Two new favorite tools for the yard. The saw is great for cutting bamboo that you can't get to with clippers. It cuts sooo smooth. The clawed tool (I don't know the Japanese name) is awesome for weeding, cultivating, chopping slugs, etc.

Backyard Orchard 6/20/11

The dwarf apple trees have set fruit. I noticed that a few of the leaves are yellowing. I think that this may be due to the need of fertilizer. I lifted out the mulch, added soil, weeded and added all natural organic fertilizer to all of the apples in pots.

Planting - 6-20-2011 Cucumbers

Planted 6-20-11

Planting - 6-14-2011

These are the radishes and carrots planted.



Carrot and radish planting 6/14/11. Two rows on the left are radishes and the six on the right are carrots.

Radishes up 6/21/11. Waiting for the carrots.

Planting of bush dry beans. They were planted in alphabetical order starting from the left. The last two rows (on the right) are Jacob's Cattle. The first two rows (on the left, small in front of the corn and squash) are a hodge podge of beans from Susie. The back left is a three sisters planting of corn, squash, and pole beans by Luke.

Bamboo - Shooting 2011

Bamboo shooting, Spring 2011.

Mini Greenhouse

Peppers and starts in the mini greenhouse. The peppers are doing good. We continue to have cool weather, 6-6-11. The peppers have flowers and are growing. Had to make and open a door on one end as it was 80 F over the weekend and reached nearly 100 F inside the greenhouse.

Planting - 5-22-2011 update

6-6-11
Carrots and Trumbetta di Albenga starting to sprout. Peppers doing well putting on new leaves.