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Replanting

I was gone for a week and a bunch of things didn’t make it. Turns out, the end split on one of my soaker hoses, meaning it did not pressurize and water some of the garden. Also, something has been … Continue reading

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Lots o’ Seeds

First off, I had another single ounce of asparagus. This year has not been as productive, but it is still growing, so perhaps there will be more. I transplanted a bunch of things this weekend. First, I put the Arizona … Continue reading

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Planting and Garden Layout

I planted another 16 sunflower seeds in small planters. When they get big enough that the quail won’t eat them, I’ll put them in the garden. I also planted another six eggplant seeds, and 6 spinach seeds. Same rules apply. … Continue reading

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Planting and Asparagus

I have been cutting around 2 oz of asparagus each morning to use in my breakfast.  Any left over can be stored with its end in water and used the next day. On Friday, I stopped by the Alameda Greenhouse … Continue reading

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Long Time, No Post

I apologize for the delay in posting.  Things are going well for my garden.  At this time, I have zucchini, squash, and sweet peas that are growing from seed, plus eggplants, peaches and cream corn, Big Jim green chiles, hot … Continue reading

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Produce This Week

I picked 54 oz of zucchini, 12 oz of green bell pepper, 0.5  oz of pinto beans (I only have one plant that survived), 2 oz of sweet banana pepper, 5 oz of tomatillo, 8 oz of eggplant of roma … Continue reading

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Produce from the Garden and Green Chiles

I processed the 25 lb bag of green chiles I had bought roasted at the Hatch Chile Festival. This year, I bought an 8 cup food processor and chopped them into sauce after skinning them. It took a lot less … Continue reading

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Garden Report

Today, I planted another zucchini, nine asparagus plants, and six sweet banana peppers. Unfortunately, it looks like both eggplants died, as did three strawberries.  I don’t think they were getting quite enough water.  As I thought about what to do, I … Continue reading

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Gardening This Week

This week, I added quite a bit of manure to one of the garden beds. I also replaced three broken soaker hose and two short lengths of hose that were older than the hills. I hauled off several truck loads … Continue reading

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More Planting, More Plants Emerging

I planted: 2 Yellow Pear Tomatoes 2 Red Grape Tomatoes 1 Unknown Tomato 2 Ichiban Eggplants 2 Watermelons 2 “Golden” Zucchini (some sort of yellow squash?) and my girlfriend planted lavender. I see a bunch of pinto beans, a whole … Continue reading

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