Marilyn and Cliff have had various gardens over the years. We are now focusing on gardening in New Russia, NY (NR) [Cliff's 2024 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2023 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2022 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2021 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2020 Garden Blog] [Cliff's 2019 Garden Blog] [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]
April 23, 2025
Worked on the east barn garden bumpout. Put blood meal on the garlic plants. Planted spinach and beets.April 22, 2025
Planted peas on two trellises and carrots in front of them.April 12, 2025
Started ginger (16), dahlias: Diva (3), Cornel (2), Cornel Bronze (1), Citron du Cap (2), Myrtles Brandy (3).April 10, 2025
Started rooting sweet potatoes. Put up trellises.April 6, 2025
Started lettuce (30), parsley (6), Turkish Delight eggplant (7), Peppers: Red Knioght (2), Ace (2), Sunshine (3), SVP Y (1) tomatoes: Woodstock (3), Abigail (3), Harvest Moon (3), Big Beef (24C), Cherry tomatoes: Indigo Drops (2), Super Sweet 100 (1) Sungold (2), Five star (1), Ch. Bomb (2), White (1), Sun peach (2), Nova (1), Apple Yellow (2), Blush (1).April 4, 2025
Thinned Rossa di Milano seedlings. Sprayed fungacide on raspberries, grapes and north garden apples. Started turmeric: Hawaiian red (18), VBC orange (8).April 3, 2025
Watered new trees and berries. Put up a trellis.April 2, 2025
Watered new trees and berries. Pruned a peach tree in NR.March 29, 2025
Started Black Magic Kale (9), Broccoli: Green Magic (9), Eastern Magic (9), Monty (9), Cauliflower: Flame (6), Paxton (6), Earlistar (6), Cabbage: Murdoc (9), Ruby Perfection (9).March 28, 2025
Started creeping thyme (72).March 25, 2025
Planted Burgandy & Ginger Gold apple trees and Schoder ND pear tree and a red currant bush and blueberries: Patriot (3) and Nelson (6).March 21, 2025
Froze butternut squash. Pruned grapes and trees.March 19, 2025
Started onions: Patterson (144).March 18, 2025
Started onions: Rosa di Milano (108).March 16, 2025
Relabeled garlic beds.March 15, 2025
Froze Jarrahdale pumpkin. Last charcoal burn.March 8, 2025
Finished grinding Garlic.February 14, 2025
Froze butternut squash.February 1, 2025
Froze butternut squash.January 30, 2025
Started another batch of dehydrated garlic. Almost all sweet potato plants have woken up.January 20, 2025
Started another batch of dehydrated garlic.January 19, 2025
Fertilized asparagus beds. Froze winter squash and pumpkin.January 18, 2025
Fertilized garlic beds. Harvested Marigold seeds.January 17, 2025
Dehydrating garlic.January 8, 2025
Dehydrating garlic.January 1, 2025
Dehydrating garlic.