Honeydew (8) Watermelon (18) Cucumber (30) Small Round Tomatoes (48) Roma Tomatoes (48) California Wonders (96) Red onions (1 tray) Jalapeno Peppers (16) Hot Banana Peppers (16) Sweet Banana Peppers (16) Long Red Cayenne Peppers (32) Cherry Hot Peppers (16) Ancient Red Peppers (32) Long Green Peppers (16) Iceberg Lettuce (1 tray) Loose Leaf Lettuce (1 tray) Vivian Lettuce (1 tray) Spinach Lettuce ( 1 tray) Cabbage (24) Cantaloupe (8) Multi-Color Bell Peppers (32) Big Boy Tomatoes (40) Lunch Mate Tomatoes (44)
April 10, 2012 - cut the potatoes to use in the potato box...we have Russet (white), Yukon Gold (yellow) and Norland (red) for potatoes....the cut potatoes will sit in the greenhouse for about a week to heal (dry)
April 16, 2012 - Cabbage and Lettuce have popped up in the green house
April 17, 2012 - Planted potatoes in the box
April 20, 2012 - Tomatoes are popping up
April 28, 2012 - Bell peppers are starting to pop
May 13, 2012 - made an Onion Box by the cedar tree next to the rock wall...planted the onion sets today ....white, yellow and red
May 17, 2012 - split the tomatoes ...now we have 5 1/2 flats ready to plant
May 19, 2012 - split the lettuce today...now we have 1 flat each of 4 different kinds
May 25, 2012 - cleaned, tilled and laid the new fabric down for the garden...planted the green beans along the fence in the garden
May 26, 2012 - planted the garden....this is what grew....check above to see how we did...
Honeydew (5) Watermelon (15) Cucumber (18) Small Round Tomatoes (46) Roma Tomatoes (36) California Wonders (48) Red onions (1 tray) Jalapeno Peppers (5) Hot Banana Peppers (14) Sweet Banana Peppers (6) Long Red Cayenne Peppers (25) Cherry Hot Peppers (15) Ancient Red Peppers (9) Long Green Peppers (0) Iceberg Lettuce (1 tray) Loose Leaf Lettuce (1 tray) Vivian Lettuce (1 tray) Spinach Lettuce ( 1 tray) Cabbage (24) Cantaloupe (4) Multi-Color Bell Peppers (7) Big Boy Tomatoes (38) Lunch Mate Tomatoes (42)
June 2, 2012 - the beans planted along the fence are up
June 20, 2012 - planted another 25 Lunchmate Tomatoes where the white and pink peonies bushes were
June 26, 2012 - Angela & Brad took the first lettuce out of the garden....YUMMY!!!
June 27, 2012 - Angela & Brad planted round 2 of lettuce seeds in the greenhouse...Vivian, Looseleaf & Iceburg
June 29 & 30, 2012 - suckered the tomato plants in the garden
July 3, 2012 - cucumbers coming in...3 of them about 6 inches long
July 10, 2012 - picked the first cucumbers for the year
July 22, 2012 - split the lettuce that Angela & Brad planted on June 27th into individual plants.....got 46
July 30, 2012 - planted the 2nd batch of lettuce into the garden
August 2, 2012 - picked the first cabbage, bell peppers, tomatoes and banana peppers
August 3, 2012 - the grandkids planted seeds for the 3rd batch of lettuce and the 2nd batch of cabbage
August 16, 2012 - picked another batch of cucumbers this totals about 140 lbs so far
August 16, 2012 - picked first batch of canning tomatoes...87 lbs
August 19, 2012 - picked second batch of canning tomatoes...73 lbs (mostly Romas)
August 20, 2012 - picked the first batch of greenbeans.....20lbs....and 24 more lbs of cucumbers
August 27, 2012 - picked third batch of canning tomatoes...79 lbs
August 27, 2012 - picked some of the second batch of lettuce planted on July 30
August 29, 2012 - cantaloupe all split except one...not a good crop this year
August 31, 2012 - picked the second batch of green beans....30 lbs....and 20 more lbs of cucumbers
September 1, 2012 - picked the fourth batch of canning tomatoes....102 lbs
September 6, 2012 - picked the fifth batch of canning tomatoes....65 lbs
September 8, 2012 - picked the sixth batch of canning tomatoes....22 lbs (mostly Romas)
September 8, 2012 - picked another batch of cucumbers - 12 lbs
