Garden chores

Posted on 15 Aug, 2008 4 comments

Since it was a little cooler this morning, I decided to do some clean up work and try to get some things ready for the fall crop. First I harvested any peppers that were ready plus a few nasturtium leaves for my lunch salad. I had 19 Jalapenos and 1 Cayenne that were ready. Then I dug up all my onions and got that box all ready for the fall crop of lettuces, I used some of my new worm castings mixed with the other compost and mixed it in real well. Oh, forgot to tell about spending the past weekend moving all those worms to their new home. I’m investing in one of those multi-tier setups, that was just too much.
The onions did not do as well as I had hoped, they are kinda small, maybe not enough sunshine. After that I checked on my baby strawberry plants and they have put down roots very nicely so I cut the stems from the main plants and now I have 30 new plants. I want to put these in a traditional Strawberry Pot for next year but how can I keep them over the winter?
I then took cuttings from the coleus and the pineapple sage both of which have gotten really big. I am trying to root these in water, but again how do I keep them over winter. The winters here are very mild but we do have about 4-6 weeks were the temps can get below freezing and maybe another 4-6 were it is possible for it to freeze at night. I don’t really have anywhere inside that gets enough light, but I thought if I rig something like a wheeled cart I could wheel them out during the day and in at night. What do you think?
That was about all I had to do so I went ahead and roasted some coffee for this next week. I was all ready slathered in mosquito repellent so why not.
I gotta say this style of gardening has the old fashioned veg plot beat hands down.
Sorry no pics this time, my son took the camera hiking today. I guess I know what to buy him for Christmas, that and an atlas for my daughter. My gosh, that girl could get lost in the house for heavens sake! (I’ve just had a call from her to ask where something is, happens about once a month.)

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Chrispook

15 Aug, 2008

Sounds like a good harvesting day. Here it has been too hot to do much, high 30's and humid with it. So I did sitting down jobs like getting the sunflower seeds off the heads.

Tobytutz

15 Aug, 2008

Definately, a good harvesting day, you've done really well!
It's too hot where Chrisbrook is, but here, you've guessed it - It's far too wet!

Blodyn

16 Aug, 2008

I like the idea of a wheeled cart Wholibulli. It would be quick and easy, but I hope you don't forget to wheel it in at night. But then you're probably not as absent minded as me. I remember puting some plants out on a winter's day when I lived in the old cottage but forgot about them. I awoke in the middle of the night with a feeling of horror - I suddenly remembered about my plants ! Well I ran up the garden in my pyjamas lol and put them all back inside the shed. Lucky we don't get servere winters here, - it was raining. I got soaked. lol
All the best, Hywel .

Wohlibuli

16 Aug, 2008

OMG That is funny, you must have looked bedraggled!
I think that if it is not to big and I just park it right outside the back door, I won't forget it. Just out with the dog every morning and back in with her every evening. Of course she doesn't stay out all day, she is a definate house dog. She has her routine, and she can be almost like clockwork. First out at 5:30 am and last at 10:00 pm

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