Weather@ 10:36 p.m.
High 14C Low 7C Currently 16C
Humidity 87%
Pressure 29.81″
Rainy, overcast afternoon
No work outside due to weather.
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April 30th 2009 Thursday
Thursday, April 30, 2009
April 29th Wednesday
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Weather@ 2:40 p.m.
High 9C Low 8C Currently 9C
Humidity 78%
Pressure 30.31″
Uncovered grapes. Don’t think they need to be covered tonight. Not much new elsewise. Rain predicted for tomorrow and Friday. Damn.
April 28th 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Weather @ 8:15 p.m.
High 8C Low 4C Currently 6C
Humidity 70%
Pressure 30.42″
Cold. Morning rain.
I uncovered the grapes in the morning and just recently covered them for tonight. Garlic is looking healthy. The dill starts were beat down from all the rain, but are starting to perk back up. There was some standing water in the garden this morning. The trench seems to be keeping the flooding away from the seeds and onion sets.
April 27th 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Weather
Expected low of 6 degrees C.
Tomorrow expected to be cold.
Did some weeding and sod chunk removal from the garlic patch. Lots of garlic sprouting up roughtly 1-2″ above the ground. Onions and cucumber areas are still very wet from the weekend rain. Covered grappe vines for fear of dropping temps overnight. Hopefully I won’t have to cover them for too much longer.
now, the pictures i promised y’all
April 24th – April 26th 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Judging from the angry demands that I update more, I’ll have a special treat after I copy down my log information. Pictures! Mostly pictures of other things growing around here that aren’t my garden because those are actually something to look at. Not spindly sticks that should be grape vines or a bare patch of tilled earth that I swear has seeds in it. I guess the lesson is that people like to hear more frequently that nothing is happening.
April 26th 2009
Raining Hard!
My garden is flooded from 2 days of rain. This shit has got to stop! Uncovered grape vines. Will check weather reports to see if I have to cover them again tonight. Doesn’t look like I have to cover them anymore. Had to shovel some small trenches around the garden to drain off the floodwater. Hopefully nothing got ruined.
April 25th 2009
No weather recorded. Substatially colder and raining.
Some garlic sprouts are poking through the ground. Covered grape vines for fear of predicted frost.
April 24th 2009 Arbor Day
Didn’t bother with a weather report.
It was hot and sunny.
Planted red onion sets.
Planted cucumber seeds.
Some noticable buds on the grape vines. Maybe I don’t have to throw them out yet.
April 12th 2009 Sunday
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Weather (17:25)
High 8 Low 2C
20% Humidity
30.26″ Pressure
Busy day. I didn’t report for 3 days because I did nothing. Today seen a rototiller running and working! Grapes were planted as was the garlic cloves. I have a nifty new device that measures soil pH, light and moisture content. I plan on making a sub category below the weather to record those readings.
Dustin and I tilled all my grape beds and started on a patch for the other crops(approx. 6′x15′) It was a chore just to get the tiller running. I think it needs a name.
Might buy a camera tonight tof more accurate records.
Planted
2 Catawba grape vines
1 Concord grape vines
3 Garlic bulbs separated into cloves (20 or so cloves)
Addem.:
I will also start recording when the weather measurements were taken.
April 8th 2009 Wednesday
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Weather
High 10 Low -2C
38% Humidity
30″ Pressure
Didn’t touch a thing today. Bought a new air filter for the rototiller and ignition spray. Have to get that son of a bitch running for the weekend.
A Hasty Transcription Of My Notes Thus Far.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
In the interest of accuracy and actually learning what works and what doesn’t I fully intend on publishing all of my notes verbatim; the addendums, crossed out lines and scribbles included. I should note that I have never grown any of these crops on my own and have always planted or assisted in planting more traditional garden fare. I’ll also publish these first pages of my handwritten notes in revearse order by date as to not break with the future, daily updates that will likely just be named by the day or holiday. Without further ado:
April 7th 2009 Monday (Happy Birthday, Calvin)
Weather
High 8 Low -2C
25% Humidity
30″ Pressure
Sunny/Windy/Cold
No improvement noticed on starts in basement. Punctured holes in bottom of grape planters for water drainage(How did i not notice that before!?) Watered.
Bought 2 “Grow-Tubes” and installed them in the fixture closest to the window sill. The blue-ish light they produce is annoying — I hope they help.
Purchases
2 Sylvania Gro-Lux flourescent bulbs. 40 watts.
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April 6th 2009 Monday
No work and no record made.
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April 5th 2009 Sunday
No work and no record made.
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April 4th 2009 Saturday
Weather
High 6 Low 0C
48% Humidity
30″ Pressure
Overcast/Partly Sunny
Turned manure into 3-3′x3′ patches along the driveway for the grape cuttings. Snow is predicted for tomorrow. Will plan on planting next weekend if the soil dries out enough. Sang Magnetic Field songs to my beds, cuttings ans starts: no noticeable effect.
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April 3rd 2009 Friday
Weather
High 8 Low 1C
Humidity not recorded
Pressure not recorded
Rain in the morning/clear, sunny after
No work today. Watered grape vines inside with remainder of Miracle Grow solution. Better luck tomorrow.
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April 2nd 2009 Thursday
Weather
High 6 Low 0C
61% Humidity
30″ Pressure
Cloudy/Raining
No outside work today due to bad weather. Watered grape vines and dill starts inside. Used Miracle Grow in water, but I suspect too much. (It was too much. 1/2 teaspoon per liter of water) Will not use tomorrow. Change formula to 1/4t per liter of water.
No new growth today.
Addendum
Used store bough water (Aquafina) with the miracle grow. Will soon switch to well water. Possibly install some rain barrels.
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April 1st 2009 Wednesday
Purchases
Grapes: 2 Catawba Vines, 1 Concord Vine
Onions: 80 bulbs red, 1 packet seeds white scallion
1 packet seeds burpee pickler cucumber
1 packet seeds dillweed
1 packet seeds garlic chives
Weather
High 10 Low 0C
41% Humidity
30″ Pressure
Cloudy and Windy
Started dill seeds in basement and watered grape vines. Harris’ Farmer’s Almanac recommends April 9th or later planting schedule. Keeping track of forecast to avoid a late frost.
Checked opperation of roto-tiller(didn’t start) and scoped potential areas along driveway. Should till and spread manure tomorrow
Sources of note:
Backyardgardener.com
howtodothings.com
weather.com
Harris’ Farmer’s Almanac 2009 Gardening Guide
Addendum
Also bought
3 Garlic Bulbs
1 Soil Test kit
Plan on testing the soil tomorrow. Have to push back cultivation until weekend. Have to repair rototiller anyway.