Garden Notes: April 2024
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| April is tree leafing month |
Rainfall
- 3rd: 0.75″
- 9th: 0.58″
- 10th: 0.13″
- 11th: 0.28″
- 21st: 0.47″
- Total so far: 2.21 inches
- range of nighttime lows: 33 to 63°F (0.5 to 17°C)
- range of daytime highs: 59 to 87°F (15 to 30.5 °C)
- We’ve gotten a little bit of everything – except snow! We’ve had rain, scattered frost, and hot summery days. Typical April!
- We’ve had several days of drizzle with no accumulation. I didn’t include these in my rain totals.
- My daily schedule has switched to summer mode: I work outside in the morning and inside during the afternoon.
- Spring always seems to be shorter than autumn! Why is that???
- The greenhouse is getting pretty warm on our sunniest days. The cool weather plants are finishing up, but my volunteer tomato is thriving!
- This summer I’ll experiment with keeping the heat out of the house.
- okra: saved seed Clemson Spineless
- sunflowers: Russian Mammoth
- Swiss chard: Fordhook and Rainbow
- black turtle beans (saved seeds)
- potatoes (last year’s sprouting)
- calendula:
- cucumbers: landrace F2 and F3
- dill: Long Island Mammoth and Bouquet
- tomatoes: saved seed
- winter squash: sweet potato squash
- Swiss chard: Fordhook and Rainbow
- basil plant (purchased)
- lettuce
- radishes
- kale
- asparagus
- chickweed
- wild lettuce
- chicory leaves
- oregano
- thyme
- peppermint
- hopniss
- strawberries
- lambs quarter
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| Bed with radishes in front, snow peas & lettuce behind |
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| cherry belle radishes |
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| looseleaf lettuce |
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| Lots of lettuce = lots of salads. This one includes lettuce, kale, chickweed, asparagus, radish, hard-boiled duck egg, and grated goat feta cheese. |
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| fresh peppermint |
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| first strawberries |
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| snow pea vines in flower |
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| Volunteer cherry tomato plant in the greenhouse |
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| Apparently, we’ve had a peony all these years. It’s in a bad spot though, and always got cut down because of where it was growing, poor thing! |
Parting Shot
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| Homegrown meal: Scrambled eggs with asparagus and potatoes. Dish of canned figs and goat milk kefir. |
Anyone else busy in their gardens?
Source: https://www.5acresandadream.com/2024/04/garden-notes-april-2024.html
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