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week of 6/14–6/20/25
-keep an eye out for aphids/caterpillars/worms on pepper & tomato plants. Spray plants with safer & BT as needed.
-we will place posts around peppers when they have peppers weighing the plants down.
Saturday– fertilize peppers with 12 cups granular fertilizer, directly under tape, make a shallow trough, sprinkle fertilizer in, recover with soil & hand water in. Fertilize tomatoes with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dress & water in.
Monday– harvest
Thursday– harvest
Thursday 6/12- posted by Jill with cheri
harvested 15 lbs zucchini, 14 lbs cucumbers & 4oz basil.
Monday 6/9- posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Randi
Harvested 15.5 lbs squash and 3lbs cukes. Uncovered row 4 peppers as there are flowers opened here and there (left cover to dry on fence). Row 3 tomatoes looking great, no red on the fruits yet, and also did not see a need for extra row of twine quite yet. Row 2 cukes growing well, especially the far side where they are supported, it seems to be working well! Set 8 traps and distributed amongst the rows – will need 4 more traps soon, especially the pepper row will need more (have requested 4 on “supplies needed” page). Did some weeding along perimeter.
Saturday 6/7- posted by Jill for Nancy
🥒 fertilized
week of 6/7-6/13/25
-fertilize tomato row with 12 cups granular fertilizer when first change of color noted. Should be this week.
-remove cover from peppers when flowers open.
-tomatoes may be ready for extra row of twine this week.
Saturday-fertilize cucumbers with 1 cup fish emulsion mixed in gallon watering can, followed by one other can of water.
Monday-harvest. Check if flowers have opened on peppers plants, remove cover if ready.
Thursday– harvest.
Thursday 6/5- posted by Jill with cheri
harvested 10 lbs zucchini, 4 lbs first cucumbers & 8 oz of basil. Garden looks good, flowers on peppers still closed.
Monday 6/2- posted by Eleanor w/Kevin, Randi & Shelly
Harvested 22.5lbs squash in row 1, many quite large so they’re absolutely thriving. All good in row 4 peppers, flowers barely starting so re-covered. Row 2 tomatoes beautiful, tucked in a few straggly stems and hand watered the basil. No cukes ready to harvest yet, and at one end we used some stakes and twine to create some support for 7 or 8 of the plants, to see how it works – it’ll be a work in progress! Set traps in rows 2, 3 & 4, using the new traps.
Saturday 5/31- posted by Jill for Peg
Mission accomplished! Zucchini are looking beautiful.
week of 5/31–6/6/25
-keep an eye for white fly on tomatoes, treat wirh Safer if needed.
-fertilize tomatoes next, when just start to turn color (or 10-14 days) before first harvest. Fertilize with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dress.
-when peppers have flowers uncover.
– Cucumbers fertilize with 1 cup FE at first harvest.
Saturday– fertilize zucchini with 12 cups granular fertilizer, try to side dress as best as you can, & hand water in.
Monday– harvest, check if any cucumbers ready.
Monday-harvest.
Thursday 5/29- posted by Jill for Tess I have 11 lbs. of zucchini’s.
Monday 5/26- posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Randi
Checked row 4 peppers, all good and when re-covering tried to gather up the cover more tightly when pinning, using same holes, since it was billowing quite a bit. Tomatoes good though a few white flies were noticed, so sprayed with Safer. Cukes are good, didn’t see any beetles. Zucchini thriving and we harvested 16 pounds, which were delivered (with the G1&3 harvest) to Los Arcos – they pass on their thanks! Weeded top edge at fence a little, and set traps in rows 1&2. Kevin helped in the orchard.
Week of 5/24-5/30/25
-keep an eye on cucumber plants for cucumber beetles (yellow with black spots), signs are wilted leaves. Garden 1 found on their row. Treat with Safer soap.
-when wrapping twine around tomato plants, wrap each stake around once with twine (& each end around 2-3 times) as you go down each side, to better support plants.
-harvest days are now Monday’s & Thursday’s.
Saturday– usual garden check & chores. Weeding around outside of garden gate by hose.
Monday– harvest zucchini, cut stem closest to harvested fruit to allow air circulation. Deliver harvest to Los Arcos senior apartments are behind the Gateway medical complex, a bit north of the hospital, off Pomerado Road. thank you!
Thursday– harvest.
Thursday 5/22- posted by Jill with Tess
harvested 54 lbs of zucchini, some were humongous! Cut off stem below zucchini & removed small rotted fruit. Supported 3rd row of twine at stakes with small pieces of twine tied up & around stake & Post.
peppers look good. Garden 1 has extra safer mixed, sprayed on row 2, preventative for beetles.
Monday 5/19- posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
All rows look beautiful! Checked under row 4 peppers, all good and recovered them. We need 18 stakes for that row and we have 20; none were pointed, but Kevin brought along his saw and all are now freshly sharpened. Row 1 zucchini great, there are a few that will be quite chubby by Thurs 😊 Cukes coming along, and tomato plants were checked and tucked in where needed. Hand watered the basil and set traps for row 1, and Kevin helped G3 sharpen their stakes. Raked outside the gate a little.
Saturday 5/17- posted by Jill for Megan
Good morning in the garden today! Very peaceful. Did some light weeding and added an extra row to the tomato rope. I also fixed the tarp over the peppers because it had fallen off of them
week of 5/17–5/23/25
Keep an eye on the tomatoes. When they grow out of twine, tie another row of polypropylene twine, no figure 8 for further rows.
Saturday– usual garden check & chores.
Monday– usual garden check & chores. Please count how many functional 2-3’ wood stakes we have in the bin in G2 for the peppers. We need one at each end and 2 for every 4th plant. The stakes should have a pointed tip. We will order new ones as needed. Thanks!
Thursday– Harvest
Thursday 5/15- posted by Jill with Cheri & Tess
None of the gardens had a harvest, communicated with Mary. fertilized tomatoes with 10 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed and hand watered in. All pepper plants thriving. Uncovered cucumbers per Roy. Harvested 3 small zucchini. Weeded.
Monday 5/12- posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Shelly
Weeded some, row 1 zucchini looks great, as does row 2 cucumber though still very little. Hand watered the basil. Replaced 5 of the pepper plants (got from Roy) as they were clearly withered maybe due to the heat over the weekend, and there’s one leftover in case another needs replacing on Thurs (it’s on the low wall outside the gate, to keep it somewhat shaded.) Refilled traps in zucchini row.
Sunday 5/11- posted by Jill
hand watered basil, peppers & zucchini. Everything was looking a little wilted in the heat. A few of the peppers look like they may need to be replaced on Thursday. Some of the tomato plants have 1” tomato, ready for fertilizer!
Saturday 5/10- posted by Jill for Peg
Basil planted, watered , weeded! All done
week 5/10-5/16/25
The summer garden looks great, thanks for all your efforts!
when tomato row has 1” tomatoes, fertilize with 10 cups of granular fertilizer, side dressed down south side of tape. Making a shallow trough along tape, sprinkling fertilizer, recovering with soil & hand watering in.
Saturday– plant basil, on south (street side) of tape in tomato row, plant between every 2nd plant, water in. continue weeding inside & outside of garden, weeds to EDCO bin.
Monday-usual garden chores. Tomatoes are ready for fertilizer.
Thursday– check if zucchini ready for harvest. Fertilize tomatoes.
Thursday 5/8- posted by Jill with Cheri & Tess
No harvest today. planted peppers in row 4, hand watered in, sluggo plus & covered with white cloth. Added second row of polypropylene twine to tomatoes, noted first tomatoes, about 1/2”, should be ready to fertilize next week.Zucchini looks great with open flowers and small zucchini, maybe first harvest next week. Cucumbers doing well.
Monday 5/4- posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Randi
Refurbished row 4, and prepared it so as the new plantings will be more in line with where the irrigation tape emerges. Watered in and left water turned on. Tomatoes look fantastic, as do the squash with their vibrant flowers. Cukes also look good, still small but healthy looking. Traps placed in squash row, and Kevin helped refurb in garden 3. One of the older white cloths (the most ripped/snagged one), we cut up and Kevin will repurpose these smaller pieces. Note: compost supply is very low, we’ll need more very soon!
Saturday 5/3- posted by Jill for Nancy
Row 4 cleaned tape pulled but I did not rake
week of 5/3-/9/25
Saturday– remove all plants from row 4, leaves to compost bin 1, roots & stems to EDCO bin.
Monday-refurbish row 4.
Thursday – plant bell peppers row 4, plant 12” apart along each side of tape, and 6” across from each other, hand water, sluggo plus cover with white cloth.
Thursday 5/1- posted by Jill with Cheri, Mary Ann & Tess
harvested 45 lbs of remaining cauliflower from row 4, turned water off. Pruned & twined tomatoes. Uncovered zucchini, closed flowers look almost ready to open.
Monday 4/28-posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
Pounded stakes into tomato row, all ready for pruning and twining later this week. Weeded a little and checked all rows, everything looks good with no aphids anywhere. Refilled traps in row 4 cauliflower. No flowers opened yet in row 1 squash.
Sunday 4/27- posted by Jill for Megan & Peg
I got everything on the blog done. I also left a snapped mouse trap on the side of the row. I’ll pull yellow leaves.
week of 4/26-5/2/25
uncover zucchini row when you see flowers.
plan last harvest of row 4 on the 1st, with refurbishment on Monday the 5th.
– Congrats to Kevin, for being honored by Backyard Produce at the “Hats off to Volunteers” event in Rancho Bernado on Saturday. Thanks for all you do, Kevin!
Saturday– remove harvested plant roots from row 4, place in EDCO bin, place in leaves in compost bin.
Monday– place stakes in tomato row, one at each end, then at every 2nd plant on the north side of tape. Roy will bring down the stake stomper.
Thursday– last harvest row 4. Prune & twine tomato row.
Thursday 4/24- posted by Jill with Cheri & Kevin
harvested 22 lb of cauliflower, composted leaves. Plan to harvest remaining heads next Thursday. Tomato row has about 1/4 of flowers open, plan to prune next Thursday. Zucchini has starts of tightly closed flowers. Cucumber plants look good.
Monday 4/21- posted by Kevin for Shelly and Randi
All the plants are in good shape. Row 1&2 squash and cucumber are starting to grow well, left covered. Row 3 tomatoes had some flowers at the back end and were bending at the top of the cover so we removed the cover and hung it on the fence to dry. I’ll be there Wednesday morning and can fold and put it away if we are going to use it again, or take it home to cut up and use for smaller applications if it is to be discarded? Stakes and twine will be needed for those tomato plants soon. Row 4 cauliflower looks good and should be harvested in the next week or two. Looking at people availability I would suggest targeting May 5th for refurbishment of that row? Weeding was done on all the garden perimeter and also about 2 feet beyond the fence into the orchard, much more to be done out there.
Saturday 4/19- posted by Jill for Nancy
Only 2 harvested plants so easy
Fertilized row
Until next time everyone have a great beautiful day
week of 4/19-4/25/25
-Check for aphids in row 4, treat as needed.
-when flowers start to open on tomatoes, uncover row.
Saturday– fertilize row 4 with 1 cup FE. Pull harvested plants & compost & EDCO bin stems & roots.
Monday– usual garden check & chores.
Thursday-harvest cauliflower. Check tomatoes for flowers.
Thursday 4/17- posted by Jill with Cheri, Mary Ann, Tess & Kevin
harvested first cauliflower 3 lbs, aphids at bay. planted cucumbers in row 2, hand watered, sluggo plus & covered with black shade cloth. Kevin & Tess helped in gardens 1 & 3.
Monday 4/14 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin, Shelly & Jill
Refurbished row 2, checked tomatoes under row cover, all good and not yet flowering. Found aphids on one cauliflower plant, blasted w/water and treated w/Safer. Weeded a little.
Saturday 4/12- posted by Jill for Peg
Mission accomplished! I did everything on the blog.
week of 4/12-4/18/25
Saturday- weeding. Bring up 13 stakes & place by fence.
Monday- refurbish row 2, turn water back on.
Thursday- see if cauliflower is ready for harvest, check for aphids, blast with water. Plant cucumbers in row 2, careful they are tender, make 12″ holes on one side (north/street) side of tape, hand water, sluggo plus & cover with BLACK cloth.
Thursday 4/10- posted by Jill with Mary Ann, Kevin & Tess
cauliflower not ready to harvest, only 1 small visible head. Planted zucchini row 1, hand watered, sluggo plus & covered with white cloth.
