Garlic & Squash &..

The garlic is going into the home stretch, a few more weeks, maybe a month before it is time to harvest. Put on another side dress of compost last night which should push it just a little bit more.




All of the squashes are up and starting on their first real leaves, but at this rate they promise to be huge. Some of the peas which were planted and turned in as a cover crop are popping out to, so those are being pulled for mulch. These were planted on 22 May, 17 days ago


And then there is the lettuce, spinach bed. Cutting big bowls off these plants twice a day and it just keeps coming. Hiding in the back are sunflowers spaced about 5 inches apart the length of the shop. Wait till those babies get big.

Raspberry Fertilizer

Found this recipe Here where there is good info about growing raspberries.

Organic fertilizer mix for raspberries

This is basicly COF but without the blood meal and an extra part of seed meal. If you use this mix just before your raspberries blossom, reduce the amount of canola/fish meal by half (to 2 parts), as the plants need less nitrogen then.

4 parts canola seed meal or fish meal

1 part dolomitic lime (offsets the acidity of the seed meal)

1 part rock phosphate or 1/2 part bone meal

1 part kelp meal

Boating

After everything is planted it is time to get the boats out and head to the lake. First time out this year.