Wednesday, July 7, 2010

What we are working on in the garden on Wednesday...

It WILL be good! -Donna



What we are harvesting:

-Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Swiss Chard, Jalapeno Peppers

-Yukon Gold potatoes (in the bucket inside the church)

-Green beans (pole and bush-try the Gold Rush yellow beans..yum yum!)

-Herbs.. (Try the Lime Basil in the North Herb Bed!)

-Cut Flowers



What we are working on:

-Hunt for Japanese and June beetles and squash bugs (eggs).

-Remove stems/heads of spent flowers.

-Turn compost piles (within existing bin #’s 2,3,4 with pitch fork).

- Thin carrots in Bed #18.

- Harvest Lime Basil.

- Hand water non-irrigated beds and Bed #5.

- Shape and add compost to Bed #7.

- Place watermelons and cantaloupes on cardboard pieces.

- Sidedress compost to Perennial beds, Grapevine entry, Cut flower gardens, Bulb Garden, Edible Flower Garden, Medicinal Garden, Sunflower House, Prayer Garden.

- Fish Emulsion to new Melon Beds, Beans in Bed #6, and #26.

-Tie-up tomato plants.



What we are planting:

-Carrots (fill in Bed #18)