Waiting to go into the garden was 2 white corn, 1 zucchini, and 1 pumpkin (seeds saved from a supermarket pumpkin). They now each have their own little part of the vege patch. With some luck the cold weather is over and they'll survive.
Spent some time trying to weed, but until the plants get large enough its hard to tell a carrot from grass. Still, did some, and will do more once it becomes obvious what's what. After the weeding came a feeding (of fertiliser).
Another pumpkin has germinated! Tons of brussel sprouts have germinated, as have a small number of cauliflower. More time is needed before they can go into the vege-patch but all looks good at the moment.
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Showing posts with label Corn. Show all posts
02 November 2008
26 October 2008
Yuck!
Started to dig the final section of the vege patch and its wet, very wet, very wet indeed. Its like a thick muddy goop down there. As a consequence the irrigation system has been turned down from 5 mins a night to 3 mins a night. Everything got a feeding with the organic fertiliser.
Almost everything is growing well. A few things are not: the strawberry spinach is growing very slowly. The parsnips (which are always slow to germinate) are not showing signs of anything and at least one lettuce has died. Parsley hasn't reard its head either.
In the green room a second corn has sprouted as has one pumpkin (seed saved from a supermarket pumpkin) and one zucchini.
The kings radishes have sprouted well and as there were a gap between the rows black-radish from last year was used as a filler.
Almost everything is growing well. A few things are not: the strawberry spinach is growing very slowly. The parsnips (which are always slow to germinate) are not showing signs of anything and at least one lettuce has died. Parsley hasn't reard its head either.
In the green room a second corn has sprouted as has one pumpkin (seed saved from a supermarket pumpkin) and one zucchini.
The kings radishes have sprouted well and as there were a gap between the rows black-radish from last year was used as a filler.
19 October 2008
Cucumber
Cucumber seeds into little pots and placed into the green room. The packet recommended direct planting in clumps so three seeds were planted into the rhubarb beds. The Rhubarb is doing well and all the artichokes that had properly sprouted are doing well (one died). Also planted out the last borlotto and fertalised everything.
One more seed tray went in. This time:
15 * Egg plant
15 * spinach
10 * leek
One of the white corn has sprouted, noting else in the green room is showing signs of anything.
One more seed tray went in. This time:
15 * Egg plant
15 * spinach
10 * leek
One of the white corn has sprouted, noting else in the green room is showing signs of anything.
09 October 2008
Seeds for pots for $12.00
The Warehouse has sets of 10 little plastic flowerpots for $4.00. Three loads was loads (for $12.00). After soaking zuchini seeds, white corn seeds during the day they went into the posts and got a good soaking.
Also soaked during the day were peas and sunflowers that went into seed trays. The seed tray was then filled with onions and spinach. Pumpkin seeds (saved from the supermarket pumpkin as well as giant pumpkin from last year's seed stock) remain soaking and will (hopefully) get transferred into pots tomorrow.
Also soaked during the day were peas and sunflowers that went into seed trays. The seed tray was then filled with onions and spinach. Pumpkin seeds (saved from the supermarket pumpkin as well as giant pumpkin from last year's seed stock) remain soaking and will (hopefully) get transferred into pots tomorrow.
06 October 2007
Plantings
Seedlings into the garden seeds into some pots.
The cauliflowers and broccoli in the planting chamber went into the garden. The Romanesco, purple cauliflowers, and white cauliflowers did ok. It remainds unclear whether the green even sprouted. There new lot from a week ago are in potting mix so if anything sprouts its clear what it is.
New into the sprouting chamber are 10 each of: Leek, Red Onion, Onion, and Spring Onion. New into plastic trays went 8 each of: Yellow Corn, White Corn, and Brussel Sprouts.
Brussel Sprouts (Watkins) sprout 7-10 days, harvest 16-18 weeks.
Oh, and tons of peas (that expire in 2007) in the front garden just because there was space there to put them.
The cauliflowers and broccoli in the planting chamber went into the garden. The Romanesco, purple cauliflowers, and white cauliflowers did ok. It remainds unclear whether the green even sprouted. There new lot from a week ago are in potting mix so if anything sprouts its clear what it is.
New into the sprouting chamber are 10 each of: Leek, Red Onion, Onion, and Spring Onion. New into plastic trays went 8 each of: Yellow Corn, White Corn, and Brussel Sprouts.
Brussel Sprouts (Watkins) sprout 7-10 days, harvest 16-18 weeks.
Oh, and tons of peas (that expire in 2007) in the front garden just because there was space there to put them.
08 September 2007
Experiments
Planted a few seeds that in the past have been unsuccessful. This time, not expecting much, they were panted in an the area at the base of the tree behind the vege-patch.
One row each of:
Honeysweet Sweet Corn (Yates)
Sprout 6-10 days, Harvest 12-14 weeks
Country Gentleman Corn (Kaiotes)
Sprout 5-10 days, Harvest 90 days
Organic MarketMore Cucumber (Mr.Fohergill's)
Sprout unknown, Harvest 8-10 weeks
Green Button Hybrid Squash (Yates)
Sprout 6-10 days, Harvest 6-7 weeks
The Yates corn expired in August 2005 so not much hope there!
The area wasn't prepared too well, it wasn't dug over too deeply so not much hope is held. In previous years the corn hasn't sprouted and the cucumber plant remained about the size of my hand - no fruit. Cucumber was successful in the house last year and a few fruit, but the didn't grow larger then my thumb and were never harvested. Eventually through winter the plants witered and died.
One row each of:
Honeysweet Sweet Corn (Yates)
Sprout 6-10 days, Harvest 12-14 weeks
Country Gentleman Corn (Kaiotes)
Sprout 5-10 days, Harvest 90 days
Organic MarketMore Cucumber (Mr.Fohergill's)
Sprout unknown, Harvest 8-10 weeks
Green Button Hybrid Squash (Yates)
Sprout 6-10 days, Harvest 6-7 weeks
The Yates corn expired in August 2005 so not much hope there!
The area wasn't prepared too well, it wasn't dug over too deeply so not much hope is held. In previous years the corn hasn't sprouted and the cucumber plant remained about the size of my hand - no fruit. Cucumber was successful in the house last year and a few fruit, but the didn't grow larger then my thumb and were never harvested. Eventually through winter the plants witered and died.
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