The Malabar spinach grew very well but I never got around to eating any of it, and the leaves had those rusty specks all over them which was a bit off-putting. So, I removed it, to get ready to dig in the horse manure soon.
Just too much harvest of everything combined with not enough time to cook things due to working 25 hours a day, 8 days a week since late August.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Still has not been frost yet (again) -- and saw praying mantis again today
More cold nights, but the zinnias are still intact so I know it hasn't been frost here yet.
Saw the praying mantis again today, still in that corner. By later in the afternoon she was hiding / out of sight again.
Also, my hopes are pretty guarded about her eggs hatching. It seems they lay eggs regardless whether they were fertilized or not. I would be surprised if she had run into a male to mate with.
Saw the praying mantis again today, still in that corner. By later in the afternoon she was hiding / out of sight again.
Also, my hopes are pretty guarded about her eggs hatching. It seems they lay eggs regardless whether they were fertilized or not. I would be surprised if she had run into a male to mate with.
Harvested all remaining beets and carrots
Harvested all the remaining beets and carrots, because I want to empty the beds so I can do this once-per-5-or-10-years injection of horse manure + grounded up dried leaves.
Carrots are usually a disappointing harvest, same as this year -- a lot of very short/stubby carrots. Some nice ones too though.
Beets were good, some huge ones, a lot of nice size and some teeny ones.
Carrots are usually a disappointing harvest, same as this year -- a lot of very short/stubby carrots. Some nice ones too though.
Beets were good, some huge ones, a lot of nice size and some teeny ones.
Pot potatoes = success!
Emptied out one of the container potatoes today (the experiment started August 4th with a mega-sprouted grocery store potato).
Wow! More potatoes than I thought! I nice double handful. I will definitely try this again next year, with an earlier start / longer season.
This might have been the one in which I put two potatoes. So, I won't be surprised if the remaining container produces fewer potatoes.
It's nice to not be poking holes into potatoes digging them out with a fork.
Wow! More potatoes than I thought! I nice double handful. I will definitely try this again next year, with an earlier start / longer season.
This might have been the one in which I put two potatoes. So, I won't be surprised if the remaining container produces fewer potatoes.
It's nice to not be poking holes into potatoes digging them out with a fork.
Sunday, October 13, 2019
I found the praying mantis AND her egg sac!!!!
While starting to put the garden to bed today, wonder of wonders, I found the praying mantis AND her egg sac!!!
First I spotted her, at the very top of the bamboo stake at the sorrel (NE corner). A few minutes later, I looked downward along the stake, and ------ voila!!!! The egg sac!
So cool.
I had been worried that in my cleaning up I would have accidentally removed her and/or her sac.
Now, I know exactly where the eggs are so can keep an eye on them next spring! Woo!
First I spotted her, at the very top of the bamboo stake at the sorrel (NE corner). A few minutes later, I looked downward along the stake, and ------ voila!!!! The egg sac!
So cool.
I had been worried that in my cleaning up I would have accidentally removed her and/or her sac.
Now, I know exactly where the eggs are so can keep an eye on them next spring! Woo!
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Still has not been frost yet
Some cold nights right down to around 0 degrees, but no frost yet. Zinnias, Malabar, etc., everything still un-touched by frost.
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