Monday 4/7- posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
Refurbished row 1, watered in and left water turned on (also: turned row 2 water off as it was still on). Row 2 is all stripped and ready for its refurb soon, and row 4 broccoli looks good, all thriving. Row 3 (tomatoes) has no flowers yet but growth looks healthy and left it under cover still. Weeded some in the 2 active rows, and Kevin re set traps and helped refurbish in garden 3.
Saturday 4/5- posted by Eleanor for Peg &Megan
Megan and I pulled stems and roots from both rows one and 2, weeded and pulled up water lines.
Thursday 4/3 – posted by Eleanor for Cheri, Tess &MaryAnn
We picked 22 pounds of cabbage. Cleared broccoli and cabbage plants. Saturday can maybe remove roots. Surprised there were no broccoli plants as we did not harvest them all, I think. Row 4 fed with FE as I saw very small heads.
week of 4/1 – 4/10
Per Roy, we’ll have zucchini ready for row 1 end of this week, and cucumbers ready for row 2 next week
Thursday – Harvest, including last harvest row 1. Usual chores. Check row 4 for 1″ heads and if noted treat with 1 cup FE followed by 1 pail water. Continue aphids check.
Saturday – remove all remaining plants from row 1: leaves/ stalks to compost and roots/thick stems to green bin. Usual chores, including aphids check. Plus, if Thurs team didn’t fertilize row 4 yet, then check for 1″ heads and treat with 1 cup FE+ pail of water if heads are noted.
Monday – Refurbish row 1, turn water on. Usual chores, with aphids check and was row 4 fertilized yet (see above). Also look for any flowering on tomatoes and if noted, check binder info for pruning procedure.
Thursday 4/10 – check if any broccoli is ready for harvest. Plant row 1 with zucchini, 18” apart on north (street side) of tape, hand water, sluggo plus & cover with white cloth.
Monday 3/31- posted by Eleanor for Kevin
Rainout! However Kevin went later and observed: Garden looks good after a light rain. Row 1 broccoli is pretty much harvested out. we could wait for secondary heads to form but probably more productive to replant. Row 2 cabbage heads are forming well and about ready to harvest out. No aphids seen but the wet and cold weren’t really conducive to finding anything if it was there, check next time. Row 3 tomatoes doing well and recovered from the transplant shock. The white cloth has many big holes, if we discard it later on I would take it and cut it up from some smaller home garden experiments. Row 4 broccoli growing well but no heads seen but they look very close to starting. Refilled and reset traps and weeded the grasses along both sides of the back fence to try and prevent spreading seeds as they were about to set heads.
Saturday 3/29- posted by Eleanor for Peg
Good morning! Went early this am. I pulled out all harvested cauliflower roots and put in green bin. Picked up all cut leaves from broccoli in row one and put in compost, did some weeding.
Thursday 3/27- posted by Eleanor for Cheri, Tess& MaryAnn
We have 14 1/2 pounds of cabbage, 37 pounds of broccoli. Some were beautiful, best this year. Pulled out cabbage plants that were harvested to allow for air to hopefully discourage aphids. Sprayed water for aphids. Left broccoli plants for stalks to grow. Row 4 no sign of new broccoli heads.
Monday 3/24- posted by Eleanor w/Kevin and Shelly
Checked row 3 tomatoes under cover, they still look a little anemic BUT are showing some sturdy green growth in the centers, which seems to be a good sign:) Found some aphids in row 4, and found some munching in the leaves of row 2 cabbages so decided to spray rows 1,2&4 with Safer/BT mix. Refilled traps, did some weeding and pulled yellowing leaves, and Kevin helped garden 1 refurbish.
Saturday 3/22- posted by Eleanor for Peg, Nancy&Megan
We pulled harvested cauliflower plants, did ALOT of weeding, sprayed aphids on broccoli in row one. Took of a leaf that was completely covered!
week of 3/21-3/31/25
-request from Lori, please do not add any green waste to compost bin #1, add to bin #3 (closest to Miramar compost pile). Bin one is currently a sludgy mess & needs to dry out.
-when row 4 has 1” head fertilize with FE
-aphids are continuing to infest cabbage, blast with water & spray with safer.
Saturday– remove harvested plants from row 2 (let’s leave broccoli plants in & see if we get some florets to harvest) stems & roots to EDCO bins, leaves to compost bin #3. Continue weeding. Thanks!
Monday– usual garden check & chores
Thursday- harvest, check to see if there’s enough florets from the harvested broccoli plants to keep plants in or decide to pull plants (Saturday team can pull too). Plan last harvest broccoli on the 3 rd. Last harvest Cabbage 10th.
Saturday- See if harvested broccoli plants from row 1 will be kept in for florets or pulled & placed in compost bin & roots & stems to EDCO bin.
Monday- Usual garden chores.
Thursday 3/20- posted by Jill with Cheri, Kevin, Mary Ann & Tess
We have 9 pounds of cabbage. 1.5 pounds of broccoli. Cabbages are really infected with aphids so we spray I sprayed them again with water and picked whatever cabbage seem to have some promise of leaves inside. Kevin & Tess helped in gardens 1 & 2.
Monday 3/17- posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Shelly
Checked under cover of tomato row, soil looks plenty moist though yes there are 4 or 5 plants whose leaves look a little pale and curled (saw Roy’s note below). Re-covered. Found aphids again on the cabbage, blasted w/water and reapplied Safer. Refilled traps, did some weeding/pulled yellowing leaves. Some of the broccoli in row 1 looks ready to harvest, though some of the younger heads are an oddly pale color.
Saturday 3/15- posted by Jill with Megan
applied beneficial root knot nematodes to all rows, hand watered in. Planted tomatoes in row 3, some plants were dry and wilted, some had white areas on leaves, Roy said from reaching to the sun during conditioning and not to worry and plant. After planting and hand watering, all the plants perked up and were standing up, applied sluggo plus & covered with white cloth, that was removed from row 4. Found scant amount of aphids in rows 1 & 2, removed by hand and blast of water. Megan weeded between rows, threw in EDCO bin.
Week of 3/15-3/21/25
**request from Lori, please do not add any green waste to compost bin #1, add to bin #3 (closest to Miramar compost pile). Bin one is currently a sludgy mess & needs to dry out. Thanks!
-weeding and treating aphids will be on tap for awhile.
-Not sure what’s going on with the color of the broccoli heads in row 1. Maybe aphids?
Saturday- apply beneficial nematodes to all rows. Plant tomatoes row 3, may not need to water with all the rain, apply sluggo plus & cover with white cloth (take cloth from row 4, plants look to be ready to bust out from under cover at east end).
Monday- Usual garden chores. Check tomatoes under cover, may need to hand water if look wilted.
Thursday- hopefully we’ll have some broccoli heads from row 1 ready to harvest.
Thursday 3/13- posted by Jill
rainy morning in the garden. I thought we’d have some broccoli from row 1 to harvest, heads still too small & heads are light green/yellow & looks like some aphid damage to growing heads? (too rainy to do a full look for aphids), applied 1 cup FE to row, hoping to boost health of heads. helped garden 1 harvest.
Monday 3/10- posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
Refurbished row 3 and turned water on. Aphids again found on some cabbages, so blasted with water and applied more Safer (had some left over so sprayed row 1 broccoli too, for good measure). Refilled traps and did a little weeding, but many weeds are coming up! Row 4 undercover looks good, and Kevin assisted garden 3 with their refurb.
week of 3/8-3/14
**request from Lori, please do not add any green waste to compost bin #1, add to bin #3 (closest to Miramar compost pile). Bin one is currently a sludgy mess & needs to dry out. Thanks!
-aphids are back, especially in row 2 cabbage, continue to blast with water & spray with Safer.
-Tomatoes will be planted in row 3 this week!
-Kevin thanks for replacing the wheelbarrow tire & donating a wheelbarrow! I’ll check with other gardens to see if they want the small/shallow wheelbarrow.
Saturday 3/9- posted by Jill for Nancy & Megan
Mission accomplished
Small amount of aphids in row 2
Sprayed with water then applied Safer
Left opened rat trap inside of row 2 for a brave soul to set
Saturday– welcome Megan! Remove all leaves & roots from row 3, leaves to compost bin & roots/stems to EDCO bin, pull weeds in row & place in EDCO bin too, pull irrigation tape off to end. Thanks!
Monday-refurbish row 3, turn water back on & check tape for leaks.
Thursday-check for harvest, may not have any. Possibly plant tomatoes row 3 or wait until Saturday. Nematode treatment on all rows this week.
Thursday 3/6- posted by Jill with Cheri, Tess & Kevin
harvested 37 lbs of remaining cauliflower from row 3, turned water off row. Aphids seen in one cabbage at west end of row 2, blasted with hose. Kevin & Tess helped garden 1 harvest peas.
Monday 3/3 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Shelly
Welcome Shelly! We decided it wasn’t rainy enough to call a rain out today, and in the end we got sprinkled on only a little:) Removed to green bin remaining roots in row 3, and checked under rowcover 4, all good. Found aphids in several places on row 2 cabbages, so blasted with water and sprayed w/Safer. Weeded/tidied a little, and reset traps. Cauliflower looks great!
Kevin addition later in the day: I received the correct wheel for the wheelbarrow and replaced it, so I brought it back over to the garden. In addition I was recently gifted another wheelbarrow so I had my old one at home I don’t need now so I brought it over too. We now have 4, but all think that shallow one with the small wheel is not very useful and it could go. So check them out – they have solid wheels now.
Saturday March 1- posted by Jill for Peg
Fertilized 2 rows, pulled off yellow leaves. I would have pulled stems from harvested Cali but pressed for time.
week of 3/1-3/7
Saturday– fertilize rows 1 & 2 each with 1 cup FE, mixed in pail of water followed by another pail of water.
Monday– remove harested plants from row 3, roots to EDCO bin.
Thursday- harvest remaining cauliflower from row 3?
Thursday 2/27- posted by Jill with Mary Ann & Tess
harvested 18 lb of cauliflower from row 3, should be able to make final harvest next week & be ready for tomatoes in a couple of weeks. 1” heads in rows 1 & 2, ready for fertilizer. Watered garden 3, irrigation timer not working. Helped garden 1 pick peas.
Monday 2/24 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Randi
Removed covers from rows 1&2 : the plants are just starting to burst out but also because it’s to be warm this week so we thought it wise to do that. Placed covers in storage bins. Everything looks good with no aphids, and we reset traps and weeded a little. Kevin tried to extend the life of the pink wheelbarrow by inflating its soft tire but it completely blew out. So we do need a new tire:)
Saturday 2/22- posted by Jill for Peg
Good morning! Got up early and went to garden this morning! Mission accomplished
week of 2/22-2/28/25
Saturday- usual garden chores. Remove & compost harvested cauliflower plants, roots & stems to EDCO bin.
Monday– usual garden chores
Thursday– harvest
Thursday 2/20- posted by Jill with Tess
harvested 3 heads of cauliflower- 4.5 lb from row 3, heads are slow growing, fertilized row with 1 cup FE, followed by pail of water. Helped garden 1 harvest peas. Added cut tree branches to EDCO bin, bins to street.
Monday 2/17- posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
Uncovered rows 1,2 & 4 and all plants are thriving. Weeded a little, and reset traps where needed. Row 3 looks very healthy, no aphids noted (checked the cabbage for aphids also). Randi helped plant in garden 3, and Kevin and Eleanor dug out and moved 6 wheel barrows of dirt from the compacted area at the bottom corner of garden 1. One of the tires on the pink wheelbarrow is busted a little.
Saturday 2/15- posted by Jill for Nancy & Peg
We weeded and tightened a white cloth. A lot of ants in cupboard. We sprayed and wiped out.
week 2/15–2/21/25
with rain, imagine we’ll be back on weed pulling/removal duty. Could bring aphids too, continue to monitor in row 3, blast with hose & treat with safer as needed.
Saturday– usual garden check & chores. Assess if anything’s amiss after rain.
Monday– usual garden chores.
Thursday– hopefully we’ll have more cauliflower to harvest from row 3.
Thursday 2/13- posted by Jill
harvested first lone cauliflower from row 3, 1.5 lb, surprised there weren’t any other heads ready or visible. Rainy morning, row covers intact.
Monday 2/10 – posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
A quiet morning in the garden! The new plantings in row 4 look good, and row 3 cauliflower is very healthy, no aphids. Pulled yellowing leaves and did a little weeding. Checked under covers of rows 1&2 and all seems well. Rebaited and set the traps, and Kevin checked the hose outside of the gate, and found it to be fully functioning with no leaking – maybe someone tightened it already:)
week of 2/8-2/14/25
Saturday-usual garden check.
Monday- thanks for widening & moving row 4 up towards the slope, looks good! Kevin can you check leaking hose attachment at the faucet, for the hose outside garden 2 gate.
