Marilyn and Cliff have had various gardens over the years. We are now focusing on gardening in New Russia, NY (NR). [Cliff's 2025 Garden Blog] [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]
May 19, 2026
Transplanted white and purple sweet potato slip generators (3 each). Started butternut squash: Metro (12) and pumpkins: North Georgia candy roaster (9), Musqee de Provence (3), Junona (3). Finsihed putting water bottles near the sweet potatoes.May 18, 2026
Transplanted lettuce, parsley. Started corn. Put water bottles near the sweet potatoes.May 17, 2026
Transplanted 54 sweet potato plants and last 15 tomatoes. Weeded.May 16, 2026
Started watermelon: Sugar Baby(3), Crimson Sweet (3), Juicebox (3), cucumber: Itachi (3), Sashimi (3), Unagi (3), summer squash and melons: Sarah's choice (3), Lilly (3), Diplomat (3). Transplanted 54 cole plants.May 11, 2026
Started sunflowers (9), nasturtium (9) and basil (24). Transplanted 18 more tomato plants and flame cauliflower.May 10, 2026
Transplanted first 18 tomato plants.May 9, 2026
Transplanted remaining trays of onions, Dahlias, and early snow cauliflower. Replanted spinach trays. Asparagus sprouts ruined by frost.May 8, 2026
Harvested asparagus.May 7, 2026
Harvested asparagus.May 3, 2026
Started spinach (72) and Marigolds (36). Weeded.May 2, 2026
Transplanted two trays (each) of Patterson and Rossa di Milano onions in the garden. Harvested spinach and asparagus. Weeded.May 1, 2026
Transplanted Mahon Yam slips into 3 inch pots (18). Weeded. Hardening off some onions and Dahlias. Filled kozys for Dahlias. Started clover for flower beds. Moved old bagged grass compost into low spots.April 26, 2026
Started ginger (18). Weeded.April 25, 2026
Sprayed fungacide on raspberries, peaches, grapes and apples. Pruned, weeded, tacked down uplifted plastic. Harvested over wintered spinach. Started more Mahon Yam cuttings for rooting.April 24, 2026
Pruned widely. Planted peas and carrots.April 19, 2026
Started beets: Detriot Red (36), Ruby Queen (36)April 18, 2026
Pruned grapes.April 17, 2026
Started: Specialty tomatoes: Abigail (1), Woodstock (1), Harvest Moon (4), Cherry tomatoes: Artemis (2), Sunrise Bumble Bee (2), Sunpeach, Blush, Nova, Five Star, SuperSweet 100, Cherry Bomb, Indigo Cherry Drops, Apple Yellow (2), Sungold (2), Tomatoes: Big Beef Plus(18), Granadero (12), Turkish Delight eggplant (9), Peppers: Ace (2), Red Knight, SVPB8415, Sweet Sunrise (2), Parsley (6), Lettuce (30).April 10, 2026
Potted sweet potato slips. Prepared trays for next week. Pruned a bit in the north garden. Thinned remaining onions.April 5, 2026
Replanted flame cauliflower.April 4, 2026
Potted remaining rooted sweet potatoes. Potted Dahlias. Planted garlic hoping for rounds: Nepal (16), Sicilian Silver (16).April 3, 2026
Potted rooted sweet potatoes and cut more for rooting.March 28, 2026
Started broccoli: Calabrese (6), De Cicco (6), Purple Sprouting (6), Marathon (6), Eastern Magic (6), Green Magic (6), Monty (6), Celery: Tango (6), Cauliflower: Early Snow (6), Flame (6), Lavender (6), Paxton (6), Cabbage: Ruby Perfectionb (6), Murdoc (6), Kale: Black Magic (6).March 20, 2026
Fertilized blueberries, cranberries, garlic and asparagus. Started turmeric (18). Started rooting sweet potato cuttings: Purple Magesty (18), Mahon Yam (6), O' Henry (18).March 14, 2026
Froze the last '25 onion.March 13, 2026
Started onions: Patterson (36), Rosa di Milano (36).March 7, 2026
Started onions: Patterson (72), Rosa di Milano (60).