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Monday the overnight low was 24 degrees – 15 degees colder than Sunday’s weather report predicted, and the ground was frozen solid by morning. Hell, I can predict the weather more accurately than that. I was sure that all the baby veg I set out in the garden Saturday and Sunday would be goners, but this morning the…
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Planted these varieties – Eggplants Long Purple Apple Green Twilight hybrid Thai Peppers Cayenne Bell King King of the North (early bell) Sweet Banana Italian Frying Jimmy Nardello (Italian frying) Maroni Rossi (Italian frying) Sweet Marconi ((Italian frying) Paprika Jalapeno Guadillo Pasilla Bull Nose Tennessee Cheese
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Yesterday was almost like summer – sunny and 65 degrees, but today is chilly and snow is predicted for Wednesday! Hopefully they are wrong. Today I checked and hoed the vegetables that I sowed under my plastic hoop cloche. Everything has sprouted, and is looking good. Radishes, lettuce, brocolli raab, cabbage, and spinach are all…
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Variety Sowed Into 4″ Pots 1. Alaska 2/24 3/6 2. Alicante 2/27 3/5 3. Amish Paste 2/24 3/5 4. Anna Russian 2/27 3/5 5. Ananas Noir 2/24 3/16 6. Aunt Ginny’s Purple 2/24 3/6 7. Beam’s Yellow Pear 2/27 3/5 8. Besser 2/25 3/16 9. Black Cherry 2/24 3/6 10. Black Krim 3/16 3/5 11.…
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The last few days have been uncharacteristically sunny and dry, with daytime temperatures reaching 55 and night time lows of 35. The seedlings in the greenhouse have responded to the sunlight with a spurt of growth.
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The onions have all sprouted, although the red torpedo’s are a day or two behind the other onion varieties. Today I moved the onions into the greenhouse. Skies have been very grey and dark, with pretty contant drizzle, and daily highs around 50. Although I see no sign of Spring the trees disagree, as the plum…
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All the plants sowed Jan.31 have now sprouted and I transferred them to the greenhouse, where they are living beneath a sheet of Remay for a little extra warmth. The rodent predation problems have ceased. Feb. 3 I sowed 3 different onion varieties (Ed Hume Seeds), each into 3 4 inch pots, indoors. Onions include:Ringmaster…
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Mice ate nearly all the seedlings growing in my green house. Surviving plants include parsley, leeks and onions. I took appropriate steps to eliminate the rodent population. We will speak no more of this. Sowed new 4″ pots with spinach, savoy cabbage, mache, kohlrabi, marjoram, chinese cabbage, head lettuce, romaine letuce, bibb lettuce, endive, kale,…