Garden journaling week 9 and planting potatoes

 

Didgital Hobonichi from etsy (Didgisparkle) and goodnotes app

Week 8 Garden Journal

 

The grass is for our dog, there is no grass in our backyard because of to much shade. So we are growing some in a 10 by 20 seed tray. I will be cutting some off for the red wigglers also.

The snow flakes were so exciting, because we are in California Zone 9b and I think the last time we had a few minutes of flakes was about 15 years ago. Of course it doesn’t stick to anything but it was a few minutes of excitement.

The six pack seed starter trays have domes from Epic Gardener and I love them.

Week of February 5-7th in the Garden and Home

 

Week 51 in the garden

I think I might have a flower bloom by Christmas, it will be close.

My cabbage is looking promising 

Also my broccoli is gorgeous Is’t a little yellow, I don’t know if it needs fish fertilizer or starting to bolt.I will have to keep an eye on it.

I found an interesting cluster of mushrooms, they look like googly eyes staring at you.

I received my Farmer Bailey order ofLisianthus voyage 2 champagne Nigella Delft BluePoppy Hummingbird MixI will start hardening off 12-22 starting with 2 hours

 

Finishing up planting 4 trays of snapdragons and 1/2 a tray of Pink Dragon left. I will be planting that one on Friday the 12/23. Trying to squeeze all of them is a challenge for sure.

Week 50 in the garden

Added 1 chiogga beet and triplet baby onions from a lost onion in the dirt.

My beautiful broccoli is doing so good

The head of cabbage is about 4” round

And those darn voles or ground squirrels are back

The solar beepers do not work that I bought from Amazon.

 

 

Week 49

 

First week with Amaryllis 

2 Apple Blossom 

Minerva

Red Lion

Gervase

Red pearl

Paper Whites

Tazetta Ziva

Just planted half of my tulips but crazy rain and wind has stalled the project.

Today Sunday isn’t as bad as yesterday so I’m hoping to continue and complete this project.

I was happy to get a small harvest of purple top turnips today, 

I think I will be roasting them in the oven.

It’s so nice to see a rainbow and it brings a smile to my face.

New compost bin

 Setting up a new compost bin from amazon the chicken wire lets to many critters inside and possibly contaminating my soil so this is a lot safer to use. I was able to scrape off the bottom and put it in my fern bed to help hold on the more moisture and make it look nicer.

    Here is the one I bought on Amazon

After filling it back up, it was nice to get it turned over and was able to see how dry it was

My fern bed with the nice compost that I found at the bottom

It was pretty easy to put together and came with clips like buttoning up a coat.

Happy Gardening 

Week 25 backyard gardening

Weekly plans

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Trader Joe's shopping for hubbies lunch and Dinner

5 ham with cheese and 4 chicken sandwiches, washed and dried romain lettuce in a separate bag for his sandwiches.

Trader Joe's chicken slices and ham, hubbies favorites besides turkey

All of his drinks and snacks are done

Ready for the week. Containers from Walmart

Dinner was Trader Joe's veggie stir fry, wontons, cilantro chicken gyros and mandarin chicken. So good