Weather
- Temperature: 34°F
- Barometer: 30.32 inHg
- Clouds: Clear Skies
- Wind: SSE at 7 mph
- Visibility: 10 miles
- Sunrise: 7:05 am GMT-8
- Sunset: 4:06 pm GMT-8
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Oct
28
Garlic
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I planted my garlic today. Chet’s Italian X large, Chet’s Italian premium and Ichelium Premium. There were two bulbs of each. You break the bulb up and plant each glove. They should be ready to harvest in June or July. I have moved my Rosemary plant into the green house.
It was a great day in the mid 50?s. The tamarack trees are all a bright yellow which makes a lovely contrast with green of the pines and cedars. I don’t think that we are going to have many more days like this, at least not weekends. So I am thinking snow.
Back to fall, 
from my pumpkin patch. There were just as many that did not ripen. Pumpkins have a long growing season, I need to start the plants earlier next year to get a better crop. This year was better than last year when none of the pumpkins got ripe. They are a warm weather crop and at the hint of frost they are gone.
I have a bird feeder outside my desk window. It actually hangs off the end of the front porch, lately Crush has been catching birds. I see this flying cat paw up stretched to nab a bird. On Friday evening, he did catch one. I went out and made him give it up. Right now the chickadee’s are out since the cat is in.
Oct
6
In a Flash—Fall is here
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Weather:
We have had enough nights of frost that the vegetable garden is done. The days are also cooling off - There has been snow in the upper elevations. There is a predication of rain showers for the next couple days.
Plantings:
I have Garlic to plant and hope to get it in the ground within the next couple days.
Activities:
I cleaned up the pumpkins plants today. I have about eight pumpkins that did ripen, there are probably the same amount that did not ripen. I pulled some of my carrots, they are short and very fat, also very sweet.
Miscellaneous Notes & Observations:
I harvested the potatoes today, well at least part of them. It was less than stellar performance, this is the second year that I have tried to grow potatoes and still no love there. I am taking the potato dirt and refilling the raised beds with it. I hope that does not prove to be a problem.
Oct
6
In a Flash—Fall is here
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Weather:
We have had enough nights of frost that the vegetable garden is done. The days are also cooling off - There has been snow in the upper elevations. There is a predication of rain showers for the next couple days.
Plantings:
I have Garlic to plant and hope to get it in the ground within the next couple days.
Activities:
I cleaned up the pumpkins plants today. I have about eight pumpkins that did ripen, there are probably the same amount that did not ripen. I pulled some of my carrots, they are short and very fat, also very sweet.
Miscellaneous Notes & Observations:
I harvested the potatoes today, well at least part of them. It was less than stellar performance, this is the second year that I have tried to grow potatoes and still no love there. I am taking the potato dirt and refilling the raised beds with it. I hope that does not prove to be a problem.