bugs.

August 1

Weeded in NR. Picked bugs. Harvested cherry tomatoes.

July 31

Froze string beans and summer squash.

July 30

Harvested string beans, cucumbers, blackberries, basil and summer squash in OG. Harvested blueberries & peaches at home. Froze peaches and pesto.

July 29

Harvested string beans, cucumbers and summer squash in NR. Snagged a couple peaches at H.

July 28

Harvested garlic: Russian Red MPS, Idaho Silver, and Rose du Var. Harvested blueberries. Weeded. Planted carrots, spinach, summer squash and 3 types beets. Froze string beans, summer squash, broccoli, and peaches.

July 27

Harvested garlic: Music, Siberian, and Kishlyk. Harvested snap peas, broccoli, cucmbers in NR. Began trimming garlic.

July 26

Harvested blackberries, cucumbers, summer squash, lettuce, string beans at OG. Froze string beans, summer squash and broccoli. Watered transplants in NR.

July 25

Harvested peaches and blueberries at H.

July 24

Harvested broccoli, cucumbers, blackberries, summer squash and cherry tomatoes in OG. Froze kale and string beans.

July 23

Harvested garlic in NR: Bavarian Purple, Krasnador White, and Nepal, Harvested cucumbers and broccoli. Picked bugs.

July 22

Harvested garlic in NR: Kettle River, Sicilian Gold, Blanak, Transyvania, and Montana Zemo. Harvested spring planted garlic except the silverskins. Harvested blueberries and cucumbers. Weeded, picked bugs.

July 21

Harvested garlic in NR: Inchellium Red, Shandong Purple, Bud 2, Bud 16, Germain White and Bavarian. Harvested snap peas. Froze broccoli. Weeded. Planted beets and spinach. Transplanted broccoli. Picked bugs.

roccoli. Weeded. Planted beets and spinach. Picked bugs.

July 20

Harvested onions, cucmbers, summer squash and cherry tomatoes in OG. Weeded. Covered exposed blackberries. Harvested peaches at H. Picked bugs in NR. Weeded.

July 19

Harvested onions and cherry tomatoes in OG. Weeded. Harvested peaches at H.

July 18

Harvested garlic in NR: Beejeepers Sicilian, Bogatyr, and Ukranian. Harvested broccoli, snap peas, kale and blueberries in NR. Froze broccoli and kale. Harvested summer squash, cucumbers, blackberries and cherry tomatoes in OG. Harvested peaches and blueberries at H.

July 17

Harvested garlic in NR: Jaxartes, Pskem and Tibetian White. Snagged 2 cherry tomatoes.

July 16

Harvested garlic in NR: Germain Red ROC, Spanish Roja, Youghiogheny Purple, Yugoslavian, Red Toch, Purple Galzer. Harvest broccoli, snap peas, blueberries and strawberries. Uncovered summer squash which had lots of squash beetle nymphs and eggs.

July 15

Harvested blueberries at H and tomatoes, summer squash and blackberries at OG.

July 14

Harvested summer squash and cucumbers at OG.

July 13

Harvested blueberries at H and tomatoes, onions and blackberries at OG.

July 12

Harvested garlic: Velam. Harvested, peas, blueberries. Covered blueberries. Harvested cue ball and eight ball summer squash.

July 11

Harvested garlic: Krasnodar Red and Russia Red ROC. Harvested kale, peas, strawberries, blueberries. Froze kale. Weeded.

July 10

Harvested garlic: Korean Mountain and Metichi. Made pesto. Picked bugs.

July 9

Harvested snap peas, strawberries, blueberries in NR. Harvested garlic: Thai Purple, Red Grain, Donostia Red and Asian Tempist. Froze currants and strawberries. Planted peas and carrots.

July 8

Harvested lettuce, second tomato (sungold) in OG. Weeded. Harvested blueberries at H.

July 7

Weeded at OG. Weedwacked.

July 6

Harvested onions, lettuce, first tomato (blush) in OG. Weeded. Added ropes to trellises. Harvested blueberries at H.

July 5

Harvested strawberries, snow peas, currants, kale and catnip in NR Weeded and put down straw. Replanted Jahrdale pumpkins and planted Tarbais beans.

July 4

Weeded and picked bugs in NR. Harvested parsley and garlic: Xian, Guatemalen, Chesnok Red, Japanese. Transplanted basil, parsley and marigolds. Nibbled on snow peas. Put down straw.

