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planting frenzy

Thanks to some reinforcements, we were able to get some stuff planted today. Although all the gardeners have offered to help, it seems to rain for three days and then we have to wait for three more to dry out. Since they are all busy during the day, Mom and Dad and Dwight met me at Piper. We planted 11 tomatoes, then protected them with cages and deer netting.  While Dad and I worked on the tomatoes, Dwight and Mom weeded the cabbage/broccoli bed. Then we interplanted probably 50-60 pepper plants in that bed. We covered that with row cover; hopefully everything will survive to adulthood!!! Finally, Dwight dug two more post holes and we now have the first hints of the gate! Oh, almost forgot: we spaded up the east bed again . . . so many weeds.

tomato cages

looking toward piper

This is the hand that held my hamburger.

the pepper, cabbage, and broccoli bed

looking west at those straight bean rows!

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bed of blue lake beans

Tonight I finished planting the Blue Lake bush beans.  I did them in three plantings, approximately 1-2 weeks apart. Mom and Dwight will split the remaining beans.

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Look what’s peepin’!!!!

It’s been exactly one week since I planted my first beans. Here’s what they look like. They were so cute that I planted another four rows after seeing these. I just hope that rabbits don’t like beans . . . who am I kidding?!

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setting fence posts

Here’s a look at what my hands looked like after this evening’s post setting extravaganza:

We were able to complete one of the long sides of the fence. It took me 20 minutes to dig the first hole; I was unable to complete the second hole; however, Dwight came along and finished them. When I had a free moment, I quickly planted another four rows of Blue Lake bush beans. As usual, it was too dark to take a pic of the finished work.

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the onion bed

Oh, my! This bed is full of onions–and I still have some left to plant. When I went to Piper this evening, I had every intention of planting some cabbage and broccoli because the seedlings are starting to lay over. I think they need to be planted where their roots have a little more room to grow–although I did read that these plants have shallow root systems. Instead, though, I weeded the entire onion bed, planted some more onions (row down the middle), watered them, and raked up some of the grass in the back forty. I was going to put the grass on the onion bed as mulch, but decided to let it dry another day or so–then I will do it. At work today, Joel mentioned that he had trouble with mold when he used grass. Hmmmm. Maybe I should use some straw? I will have to investigate that.

red onions

finished onion bed

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