{"id":162,"date":"2011-01-23T19:23:21","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T03:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eloine.com\/blog\/?p=162"},"modified":"2011-01-23T19:35:23","modified_gmt":"2011-01-24T03:35:23","slug":"my-weekly-garden-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eloine.com\/blog\/archives\/162","title":{"rendered":"My weekly garden update"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve have had a garden hobby for several years now and had a blog devoted to it<\/a> however maintaining that became too much with other things. I still love to garden and spend just as much time out there escaping from the chain of the computer.<\/p>\n

Over time I’ve learned what works and what doesn’t for my area of rural California in zone 9 with hard rusty well water and hard clay soil. I don’t think you stop learning though.<\/p>\n

I have two “houses” for gardening. One I call my flower\/fern house with flowers, vines and other green things. It’s purpose is a little retreat to sit and watch the humming birds and other critters fight for territory. <\/p>\n

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Garden sketch in google sketchup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Just after it was setup a few years ago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second house is a vegetable house where I can attempt to grow things in a controlled environment away from horses, peacocks, voles, squirrels and other pesky critters. These blog posts are of my trials and tribulations as well as celebrations of my successes.<\/p>\n

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Not outdoors though is my tomatoes because I just couldn’t wait for Spring. Shown here is a Christmas present I bought for myself a couple of cherry tomato plants growing in my hydroponic aerogarden<\/a>! It seems like every time I look away they get bigger and bigger!<\/p>\n

\nWhat follows are some of my notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outside as of today in my vegetable garden<\/h1>\n
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  • bin 9 Calendula leaves are growing but no flowers yet<\/li>\n
  • bin 7 tulip and daffodils are emerging<\/li>\n
  • bin 8 Swiss chard sprouts are emerging<\/li>\n
  • bin 6 Harvested some Swiss chard but plants are pretty small at the moment – added some ammonium sulfate to get bigger leafier greens.<\/li>\n
  • bin 3 leaf buds are swelling on wisteria – chocolate mint at the base appear tangled and weak<\/li>\n
  • bin 5 Cilantro is getting pushy – snap pea seeds and used legume nitrogen fixer in the soil – Planted fern leaf dill seeds<\/li>\n
  • bin 2 onions should be harvested – planted radish sprouts last week – blue gold blueberry has leaf buds but my misty blueberry does not<\/li>\n
  • bin 1 Swiss chard is emerging<\/li>\n
  • bin 10 pathetic orange tree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In the flower\/fern house<\/h1>\n

    Aloe Very is growing well<\/p>\n

    Outside the houses on the grounds<\/h1>\n
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    • Pink breath of heaven needs pruning<\/li>\n
    • Several things need transplanting (holly, ca pepper and italian cypress)<\/li>\n
    • the Leyenda Cypress need pruning<\/li>\n
    • The humming birds are fighting for territory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      In the portable Green house<\/h1>\n

      Potato plant that were growing well have black mold on the leaves. Leaving the doors open to dry out and it is getting warmer. Other red potato sprouts are starting.<\/p>\n

      Until next week!…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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