July 3

Harvested strawberries in NR. Harvested garlic: Thai Fire, Ajo, Rjo, Rose du Lautrec, and Tibetian. Nibbled on snow peas.

July 2

Weeded and picked bugs in NR. Nibbled on snow peas.

July 1

Weeded and picked bugs in NR. Nibbled on snow peas.

June 30

Harvested strawberries in NR. Weeded and weedwacked. replanted acorn squash.

June 29

Sprayed grapes in OG. Harvested a few strawberries. Covered old blackberries. Replanted and planted melons. Weeded. Grabbed strawberries and currents during walk through in NR.

June 27

Harvested strawberries and lettuce in OG. Weeded. Planted kidney and black beans.

June 26

Watered in NR. Harvested strawberries and snow peas. Covered strawberries.

June 25

Weeded and watered in NR. Replaced pathways. Weedwacked. Added peatmoss and fertilied blueberries. Planted sunflower seeds. Trimmed tomato plants. Took out the nanking cherry tree. Harvested charcoal.

June 24

Weeded in NR. Took tomatoes out of kozys. Transplanted columbine. Harvested strawberries. Froze onions.

June 23

Replanted watermeon in OG. Weeded picked strawberries. Cut scapes in NR, weeded and watered.

June 22

Weeded in OG, moved chicken wire and covered summer squash. Harvested kale and basil.

June 21

Took up old fabric. Prepared beds. Planted Good Mother Stallard pole beans and Styrian pumpkins. Weeded and weed whacked. Removed last low fencing.

June 20

Harvested strawberries. Sprayed spinosad. Removed fencing. Planted sunflowers.

June 19

Uncovered spices and took kozys off the tomatoes. Weeded and prepared beds. Pulled up more fencing.

June 18

Harvested strawberries at OG.

June 16

Harvested strawberries and first cucumber at OG.

June 15

Weeded at OG. Transplanted amaryllis. Prepared beds. Started brocolli: EasternMagic (12), Green magic (12), Monty (12). Cauliflower: Paxton (6), Flame (6) Kale: Black Magic (6), Dwarf Blue (6), Cabbage: Murdoc (12).

June 14

Harvested asparagus in NR. Cut scapes. Transplanted petunias. Picked cherries at home.

June 13

Harvested asparagus in NR. Froze asparagus. Transplanted sunflowers on the south side of the house. Put up fence for sunflowers. Transplanted tumeric. Picked strawberries in OG and cherries at H.

June 12

Watered in NR. Harvested asparagus. Transplanted amaryllis outside. Put up trellis for blackberries. Weeded.

June 11

Watered in NR. Sprayed fish on garlic. Harvested asparagus.

June 10

Watered in OG. Harvested strawberries. Watered garlic and new trees in NR. Harvested asparagus.

June 9

Harvested cherries at H.

June 8

Harvested strawberries in OG.

June 7

Harvested cherries at H. Watered in OG. Weeded. Pulled up old fencing.

June 6

Harvested strawberries in OG. asparagus in NR. Watered.

June 5

Harvested asparagus in NR. Watered a bit. Put down landscape fabric in barn garden. Planted Merlin butternut squash, Marsque de Provonce, Polar Bear, Mellow Yellow & Early Giant pumpkins and Lily, Diplomat and Sarahs choice melons. Froze strawberries.

June 4

Harvested asparagus in NR. Watered a bit. Transplanted last peppers in Kozys, cilantro in open, cucumbers in a tunnel. Put down landscape fabric in barn garden and North garden. Weedwacked in gardens. Froze asparagus.

June 3

Harvested asparagus in NR. Watered a bit. Transplanted strawberries in the North garden. Cleanup of some old landscape fabric. Transplanted sweet potatoes. Filled Kozy's. Dug tulips to put in the basement (hoping they will find a better garden spot in the fall) Started doubtful tulips from Reiner's inside. Started marigolds and basil. Harvested 12 pts of strawberries in OG.

June 2

Harvested asparagus in NR. Watered Main and N gardens. Planted 5 beds of Vision sweet corn with NC Candy Roaster and Jarrahdale pumpkins. Planted summer squash: Dunja, Eight ball, Green Machine, Cue ball, Yellowfin, Yellow scallop. Planted watermelon: sugar baby & crimson sweet. Planted acorn squash: Tiptop.