Thursday– check row 3 for harvesting. Check row 4 for any misses.
Thursday 2/6- posted by Jill with Cheri, Tess & Kevin
planted cheddar cauliflower in row 4, hand watered before & after, sluggo plus & covered with white cloth. Removed cover from row 3, noted cauliflower visible head at east end and other heads at least 1” inch in size, fertilized with 1 cup FE, followed by pail of water, row has larger plants in center and smallest plants at west end.
Monday 2/3- posted by Kevin with Randi
Row 4 was refurbished and made a bit wider to try and move it back up the hill a few inches anyway as it has moved down a bit over time. Cut off one leak in the water line at the start and left valve on. I realized later we forgot to water the amendments in by hand so perhaps that could be done Thursday, but it is ready for planting? All the other rows looked good with no aphids or worms spotted. Would only suggest Row 3 be uncovered as some of the plants are quite large, perhaps some transplants were larger than others?? Rebaited most of the rat traps but there has been no activity.
Week of 2/1-2/7/25
Kevin, thanks for attaching the new hose.
Saturday– Quiet in garden, no one in garden.
Monday- Refurbish row 4
Thursday- plant row 4, hand water heavily first, plant, sluggo plus, cover with white cloth from row 3 (use hoops & cover from row 3). Won’t have anything to harvest.
Thursday 1/30- posted by Jill with Cheri, Mary Ann, Tess & Kevin
harvested remaining cauliflower from row 4, 28 lbs, turned water off, removed & composted plants, pulled weeds & stems & roots to EDCO bin. Garden looks good. Harvested kale from Children’s garden per Roy’s request- 19 lbs added to donation.
Monday 1/27 – posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
A llittle water logged in the garden today but all rows doing fine! Row 4 no aphids noted, and in the other 3 covered rows the plants are growing as expected. Pulled yellowing leaves, refilled traps, and Kevin replaced the old hose at the end of row 1 with the new one found in the cabinet.
Sunday 1/26- posted by Jill for Peg
Ok mission accomplished, pulled cauliflower stems/roots , pulled weeds along both fences. Covers are all intact! Rat traps were on our cabinet, but I don’t know how to do the new ones!☔️
week of 1/25-1/31/25
-continue to keep an eye out for & treat aphids.
-make sure row covers are re-secured, especially with the wind.
sunday– remove roots from harvested plants row 4, place in EDCO bin. Check for wind blown covers & resecure. Weed around edges of fence, near garden 3, place in EDCO bin.
Monday– I ordered new sprayer & hose near irrigation valves.
Thursday– check row 1 for any misses. Harvest row 4.
Thursday 01/23- posted by Jill with Cheri, Mary Ann, Tess & Kevin
harvested first, 12.5 lb cauliflower from row 4, looks beautiful, aphids at bay. Planted row 1 with brocolli, hand watered, sluggo plus & covered with white cloth. Resecured other 2 cloths, wind blown.
Monday 1/20- posted by Eleanor, Randi & Kevin w/Terry visiting from AZ
Refurbished row 1, watered in and turned its water on. Row 4 is growing well though noticed more aphids, so blasted with water and sprayed with Safer (the sprayer has lost its nozzle insert: can this can be replaced Jill?) Refilled all traps, tidied and checked rows undercover, which looked good. Left some extra PB in the work bench.
Saturday 1/18- posted by Jill for Nancy & Peg
“mission accomplished”
Week of 1/18-1/24/25
Saturday- clean up row 1, remove any roots & stems left with shovel, pull weeds all to EDCO bin, pull irrigation tape to side. Fertilize row 4 cauliflower with 1 cup FE in watering pail, hand water in with another pail of water.
Monday– refurbish row 1.
Thursday- harvest 1st cauliflower from row 4. Plant row 1 and mark planting holes 18″ apart zigzag, hand water, sluggo plus & cover with white cloth.
Thursday 1/16- posted by Jill with Cheri, Tess & welcome- Mary Ann!
harvested 14 lbs last of row 1 broccoli. Composted broccoli stems & leaves, some roots still need to be removed, water turned off row. Checked all rows, all look good. Cauliflower in row 4 not quite ready to harvest, will have some heads ready next week.
Monday 1/13 – posted by Eleanor w/Randi
Checked covered rows and all looks good beneath. Checked for aphids and found none, pulled yellowing leaves and rebaited traps. Garden 3 had a pipe break and they let Roy know, but in the meantime they diverted the water towards the orchard so as not to affect gardens 1&2 .
Saturday 1/11/25- posted by Jill for Nancy & Peg
We finished planting watering slugging and covering row 2
We pulled some dead leaves from row 1.
week of 1/11–1/17/25
keep an eye out for aphids, continue to blast with water & spray with Safer soap.
soil in row 2 was less compact after refurb with cultivator.
Saturday– plant row 2 in holes, hand water, sluggo plus & cover with white cloth.
Monday-usual garden chores & check.
Thursday-harvest all of row 1, check first harvest row 4.
Thursday 1/9- posted by Jill with Tess
harvested 15 lbs of broccoli from row one, about 1/2 the row, we’ll plan on harvesting the remainder of the row next week, pulled & composted harvested plants. Watered row 2 & placed holes 18” apart zigzag, ready for planting on Saturday. Cauliflower heads seen in row 4, may have first harvest next week. Do not see aphids today. Helped garden 1 refurbish.
Monday 1/6- posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
Refurbished row 2, using the rototiller which worked really well to aerate the soil and making the soil texture nicely uniform. Watered in and turned water on. Row 3 looks good under its cover, and row 4 was blasted for aphids and also Safer soap was applied to whole row. Refilled and replaced traps. Randi watered the succulents surrounding the garden entrance. All good!
week of 1/4-1/10/25
no gopher mounds seen in garden!!
Saturday– quiet in garden,no volunteers.
Monday– refurbish row 2.
Thursday- Harvest first brocolli row 1. Prep row 2 for Saturday planting, hand water & place holes 18” apart zigzag.
Thursday 1/2/25- posted by Jill with Cheri, Tess & Vincent
harvested remaining cauliflower in row 2, 16.5 lb, pulled plants, turned water off row, pulled tape to side & checked tape for leaks, good. Ready to refurb on Monday. Felt 1” heads in row 4, fertilized rows 1 & 4 with 1 cup FE, followed by hand watering.
Monday 12/30 – posted by Eleanor w/Randi, Kevin & Vincent
Nice to have the very personable Vincent join us today! No new gopher activity noted and all rows look good, though more aphids noted in row 2 and these we water-blasted. Did some tidying, pulling yellowing leaves and rebaiting/resetting the traps. We all got a demo of the new rototiller in action (thanks Kevin!) as Garden 1 had a refurb going on, and it’s going to be so useful. Happy New Year to All ✨
Saturday 12/28- posted by Jill for Nancy & Peg
We pulled roots from row 2. Hoping cauliflower gets a few more weeks to grow. That way I’ll be back January 11.
week of 12/28-1/3/25
Happy New Year 🥳
amazing work we’ve done in 2024, 6,000 lbs of produce from the 3 gardens & orchard!!
Saturday– pull the remaining roots from row 2 & place in EDCO bin.
Monday- Vincent 10th grader, Tess from Thursday’s grandson may be in the garden to help, direct him to gardens 1 or 3 if needed, thanks! Check for aphids, especially at west end of row 2, blast off with hose.
Thursday– harvest all of row 2, pull plants. Check broccoli row 1 for harvest.
Thursday 12/26- posted by Jill with Tess, Kevin (new Thursday volunteer), Vincent, Tess’s grandson & Kathleen from garden 1.
harvested 28.5 lb of cauliflower from row 2, added 3-4 small heads to the compost pile do to aphid infestation. Gopher mound remains in row 2, plants intact & thriving, next week will probably be last harvest. May have broccoli to garages from row 1. Pulled leaves from harvested plants & placed in compost bin.
Monday 12/23 – posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
Thanks Jane for the above kind words! All looks good in the garden: Kevin checked fresh gopher mound in row 2 but nothing noted, and the plants around it are intact. Pulled yellowing leaves and re baited traps, Kevin did some perimeter weeding and Randi did some tidying in garden 3 to help out there. Emptied the 10 bags of compost onto heap. Merry Christmas All! ✨🎄
Saturday 12/21- posted by Jill
Peter, from garden 3, caught a gopher in your row 1 😁.
week of 12/21/-12/27-24
Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah!! Thanks to all of you for your work in the garden!!
Saturday-quiet in the garden. No volunteers needed.
Monday– Welcome back Kevin!! Check gopher activity. Add the 10 bags of kellogs compost to the Miramar compost pile.
Thursday– should have cauliflower to harvest.
Thursday 12/19- posted by Jill with Cheri, Tess & Tess’s friend, Kevin
Nothing to harvest today. Added some ripening tomatoes from the bin. Gopher chewed broccoli stem at the west end of row 1, marked trap in row 2, noted gopher mound in row 3 across from trapping row 2. Emailed Diana, so Peter can asses and manage. Removed cloth from row 4, plants look good. Plants thriving under cover in row 3.
Momday 12/16- posted by Eleanor w/Randi
Fertilized row 1 with FE since heads were felt/seen. Row 2 has a new gopher mound near the center: dug around and quickly found the tunnel & set a trap (marked with pin&string). Rows 3 and 4 look good, uncovered both and re-covered. Pulled yellowing leaves and re baited the traps.
Week of 12/14-12/20/24
when row 1 has 1” heads fertilize with FE
keep eye out for gopher activity, set traps if able.
when row 4 is busting underneath cloth, remove.
Saturday-no one in garden this weekend.
Monday– usual garden check & chores.
Thursday– check row 2 for harvesting. Check row 3 for any misses & replant if needed.
Thursday 12/12- posted by Jill with Tess
Nothing to harvest today. planted row 3 with twister cauliflower white, hand watered, sluggonplussed and covered with whited cloth. Noted 2 gopher mounds on north side of row, unable to locate tunnels.
cauliflower heads growling well in row 2, may be ready for harvest next week.
Monday 12/9- posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Jill
Refurbished row 3, and used new irrigation tape to replace the old one which had been repaired in 3 places. Checked gopher trap in row 1 which had tripped but again nothing caught, though thankfully no plant damage noted! Row 4 looks fine under its cover and row 2 doing well. Rebaited the traps.
Saturday 12/7- posted by Jill for Nancy & husband Bob
Plants pulled, taken care of properly. drip line removed as well as most roots and weeds were eliminated.
week of 12/07-12/14/24
Saturday- row 3 remove plants, roots & stems to EDCO bin, leaves to compost bin.
Monday– refurbish row 3. Check gopher traps.
Thursday– plant row 3, water, sluggo plus & cover with white cloth.
Monday 12/2 – posted by Eleanor
Checked gopher traps in row 1, all had tripped but nothing caught. Reset one trap only, in that same area of this row, and also left off the cover since the plants are burgeoning. Fertilized row 2 with FE as small heads were noted. Did some general tidying/ removed yellowing leaves, and re baited the rat traps. Cyndi helped with checking row 4 and all looks good! Extra note: the pepper tree in the orchard may need trimming soon, perhaps this can be added to the trimming work needed for the trees overhanging the sheds.
week of 12/01-12/07/24
Thankful for everyone’s good work in the garden!!
-check for 1” heads in row 2, fertilize with FE when felt/seen.
– when row 1 is bursting under row cover, remove.
-no worries about pulling broccoli plants after main head harvested. They will produce smaller floret shoots, but we usually don’t keep the rows in that long to amount to much. Last harvest for broccoli row will most likely will be this week or next.
-Thanks for attacking the gophers!
Monday– check gopher traps. Thanks for combining the tomatoes.
Thursday– harvest, maybe last harvest broccoli?
Saturday- if all of broccoli has been harvested from row 3, remove plants, roots & stems to EDCO bin, leaves to compost bin.
Saturday 11/30- posted by Jill for Nancy
I pulled maybe 12 harvested broccoli. Composted as asked. I plan to come back next Saturday. I did not fertilize row two as I did not see any produce
Monday 11/25- posted by Eleanor w/Randi
Harvested 5 lbs broccoli and 1lb tomatoes. The remainder of the green tomatoes have been added to the covered tote near garden one. Row 1 had 2 fresh gopher mounds at the west end and so, with Heidi finding the tunnels and also demonstrating and instructing, we set 3 gopher traps (2 on one side of the row, 1 on the other). The 3 strings attached to each trap are easily visible, and are pegged down to indicate the positions. Re-covered row 1. Other rows: yellowing leaves removed and traps rebaited where needed. Randi removed some of the harvested broccoli plants before Marion suggested they might produce more broccoli – anyway, roots and tougher stems to edco bin and leaves to compost.
