I'm beginning to keep more notes on my garden for future reference; here is a sample:
Garden Journal – May 22, 2013 [Wednesday]
I woke up to a cool overcast day; it had rained hard the night before. I like to plant at the end of the day when the sun cannot stress out a plant, but today there would be no sun and did I ever plant. In any garden job I do, I take my time, so for 25 large garden containers, I weeded, removed the top six inches of loam, replaced with new loam and compost, planted and repeated the process 25 individual times.
I planted 3 bush cucumbers, 22 eggplant seedlings, 24 bell peppers, and set up a small "eggplant hospital" for seedlings that were too small or too weak looking to plant.
Tomorrow I will go to another neighbor's garden where I will plant cabbage, kale, Brussels sprouts and Swiss chard for some Senior citizens.
Normally I sleep a solid eight hours, but last night I kept dreaming of gardening; my mind was possessed. Tonight I will sleep much better.
Garden Journal – May 23, 2013 [Thursday]
Today I planted at a neighbor's garden to provide vegetables for some senior citizens; I planted 3 cabbage, 7 kale, 5 Brussels sprouts, and 8 Swiss chard. Although the seedlings were not in great shape, the soil in which they are planted is superb. In fact, the garden is about three feet above the surrounding area; it has been built up over the decades with fine shredded wood chips added each year. When I first walked into the garden, I began sinking a little; it was that soft and absent of any stones. The worms were abundant. I could create a hole for each seedling with my hand, no shovel was needed.
I returned home for lunch and a lot of fluids since the humidity made me sweat profusely. I then decided to plant two more tomatoes, 10 cucumbers, and then I added onion food around each onion. I hand watered the entire gardens with fish emulsion. I then staked all tall seedlings as a storm is expected tonight. After six hours of work, I was tired and needed a rest.
After two minutes of lying down, the doorbell rang, and the UPS man had a delivery of asparagus [Purple Passion]. Each asparagus crown needed to be planted in a hole one foot deep. My property is much less than desirable; I had to cut and remove many roots. The planting process was accelerated where I could plant in a trough or channel holding three asparagus crowns each. After finishing, I was dripping with sweat, dirty, and very hungry. My 13 year-old neighbor saw me and made my day by bringing me a large bowl of soup. I'm drinking tea now and will read a book titled "NO-WORK GARDEN BOOK" by Ruth Stout; I know this book will have great recommendations, as it is a classic gardening book, but Ruth never had to work in my soil which is filled with so many rocks and roots. I hope it rains all day tomorrow; I need the rest.
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