June 1

Harvested strawberries in OG. Watered OG. Harvested asparagus in NR. Watered SW gardens and onion transplants.

May 31

Planted melons in OG. Pulled up old landscape fabric.

May 30

Harvested strawberries in OG. Watered everything. Planted mellow Yellow and Early Giant pumpkins.

May 29

Harvested asparagus.

May 28

Watered in NR. Harvested asparagus. Transplanted tomatoes (18), Kale (12), cabbage (6), brocolli (18). Froze asparagus and spinach. Transplanted some sweet postatoes.

May 27

Watered in NR. Harvested asparagus and spinach. Cleared several beds. Transplanted 144 onions. Weeding!

May 26

Watered in OG. Picked a couple strawberries. Planted popcorn, summer squash (YellowFinn, Green Machine, Dunja, Cue Ball, Eight ball, Yellow Scallop) and winter squash (Tiptop & Merlin). Put down straw. Watered new pear trees in the dark in NR.

May 25

Watered in OG. Took out fencing. Transplanted cilantro, parsley and basil.

May 24

Weeded in OG. Took out fencing. Put down some wood chips.

May 23

Weeded in OG. Took out fencing. Transplanted Watermeons into Kozy's

May 22

Weeded in OG. Took out fencing.

May 20

Watered, weeded in NR. Filled Kozys. Pulled up plastic in the north garden. Weeded and dePIed in OG.

May 19

Put fish fertilizer on garlic. Put up trellises and planted string beans. Watered trees. Filled Kozys.

May 18

Burned prunings. Prepared string bean planting beds. Watered garlic, potatoes and new strawberries.

May 17

Sprayed nematodes. Gathered charcoal. Moved pruning bundles to fire ring. Put straw on Adirondack Red potatoes. Watered garlic.

May 16

Watered in NR. Sprayed Nematodes. Planted 100 Honeoye strawberry plants.

May 15

Started herbs, and flowers for NR. Watered in NR.

May 14

Planted string beans, spinach in OG. Transplanted broccoli, cabbage and kale. Used row covers and surrounded with chicken wire.

May 13

Filled Kozy's. Transplanted tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers in OG. Weeded.

May 12

Removed westside fence in OG. Put down garden fabric on west side. Filled Kozy's. Hardening off tomatoes, peppers, cole crops and spices.

May 10

Weeded in OG. Pulled up westmost plastic. Weedwacked around OG perimeter.

May 9

Weeded in OG.

May 7

Harvest asparagus and spinach in NR.

May 6

Finished planting potatoes in NR. Put blood meal on garlic and moved mulch backinto the beds. Weeded in OG.

May 5

Planted Potatoes in NR. Plan: Adirondack blue 25 lbs, Adirondack Red 15 lbs, Baltic Rose, 10 lbs, Lehigh, 10 lbs. Fer

tilized garlic.

April 27

Started tomatoes (6) and cherry tomatoes (12)for NR. Also cucumbers, watermelon, and peppers. Thinned cole crops and tomatoes for OG. Replanted watermelon for OG & H.

April 26

Started rooting sweet potatoes. Planted some beets, carrots and lettuce in OG

April 25

Started broccoli, kale and cabbage for NR.

April 24

Transplanted onions in OG.

April 22

Liquid Fish spray on garlic in NR. Planted peas, beets and carrots.

April 16

12 gals of bee safe as green tip spray on trees and grapes.

April 15

Fish on garlic in NR. Put down 300+ feet of plastic pathways.

April 12

Cleanup at OG. Started Watermelon, tomatoes, peppers, basil, cilantro, and parsley.

April 10

Planted spring garlic (hoping for rounds)

April 9

Trimmed asparagus. Weeded. Pulled straw off of garlic.

April 5

Thinned onion seedlings.

April 1

Trimmed grapes from outside the garden. Cut raspberry canes. Sprayed omri fungacide

March 29

Planted peas and spinach in OG.

March 24

Pruned trees in NR.

March 17

Pruned easy trees in NR while wearing snowshoes.

March 14

Pruned at home and OG.

March 10

Picked up Lehigh 10#, Adirondack Red 15# and Baltic Rose 10# seed potatoes at Tucker Farms.

March 1

Pruned at home.

February 27

Started onions for OG: Elsye (108).

February 24

Froze cooked pumpkin.

February 10

Started several small sweet potato in a pot.