Sunday 11/24- posted by Jill for Peg
Good morning, pulled yellow leaves from broccoli and cauliflower, re baited traps, cashew butter!
week of 11/23-11/30/24
Happy Thanksgiving all!
check for gopher activity & plant damage. Set trap if you can find hole & know how.
Saturday- usual garden chores.
Monday- harvest good sized broccoli & broccoli that can not wait until the following Thursday , add any ripened tomatoes from boxes to the harvest.
Saturday 11/30- usual garden chores. Pull harvested broccoli plants, firm stems to EDCO bin leaves to compost bin. If cauliflower in row 2 has 1” heads, fertilize with FE (may have to feel centers to find heads).
Thursday 11/21- posted by Jill with Cheri & Tess
harvested 11 lbs broccoli & 3 lbs tomatoes, from box ripening. Rows look good. Noted fresh gopher mound at north/west end of row 1, no damage to plants.
Monday 11/18-posted by Eleanor
Checked all rows, and the newly planted row 4 looks to be doing well. Did a little weeding and removed yellowing leaves, and refilled all traps. Row 3 has some mounded soil in the middle of the row, but couldn’t see any gopher hole and there’s no plant damage so not sure what to think? Otherwise all good.
Saturday 11/16- posted by Jill for Peg
I fertilized and pulled off yellow leaves! Watered it in.
week of 11/16-11/22/24
Saturday– fertilize broccoli, row 3 with FE 1 cup in watering pail mixed with water, followed by another pail of water.
Monday– usual garden chores.
Thursday– harvest. Check plants row 4 for any misses & replace if needed.
Thursday 11/14- posted by Jill with Cheri, Tess & welcoming Kathleen
harvested first head of broccoli 0.5 lb from row 3. Row 4 changed irrigation tape, planted VitaVerde cauliflower, hand watered, sluggo plus & covered with white cloth. All rows look good.
Monday 11/11-posted by Eleanor w/Kevin and Randi
Refurbished row 4, watered in and turned water on – there’s a tiny pinhole leak in the water tape and we placed a stake to mark/block it. Row 3 had a leak in 2 places, one larger one small and we repaired both. Nothing in gopher traps, removed them and filled in holes. Rows 1&2 look good, removed yellowing leaves where needed. Rat caught in trap row 2, disposed of and refilled and set traps across the 3 planted rows. Cleaned off and stored the metal stakes (was a bit difficult as the mud had dried in and hardened, after several days of basking in the sun). All well in the garden!
Saturday 11/9- posted by Jill for Nancy & Peg
Once again mission accomplished.
Row 3 may have an irrigation problem as lots of wet ground towards row 2.
week of 11/9-11/15/24
Saturday- remove tomato plants row 4, stems & roots to EDCO bin, leaves & light stems to compost bin & clean up row, taking leaves & adding to compost bin **priority is removing plants from row so it’s ready for refurb on Monday, depending on time, we can break down & compost plants next week** Remove cover from row 2, place in storage bin.
Monday-refurbish row 4.
Thursday-check broccoli for harvest & check ripening tomatoes to add to harvest. Plant row 4, 18” apart zigzag, hand water & cover with white cloth.
Thursday 11/7- posted by Jill with Cheri, Tess & new volunteer Myrna
harvested 7 lb tomatoes from row 4 & removed large green tomatoes & left to ripen in boxes on top of storage container. Turned water off row & broke off pipe with closing valve on unused pipe, Roy aware, brought down cap & supplies for repair & Will turn water off for one day. Brought cashew butter & placed in cabinet. Removed stakes & string from row 4. Plants look good under cover in row 1. Row 2 plan to leave cover on during Santa Ana’s & remove over weekend. Row 3 may have first broccoli heads to harvest next week. Tiles in place over gopher traps.
Monday 11/4- posted by Kevin
Row 1: The new plants look good. Possibly one or two with damage that might need replacing but won’t know for sure for a couple weeks. Row 2: Cauliflower looks great and I considered pulling the white cloth as plants are big, consider for next week? Row 3: I spent a bunch of time chasing the gopher. Trap was tripped and covered in dirt again, just removed and covered as it seems to be a side passage. Dug around the new fresh pile of dirt farther along and was about to give up when I finally found what I think is the main run about 10″ deep running right along under the water tape. I was able to put in two borrowed traps back to back with tile/cement covers on both sides of the row marked with stakes – I’m hopeful this could be more successful. I’ll put traps on the equipment list so we can return what we are using. Row 4 tomatoes were fine, ready to finish. I reset rat traps in all rows. Was someone bringing peanut butter? We have enough for about one more reset.
Saturday 11/2- posted by Jill for Peg
Hi pulled yellow leaves off broccoli, put PB in traps, noticed big pile of dirt by row 3 everything else looks good!
week of 11/2-11/8/24
keep an eye out for gopher activity, trap is under tile in row 3. Noticed new gopher mound outside garden, behind work bench.
Saturday- usual garden chores.
Monday- usual garden chores. Check gopher trap.
Thursday– harvest all remaining tomatoes from row 4, green ones can be added to plastic tub in garden 1. Turn water off row, cut strings & remove posts. Check row 1 for misses & replace as needed.
Thursday 10/31- posted by Jill with Cheri & Tess
harvested 15 lbs tomatoes, added ripened tomatoes to harvest. Planted row 1 with broccoli, hand watered, sluggo plus & covered with white cloth. Noticed gopher mound outside garden fence, behind garden 2 workbench.
Monday 10/28- posted by Jill with Eleanor & Kevin
refurbished row 1, checked tape, hand watered in & placed holes 18” apart zigzag. Plants thriving under cover row 2, plan to uncover next week. Broccoli with 1” heads, fertilized with 1 cup FE, hand watered in. Tomatoes row 4, slowing down, plan 2 more harvests, then refurbish on 11/11. Leak at east end of row 2, repaired & erosion filled in. Checked gopher trap, tripped but no gopher, leaves in hole eaten, reset trap, added more leaves & covered with tile. One broccoli plant cut in 1/2, gopher activity? Refilled rat traps. Added 3 stakes to green plastic fencing between garden & orchard secured with zip ties. Brought tomatoes back to finish ripening in Chobini box to add to Thursday’s harvest.
Saturday 10/26- posted by Jill for Nancy & Peg
The garden has been finished and have a great weekend.
week of 10/26-11/1/24
Saturday- finish removing plants from row 1, Roots have nematodes (some do) place in trash can not EDCO or compost bin, firm stems & diseased leaves to EDCO bin, healthy leaves, fine stems & tomatoes to bin 1.
Monday- refurbish row 1, check tape for leaks & turn water back on.
Thursday- harvest. Plant row 1, hand water, slugging plus & cover with white cloth.
Thursday 10/23- posted by Jill with Cheri & Tess
harvested 45 lb’s of tomatoes. Harvested last of tomatoes row 1, removed stakes & twine and started pulling plants, turned water off row. Row 2, thriving & doing well with white cover. Broccoli row continues without starts of heads. No new gopher activity, trap remains covered.
Saturday 10/19- posted by Jill for Peg
Fertilized row 4 , tried to reset rat trap on counter but couldn’t get it to set! Put PB in other trap
week of 10/19-10/25/24
fall’s in the air, with cooling temps, changed out black shade cloth to white cover (temps mid 80’s & below can use white cloth)
still waiting for broccoli heads. Fertilize with FE when 1”.
Saturday- fertilize row 4 tomatoes with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & watered in.
Monday- usual garden chores. If temps are forecast to be high 80’s, check plants under white cloth & maybe place cover to the side, so we can recover on Thursday.
Thursday- harvest.
Monday 10/21- posted by Kevin. Temperatures look to be in the mid 80’s and since the plants look great under the white cloth, I left it on Row 2. Tomatoes look good in Rows 1 and 3 but they plants are starting to look a little tired. Some rat bites on a couple fruits that I removed and reset the traps in all rows (thanks for all the new ones, very easy to bait and set). There is a gopher in Row 3 broccoli that left a giant pile of dirt in the row around the stems about 6-8 plants in from the end. I moved out the dirt looking for a hole and left it in a pile between rows marking the spot. Didn’t find a hole but then found one closer to the end that had some leaves stuffed in it so I borrowed a gopher trap from Garden 1 and set it in that hole with the leaves replaced under that floor tile. It should be checked on Thur/Sat to hopefully eliminate the problem. No broccoli heads yet but the plants look almost ready. Helped in Garden 1 to add some higher fence in one section to prevent rabbit entry, but there was a dead rabbit in the trap so the problem might be eliminated already. Put the carcass way up on the hill.
Thursday 10/17- posted by Jill harvested 65 lb of tomatoes. No heads on broccoli. Removed black cover on cauliflower & recovered with white cloth, due to cooling temps. Found one grasshopper on row 1 tomatoes & one bitten tomato near ground, left on vine. Removed yellowing leaves from broccoli plants.
Monday 10/14 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
Uncovered both tomato rows and stored the cloths. Added extra row of twine to row 4, since it was looking a bit rangey at the top. Checked broccoli, pulled yellow leaves and no heads noted yet. The baby cauliflower is growing well. Rebaited traps (row 1 had a single tomato with some gnawing) and we could do with some more traps? One of the sturdy metal ones is broken, so we probably need another 4 or 5.
Saturday 10/11- posted by Jill for Peg
Garden looks great!! New row is beautiful! Just pulled yellow leaves off broccoli
week of 10/12-10/18/24
Saturday– usual garden check & chores.
Monday– with cooler temps remove covers from tomatoes.
Thursday– harvest. If temps still cool, change cover from row 2 to white. Return shade cloth to garden 3.
Thursday 10/10- posted by Jill with cheri
harvested 63 lbs of tomatoes. Row 1 tomatoes without flowers. Broccoli looks good, still no heads. Cauliflower row looks good. 2 tomatoes from row 1, had bites from rats.
Monday 10/7 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
Applied granular fertilizer to row 1 tomatoes and watered in. No heads yet on broccoli, but it’s looking good! Tomato rows all good, and new cauliflower has good moisture and no replacements needed. Rebaited traps, and Kevin helped with mango harvest.
week of 10/06-10/11/24
-garden looks great!
-Keep a look out for the usual suspects & treat as needed.
-still waiting for broccoli heads. Fertilize with 1 cup FE when 1” heads appear.
Monday– fertilize row 1 tomatoes with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & watered in. Check moisture row 2.
Thursday-harvest.
10/5- posted by Jill with Nancy
planted row 2 with green & white cauliflower, hand watered, sluggo plus & covered with black shade cloth. All rows look good. No heads on broccoli. Watered succulents outside garden.
Thursday 10/3 – posted by Eleanor for Cheri
Picked 36 pounds of tomatoes, beautiful. No broccoli heads. Good shade cloths are all in use we have one with grommets. No sign of sunburn on broccoli. So not covering up. If Saturday has 2 people and feel broccoli should be covered they can try using it. Lots of green tomatoes coming.
Tuesday 10/1, quick note posted by Eleanor: Lori in garden 1 let me know that she borrowed one of our shade cloths to protect their newly planted chard (but that we should take it back when we need it!)
Monday 9/30 – posted by Kevin for Randi
We completed the refurbishment of Row 2, turned the water back on, and hand-watered as well to move the nutrients into the soil as it will be hot this week – and did the other rows as well. It is ready for planting next Saturday (and I’ll be there building the other shed as well). The black shade cloth is on the tomato rows and the broccoli row was cleaned up and looks good but no heads yet. Re-baited and reset rat traps.
Saturday 9/28 – posted by Eleanor for Peg &Nancy
Ok pulled all pepper plants, and did all chores listed! No heads on broccoli yet!
Thursday 9/26- posted by Eleanor on info from Peggy of Garden 1
G1 volunteers Jim and Mike harvested 14 lbs tomatoes and 5 lbs peppers for us – thank you! It was noted that there are some insects on the peppers, but last harvest was today and all will be uprooted on Sat.
Monday 9/23 – posted by Eleanor with Kevin & Randi
We placed a black shade on Row 4 tomatoes though we seem to be past the high heat and we may want to remove it soon to encourage ripening, also added a row of twine to support the top of the plants. There were still harvestable peppers so we didn’t remove plants from Row 2. If harvest can complete on Thursday we can remove and refurbish next Monday. Broccoli looks good and rat traps were re-baited and reset. Finally, did some weeding along the fence by the orchard, helped Garden 3 with a gopher trap and raked and tidied the table seating area and common path.
