Just another little video update on the garden progress.
OO July26 2015 videoUpdate from Malcolm Johnson on Vimeo.
Monday, July 27, 2015
July 26 Video Update
Just another little video update on the garden progress.
OO July26 2015 videoUpdate from Malcolm Johnson on Vimeo.
Little Farmers
Little farmers pick, laugh and fight all in a few minutes. :)
OO July25 2015 ImagesNFarmers from Malcolm Johnson on Vimeo.
Friday, July 24, 2015
Friday, July 17, 2015
July Garden Update
I'm not going to write so much here - the photos speak for themselves. :)
We went away for a week and some neighbor girls took care of the plants for us. Well, they watered every day and it looks like they watered a lot. That plus a little heat really got our plants rolling! We have a lot going on right now. Things are looking pretty good.
Wildflowers
Peppers
Corn
Black Krim Tomato
The Main Garden
Apple Tree
Not as many apples or leaves as last year due to the drought.
Peas
English cucumber, I believe.
Wildflowers actually came up this time
Buckwheat
Tomato
Lettuce
This was interesting. The lettuce started dying and wilting and I had to figure out why. The answer was simple - the potatoes were dropping down and over them and they were not getting sun. A few stakes later and a sunny day and they came right back! :)
The side garden - tomato and squash
Another interesting experiment. This area didn't get as much sun as we thought it was going to get, so the plants didn't take off like we expected. However, the tomato and squash are in the sweet spots, so they get enough sun to roll.
Happy with the overall progress. This SQUARE FOOT GARDENING is working out well. Everything has a place and a zone, but it still has that "clumped together" look I wanted. Good times here at the Oaktown Oasis Gardens! :)
Progress has stopped on the kids Fairy Garden, sadly. We just need to spend more time on it. I was looking at a little more enthusiasm from my 4 year old - I thought she'd be more into it. However, there is still an age issue where she likes it when she's doing it, but doesn't think about it at all when she's not right in front of it. hehehehe This is actually a good thing, I believe. She's not overly invested, so if I want to take it on and make it something, she'll pretty much just roll with it.
The plums didn't get used this year. Sure, some were eaten, but that's about all. Many just fell and rotted, sadly. And...man....what a nightmare THAT is! hehehehe NEXT YEAR: We need to clear the weeds and plants back and away from the plum area so that when they start to fall, we can address them right away. If we don't, they rot, ferment, mold and promote swarms of these little nats. In short - NASTY! :)
Cheers!
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We went away for a week and some neighbor girls took care of the plants for us. Well, they watered every day and it looks like they watered a lot. That plus a little heat really got our plants rolling! We have a lot going on right now. Things are looking pretty good.
Wildflowers
Peppers
Corn
Black Krim Tomato
The Main Garden
Apple Tree
Not as many apples or leaves as last year due to the drought.
English cucumber, I believe.
Wildflowers actually came up this time
Buckwheat
Tomato
Lettuce
This was interesting. The lettuce started dying and wilting and I had to figure out why. The answer was simple - the potatoes were dropping down and over them and they were not getting sun. A few stakes later and a sunny day and they came right back! :)
The side garden - tomato and squash
Another interesting experiment. This area didn't get as much sun as we thought it was going to get, so the plants didn't take off like we expected. However, the tomato and squash are in the sweet spots, so they get enough sun to roll.
Happy with the overall progress. This SQUARE FOOT GARDENING is working out well. Everything has a place and a zone, but it still has that "clumped together" look I wanted. Good times here at the Oaktown Oasis Gardens! :)
Progress has stopped on the kids Fairy Garden, sadly. We just need to spend more time on it. I was looking at a little more enthusiasm from my 4 year old - I thought she'd be more into it. However, there is still an age issue where she likes it when she's doing it, but doesn't think about it at all when she's not right in front of it. hehehehe This is actually a good thing, I believe. She's not overly invested, so if I want to take it on and make it something, she'll pretty much just roll with it.
The plums didn't get used this year. Sure, some were eaten, but that's about all. Many just fell and rotted, sadly. And...man....what a nightmare THAT is! hehehehe NEXT YEAR: We need to clear the weeds and plants back and away from the plum area so that when they start to fall, we can address them right away. If we don't, they rot, ferment, mold and promote swarms of these little nats. In short - NASTY! :)
Cheers!
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Saturday, June 20, 2015
Oaktown Oasis Gardens June 19th video update
I shot a quick little video update with the iPhone the other day. Just wanted to get some video footage of the garden at this state. It's shaping up well!
There are a few items I need to address - little things like tomato cages, shade for the lettuces and something for the beans to climb on, but overall I'm happy with how things are progressing.
OOG June19 videoUpdate VIMEO from Malcolm Johnson on Vimeo.
CHEERS!
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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Forgotten flora
I had planted some flowers in the front area and they were totally forgotten after I planted them!
Seeing as I have not made time to run drip hoses to all the plants in the front yet, they were missed for a few waterings.
It's been somewhat cloudy and it's rained a few times, but they are looking pretty bad.
Chalking it up to: Lessons Learned. :(
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