Hardy Chicago
Hardy Chicago
Vancouver. Will the most mature fig ripen without leaves?"
Petite negri.Saturday, October 25, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Fall Begins
Ginkgo fall photo. Leaves remain green so far.
Front ginkgo. Now it's taller than I am. Leaves starting to change color now.
Lots of grapes now. It's dark when I go to work and come home, so I forget to pick them.Also-
still getting a few tomatoes, beans, cucumbers.
I ate ONE fresh fig yesterday - a small one from Hardy Chicago.
I moved the Magnolia seiboldei to a more sheltered location, north of a fence and east of the house. There is will be less likely to develop sunburn, and need less water in the summer. It's bushy, about 6 feet tall. The roots were actually quite limited, about 2 foot diameter root ball, about 1 foot deep. I did remove one tall stem that leaned the wrong direction, but left the remainder unpruned.
I moved a mature oriental lily as well, near the magnolia. Also a few minor perennials.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Kitchen Garden Log
The workload continues unabated. I can't do much in the garden. In some ways it's on autopilot, except for watering.
Jonagold - this is the first year for some apples.
Mesclun, seeds planted late summer.
Scepter'ed Isle, 8 feet tall.
Hey, wait a minute! Another chance at the epiphyllum.
This cayenne pepper continues to produce. Nice and hot!
Beans, seeds planted late summer.
Canadace grape. The color doesn't come true wtih the flash, it's more red in natural light.
A throwaway chrysanthemum. I left it in the veggie bed for the summer.
Hibiscus. First flower.
Jonagold - this is the first year for some apples.
Mesclun, seeds planted late summer.
Scepter'ed Isle, 8 feet tall.
Hey, wait a minute! Another chance at the epiphyllum.
This cayenne pepper continues to produce. Nice and hot!
Beans, seeds planted late summer.
Canadace grape. The color doesn't come true wtih the flash, it's more red in natural light.
A throwaway chrysanthemum. I left it in the veggie bed for the summer.
Hibiscus. First flower.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Fruit tree order
Maybe it's way too early. I ordered 2 new fruit trees today for planting this winter. Last year's trees came in January, which was an ideal time to plant them.
The new trees are plums. I don't think that I can copy the photos because they are copyrighted, so here are the links -
Shiro plum. Stark's has a lush photo of Shiro plums here. Dave Wilson Nursery gives some more details here. Details that went into this choice are: I've eaten them and they are very good. Those were locally grown. They are self pollinating. That may not be important since they'll be near an aprium and another Japanese plum.
Hollywood plum.
Obviously from the links, they are from Raintree Nursery. Based on older blog entries, my 2007 fruit trees arrived mid february 2008 - and they've grown great.
The new trees are plums. I don't think that I can copy the photos because they are copyrighted, so here are the links -
Shiro plum. Stark's has a lush photo of Shiro plums here. Dave Wilson Nursery gives some more details here. Details that went into this choice are: I've eaten them and they are very good. Those were locally grown. They are self pollinating. That may not be important since they'll be near an aprium and another Japanese plum.
Hollywood plum.
Obviously from the links, they are from Raintree Nursery. Based on older blog entries, my 2007 fruit trees arrived mid february 2008 - and they've grown great.
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