Saturday 9/21- posted by Jill for Nancy & peg
Mission accomplished peppers looks good. See you next Saturday.
weeks of 9/20-10/04
-note I’ve posed for 2 weeks.
-when broccoli has 1” heads fertilize with 1 cup FE
- -Thursday 9/26 & 10/3 garden 2’s volunteers are away. Garden 1 volunteers Jim & Mike will harvest.
-last harvest peppers 9/26
Saturday 9/21- fertilize row 4 tomatoes with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & hand watered in. Remove any remaining pepper plants that do not have any peppers on them, compost small & fine stems & leaves, firm roots to EDCO bin.
Monday 9/23- cover tomatoes row 4 with black shade cloth. Pull any pepper plants with peppers too small to harvest by Thursday, fine stems & leaves to compost, firm stems & roots to EDCO bin.
thursday 9/26- garden 2 volunteers not in. Garden 1 will harvest. Last harvest peppers.
Saturday 9/28- Pull remaining pepper plants (last harvest was Thurs 9/26) and put to compost and EDCO bin. Pull stakes & remove twine. Turn water off row. Check broccoli for 1″ heads, and if seen then fertilize per Jill’s instructions above.
Monday 9/30- refurbish row 2, turn water back on.
Thursday 10/3 – Harvest, check broccoli for 1″ heads (if so, fertilize w/1 cup FE) and make sure rows remain covered since heat is to continue. Check soil for adequate moisture.
Saturday 10/5- plant row 2, space 18” apart, zigzag, hand water, slugging plus & cover with black shade cloth.
Thursday 9/19- posted by Jill with Pat
harvested 14 lbs of tomatoes & 3 lbs of peppers. Uncovered broccoli row. Removed pepper plants without peppers & placed thin stems & leaves in compost bin & firm stems & roots in EDCO bin.
Monday 9/16, posted by Eleanor w/Randi and Kevin
Found leak in tape at east end of row 2, which we repaired. Checked all rows (all good) and refilled all traps. Raked outer area of garden 2 and did some general tidy up in all rows. Kevin helped put new stakes in for garden 3, whose tomato row had partially fallen over.
Saturday 9/14- posted by Jill for Peg
ranches cover from row 4 & placed on pepper row.
week of 9/14-9/20/24
Saturday- remove cover from tomatoes row 4, & use on pepper row, after you remove & place current cover that’s on peppers in storage bin.
Monday-check & add another row of twine to tomato rows, if needed.
Thursday-harvest
Thursday 9/12- posted by Jill for Patricia
1 large tomato @1/2 pound
1 beautiful red pepper @ 1/2 pound
Garden looks good .
Monday 9/9 – posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
Everything looks good, despite the searing heat the last few days! Checked all rows: sprayed row 4 with safer to deter what we think are gnats, row 3 broccoli looks good and moisture level is fine, row 2 peppers cleaned our fallen debris, row 1 tucked in the plants a little and gave a good watering (metre indicated dryish) .Replenished all traps and all rows remain covered.
week of 9/6-9/13/24
Roy’s green house had an invasion of rats & ate all the fall plants, it’ll be at least 3 weeks before he’ll have plants for us. We can hold on to the pepper row until then.
Saturday– too hot for afternoon gardening. Garden should be good until Monday.
Monday-usual garden chores.
Thursday– harvest any red peppers, & any red tomatoes.
Thursday 9/5- posted by Jill
no red peppers to harvest. Fertilized tomatoes row 1 with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & hand watered in. Checked with Roy, & covered green tomato rows 1 & 4, due to forecasted high temps over the next few days. Added an extra row of twine to peppers.
Monday 9/2, posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
Harvested 5.25 lbs red peppers. Refilled traps and redistributed them a little, and re-covered the peppers as it’s to be hot starting mid week. Added an extra (intermediate) row of twine to row 1 tomatoes, as they are very heavy lower down and needed supporting there. One plant in row 1 has withered. No aphids noted anywhere, and young broccoli looks good. Removed a large grasshopper from row 4 tomatoes. Helped garden 3 with plant removal.
week of 8/30-9/6/24
when tomatoes start to turn color, cover with black shade cloth
Saturday– not in this weekend.
Monday- last Monday harvest for the season. Harvest any red peppers. Usual garden chores.
Thursday- harvest red peppers. Fertilize row 1 tomatoes, with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & watered in.
Thursday 8/29-posted by Jill with Cheri, Pat & Tess
fertilized row 4 tomatoes with granular fertilizer, side dressed & hand watered in. Fertilized peppers with 1 cup FE & hand watered in. Garden looks good, handful of peppers turning red. Plan to fertilize row 1 tomatoes next Thursday. Broccoli all growing well.
Monday 8/26, posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
Harvested 14 lbs peppers. Repaired leak in row 3 (water tape had detached from end piece, at east end) and also used stakes to block 2 very small pinhole leaks in row 4. Newly planted broccoli looks good, no issues, and tomato rows seem fine, as does soil moisture level. Added a new row of twine to row 4, and weeded a little. Refilled all traps and put 4 of the 6 in the pepper row. Love the pic of the scarecrow 🥰
Saturday 8/24- posted by Jill for Peg
Broccoli was very moist, but peppers were wilted and measured dry, so did tomato, so I watered everything but the broccoli!
week of 8/23-8/30/24
plan to fertilize tomatoes row 4 the following Saturday (8/31) when there’s more tomatoes & row 1 tomatoes again, just before they start to turn color.
Saturday– check moisture row 3 broccoli, hand water if needed. Usual garden chores.
Monday- check if red peppers ready for harvest. Check all rows for moisture & hand water if needed.
Thursday- harvest. Check broccoli for any misses, replant if needed. Check moisture in all rows.
Thursday 8/22- posted by Jill with Cheri, Pat & Tess
didn’t harvest any peppers, some are partially red, & hopefully will have some for Monday, decided to leave shade cloth on as one pepper had burn mark. Planted marathon broccoli in row 3, repaired a leak in tape, row was dry, hand watered, applied sluggo plus & covered with black shade cloth. Some small tomatoes in row 4
Monday 8/19, posted by Eleanor w/Kevin and Jill (and Dan and Terry visiting from AZ!)
Harvested 1lb red peppers. Refilled the traps and left row 2 peppers covered as it’s to be hot this week. Row 1 tomatoes good, tucked them in some more for support. Refurbished row 3, checked water tape and left water on. Row 4 we pruned a little more and added an extra row of twine.
Saturday 8/17- posted by Jill for Peg
pruned row 4 tomatoes.
week of 8/16-8/23/24
-Thank you to Cheri, her husband & son for putting together our new “scare girl” along with Theresa in garden 3!!
-we’ll be planting our first fall crop on Thursday!
-when tomato plants start growing out of their twine, add another row, that’s in our workbench. Goal is to keep the plants tucked in & supported.
-thanks everyone for keeping the garden growing & plentiful!
Saturday 8/17- prune tomatoes in row 4- here’s instructions: Prune when first flower. Start from bottom & find first set of flowers, then count 2 limbs below first set of flowers & remove all stems & leaves, place in compost bin 1.
Monday- harvest any red peppers & refurbish row 3.
Thursday- harvest any red peppers, check any red tomatoes in garden 1’s plastic tub & add to harvest. Get plants from behind green house, on round table, labeled for garden 2. Plant row 3, space 18” apart on north side of tape, & zigzag on other side of tape, hand water, sluggo Plus & cover with black shade cloth.
Thursday 8/15- posted by Jill for Cheri, Pat, Tess & Vincent (Tess’s grandson)
we harvested one red pepper. It was a half a pound, we fertilize row one It’s got a lot of nice tomatoes on it. Watered it in. I think row 4 Will need to be twined in, it was a little short today.
Monday 8/12- posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Sid (visiting from NM!)
Harvested 30 lbs peppers. Repaired small leak in row 4 tape, then fixed in place the stakes in row 4, borrowing 2 from garden 1 (which were readily available). Twined row 4 tomatoes with pea twine (they will need pruning on Thurs). Filled traps in row 2 peppers, and cleared all the row 3 plants and roots to compost/EDCO bin including adding more green tomatoes to the covered box (forgot to weight them) and turning off the water at row 3. Marion helped with row 3 clearing and Sid helped with the stakes – many thanks both!
Saturday 8/10- posted by Jill
Saturday team unable to make to garden this weekend.
Thursday 8/8- posted by Jill for Cheri, Tess & Vincent (Tess’s grandson)
we have 25 pounds of green tomatoes and 5 pounds of red tomatoes. We pulled out all the steaks. Tess and Vincent and Michael from Garden one helped us.
Monday 8/5, posted by Eleanor w/Randi
Harvested 15.5 lbs green peppers, and 3 tomatoes. Repaired leak in row 4 with new connector piece (garden 1 had new ones available, so used one of those). Added row of twine to row 1, and tucked the plants as best we could, though some are too short still. Refilled traps as needed. Everything looks good, no critter damage or infestations noted!
weeks 8/3-8/17/24
-Notice I’ve posted for 2 weeks.
-Cheri & family, thanks for putting together our new scarecrow!!
-when tomatoes in row 1 have 1” tomatoes, fertilize with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed.
-harvest green peppers if they’re encroaching on other peppers, touching ground. Otherwise leave to turn red. Just have to watch for rodents when they turn color.
Saturday 8/3- apply extra row of twine to row 1 tomatoes. Use polypropylene twine that’s in our garden cabinet, go along one side, wrap 3 times at each end & once around all other posts as you go along, this row is NOT figure eight, can check row 3 tomatoes for example, goal is to support plants.
Monday- harvest.
Thursday-last harvest of row 3 (we need the stakes for row 4), place all good sized green tomatoes in row 3, weigh & place in plastic tub in garden 1 workbench. Remove twine & stakes, I’m hoping Vincent will be able to help take them out 🙂 leave stakes near fence by row 4.
Saturday 8/10- turn off water to row 3, remove remaining tomato plants from row 3, roots to EDCO bin stems & leaves to compost pile.
Monday 8/12- turn water off in row 3, remove some tomato plants in that row if you have time, no rush, this will be our first fall crop to plant end of August beginning of September. check peppers for harvesting.
May need to place posts, one post was used for scarecrow, should be able to borrow post from garden 1 if needed, in row 4. When row 4 tomatoes have open flowers: Prune when first flower. Start from bottom & find first set of flowers, then count 2 limbs below first set of flowers & remove all stems & leaves.
- post at each end & between two plants. Post sideways along row & opposite at ends.
–twine with soft pea twine (found in garden 1 work cabinet, use the thinner tighter twine) wrap three times at each end then down one side, wrapping once on each post, go back on other side, with figure 8 between plants & wrap around each post.
Thursday 8/15-harvest. May need to prune & twine, with pea twine from garden 1) row 4 tomatoes. Continue to remove tomato plants from row 3.
Saturday 8/17- remove & co no post any remaining tomato plants from row 3.
Thursday 8/1- posted by Jill with Cheri, Pat, Tess & her grandson, Vincent.
harvest 1.5 lb tomatoes & 3.5 lb green peppers. We harvested some green peppers that were quite large & encroaching on the other peppers. Pruned & twined tomato plants in row 1. Replaced one plant in row 4, that was withered, hand watered in, plants don’t look as munched, maybe Kevin solved the rabbit problem by fixing the fence access. Jane stopped by the garden. Spoke with Roy, plan to harvest any remaining green tomatoes in row 3 next week & place tomatoes in the plastic tub in garden 1, & use stakes for row 4.
Monday 7/29, posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
Harvested 4.5lbs tomatoes, and drove stakes into row 1 (the ones at the east end are a bit shorter but otherwise all good); filled and reset all traps, peppers doing well, lots of production. In row 4 we noticed some more nibbling on the lower leaves of several of the plants .. the rabbit? We did see a rabbit in the orchard, and Kevin helped reset the trap that is situation in garden 1. Kevin also repaired a section of the fence where the rabbit is probably getting through.
Friday 7/26- posted by Jill for Nancy
fertilized row 2 peppers.
week of 7/26- 8/2/24
let’s leave row 3 tomatoes uncovered while they have a majority of green tomatoes.
Friday- fertilize peppers directly under irrigation tape with 12 cups granular fertilizer. Use long handled spade from locked shed, make shallow trough, sprinkle in as best as you can, recover & hand water in. Recover with shade cloth. Watch for traps in that row.
Monday- harvest tomatoes. Put stakes in row 1 (we will prune on Thursday, hopefully flowers will be open). One stake at each end and stake between every second plant on north side of tape.
Thursday- Harvest. Check if row one tomatoes are ready for prune & twine.
