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Strawberry - Photo Credit CElisabeth at 8thdeadlysin.ORG

My Very Good Busy Week of Garden Chores – The Doubling is Upon Us – my working document

by celisabethGarden June 4, 2024June 20, 2024No Comments

The second week of June is pretty exciting for this gardener. Most plants, in particular the tomatoes and squash, will double in size between June 5 and June 15th. I assume most gardeners have a week or two where the same happens, just on a different timeframe dependent on climate and garden environment. Early-mid June …

Squash Photo Credit - CElisabeth at 8thdeadlysin

Squash Varieties for 2024 – Winter and Summer + SVB Info

by celisabethGarden, Uncategorized June 2, 2024June 2, 2024No Comments

~ Summer Squash Zucchini – Costata Romanesco Zucchini – Cocozelle Zucchini – Golden Zebra Scallop – Mix Yellow Crookneck Winter Squash Cucurbita Moschata – of the three primary squash cultivars, the thicker stems of the C.Moschata assist greatest in it’s resistance to the squash vine borer successfully burrowing into the plant, compared to the other …

Tomato Varieties Planted by June 1st – Final lol

by celisabethGarden, Uncategorized June 1, 2024June 20, 2024No Comments

Varieties with notes N = New to me My smaller varieties: Agi Red (red and orange striped) – FavoriteBlack Vernissage (black and red) Cherry Punch – N?Green Doctors (green) – (yr 2)Italian Ice (pale yellow) – (yr 2)Juliet – NLucky Agi (tricolor)Lucky Tiger (tricolor)Napa Chardonnay Blush (yellow) – NPink Bumblebee (pink and red striped) – …

Variegated Celosia - photo credit CElisabeth at 8th Deadly Sin ORG

A Busy July – Chores, Issues and Plans – Month in Review

by celisabethGarden August 7, 2023August 7, 2023No Comments

July is busy. The first month where the harvest is reliably colorful and supplies a decent meal beyond greens, here up north.

It’s also the end of that precious timeframe where the garden doesn’t require a great deal of clean-up. Up here, not much has died yet.

But it’s coming.

October Squash Harvest -7th 2022- photo credit CElisabeth at 8th Deadly Sin ORG

EXPERIMENT 23: Can I Plant Delicata and Sweet Dumpling with only 77 Days Left in the Growing Season? – FAIL (barely)

by celisabethGarden July 18, 2023January 21, 2024No Comments

I don’t know, let’s see. Today is July 18th. I have commenced fall planting, which hurts me to say honestly. This last winter was a long slog heartbreaker and summer flies by too fast. I am not ready for anything fall. Two years ago, the first frost was not until the day before Halloween. An …

It’s Small Project Week!

by celisabethWifery June 19, 2023June 23, 2023No Comments

Infrastructure week, lol. Two week ago was large project week. I stained the deck, detailed my car, took refuse to the landfill, steam-cleaned some carpets. Some good things to get done. This week I have a list of many smaller projects to complete. It’ll be great for those of us who like the satisfaction of …

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Tree Cherry Royal Ann 18 Jun - photo credit CElisabeth at 8th Deadly Sin ORG

This’ll Be Fun – the Royal Ann Cherry Tree Experiment – FAIL

by celisabethBe the Helper June 18, 2023January 21, 2024No Comments

All plants grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 60. Soil is a loamy clay. Although my preference is organic, I have used commercial fertilizers from time to time. Gardening personality relaxed and experimental, purist about very little. Growing Days approximately 135 I like to …

Double Delight rose photo credit CElisabeth at 8th Deadly Sin ORG

Garden Chores – June – Resources Too!

by celisabethGarden June 17, 2023June 3, 2024No Comments

Every started seed from early spring is in the ground. All the tools have hit the dirt or the grass. My skin went from white to a deep tan. Budget completely blown out. What now? All plants grown in the high wind prairie, Midwest, in macro-climate zone 5(ish). Average dewpoint in summer is around 55-60. …

Chores To Be Done in the Zone 4/5 Garden in Early May

by celisabethGarden, Whine April 25, 2023May 4, 2023No Comments

Common garden chores for the USDA zone 4 and zone 5 garden in May. Add fertilizer. Plant roses and other shrubs. Begin to harden off the plants due to be planted outside in mid May.

Wine and Roses Gladiolus - photo credit CElisabeth at 8th Deadly Sin ORG

My Garden Chore List for April 15-30, USDA Zone 4/5

by celisabethGarden April 18, 2023May 2, 2023No Comments