Saturday, Melissa's dad and brother came over to put trim on the greenhouse. Now I just need to get in gear and paint the siding! Melissa's dad does metal siding for a living, and he brought over a coil of white stock and his sheet metal brake and bent it right in my back yard.
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| All the shelves are installed now. I'm going to start artichokes inside this year and transplant them out next spring. |
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| My chemical shelf: organic pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer. There's some leftover miracle grow from our last house, where we didn't have any nitrogen in the soil. And Roundup that I spray around the house foundation to keep weeds from growing in it. (The foundation was poured with gravel that's about 3/8" diameter, with barely any sand, so weeds get seeded in it really easily. It doesn't have a smooth surface.) |
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| The Charentais Melons have germinated. After I took this photo, I put diatomaceous earth on them. I'm going to try to stay ahead of squash bugs this year. I say that every year, and if I'm unable to grow squash this year, I may not ever try again. |
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| The little leaves are basil seedlings! |
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| The darker dirt area on the left is cilantro, and there's also a row on the right and some toward the top of the photo. |
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| Green beans! |
Harvest totals:
Spinach: 17 oz
Mixed greens: 13 oz
Strawberries: 61.5 oz
It occurred to me this weekend that when I write down prices at the store, I should probably write down organic veggies since I stay away from fertilizers.
Polenta-Crusted Fish Cakes with Spicy Tomato Sauce (from Food & Wine May 2011)
Michelle's Turkey Burgers with Lemon Mayonnaise (named after First Lady Michelle Obama, from Food &Wine July 2010)
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