Thursday 7/25- posted by Jill with Cheri, Pat & Tess
harvested 7 lb of tomatoes. 3 tomato plants leaves eaten off, replaced 1 at eastern end and 2 at west end, hand watered & reapplied sluggo plus. Sprayed rows 1 & 4 with BT. Rabbit caught in garden 1 trap, Roy, relocated. Thinking leaves eaten by rabbit vs. caterpillar. Row 3 tomatoes really slowing down, no hurry to remove since it’ll be our first row for fall plants, goal to let tomatoes ripen on vine, & take plants out by mid-end of August. Asked Roy for 5 more stakes & pounder on Monday for row 1 tomatoes.
Tuesday 7/23- posted by jill
Hand watered tomatoes row 4, one plant at west end all leaves eaten.
Monday 7/22 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Korie (visiting from AZ!)
Harvested 15 lbs tomatoes. Refilled all traps and redistributed so as there are 4 in the pepper row. Peppers look good, as do the tomatoes in row 1. Replaced 4 plants at the east end of row 4, since these looked as if they were not thriving. Kevin attended to gopher trap in garden 1, and Eleanor helped garden 3 with removing their bean row. Raked a little, at the outside area around the tree and storage bin.
Friday 7/19- posted by Jill for Nancy
Tomatoes looked moist maybe drip today?
week of 7/19-7/26/24
let’s plan on leaving bulk of peppers on until they turn red.
Friday- check new tomatoes, row 4, hand water if looking wilty.
Monday-harvest.
Thursday- harvest.
Thursday 7/18- posted by Jill with Cheri, Pat & Tess
harvested 31 lbs of tomatoes. Plan on leaving bulk of peppers on until they turn red. Checked tape in row 4, looks good, turned water on & no leaks. Planted mountain fresh tomatoes deeply, hand watered & sluggo plus. Spoke with Roy, when row 3 tomatoes peter out, we’ll refurbish & will be our first fall plants. Next fertilization of peppers in 1-2 weeks, preferably with granular/bio-flora. Attached new hose & nozzle, works great. Joan is ordering more double end connectors for all 3 gardens. Cheri & Theresa from garden 3 are working on our scarecrow.
Monday 7/15 posted by Kevin with Eleanor and Randi
Harvested 40 lbs of tomatoes.
Refurbished Row 4. We were short fertilizer originally but Roy provided some later that I raked and watered in after we had completed the rest. Reset the water line and turned on but there were three pinhole leaks that I was able to repair with two of the connectors borrowed from Garden 1’s supply. Take a look on Thursday and decide if it should be left or the line replaced before planting?? Peppers looking good so put four refilled rat traps in that row as the fruit is at the stage where it starts getting attractive to them. Two traps in the tomato row. Disposed of the gopher we caught and reset the trap under the tile just outside our garden over the back fence where there was an active hole.
week of 7/13-7/19
Saturday- fertilize tomatoes row 3 with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & hand watered in. place pulled cucumber plants in compost bin & put roots in EDCO bin.
Monday- harvest. refurbish row 4
Thursday- harvest. Plant tomatoes row 4, space 18” apart.
Thursday 7/11- posted by Jill with Cheri & Pat
harvested 40 lb tomatoes & 1.5 lb cucumbers. Pulled cucumber plants, looks like roots have nematodes & turned water off row, gopher caught in trap, alerted Kevin. Contacted Roy, will plant tomatoes in row 4. Garden looks good. Have 7- 6’ posts for tomatoes row 1, placed on ground in G2, near row, need to order 4 more.
Monday 7/8, posted by Eleanor w/Jill, Kevin, Randi
Busy morning! Harvested 51 lbs tomatoes and 10.5 lbs cucumbers. Treated all rows with nematode application and watered in, also planted tomatoes in row 1 and sluggo plus applied. Fertilized row 4 cucumbers with fish emulsion, and some was applied to the peppers too. Staked and twined the peppers, there are lots of flowers and covered loosely with shade cloth. Kevin saw to the traps and set a gopher trap in row 4 as there are a couple of gopher holes. Randi helped garden 3 harvest beans. More twine ordered.
Thursday 7/4- posted by Jill for Cheri & Pat
we picked 51 pounds of tomatoes and 5 pounds of cucumbers.
week of 7/2-7/11/24-
-Happy 4th everyone!!
-Kevin, thank you for your extra work around the garden! The new platform for the storage bin looks fabulous & will prevent any critters from making a home underneath. The newly installed hose holder is perfect for us to have access to water for the southern side of the garden.
Thursday– harvest.
Saturday- if you’re at the garden before it gets too warm (temps over 85/90 degrees read bottle of BT & Safer to confirm) spray tomatoes plants with BT & Safer.
Monday- harvest. Apply nematodes to all rows. Plant tomatoes, space 18” apart on north side of tape, hand water, sluggo plus & cover with black cloth.
Thursday 7/11- harvest. Check cucumbers, pull plants that are diseased/dying & decide if pull whole row. Count to see if we have enough stakes for tomatoes row 1- we’ll need 1 post at each end & post every 2nd plant
Monday 7/1- posted by Jill with Eleanor & Kevin
harvested 40 lb of tomatoes & 1.5 lb cucumber’s. Refurbished row 1, checked irrigation tape & turned water back on, will plant tomatoes next Monday. Flowers on many pepper plants, fertilized under tape with 12 cups granular fertilizer & hand watered in. Added more peanut butter & reset traps. A couple of the tomatoes had the same markings that were seen on Thursday, but the remainder look good. Cucumbers are slowing down, only harvested 3 today, some plants have new flowers, may need to pull plants next week if not producing.
Saturday 6/29- posted by Kevin
Completed the new platform for the storage bin for our shade cloths and installed post for hose racks at the back of Gardens 2&3, will attach the racks on Monday after cement sets and rearrange hoses if I can finally get the one unscrewed in Garden 3 – I couldn’t even move it with a wrench so I gave it a WD-40 shot and will try again on Monday. While I was there part of the tomato shade cloth had blown off so I replaced and added some clothes pins on the posts. Also, the cucumbers in Row 4 looked pretty wilted and dry soil already by noon so I watered by hand.
Thursday 6/27- posted by Jill for Cheri, Tess & Pat
We had 31 pounds of tomatoes and 17 1/2 pounds of cucumbers. A few of the tomatoes look like they may have some worm damage but I’m not sure but just a couple so let’s keep our eye out to see if we need to spray. I also put the shade cloth up over the tomatoes with some help from Jim because it’s supposed to be pretty hot this weekend. The peppers do not have very many flowers so I did not fertilize. Did not see a
rabbit or rabbit trap.
Monday 6/24- posted by Kevin with Randi
Harvested 6 lbs cucumbers, 2 lbs tomatoes, 13 lbs squash. Left many not quite red enough tomatoes for Thursday harvest and subsequent black cloth perhaps. Refilled and reset rat traps. Peppers look really good, flower buds getting ready to come out. After pulling all the harvestable squash, trimmed most all the leaves and put in compost bin and shut off water to that row. Out of time and too hot to pull the roots and stems for the green bin so that can be Saturday or next Monday when we refurbish.
Saturday 6/22- posted by Jill for Nancy
TOTAL Mission accomplished
till next week.
week of 6/22-7/1/24–
-if we have several red tomatoes & temps stay above 85 degrees, cover the south side with black shade cloth.
-when pepper plants have flowers, fertilize with 12 cups granular fertilizer directly under tape, make a small trough, recover & hand water.
Saturday- fertilize cucumbers with 1 cup fish Emulsion, hand water in. Fertilize tomatoes with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & hand water in.
Monday- last harvest, squash, can start to pull plants & turn water off.
Thursday- harvest
Saturday 6/29- finish pulling zucchini if still in row, pull any weeds & move irrigation tape off row.
Monday 7/1-harvest. Refurbish row 1 & turn water back on.
HARVEST: Monday & Thursday’s: 4CC volunteers to pick up from tables 9:30am
Thursday 6/20- posted by Jill , Cheri & Tess
Harvested- 16 lbs cucumber, 7 lb summer squash & 5 lbs tomatoes. Squash is petering out & with powdery mildew, plan for last harvest this Monday.
Monday 6/17, posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Kevin
Harvested 11.5lbs cucumbers, 12lbs summer squash and 2lbs tomatoes. A few tomatoes had holes, removed these to green waste. Cucumbers growing vigorously, gave them some hand watering since the soil seemed dry in places. The pepper plants look healthy and no new small holes noted, however found a very tiny grasshopper on one plant which we disposed of. Need new traps: we distributed all we have amongst the 4 rows, 2 per row, which included borrowing one for garden 3. Kevin made two small covers for the traps in row 3, to protect birds from being attracted. Weeded some, and Randi raked outer area of garden.
Saturday 6/15- posted by Jill for Nancy & Peg
We sprayed the tomatoes as well as the peppers. Peggy put peanut butter on traps and I pulled a few weeds.
week of 6/14-6/21/24
Saturday- spray safer & BT on peppers, with warm temps, remove cover, can spray tomatoes again if aphids continue. Refill traps.
Monday- harvest.
Thursday- harvest.
Thursday 6/13- posted by Jill with Pat & Tess
harvested 1.5 lb tomatoes & 7.5 lb of squash. Powdery mildew on squash is at the east end, discussed with Roy, when plants peter out we’ll plant mountain fresh tomatoes. Something’s eating leaves & leaving small pinpoint holes at the west end of pepper plants. Several small cucumbers in row 4, should be able to harvest some on Monday. Looks like rodents chewed one red tomato.
Monday 6/10, posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
Harvested 15 lbs summer squash, and one lone tomato;) Added a couple of traps to the covered peppers and filled other traps as needed. Tucked in the tomato plants and sprayed that row with BT & Safer, since we noticed what Roy says are aphid exoskeletons on some of the plants (blasted with water first). Cucumbers look good, many fruits starting. Kevin has cleaned out the sprayer properly, taking it completely apart to clear a blockage so should work much better now!
Friday 6/7- posted by Jill for Peg
I sprayed the tomatoes.
week of 6/8-6/14/24-
-garden’s looking great!! Keep on the look out for aphids/white flies on tomatoes & tomato worm’s- I may have seen evidence on west end plants. Treat with safer & BT for worms.
– remove any small dark yellow, moldy squash.
Saturday– Sinceri gardens longest day Alzheimer’s fundraiser in the garden from 10am-1pm. Spray tomato plants with safer & BT.
Monday- harvest, may have more tomatoes.
Thursday- harvest
Thursday 6/6- posted by Jill with Cheri & Tess
harvested first tomatoes- 1 lb & 5.5 lb squash. Tomatoes were fertilized on Monday. Removed yellowed leaves from squash & small dark yellow, rotting fruit from plants, hosed off leaves with blast of water for powdery mildew. Replaced one pepper plant at west end, hand watered in. Cucumbers have flowers & small fruit. Blast of water to each end of tomato plants with white fly/aphid. Removed dried leaves from plants outside of garden.
Monday 6/3, posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Randi
Harvested 20lbs summer squash. Row 4 cucumbers look great, as do the row 2 baby peppers. Refilled the traps that needed it, and checked what seemed to be a leak on the tape in row 4 but turned out to be a tiny pinpoint leak and so blocked it with a stake. Added an extra row of twine to the tomatoes since some needed the extra support already. Whitefly noted again, on some of the tomatoes. Kevin did some perimeter weeding.
Friday 5/31- posted by Jill with Nancy
planted King Arthur peppers in row 2, hand watered, slugging plus & covered with white cloth.
Thursday 5/30- posted by Jill with Cheri & Tess
harvested 11.5 lbs summer squash. Removed cover from cucumbers, several blossoms closed & forecast of warmer temps, planted 2 missed & watered in. Made holes for planting peppers on Saturday, 70 plants needed, Roy is aware. Aphids/white flies remain on tomatoes, east & west side, Roy says not to worry.
week of 5/30-6/7/24
Thursday– harvest. Check for aphids/white flys on tomatoes, blast with water & safer if needed. Check cucumbers, remove cover if blossoms. Make holes for pepper plants.
Saturday- plant peppers in row 2. Hand water, sluggo plus & cover with white cloth.
Monday- harvest. fertilize tomato row with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & hand water in.
Thursday 6/6- harvest.
Monday 5/27, posted by Eleanor w/Kevin, Jill
Harvested 7 lbs yellow squash. Refurbished row 2, ready for peppers later this week. Row 3 tomatoes look good, though some signs of aphids/white fly at far end of row only. Row 4 cukes growing well, no flowers yet. Refilled traps.
