Kerry’s Garden

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Entries Tagged as 'Onions and Garlic'

Another Very Productive Day

April 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

(I had this picture at full size but it trashed the formatting of the page. If you have any interest in viewing it just click on it) The title pretty much says it all. Though I didn’t get everything done I had hoped to I did accomplish alot. I generally plan more than I can [...]

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Tags: Blackberries · Flowers · Onions and Garlic · View From The Bench

The damage so far…

April 9th, 2007 · No Comments

This is the first time I’ve dared to look since Saturday. We may or may not get a freeze tonight but it should be about the last one for this round and it shouldn’t be anywhere near as cold as it has been. I’ll take another inventory in the coming weeks to see how these [...]

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Tags: Asparagus · Blackberries · Blueberries · Cactus · Currants · Fruit · Grapes · Herbs · Nuts · Onions and Garlic · Raspberries · Roses · Strawberries · Trees · Vegetables · Weather

Its About Time

June 4th, 2006 · No Comments

The weather this year has made pretty much everything early except me. I seem to be slower this year at getting everything in the ground. This weekend I tied up the tomaotes, planted the eggplant and some more hot peppers (cayenne and tobasco), a couple of pots of cucumbers as well as some basil I [...]

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Tags: Asparagus · Beans · Blackberries · Critters · Cucumbers · Currants · Earthworms · Figs · Flowers · Fruit · Grapes · Onions and Garlic · Peppers · Raspberries · Squash · Strawberries · Tomatoes · Vegetables

Weather, Shallots, Onions, Garlic and Green Beans

May 19th, 2006 · 1 Comment

We must have had quite a storm while I was gone last night watching the May Festival Chorus rehearsal. We have one medium sized branch in the lawn and lots of things were leaning in the same direction. According to the bucket sitting on the back porch we had over an inch of rain. Nothing [...]

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Tags: Beans · Onions and Garlic · Vegetables · Weather

Potato Onions etc.

April 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

The potato onions, garlic and shallots I planted last November are up and running. So far it looks like fall is a better time to get them in the ground here. They’ve had all winter to build a root system. They are so much farther along now than they would have been had I planted [...]

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Tags: Onions and Garlic · Vegetables

Early Risers

February 12th, 2006 · No Comments

Shallots (upper) and garlic (lower) are ready to start their journey.

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20 loads of leaves – garlic, onions and shallots planted

November 20th, 2005 · 6 Comments

Last Sunday I had planned to get the rest of the leaves out of the front and side yards but it rained on and off all day. By the time I get home during the week it is dark so yesterday I was back outside, blower in hand. My help was stuck on the couch [...]

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Tags: Onions and Garlic