Vegetable bed. I temporarily added a couple of irises, I didn't want in the one iris bed so far. Also some raspberries from home. If I can build another bed in a couple of months, they will move to that.
The black wooley-looking stuff is fur trimmed from Charlie. Purpose is to deter rabbits and deer. Might help. Might not. Bok Choy, chinese cabbage, radishes, turnips, spinach, have all sprouted.
Allium vegetable bed. Looking great. We are getting lots of scallions. Garlic chives are growing the thickest and sturdiest I've ever seen them grow. They will be ready to harvest in 2 weeks.
Iris bed. Some wooleys on here too. Even though deer are said not to like irises. The locations for the heritage iris order are laid out and labeled, in case they come in the next couple of weeks.
I won't be posting for a week or two. Maybe something on fig cuttings tomorrow. Likely wont do much in the garden for a month or two. We will see. Having these progress reports to look at, will help.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Beehive. Feeders in place.
Thebee feeders are in place. Ruhl-Bee states they will arrive first or 2nd week of April. I hope 2nd week. It may be difficult, earlier. Counting the days....
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Charlie and Baigou
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Kitchen Garden. Scallions
Fantastic! The first vegetable from the raised beds at Battleground. These were Egyptian Walking Onions, planted Sept 27th. Not only did they survive the winter, they flourished.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Bearded Irises. Progress Report.
These were last minute mail order. I had doubts they would survive the winter. Planted too late to take hold, too dried out. November I think. They are growing nicely.
This is Red Zinger. Worse condition than the others, later, drier, deader looking rhizome. It's growing very nicely too.
Beekeeping. Progress Notes. Top Bar Hive
I decided to paint the hive. Will last longer. Less likely to mold mildew rot. Used white primer and a white outdoor latex. Decided on a different location. This location is in full sun but also secluded, for safety. Near Ning's planned wildflower meadow. There is a sizable bramble patch behind, for near by nectar. I want to plant lemon balm around the hive.
Open, with some bars removed. Now it depends on when the bees arrive. Someone has offered to help in case I am indisposed, which I might be. Bad timing but it is what it is. Been so looking forward to this....
Open, with some bars removed. Now it depends on when the bees arrive. Someone has offered to help in case I am indisposed, which I might be. Bad timing but it is what it is. Been so looking forward to this....
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Laburnum Cuttings
Front Yard
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Hardwood Cuttings from Trees. Progress Report.
I'm starting to think this propagation method is very good. Not just for figs. Fig cuttings root easily by almost any method. These were prunings I had lying around this winter. I did what I've been doing to jump start fig cuttings. Use cuttings about 6-8 inches long. As thick as practical - pencil thickness seems good. Thinner or thicker seems to work. Make incision through bark and cambium layer using sharp pocket or kitchen knife. Dip in rooting hormone dip-and-grow at 1:10 dilution 1 to 2 minutes. Wrap in moist paper towel. Place into plastic bag and close. Keep in warm place.
Redmond American Linden. These have some callous. They leaked a jelly-like sap for a while. Not much. The root initials look promising. They are also in the "maybe" category, as to whether I'll get trees from them. If the tops grow too fast, they might overwhelm the almost embryonic roots.
These cuttings are from ornamental plum. They have calloused well. There is some top growth. Not sure if roots are developing yet. I think I see root initials. So these are still in the "maybe" category as to whether they will develop into little trees.
Laburnum (golden chain tree) cuttings. These are also a few weeks old. Same method. The top cutting is a "mallet" cutting. It is a small branch. The base is trimmed with some remaining stem from the 2-year growth, trimmed. The bottom cutting is similar, pruned just below the junction with the previous years' growth. The middle cutting is just new wood. All have calloused and are forming roots. Some previous years' growth seems to work best. Small sample size of course. With these, some previous years' cambium seems to help.
Laburnum (golden chain tree) cuttings. These are also a few weeks old. Same method. The top cutting is a "mallet" cutting. It is a small branch. The base is trimmed with some remaining stem from the 2-year growth, trimmed. The bottom cutting is similar, pruned just below the junction with the previous years' growth. The middle cutting is just new wood. All have calloused and are forming roots. Some previous years' growth seems to work best. Small sample size of course. With these, some previous years' cambium seems to help.
Redmond American Linden. These have some callous. They leaked a jelly-like sap for a while. Not much. The root initials look promising. They are also in the "maybe" category, as to whether I'll get trees from them. If the tops grow too fast, they might overwhelm the almost embryonic roots.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ning with Tiller
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