Saturday 5/25- posted by Jill for Nancy, peg & Jacqueline
Mission accomplished by the 3 sums
Thursday 5/22, posted by Eleanor for Cheri and Pat
Good morning we have 7 1/2 pounds of yellow squash, 45 pounds of cabbage. Pat and Cheri finished picking and cleaned up some zucchini leaves. Everything looks great. Have a wonderful memorial day weekend all.
Monday 5/20, posted by Eleanor w/Randi
Harvested 11 lbs yellow squash, 10 lbs cabbage (decided to harvest some more of the cabbage on account of last week’s caterpillar/snail damage). Remaining cabbage looks healthy. Pulled one squash plant as it was rotting, otherwise the rest looks good, with lots of production still. Row 4 cukes look great, very uniform and growing nicely. Row 3 tomatoes, tidied the limbs under the twine, and moisture level is good. Traps all fine.
Week of 5/20 – 5/27/24
Monday – Harvest, usual garden chores
Thursday – Harvest, including remaining cabbage if ready – this row will be refurbished later this week/early next, as Roy says pepper plants will be ready. Usual garden chores, including check for aphids/caterpillars and treat if needed
Saturday – Usual garden chores, if temps are ticking up (daytime 80s) then replace row 4 cucumbers white cloth with the black mesh cover. If there’s time, and cabbages were all harvested, then remove roots and stems to green waste and leaves to compost.
Sunday 5/19, posted by Eleanor for Peg and Jacqueline : Pulled all harvested cabbage plants, reset and rebaited traps, checked moisture, tomatoes were wet, other rows moist
Thursday 5/16, posted by Eleanor for Cheri, Pat and Tess
We harvested 27 pounds of cabbage. There were slugs in the cabbage this morning. They have devastated a few on the west end. 12 pounds of yellow squash, put in another row of twine on the tomatoes checked everything pulled a few weeds looks good .
Monday 5/13, posted by Eleanor w/Kevin and Randi
Harvested 4.5lbs yellow squash. Checked all rows, and weeded some. Cucumbers look good, as do the tomatoes (gave the tomatoes some hand watering). Cabbages had some aphid activity so removed with blast of water and applied BT, since some worm/caterpillar poop was evident here and there. Weeded two sides of the inside perimeter of the garden.
Week of 5/13 – 5/20/24
Monday – Harvest, usual garden checks
Thursday – Harvest, usual garden checks plus add extra layer to twine to the tomato row; check cabbages carefully
Saturday – Pull roots and stems of harvested cabbage plants (to green waste) and leaves (to compost). Otherwise usual garden chores incl. check soil moisture levels. If necessary treat (blast of water/Safer for aphids, BT for caterpillars).
Thursday 5/9, posted by Eleanor for Chéri, Pat and Tess
Picked 10 pounds of zucchini. Cabbage looks good maybe next week can pick. Everything looks good.
Monday 5/6, posted by Eleanor w/Randi
Harvested 7lbs zucchini. Checked row 4 under cover, plants looks very perky though we found a rat in one of the traps. Re set the trap, and also added more hoops as cloth was sagging a bit. Other rows good, no sign of snails on cabbages. Tucked in a few fronds of the tomato plants, more babies are appearing (still tiny though) so they’re really thriving!
Saturday 5/4, posted by Eleanor for Peg and Jacqueline: Planted cucumbers today, watered, applied sluggo , set rear traps and covered row 4
week of 5/4-5/11/24
Saturday– plant cucumbers in row 4, spaced 12” apart, in pre-made holes, hand water, sluggo plus & cover with white cloth.
Monday- harvest.
Thursday- harvest.
Saturday 5/11- fertilize zucchini with 8 cups granular fertilizer, side dress (as best as you can, using the long handled trowel from-locked shed helps) recover & hand water in.
Thursday 5/2- posted by Jill with Cheri, Pat & Tess
Harvested 13 lb of zucchini. several tomatoes on vine at least 1” in size, fertilized with 12 cups granular fertilizer, side dressed & hand watered in. Added row of twine to tomatoes. Next fertilization of tomatoes, when tomatoes are 3-4”, then every 3 weeks after. Hand watered row 4 & made 12” holes for planting on Saturday.
Monday 4/29, posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Jill
Refurbished row 4, watered in and left water on after checking tape for leaks (cucumbers to be planted later this week). Harvested 8lbs of zucchini and refreshed traps as needed.Cabbages look good, and tomatoes have a few baby fruits emerging… everything looks great. Oh yeah and Kevin’s shed project is advancing impressively! ☺️
week of 4/27-5/3/24
thank you Eleanor & Kevin for cleaning out the workbench and installing paper towel holder, looks Beautiful!!
Be watchful for rattlesnakes, Kevin found a small one on Monday, near the back water valves (Roy, took care of).
Saturday- remove all plants from row 4, leaves to compost bin, hard stems & roots to EDCO bin, shake off dirt, pull weeds from row & move irrigation tape to back/side.
Monday- harvest zucchini, reminder to cut off leaf directly under or closest to harvested fruit. We are no longer using the harvest record, you can record weights in blog here. refurbish row 4, turn water back on & check tape for leaks.
Thursday- plant cucumbers row 4, of ready. Harvest zucchini.
Thursday 4/25- posted by Jill with Cheri
harvested all remaining cauliflower from row 4- 20 lb & 14 lb zucchini. Garden is thriving. Fertilized cabbage with 1 cup FE followed by pail of water. Turned water off row 4.
Monday 4/22- posted by Kevin with Eleanor
An eventful day: Eleanor did great work cleaning up the work cabinet and we installed a rack for the paper towels on the door (photo below). The ant pesticide is still there and since we don’t use it perhaps whoever left it can take it home? Wildlife- caught a bird in a rat trap. When the rows get sparse like row 4 now we should pull the traps as birds find them when they are in the open not under leaves. Then we found a small rattlesnake near the water valves at the back. Consulted with Roy and he dispatched it. Most plants look good with only one cauliflower showing worm damage on leaves. Couldn’t find the culprit but water blasted it, should be harvested this week anyway. Tucked some tomato sprouts into the twine to keep them growing upward. They are growing well.
week of 4/20-4/26/24
when cabbage has 1” heads fertilize with 1 cup FE.
continue weeding. Hopefully, weeds are slowing down.
continue to watch & treat for aphids (blast of water & Safer) caterpillars (BT) & snails (Sluggo plus).
Saturday– remove harvested cauliflower roots from row 4, place in EDCO bin.
Monday- usual garden chores.
Thursday-harvest all remaining cauliflower.
Thursday 4/18- posted by Jill with Pat
harvested 37 lb cauliflower & 3 1/2 lb zucchini. Plan to harvest remaining cauliflower next Thursday.
Monday 4/15 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
Agree that the new traps are a bit intimidating, but I think we’ll get used to them! Attached 2nd row of twine to the tomato stakes, the plants are sturdy already. Other rows look good, though some of the cauliflower is a little discolored. Weeded and refilled traps… next week we’ll clean out the workbench!
Saturday 4/13- posted by Jill for Nancy, Jacqueline & Peg
Fertilized row 4 Peggy trenched fertilized row 1 plus filled traps Jacquline cleaned up pulling spent leaves.
We all need to be careful with those new traps they are scary.
One baby bird trapped no rats but question is who’s eating the peanut butter????
week of 4/13-4/19/24
Saturday– fertilize row 4 cauliflower with 1 cup FE. Fertilize zucchini with granular vegetable fertilizer in metal trash can, side dress.
Monday- check tomatoes if need 2nd row of twine, use polypropylene string found in plastic tub in locked shed. This row is NOT figure 8.
Thursday- harvest.
Thursday 4/11- posted by Jill with Cheri, pat & tess
harvested 9 lb cauliflower 2 lbs zucchini
helped garden 1 harvest.
weeded.
Monday 4/8 – posted by Eleanor w/Jill
Eclipse Day 🕶️☀️Pruned and twined the tomato plants, and they are now nicely supported. Uncovered the cabbage plants and left cloth of fence to dry, they look very healthy. Snails have been infiltrating the cauliflower but not worse than last week. Zucchini doing well; filled traps as needed in all rows. Forgot the peanut butter, will def bring next week!
Saturday 4/6- posted by Jill for Peg
Hi this is a bit late… but on Saturday I re-applied sluggo checked plants for snails, saw none but took off yelloyand badly eaten leaves. I reset 2 traps and put peanut butter in all traps
week of 4/5-4/12/24
another wet weekend is in the forecast. Snails & weeds are loving it.
hand remove snails, especially noted in row 4 cauliflower.
Saturday/Sunday- if it dries out & you’re able to make it this weekend. Check & remove snails, from row 4, if sluggo plus is washed away, re-apply lightly around plants.
Monday- if flowers have opened up enough, we can prune & twine plants. Jill will be in garden.
Thursday- Harvest, should have first zucchini. Help garden 1, Peggy & Jim still out of town.
Thursday 4/4- posted by Jill with Cheri, Pat & Tess
harvested 9 lb of cauliflower. Snails having a field day in that row, removed snails by hand and applied slugging plus, since snails are eating cauliflower as well as leaves. Zucchini growing, should have first harvest next week. Tomato plants should have enough open flowers next week to prune & twine (garden 1 has pea twine in upper cabinet).
Monday 4/1- posted by Eleanor w/Randi, Kevin, Jill : Uncovered tomato row and left cover to dry on fence, then installed posts for tomato plants. Refilled traps as needed and weeded and removed yellowing leaves on cauliflower row. Checked other rows, all looks good with flowers already on the zucchini. Need more peanut butter soon (Eleanor to bring) and also some clothes pegs for general use (I have some, but turns out I don’t know where they are hah, so if anyone else has some please bring!)
week of 3/30-4/5/24
forecast for another soggy weekend.
Should be able to prune & twine the tomatoes in a couple of weeks, when more flowers appear.
continue weeding.
Saturday– most likely rain out. If not rained out, weed in garden & path outside garden leading to gate.
Monday- remove cover & hoops from tomato row, place posts in tomato row. Roy should have the post stomper down. This year let’s go back to 1 post between every 2nd plant & 1 post at each end, to avoid the plants getting too heavy. Then one post at each end. The posts at the ends face width way & posts between plants face sideways. Thanks much!
Thursday– check for harvesting.
Friday 3/29- posted by Jill
per Roy’s recommendation, recovered tomatoes, due to forecast of heavy rain this weekend.
Thursday 3/28- posted by Jill with Cheri & Pat
no harvest today. Fertilized row 4 with 1 cup FE, small heads growing. Uncovered tomatoes, several plants have flowers. All rows look good. Left cover to dry on fence between gardens 2 & 3. Going to be a wet weekend so may take until next week to dry out.
Monday 3/25 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin
Somewhat waterlogged in the garden this morning, with the covers mud splattered and heavy with the rain BUT the plants look good if a little beleaguered;) Checked all rows, refilled traps where needed. Tomatoes are thriving, likewise the zucchini, and the cauliflower looks strong with no insect activity noted. When re-covering rows 2&3, we rolled the edges carefully under before pinning down, and hopefully this helps avoid soil getting trapped there. Added more hoops also, for extra support. Did some perimeter weeding adjacent to garden 3, and a little outside of the gate, however a lot more is needed since the rain has given the weeds some extra life force!
week of 3/23-3/29/24
-garden looking good. If you have time continue weeding inside garden & outside garden gate.
-when tomatoes have flowers, uncover.
Saturday-
rain out this weekend? Slow in garden. If you’re able to make it. Be on look out for rodents, refill traps. Weed.
Monday- usual garden chores.
Thursday- check for any misses in row 2. Fertilize row 4 with 1 cup FE.
Thursday 3/21- posted by Jill with Pat
no harvest today. Planted cabbage row 2, watered, Sluggo plus & covered with white cloth. Found rat in trap row 4, peanut butter remained! Small squash but not flowers in row 1. Tomatoes, have closed buds, should flower in a couple of weeks?
Monday 3/18- posted by Kevin with Eleanor and Randi
Assisted Garden 3 with gopher traps (better them than us!) and then Betty came down and helped us (thanks!) with refurbishment of row 2 which is ready for planting with water back on and not leaking. Plants in the other rows looked good but traps were empty, not sure what is cleaning them of the peanut butter so effectively without tripping them. Re-baited and set them in all rows.
Saturday 3/16- posted by Jill for Nancy, peg & Jacqueline
Yes all 3 of did the garden chores
And admired the new rat traps
week of 3/16-3/23/24
continue weeding & removing snails.
peppers ready in about a month, we’ll be planting our last winter crop in row 2, cabbage. Peppers will go in row 4.
Saturday- fertilize row 4 with 1 cup FE, mixed in gallon watering pail with water, hand water in. Weed row 2, pull irrigation tape to back, ready for refurb, Monday. If the 2 white row covers are dry hanging on fence, put in storage container.
