Work day 17Jun11

On 2011 June 17, Friday, late afternoon, Bruce, Jennifer, Lance,
Mark, and Ruth (alphabetical) worked.

Bed F was rototilled and made ready for planting. Wanda Finn lent her Kubota rototiller for this work.  About 15 bags of manure were worked into the soil.  We achieved a friable depth of approximately 12 inches.  Many large stones were removed.

Bed A3: About 20-30 garlic bulbs were harvested.

About 137 peppers were transplanted, as follows (data provisional):

At the west end of bed AB7, 24 peppers were planted, including
Big Dipper
Fresno Chili
Coyame

At the western end of bed AB8 some more peppers of the above three
varieties were transplanted.
Next to the east were transplanted
Marconi Rosso.
Next to the east were transplanted these:
California Wonder (#17)
Emerald Giant (#141).
Next to the east were planted
Canary Bell (yellow) (#206).

Most of bed AB8 is now peppers, starting at the west end.

Harvest 8Jun11

OHK Harvest day:

Five people worked today: alphabetically, Diana, Erica, Lance,
Liz, and Teresa.  With all that collective enthusiasm we harvested
(weights are very rough estimates):
    * 10 cabbages (about 30 pounds) (bed AB9)
    * kale, Vates blue curled (about 5 pounds) (bed A6)
    * kale, Fizz (about 3 pounds) (bed E2)
    * collards, Georgia (about 3 pounds) (bed B3)
    * swiss chard, various types (about 3 pounds) (bed E2)
    * 8 beets (bed B6)
    * 11 carrots, orange and yellow sunshine (bed A5)
    * 4 carrots, Bolero Nente (bed A5)
    * 7 carrots, Imperator (bed A5)
    * 2 carrots, Danvers (bed A5)
    * 2 bulbs garlic (bed A3)
 
    Carrots were specifically selected for thinning to make room for
others.
 
    Other work included watering the plants still in pots, layering and
watering the compost pile, and weeding.

Weeding and Weed notes 3Jun11

On 3Jun11, Mark weeded most of the garden.  In particular, a stirrup hoe was used to remove large weeds in the boarder area adjacent to the community garden, and also in the walking isles.

Notes on weeds seen:

Field bindweed is throughout garden, both seedlings and vines, some in flower.
Henbit is still present, in flower, but on its way out.
Annual bluegrass is everywhere but not too many young plants.
A couple of Nightshade plants, in leaf only, were seen in the beds.  Most likely Solanum nigrum.
A couple of Doveweed plants were seen in the boarder area.  Species is Eremocarpus setigerus.
Pigweed is now well established and several larger plants in boarder areas were in flower.
Cheeseweed is in two conditions: seedlings and older scenescent plants with seeds already fallen.
Knotweed is very old and lanky, forming mats in boarder areas.
Scarlet Pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis, is widespread, and forming small mats in beds and boarder areas.
Black Mustard is in flower in boarder areas.
Ryegrass, Lolium perenne, is in flower in boarder areas.

Garden workday 2Jun11

Taken from an email sent by Lance:

Missions accomplished except for the weeding.  Diana (as you have seen)

and Liz both took photos.  Harvest estimates:

   10 cabbages, about 18-20 pounds total

   Lacinato kale (finished), from bed A6, about 3-4 pounds

   Fiz kale, from bed E2, about 3-4 pounds

   Vates blue curled kale, from bed A6, about 1-2 pounds

   15(?) beets, from bed B6, about 3 pounds

The large, lovely cabbage in one of Diana's photos was in a separate bed

and was not harvested.  We had to harvest a photo of it, though.

Most of the bindweed flowers were removed to prevent new seeds, but

otherwise weeding was negligible.

Seeds planting: peppers and cucumber

On 25May11, planted peppers and cucumbers in the greenhouse.  I planted 6 pots (AB45 bands) of each:

• Cucumber, Dasher II #59
• Cucumber, Yamato Extra Long #143
• Cucumber, Tasty Jade #187
• Pepper, King of the North #219
• Pepper, Topepo Rosso #220
• Pepper, Sweet Red Stuffing #221

Seed planting: lettuce

In the greenhouse planted heat-tolerant or slow-bolting lettuces (note that Ashley, Freckles, and Rosalita were seeded about 2 weeks ago, now with about 4 true leaves; all other varieties were seeded on 24May11).  This is a total of 360 plants:

• Ashley #222 24 plts (½ flat),
• Asian Red #226 24 plts (½ flat)
• Blonde du Cazard #234 24 plts (½ flat)
• Brune d’Hiver #233 24 plts (½ flat)
• Celtuce #232 24 plts (½ flat)
• Cimmaron #231 24 plts (½ flat)
• Flame #230 24 plts (½ flat)
• Freckles #224 48 plts (1 flat)
• Gentilina #229 24 plts (½ flat)
• Mignonette Bronze #228 24 plts (½ flat)
• Petite Rouge #227 24 plts (½ flat)
• Rosalita #223 48 plts (1 flat)
• Tetue de Nimes #225 24 plts (½ flat)

Friday, May 20, 4:00 to 6:30 PM

Four volunteers accomplished the following at the Garden of Grace: 1) fixed leaks in newly installed T-Tape irrigation system on beds A1 through A6 and B1 through B6; 2) planted 9 basil plants amongst tomatoes in beds B1, D1, D2, E1 and C2. Also watered whole garden and did some weeding.

Almost leaks occurred where the T-tape is joined to the manifold. in most cases the leaks were stopped by using two channel lock pliers to tighten the swagged fitting that secures the T-Tape to the manifold.