he middle bed is now fully planted. I did not feel great last night and the
fresh air seemed to help, so I went back out to the greenhouse where there were
no mosquitoes. From far wall to the door:
As the sparkling
drops start to fall from the sky.
We all, in silence, keep a watchful eye.
The peaceful rain, the splashing sound,
The soothing pitter-patter on the ground.
There's a glowing streak that goes so fast.
The deafening BOOM of thunder's blast.
Old mother nature's getting a drink,
With raindrops dancing, tink-tink.
The icy cold changes the way it falls,
And the hail comes down like mis-shaped balls.
The thunder calms the lightning as well,
We are relived when the last raindrop fell.
The rain and the thunder have been gone for hours,
But soon we will have more summer showers.
—Justin
June 10, 2008
he middle bed is now fully planted. I did not feel great last night and the
fresh air seemed to help, so I went back out to the greenhouse where there were
no mosquitoes. From far wall to the door:
'Sugar Baby' watermelon
'Yugoslavian Red Butterhead' lettuce
'Red Sails' lettuce
'Cinnamon' basil
'Purple' basil
'Lemon' basil
five colours of carrots
'Jack Be Little' pumpkins to start before I transplant them outside. They
are good keepers and one person meal sized. I used to grow them for years in
Oregon.
Ginger I already have growing in a pot.
Lavender is growing by my doorstep.
Lemongrass will soon be growing.
I have quite a nice sized Rosemary that Julia gave me.
Garlic -Heirloom
from WV homestead Sawmill Holler 1995
I have alot of different kinds of herbs planted already
Tomatoes have already been planted.
Pepper
- "Carribean Red Hot"
Pepper
– “Cayenne”
Pepper
- "Fish" Heirloom
Pre-1870s
Pepper
- "Golden Californian Wonder"
Pepper
- "Jalapeno"
To be planted out yet:
Oats mixed with black
oil sunflowers will be sown soon.
Orange Zinger Calendula officinalis
Sensation Mixed Cosmos
Beans – “Royal
Burgandy" (if you are wondering,
they're for the people at work)
Beets - 'Detroit Dark Red'
Beets - 'Chioggia'
Broccoli, Cabbages and Brussels - a hodgepodge
Cabbage
- "Early Jersey Wakefield"
Corn - "Painted Mountain"
Cucumber
- "Straight 8"
Kale
- "Konserva"
Kale
- "White Russian"
Mustard
- "Osaka Purple"
Onions - 3 kinds of storage onions
English
Shelling Peas - "Green Arrow"
Heirloom
Snow
Pea Peas - "Oregon Sugar
Pod II"
Potatoes - 5 Varieties
Radish - "Watermelon" (A white radish, with red center)
Spinach
- "Long Standing Bloomsdale" Heirloom 1925
Squash,
Winter "Waltham Butternut"
C. moschata
Swiss
Chard - "Five colored Silverbeet" Heirloom
Turnip
"Purple Top White Globe" Heirloom pre-1880
Watermelon
- "Blacktail Mountain" Heirloom 1970
It has been chilly at night. About 4+C/39F when I wake up. I started a fire in the house woodstove the last couple nights. I will have to see what the greenhouse goes down to each night now that I have tomatoes and peppers in there. I have had it get down to 0.8C/33F night after night a couple years ago and then to +40C/104F that same day and incredibly those were the best year I have ever grown tomatoes. I made sure to save seeds from those poor plants! I have to replace the 90 degree elbow on the woodstove in there, as it is rotted clean through, which is also why I did not put anything into the greenhouse until later this year as well as wanting to get the raised beds done.
Both
the June bearing (Canadian translation 'July Bearing') and the Everbearing
Strawberries have started to bloom (as well as some wild ones I have noted). I
am planning on jam and frozen berries already.