We Got the BeetI know this is a photo of carrots and doesn't match my title but I usually never plant carrots and these were so cute that I had to try them.
Yesterday I put a garden in. I'm know I'm going to be gone for six weeks but I can't do nothing. I did decide to skip the tomatoes, mostly because Sunset magazine reminded me that you aren't supposed to plant them in the same place every year. I don't plant them in the exact same spot but always in the same general plot so maybe a year off would be good for everyone.
The other reason I went ahead and planted is I bought a bunch of seeds before I knew I would be gone. Plus I found a stash from last year which included about 5 envelopes of beet seeds. I mixed a ton of beet, turnip, carrot, chard and lettuce green seeds in a little plastic dish and then scattered them over half the garden. Then I went to find a rake. When I came back there was already a cheeky bird, going to town. I raked everything around.
Then I went and found all my peas and lemon cucumbers. The past two or three years these have done nothing for me so I planted them all in the hope something will take. I used the same scatter method. I have cages but there are tons of wasps around the shed and I'm afraid to go in there right now so I haven't set the cages out for the peas, should they decide to grow.
If you've arrived at this post looking for gardening advice, I'd suggest you move on. I don't think you'll find anything to help you here.
I raked the whole plot and shoved a few wayward seeds under with my fingers and went in the house and announced to Bob that just about the time I leave he will have all the turnips and beets he can handle. This is a joke because Bob will eat vegetables but the idea of him harvesting root vegetables from the backyard is ridiculous. At least the bugs will have something to eat.
posted by Pamela at 7:46 AM
Monday, April 28, 2008
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I can't wait to get out in my garden, but it's a little cold still.
I'm intrigued by your method of mixing the seeds together and scattering them over the ground. I've always seen people plant things in rows. Why do you do it this way?
I'm intrigued by your method of mixing the seeds together and scattering them over the ground. I've always seen people plant things in rows. Why do you do it this way?
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: 12:11 PM
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Angela Williams Duea
: 12:11 PM
Normally I do rows because I have to organize my space but since I'm not doing tomatoes and I was feeling lazy, I thought I'd just scatter them and see what happened. I'll take some photos and we can do a time elapse and see how it works.
Urban (and urbane) sophisticate he may be, but there's a farming gene buried deep in Bob's DNA. He is, after all, only one generation removed from the farm in the San Joaquin. Get him a pair of overalls and that just might kick-start that dormant gene.
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: 8:14 PM
posted by Ballard Avenue
: 8:14 PM
You have my undying admiration because of that phrase, "I put a garden in." How does one do that? It's like . . . writing a thesis! Mysterious and amazing! Keep us posted. I want to garden vicariously through you.
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