Daily Archives: February 8, 2010

Garden Journal 2010

Garden Journal 2010. Garden is 0.4 acres with several beds of fruit and vegetables,in Zone 5B, Brantford, Ontario, Canada. The Journal is mostly pictures with a short explanation.The Journal is updated daily depending upon something of interest appearing. I add … Continue reading

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Shed Roof Replacement with Suntuf Panels.

21 September 2009 Shed Roof Replacement with Suntuf Panels. In 2004 a shed was build and typical PVC panels was used for the roof. Similar to Palruf, but am not certain of the name at this time. It may even … Continue reading

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Garlic planted

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?LDVDG 8 October 2009 Planting Garlic (Allium sativum, Hard neck) Planted using 2009 best and largest cloves. Seventy five cloves were planted for the main harvest. Forty five bulblets from another garden, and fifteen one year old cloves, which grew … Continue reading

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Goji berry Lycium barbarum

Goji berry, Chinese Wolfberry, Lycium barbarum The Chinese Wolfberry pods were planted on 10 February 2008. Due to ignorance the whole pod was planted, but it is only necessary to plant one seed per plant. They were thinned and the … Continue reading

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Building a New Garden Bed

http://www.durgan.org/URL/?Combed Building a New Garden Bed. General overview of preparing a garden bed which is basically grass covered to begin. The various operations are simplified with the right tools. Most can be rented at a reasonable cost, if the size … Continue reading

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Spray Can

Spray can for garden use. This spray can is made from a propane tank. It uses compressed air to propel the liquid. It is an improvement over the manual pump up commercial tanks in my jaundiced opinion. Construction is described … Continue reading

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Asparagus Bed

Asparagus Bed. 16 May 2008 Making Asparagus bed. Note: An asparagus bed is a long term effort. It should last many years, and the third year full Spring harvest should commence.. The bed is 41 inches by 102 inches by … Continue reading

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Crosne, Stachys affinis

Crosne (Stachys affinis) Final Harvesting and Processing. Crosne were dug a total weight of 15 pounds from the row, around 40 plants. Seven liters of the crosne were pickled in vinegar for future use, and a liter was left out … Continue reading

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