Gardening in Fridley, Minnesota
Posted June 17, 2012 by The Farmer
The Good Stuff As part of getting back on top of my gardening, I took a tour of the garden tonight and looked closely at how everything is doing. Despite my neglect, some things are doing pretty well. Here’s the rundown. Apples: The bagged apples that didn’t fall of are doing well. Looking nice and [...]
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No Comments.Posted May 16, 2012 by The Farmer
Bagging Apples After discovering the red banded leaf rollers in our apple trees, Caroline and I when and picked as many rolled up leaves as we could, and threw them away. Then we bagged the apple buds. There are lots of bagging options out there from traditional Japanese waxed paper, to paper lunch sacks to [...]
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No Comments.Posted April 7, 2012 by The Farmer
I did it! I started planting. I put in the peas, onions, carrots, spinach, lettuce, corn and beets. I put them in on Wednesday (the 4th) but I just haven’t had a chance to write it up. Calvin, my almost 4-year-old was my helper buddy. He was very deliberate with planting, and put the seeds [...]
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No Comments.Posted June 2, 2011 by The Farmer
Hardening Off The Easy Way It was my intention to go over the community gardens on Memorial Day, but that was Monday and it’s now Wednesday night as I write this. Why haven’t I gone? Partly I’ve been busy with work, but the main factor is that I need to harden off my plants better. [...]
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No Comments.Posted May 19, 2011 by The Farmer
Our Apple trees are doing pretty well. They have a hand full of blossoms each and many more buds. Remember, if you’re planning on Apple trees, get two that blossom at the same time so you can get cross-pollination! If you don’t, you may not get much or any fruit! One of our grape plants [...]
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5 Comments.Posted May 20, 2010 by The Farmer
As I was watering the garden and plants this morning I was happy to see that we are making progress on several fronts. Our raspberries canes are budding, giving me hope that maybe I’m doing something right. As a novice and insecure gardener, I need that affirmation. Sorry the picture is fuzzy. Even with the [...]
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3 Comments.Posted April 9, 2010 by The Farmer
The first sprouts of the year are here! At least the lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli have sprouted. I don’t see any tomatoes, peppers or eggplants yet. Outside the apple trees are putting out leaves too.
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