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February 2009 |
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| The kitchen garden: a closer look at the rotations | |||||||
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early February in the kitchen garden: corn (left), picking salad (right) and carrots (below left) with companion plants (Marigold, Nasturtiums, dill, oregano, calendula and Chrysanthemums) below and below right: some of our problem beans. Many beans that were badly affected a short time ago recover and many others continue to do well. But many in close proximity die off. We heard that the same thing happened to most people in our area. We still can't figure out why. It's not the soil nor the watering. But January was a month with extremes: we had a few very cold night with temperatures not much above zero, and we had record highs later in the month with temperatures not much below 40 degrees Celsius. A very stressful month for the plants! below left: the carrots are doing very well though! |
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The vegie garden: late tomatoes in 2009! |
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Above left: at first our tomatoes - and those of most other people in
our area- were held back by a virus (?), then January turned cold. The
tomato plants are still very small and don't show a lot of fruit as yet.
Let's hope for a few more warm weeks in late summer!
Above: the potatoes in the back are ready for harvesting. The Golden Bantam corn is growing well. Red Kidney beans in the front. Above right: we are still trying to find the perfect potting mix. Our initial plantings didn't do well, and we blamed that on our rough potting mix. We planted a control group of capsicums in a good quality mix we bought. They are doing well now. We need to come up with a better recipe for home made potting mix in time for the next planting season! Left: our first grapes Right: majestic rhubarb plants |
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Poultry pictures |
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Left: the runner ducks have moved into the new "duck house"
Below left: our largest Welsummer cockerell at 14 weeks Below: the two Barnevelder pullets at 19 weeks Below right: Plymouth Rock pullets at 12 weeks |
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