Monday– refurbish row 2, turn water back on.
Thursday- plant row 2, cabbage.
Thursday 3/14- posted by Jill with Cheri, Pat & Tess
12 pounds of cabbage, cleared out row 2, helped garden one with peas, zucchini no flowers, broccoli no 1 inch heads. Weeded. Removed cover from row 1, see small zucchini starts & closed flower buds.
Monday 3/11- posted by Jill with Randi
garden looks great. Refilled empty traps with peanut butter. Checked under rows, tomatoes thriving, zucchini looks to almost have blossoms, recovered. Weeded & removed lower holy leaves from rows 2 & 4. Found & removed a handful of snails & from rows 2 & 4.
week of 3/10-3/16/24-
-when zucchini has flowers, remove cover.
-when row 4 has 1” heads, fertilize with 1 cup FE, hand water in.
-treat aphids with blast of water & Safer as needed. Holes in leaves look for snails & slugs, treat caterpillars with BT.
Monday- usual garden chores.
Thursday– harvest remaining cabbage row 2?
Saturday– prep row 2 for refurbishing, rake leaves, pull any roots.
Thursday 3/7- posted by Jill for Cheri & Tess
12 pounds of cabbage, 1 pound of broccoli, removed the cabbage plants that had been harvested. Left some small cabbage plants.
Monday 3/4- posted by Kevin with Eleanor and Randi
Checked all plants and looking good with no pests found. Did lots of weeding as they are prolific after the rains. All traps were rinsed clean by the rain so added peanut butter and reset them all. Assisted Garden 3 with a refurbishment. Randi will be on her own next week!
week of 3/2-3/9/24
-continue pulling weeds in & around garden.
-when zucchini has flowers, remove cover
-when cauliflower in row 4 has 1” head, fertilize with FE.
Saturday- remove harvested roots from row 2, place in EDCO bin.
Monday- usual garden chores.
Thursday– harvest row 2, leave smaller heads for next week.
Saturday 3/9- usual garden chores.
Thursday 2/29- posted by Jill with Tess
harvested 22 lbs cabbage 2.5 lb cauliflower from row 2. Removed cover & hoops from row 4, plants were bursting up to top. Removed bottom 2 yellowing leaves from tomatoes, added a little more Sluggo plus around plants, as sluggo was barely visible. Traps were empty, added peanut butter. Zucchini plants growing well.
Monday 2/26 posted by Eleanor w/Kevin and Randi
All looks good. Unpacked the new traps and baited them, then distributed them amongst the rows (reserved the old traps in a paper bag, and stored inside workbench). The harvested cabbage leaves and stems had already been removed, so did some weeding and checked under the covers. Spread out the sluggo plus that’s around the tomatoes as it seemed quite heavily applied. Helped garden 1 as they were short handed today.
Saturday 2/24- posted by Jill for Nancy, Jacqueline & Peg
Mission completed: tomatoes planted, slug baited, Peggy filled rat traps and row was covered.
Jacquline pulled harvested cauliflower in row 2. And Nancy pulled out the weeds.
Saturday 2/24- posted by jill
applied beneficial root knot nematodes to all rows. Removed cover from row 4, left on side for today’s planting. All looks good.
week of 2/24-3/1/24
springtime planting is under way. Row 1 has zucchini, row 3 will have tomatoes on Saturday. Plan to plant peppers in row 2 when ready in about a month.
We will no longer be posting harvest weights on a separate page, we’ll be inputting the amounts in garden 2’s blog.
Thanks for the great care in the garden 😊
Saturday- plant tomato plants in row 3, plant in holes up to first set of lower leaves, then remove those two yellowing leaves, hand water, Sprinkle lightly with sluggo plus, careful not to get on leaves, cover with white cloth: can use cloth & hoops from row 4.
Monday- look for new rat traps, Rain, from Saturday team was going to deliver over the weekend. Remove harvested cabbage roots from row 2, place in EDCO bin.
Thursday-harvest.
Thursday 2/22- posted by Jill withPat & Tess
harvested 5 lb cabbage & 12 lb cauliflower. Placed leaves in compost bin 1. Made holes in row 3 for tomatoes, spaced 18” apart, let Roy know we need 24 plants for Saturday.
General weeding around inside garden.
Monday 2/19 – Kevin w/Eleanor
A nice, cool day in the garden to complete refurbishment of row 3, turned water back on with no leaks detected, ready for planting. Checked all the other plants that looked good and did some pulling of small weeds in row 4 which were plentiful. Checked and re-baited the traps and found one with a very large rat in the row 2 cabbage that was discarded on the hill. It seemed he had emptied many of the other traps before getting trapped so wondered if we were getting those new traps that aren’t so rusted or if we should go through an re-lubricate what we have?
Thursday 2/16 – Tess
I harvested 13 lbs of the remaining broccoli from row 3, water turned off and removed harvested plants.
Harvested 11 lbs of cabbage from Row 2, probably next week will have more cabbage to harvest .
Monday 2/12 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin and Randi
Checked all rows, no aphids or critters noted and the new zucchini plants look good. Did some weeding, rebaited some traps and raked outer area of the garden. Harvested broccoli stems and roots had already been removed.
Week of Saturday 2/10- Monday 2/19/24
Garden is thriving with all this rain, so are the weeds. Continue to weed.
keep a look out for aphids & caterpillars, treat as needed, with blast of water &/ Safer (aphids), BT for caterpillars.
there’s a bag of ant poison in the work bench, not sure where it came from. Since we are an organic garden & do not use pesticides, feel free to take it home for your personal use.
Saturday- plant zucchini row 1, in marked holes (18” apart on north side of tape) apply sluggo + lightly around plants, cover row with white cloth (doubtful that you’ll need to hand water with all the rain).
Monday- remove harvested broccoli plants from row 3, place firm stems & roots in EDCO bin.
Thursday- harvest ALL remaining broccoli row 3, turn water off row. Should have a couple cabbages that are large & firm enough to harvest in row 2.
Saturday 2/17- remove harvested broccoli plants from row 3, place firm stems & roots in EDCO bin, outer leaves in compost bin.
Monday 2/19- refurbish row 3.
Thursday 2/8- posted by Jill with Pat & Tess
harvested first broccoli from row 3, plan to harvest remaining broccoli next week. Cabbage not quite ready, probably a couple heads next week. Made holes for planting zucchini row 1, spaced 18” apart.
Monday 2/5 – posted by Eleanor w/Kevin & Jill : refurbished row 1 before the rain started, checked tape for leaks and left water on. Other rows look good, no aphids noted and broccoli looks ready to harvest. Kevin did some perimeter weeding.
Saturday 2/3- posted by Jill for Nancy, Jacqueline & Peg
We found aphids and will blast with water. Removed plants from row 1.
week of 2/3-2/9/24
Saturday– remove plants from row 1, place firm stems & roots in EDCO bin, leaves to compost bin. Check rows 2 & 3 for aphids & caterpillars, treat aphids with blast of water & spray with safer, worms spray with BT. Should be more weeds to pull.
Monday- if you’re not rained out, refurbish row 1, turn water back on.
Thursday– check if rows 2 & 3 are ready to harvest. If row 1 was refurnished, plant, sluggo + & cover with white cloth.
Thursday 2/1- posted by Jill
harvested remaining broccoli row 1, water turned off. All other rows doing well, rows 2 & 3 not ready for harvesting.
Monday 1/29- posted by Kevin with Randi
Fertilized rows 2&3 with fish emulsion as requested and watered in. Checked row 1 new plantings and all look good. Found no pests in any of the rows so did no treatments. Re-baited one trap but left the rest as they were good. Weeded various spots and behind fence, that will be a constant job through the spring…
Saturday 1/27- posted by Jill for Peg
All garden chores done! Did a lot of weeding!
week of 1/27-2/2/24
-lots of weeds sprouting up. Use long handled “hula-hoe” from locked shed to pull up. Shake off excess soil & place weeds in EDCO bin.
Saturday– removed harvested broccoli plants row 1. Spray rows 2 & 3 with BT & Safer.
Monday- fertilize rows 2 & 3 with FE
Thursday- harvest remaining broccoli from row 1.
Thursday 1/25- posted by Jill with Pat & Tess
garden looks good & intact after Monday’s rain. Harvested majority of good sized broccoli from row 1, left about 6 heads that we’ll harvest next week, removed some harvested plants & larger leaves. Did some weeding outside of rows. Blasted aphids off a couple cabbage plants on eastern side of row 2. Checked plants under row 4 cover, all look good.
Monday 1/22 – Torrential rain out today!
week of 1/20-1/26/24
If you’re looking for something to do, can pull weeds up. Use long handled tool in locked shed to make easier.
keep a look out for aphids & cabbage loopers treat aphids with blast of water & Safer. Cabbage loopers, hand remove & treat with BT.
Saturday– remove & compost harvested broccoli plants from row 1- firm stems & roots to EDCO bin, leaves to compost bin 1. Check for aphids in row 3, especially, blast off with firm spray of water.
Monday- usually garden chores.
Thursday– harvest.
Thursday 1/18- posted by Jill with Pat & Tess
harvested first broccoli row 1. Newly planted row looks good.
Monday 1/15 – posted by Eleanor w/Randi & Jill
Happy MLK Day ♥️ Fertilized rows 2&3 with fish emulsion, and planted up row 4 with Candid Charm cauliflower, applied sluggo plus and covered with white cloth. Watch out for aphids on row 3.
Saturday 1/13- posted by Jill with Nancy, Peg, Jacqueline & Nancy’s friend Jackie
refurbished row 4, hand watered, checked irrigation tape for leaks, small pin hole leak noted, placed wooden stake in front of to keep water spray in row. Replenished traps with fresh peanut putter. Ready for planting on Monday.
week of 1/13-1/19/24-
when rows 2 & 3 have 1”’heads fertilize with 1 cup FE
Saturday- refurbish row 4. Miramar compost should’ve been replenished in the morning.
refurbishment mix:
1- wheelbarrow full of compost, 1- bag worm castings, 1/2 bag of chicken manure & 12 cups of granular fertilizer from metal trash can. Place tape back on row & turn water back on row. Do what you can & we can finish up Monday.
Monday- Plant row 4, space 18” apart starting on north (street side) of tape, then in between on south side of tape. Hand water, sluggo plus & cover with white cloth.
Thursday– harvest row 1 broccoli. Fertilize row 2 cabbage with FE, check broccoli row 3 for heads & fertilize if noted.
Thursday 1/11- posted by Jill with Tess
harvested all cauliflower from row 4, removed plants & composted, turned water off row. Broccoli row 1 is still too small to harvest, should have a lot next Thursday.
Monday 1/8/24- posted by Kevin with Eleanor & Randi We pulled the covers off of rows 2&3 and put them on the back fence to dry. I will stop by this afternoon when they are dry to fold and put away. Plants look good with no pest evidence. Re-baited one trap, general plant clean up and some perimeter weeding. Also dug open spaces in row 4 to give a head start on next week’s refurbishment. Need to check back hose as it appears to be leaking from from just below the threads on the male end.
Sunday 1/7/24- posted by Jill for Nancy & Peg
Row 1 and 4 fertilized and watered.
I’m I right that row 1 is first thru gate and 4 being further away in our garden?
FYI We plan on next Saturday at 2
week of 01/06-01/12/24
Saturday– fertilize rows 1 & 4 with 1 cup fish emulsion, water in.
Monday- if plants are bursting out of covers in row’s 2 & 3 remove.
Thursday- harvest all cauliflower row 4. Should have broccoli row 1.
Thursday 01/04/24- posted by Jill for Cheri, Tess & & Tess’s friend Ligaya
Good morning Jill, we have 8 pounds of cauliflower this morning and we are pulling out the plants and roots of the cauliflowers that were harvested. There are a few left with small heads.
Monday 1/1/24 – posted by Eleanor w/Randi
Happy New Year! Garden looks great, with the remaining cauliflower in row 4 very pregnantly ready for harvest:) No sign of loopers/aphids or rodents, refilled the traps that needed it and did some light weeding and old leaf removal along the rows. Covers very heavy and sagging with the rain and tried to tighten them up a bit.
week of 12/30-1/05/2024
Happy New Year!!
we had a grand total of 1,338.5 lbs of produce harvested from garden 2 in 2023, distributed to our neighbors in need.
Thank you all!
quiet in the garden. Continue to look for pests & rodents. Keep up with the traps, & spraying with BT & Safer as needed.
Saturday- maybe a rain out this weekend. If can make it, usual garden check & chores.
Monday- Happy 2024 🎉
Backyard Produce Project 