In the Pines Farm Journal http://inthepinesfarm.com Far from the maddening crowd Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:11:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en Weekend of October 11 - 12, 2008 http://inthepinesfarm.com/2008/10/12/weekend-of-october-11-12-2008/ http://inthepinesfarm.com/2008/10/12/weekend-of-october-11-12-2008/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:11:58 +0000 Diane http://inthepinesfarm.com/2008/10/12/weekend-of-october-11-12-2008/  

Weather:
Mid fifties during the day, in the teens over-night.  Clear and breezy.
Plans:
Do a site map of the garden.  Post it on the web.
Activities:
  • Completely cleared out the vegetable garden
  • Cleaned tools and put them away
  • Cleaned and stored away garden trellises
  • Put the outdoor sink away
  • Moved the tender herbs into the green house, watered them.
Miscellaneous Notes & Observations:
I got the lilies I ordered.  Need to get those planted along with the garlic.  Still need to cut back the flowers out by the barn. 

I think that I am in pretty good shape going into the fall.  I filled all my water jugs so that at least for the first part of the winter I will have water for the herbs.

Can’t wait until spring so I can start again.

-- Weather When Posted --

  • Temperature: 44°F;
  • Humidity: 34%;
  • Heat Index: 44°F;
  • Wind Chill: 41°F;
  • Pressure: 30.27 in.;

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Weather:
We are having an Indian Summer the temperatures have been above average most of September.  We have had a couple days of rain but otherwise the weather has been great.
Plans:
  • We are going to spread some grass seed today.  Also, I need to start to clean the vegetable garden.  The string beans, zucchini, and basil are finished.  I need to trim the strawberries back.
  • I have finished the trellis for the cucumber for next season.  I still need to figure out where I am going to plant the garlic.  I also have some scallion seeds to plant (winter over).
Activities:
  • The spinach is doing well and needs to be picked, the snap peas are coming along and I think that I will get a small harvest of them in the next few days.
  • I have cleared the middle section of the driveway as you approach the house (see picture).
  • Today my outside jobs are grass seed, gather more shingles (from the barn roof) for Richard to make kindling and start to clean up the vegetable garden.
  • I weed whacked the undeveloped areas of the vegetable garden.  Cleaned up the string beans and put the trellis away.
Miscellaneous Notes & Observations:
The yard and garden are looking pretty good.  Richard has done a lot of work in back clearing dead wood and cutting down some of the trees to clear the area.  This last week Richard has been working on the chokecherry trees along the driveway.

-- Weather When Posted --

  • Temperature: 72°F;
  • Humidity: 22%;
  • Heat Index: 75°F;
  • Wind Chill: 72°F;
  • Pressure: 30.26 in.;

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