Merbach Garden

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Homemade watermelon!

Yummy!

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Today's Harvest

Chilis, tomatoes, beans and carrots.

A close-up of that strange carrot.

Rain

about 0.5", with a chance of more on the way.

Rain

about 0.5", with a chance of more on the way.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Goldenrod

Things are turning yellow!

Rain

We have had a couple spots of rain the last few days, including the remnants of Isaac, but not much to report.

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Korean eggplants

Like some alien jungle.

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Plan for 2013

Bed #1: beans, chard, spinach, eggplant
Bed #2: tomatoes
Bed #3: radishes, carrots, lettuce, spinach
South fence line: peppers, zucchini, pumpkin, watermelon, cucumber

2012

Terra Hydro boxes south of bed #1
- Beans - okay
- chilis – good
- zucchini - no fruit
Bed #1
- spinach in spring along the middle.
- eggplant east south
- tomatoes east north
- chilis
- carrots
- radishes
- lettuce
- east gets less light and is less preferred
Bed #2
- Tomatoes, Mr Stripey and Mr Big.
- Eggplants
- Chilis
- Beans

2011

Terra Hydro boxes
- radishes - woody by mid june
- Beans - okay
- chilis - good
- zucchini - no fruit
Patio Planters
- kale - okay, but don’t repeat
- banana chili - ibid
- tomatoes - ibid
Bed #1
- tomatoes -nw
- eggplant - sw
- habenero, jalepaneo, banana chilis
- spinach - center
- onions - center
- north porch and walk
- red salvia annual - very happy
Eastern fence line
- golden rod
Northwest corner
- sedum from eastern fence
- sun flower annual
- red salvia annual - trim hot house blossom for best result later
- red
- white-purple
Eastern side porch area:
- Jethro Tull Coreopsis - rabbit bait
- pink annual - saved seeds
Southern Fence
- perilla
- rose transplanted from under arbor
- Annabelle hydrangea
- cosmos
- moved central boxwood shrub when removing trees from fenceline.
- wild geranium or columbine? blue blossom - under apple tree
- shrub moved east when trees cut down - central
- rose of Sharon moving from Mario’s side of the fence - west end
- hollyhocks coming in first year
Southwest corner of house
- Shasta daisies
- french tarragon

2010

Eastern fence line
- irises – Joan
- wandering Jew - Joan
- lilies – Joan
- white and purple sedum – Joan
- crane neck flower – Joan
Southern Fence
- seeds from hollyhocks from sw corner of house - deep purple
Northwest corner
- irises from Joan
Eastern side porch area:
- Cone flower - Joan & Mary
- Moss roses - Joan
- rhubarb - Joan