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Comment on July 11th – first cucumbers – climbing the fence works fine by 1 August plantings « mickley.net

1 August plantings « mickley.net — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:17:57 +0000

[...] was ‘fall garden’ prep day. We transplanted all of the seedlings I started a few weeks ago–even some I don’t expect to do so well, like beets. Here’s what went into [...]

Comment on Earliest seeds 2009 – first duck egg, too by 3 July garden update « mickley.net

3 July garden update « mickley.net — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:08:48 +0000

[...] the soil with no plastic hoop. They are now reaching pool ball size (2 1/2 inches) and the earlier planted bed is largely consumed by now. Perfect staggered planting. The beans in the frame were the [...]

Comment on June 1st garden – bragging or defending? Going vertical. by 3 July garden update « mickley.net

3 July garden update « mickley.net — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:32:47 +0000

[...] give a example of the progress in the last 30 days. What a difference a month makes! See the June 1st garden photos for [...]

Comment on 25 Apr – Unseasonable 82 degrees, but lots of gardening by Snow peas ready - 60 days later « mickley.net

Snow peas ready - 60 days later « mickley.net — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:35:41 +0000

[...] Eating a big stir-fry of snow peas was a real treat. Very tender, sweet, and tasty, If you get them before they start swelling and before the outside gets tough, there is no ’string’ and all you need to do is pop the ends off. 10 minutes to pick a colander full. 25 Apr – Plant date for peas. [...]

Comment on Early Season Update by mickley.net » Blog Archive » The perfect mini-greenhouse! Fifth design, finally!

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:02:12 +0000

[...] beets were planted under plastic March 15th and are now ready for harvest, some already 2 inches in diameter. At this point of development, the [...]

Comment on The perfect mini-greenhouse! Fifth design, finally! by mickley.net » Blog Archive » Earliest seeds 2009 - first duck egg, too

mickley.net » Blog Archive » Earliest seeds 2009 - first duck egg, too — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:37 +0000

[...] the raised beds and also gave them about 3 inches of manure dug into the soil. We planted one solid bed of beets and the other a mixture of salad greens and [...]

Comment on June 1st garden – bragging or defending? Going vertical. by mickley.net » Blog Archive » 17 Apr - First serious planting day of 2009

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:42:27 +0000

[...] We planted two varieties of potato, and coated each in potash for the very first time. For the second batch (by the south border) we scattered a light dusting of potash right into the trench as well. Watch for impact! [...]

Comment on Experiment with Blue Lake Beans by mickley.net » Blog Archive » 4th of July garden celebration!

mickley.net » Blog Archive » 4th of July garden celebration! — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:37:06 +0000

[...] amounts of rain, today we enjoyed more firsts of the season. We harvested the green beans I planted under tunnels. One full pan in just 15 minutes and a few feet of row. They were absolutely beautiful, [...]

Comment on New (to us) garden item a success at the dinner table! by patti

patti — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:40:25 +0000

kale? have you ever tried balsamic glaze? marcs carries it and it would be great drizzled on it!

Comment on What’s the worth of one devotee? by micklebt

micklebt — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:20:46 +0000

join us any day you please… there’s always room for more feet under the Mickley table (I’d almost have to say ALL Mickley tables have room for one more!)