Garden 2017
Built new 4x10' rasied bed on 2/26 and filled it with horse manure compost from Equestrian Center - did not amend the soil with anything else
Potatoes
12/29/16 - Potatoes from spring '16 harvest were sprouting in the house - planted aprox half the east bed and back row of Fonda bed - mixed 1tbsp Epsom salt & hand full of rabbit manure in each planting hole --- 3/22: Harvested back row of Fonda bed and half the east bed - a few big ones but mostly small - 10 LBS1/12 - Planted "mole" bed with 12 seed potatoes from last years harvest - mixed 1 tbsp Epsom Salt with a hand full of rabbit manure in planting hole.
1/23 - Planted more in the east bed and west end of Fonda bed
2/5 - Planted 12 in Fonda bed after pulling the last of the carrots
Tomatoes
1/15 - Planted 4 Husky Cherries - dipped each root ball in fish emulsion and mixed 1 tbsp epsom salt and handful of rabbit manure in the planting hole
2/1 - Planted 2 Cherokee Purple - mixed 1 tbsp epsom salt and handful of rabbit manure in the planting hole - dipped root ball of the white bucket in fish emulsion and no fish emulsion for the red bucket - both plants with mushroom compost soil base
2/3 - Planted 2 Cherokee Purple - mixed 1 tbsp Epsom salt and hand full of rabbit manure in the planting hole - Plant in Lowe's bucket had root ball dipped in fish emulsion, Home Depot did not - both plants with horse manure compost base
2/11 - Planted 4 Grape - All planted with mushroom compost mix - hand full of rabbit manure and 1 tbsp Epsom salt in planting hole
2/11 - Planted 6 Super Sweet 100 - Several starter plants had 2 plants in one container - attempted to separate - possible that some plants suffered root damage in the process - All planted in mushroom compost soil mix with rabbit manure & 1 tbsp epsom salt in planting hole
2/27 - Planted 2 Super Sweet 100 - 1 in new raised bed and one in bucket - Epsom salt and rabbit manure in planting hole of both.
3/5 - Planted 6 Sun Sugar - 4 in the new raised bed with horse manure compost and 2 in buckets with mushroom compost/peat moss mix.
3/6 - Planted 2 Biltmore in container using horse/mushroom compost/peat moss mix with Epsom salt and rabbit manure in planting hole and one in new bed
3/7 - Planted 1 Roma in bucket using horse compost/mushroom compost/peat moss mix - added rabbit manure & Epsom salt.
3/18 - Planted 1 Mr Stripey
3/26 - Planted 1 Green Zebra - Chef Jeff
3/26 - Planted 1 Jubilee - Chef Jeff
2/13 - Pulled collard greens from west end of new raised bed - amended soil with mushroom compost/peat moss/perlite mix and planted White Icicle Radishes - Harvested aprox 13 lbs on 3/25 - Sold to Apple Market for $15 - $1.50/lb
2/20 - Planted 3 rows in Pooka bed - Harvested aprox 4 lbs on 4/5
2/1 - Planted 2 Cherokee Purple - mixed 1 tbsp epsom salt and handful of rabbit manure in the planting hole - dipped root ball of the white bucket in fish emulsion and no fish emulsion for the red bucket - both plants with mushroom compost soil base
2/3 - Planted 2 Cherokee Purple - mixed 1 tbsp Epsom salt and hand full of rabbit manure in the planting hole - Plant in Lowe's bucket had root ball dipped in fish emulsion, Home Depot did not - both plants with horse manure compost base
2/11 - Planted 4 Grape - All planted with mushroom compost mix - hand full of rabbit manure and 1 tbsp Epsom salt in planting hole
2/11 - Planted 6 Super Sweet 100 - Several starter plants had 2 plants in one container - attempted to separate - possible that some plants suffered root damage in the process - All planted in mushroom compost soil mix with rabbit manure & 1 tbsp epsom salt in planting hole
2/27 - Planted 2 Super Sweet 100 - 1 in new raised bed and one in bucket - Epsom salt and rabbit manure in planting hole of both.
3/5 - Planted 6 Sun Sugar - 4 in the new raised bed with horse manure compost and 2 in buckets with mushroom compost/peat moss mix.
3/6 - Planted 2 Biltmore in container using horse/mushroom compost/peat moss mix with Epsom salt and rabbit manure in planting hole and one in new bed
3/7 - Planted 1 Roma in bucket using horse compost/mushroom compost/peat moss mix - added rabbit manure & Epsom salt.
3/18 - Planted 1 Mr Stripey
3/26 - Planted 1 Green Zebra - Chef Jeff
3/26 - Planted 1 Jubilee - Chef Jeff
Jalapenos
3/4 - Planted 6 in new raised bed - Epsom salt only in the planting hole
Eggplant
3/6 - Planted 1 Black Beauty and 1 Ichiban eggplant in containers using horse/mushroom compost/peat moss mix
Radishes
2/13 - Pulled collard greens from west end of new raised bed - amended soil with mushroom compost/peat moss/perlite mix and planted White Icicle Radishes - Harvested aprox 13 lbs on 3/25 - Sold to Apple Market for $15 - $1.50/lb
2/20 - Planted 3 rows in Pooka bed - Harvested aprox 4 lbs on 4/5
Beets
2/15 - Amended beet box and cooler with horse compost and planted red & gold
2/19 - Planted 3 rows gold beets in big bed
Carrots
1/15 - Planted 3 grow bags full of Imperator - final harvest 3/26 - very sweet - get Imperator next year
Okra
3/26 - Planted 12 in new bed
Edamame
3/26 - Planted 3 grow bags
Cucumber
3/26 - Planted 2 grow bags Boston Pickling