September 8, 2012 - planted the 3rd batch of lettuce and second batch of cabbage into the garden
September 8, 2012 - picked cayenne peppers, cut and strung the first batch
September 9, 2012 - picked the first of the Horseradish to turn into Cocktail Sauce
September 9, 2012 - picked the Garlic Chives...stalks and flowers....dried them to use in many recipes
September 13, 2012 - picked the final batch of cucumbers..... yielded 206 lbs total
September 15, 2012 - picked the seventh batch of canning tomatoes....71 lbs
September 17, 2012 - picked 10 lbs of greenbeans
September 17, 2012 - picked the first watermelon...weighed in at 12 lbs
September 20, 2012 - picked the rest of the cabbage...put the 2nd batch in the fermet. crock
September 21, 2012 - picked the eigth batch of canning tomatoes....62 lbs
September 23, 2012 - picked the second watermelon...weighed in at 16 lbs
October 1, 2012 - picked the last cucumber of the year
October 2, 2012 - picked the ninth batch of canning tomoatoes....37 lbs of LunchMates
October 5, 2012 - picked an 8lb honeydew and a 7lb watermelon from the garden
October 6, 2012 - first frost possible tonight...covered a bunch of the plants and then picked the tenth batch of canning tomatoes.....78 lbs, 18 lbs of bell peppers, lettuce, watermelon, the last honeydew and some of the hot peppers
October 12, 2012 - pulled all the tomato plants in the garden ....picked the 11th batch of canning tomaotes....green...89 lbs and 49 lbs only edible for the chickens.....picked the last of the watermelon...25 more lbs....picked 17 lbs of potaoes
October 15, 2012 - pulled all the bell pepper plants....another frost forecasted....yield was 27lbs....total yield for this year was 45 lbs
October 15, 2012 - pulled all the bell pepper plants....another frost forecasted....yield was 27lbs....total yield for this year was 45 lbs
October 20, 2012 - pulled the long red cayenne pepper plants
October 22, 2012 - picked the 12th batch of canning tomatoes (from around the house) 23 lbs
November 1, 2012 - picked the 13th batch of canning tomatoes (from around the house) 104 lbs and an additional 46 lbs edible for the chickens.....I also pulled the plants.....so we are done with tomatoes....over 1,000 lbs of tomaotoes produced from 155 plants.
November 2, 2012 - picked all of the hot pepper plants from around the cedar tree
November 3, 2012 - picked several heads of lettuce....still a bunch more out there
November 4, 2012 - picked the last of the cabbage to be used in chutney
November 4, 2012 - put 125+ green/red tomaotes into the cellar
November 12, 2012 - dug up 7 lettuce plants and put them back in the greenhouse
November 17, 2012 - ate the last cucumber and bell pepper from the garden
November 22, 2012 - got the rest of the lettuce out of the garden and out it into the greenhouse
December 17, 2012 - ate the last of the tomatoes from the garden
2012 Year End Totals.....the garden produced 1,400 lbs of food
April 6, 2013 - planted these seeds in the greenhouse today.... Amish Paste - 16, Roma - 24,
Small Round - 16, Large Red Cherry - 8, Celebrity - 8, Early Bird - 8, Iceburg, Looseleaf, Vivian,
Spinach, Black Seeded Simpson (1 tray of each), Honeydew - 16, Watermelon - 16,
Cantaloupe-12, Trinidad Scorpion Hot Pepper - 10, Big Sun Habanero - 12, Bishop Crown
Pepper - 12, Caribbean Red Pepper - 12, Black Pearl Pepper - 12, White Hot Habanero - 12,
Jalapeno - 16, Hot Banana - 12, Long Red Cayenne - 16, Bhut Jolokia Pepper - 12, Ancient
Reds - 12, Sweet Banana - 12, California Wonders - 24, Multi Color Bell Peppers - 16,
Cauliflower - 12, Broccoli - 12, Cucumbers - 16, Sweet Basil - 4, Lemon Basil - 4,
Cilantro - 4, Parsley - 6, Thyme - 4, Rosemary - 6, Sage - 6, Oregano - 6, Dill - 4,
Spearmint - 4, Stevia - 8, Cabbage - 16, Red Onion - 1 tray, White Onion - 1 tray,
Radish - 1 tray, Giant Sweet Pepper - 12
May 6, 2013 - planted the potatoes
