Mikhailah's Blog

My California Reds onions are beginning to surface now, I was worried that the sun was drying out the soil before they could germinate, but that's not the case.

I pulled up another cuke plant so now I have one left, growing up the bean trellis. I picked 3 cukes this morning and I'm hoping for a few more before the final plant dies off. This final plant was the strongest and healthiest of all of them.

We need to buy a couple of new hoses, with the apartment in the basement being built our one and only hose has been badly abused by the plasterer! Not sure how many holes there are in it. Ideally we need a permanent one for the herb bed in the front that can be used when we landscape the front with some flower beds and one for the back.

It's amazing how hot the soil in my garden becomes. I felt the soil where I have my potatoes (sprouting now). I'm not sure how roots survive that kind of temperature really. That's why I plant my beets and beans so close together, it keeps the sun out and you don't have to worry about the soil drying out if you miss water for a day.

I'm impatiently waiting for the side path to be completed so that we can get the machine down in the back and level out the rest of the garden. Everything seems to take at least twice as long to complete than estimated. I'm planning on taking a drive to St. Andrew to look at some fruit trees they have, I can't wait! I would love to grow miniature lemon (not sure if I can get this, may have to experiment and grow from seed!!), orange, banana (will get suckers from a friend), guava, cherry, can't think of any more right now.

One of my four remaining cabbages have split, I'll see if I can salvage any of it for the pot today.

I'm thinking that when I've pulled up my dying lavender I'll have enough room in the area (if I use cages) for six tomato plants. So I'll have space for more planting than I had anticipated. So...

Note to self: Space between english peas and romaine lettuce, space between potatoes and newest pole beans. Space in polystyrene box remaining.