January 2018
This is what is going on in my garden January 2018!
Total grocery bill: $ 306.34
Month’s To Do List:
- (done) Start seedlings indoors
- (partially done) Finish shed organization
- (done) Plant 3-4 beds of winter seeds
- (partially done) Start holes for 4 grape vines
- (move to February) Remove the mountains of extra dirt I have in the garden (I have no place to use it, and it is now in my way of progress)
- (done) Plant sunflower and holly hock bed now that obelisk trellises are up
- (move to February) Sift rocks from dirt in remaining 10 raised beds
- (move to February) Add wire to rebar to finish espalier tree supports
- (partially done) Continue working on master seed spreadsheet for when to plant anything
- (done) Receive ordered trees and grape vines and transplant in garden
Harvesting:
- Bunching onions
- Cayenne peppers
- Thai peppers
- Parsley
- Raspberry
- Tangerines
- Lemons
Planted:
- Beet
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Peas
- Snow Peas
- Radish
- Swiss Chard
Seeded:
- Bok Choi
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Eggplant
- Tomato – Cherry
- Tomato – Roma
What am I doing?:
- Still direct composting – turning dirt and recomposting (see post on direct composting)
- Sifting all beds of rocks and adding coir and pumice – 4 beds done, 10 more to do
- Re-seeded additional bitter gourd, as the plants I have may have died in the cold weather
- Attempting more chyote squash as mine is not looking as if it is going to make it
- Trying to sprout a tamarind seed – I am cleaning it daily from mold, but it appears to be swelling and cracking, so hoping it sprouts!
- Digging holes and planting trees and grape vines
- Prepared dirt at back of house for flowers (have powdery mildew there, so torched dirt, sprayed hydrogen peroxide, sifted top layer of dirt to remove rocks, set stakes for dahlia’s, seeded poppies and zinnias, laid manure)
Musings:
- Time is ticking away towards Spring – I have lots to do to be ready!
- Weeds are growing very fast. Purchased a weed torch, but not good at it yet. Have to keep practicing (in the backyard, as practicing in the front yard draws a lot of attention) :]
- Feel a bit overtaken by weeds (Photos below of me weeding between raised beds)
