Smart Red
Garden Master
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Putting the garden to bed. After last night's frost, I lassoed Gypsy and Maverick to spend the day helping Grandma. Maverick mowed and mulched the two lawns along the driveway, while Gypsy and I cleaned the garden.
* We harvested the last bed of potatoes. Good looking Pontiac spuds that will be stored until the Yukon Golds are gone with only a few eaten as new potatoes.
* We also pulled out the last of the carrot harvest. There weren't a lot of carrots, but they look clean and delicious.
* Then we pulled all the tomato plants leaving the garden gate open and the dropped fruits for the chickens.
* Removed both beds of corn stalks and saved the few leftover ears for the chickens.
* Pulled all the flowering weeds from all 13 beds. Might get the other weeds out, but the seeding ones are a must!
* Picked some lettuce for sandwiches and some strawberries just because we could.
* Finally, we dug the begonia tubers for winter storage. I've never done that when the plants were still in flower, but I figured that since I had the help, I'd make good use of it.
* All the waste material was collected and removed from the garden. It looks pretty clean and ready for a good winter's nap.
* * I still have the beautifully flowering dahlias to dig another day and the coming week is predicted to be warmer (60s) with no frosty nights so perhaps I can save that labor for next weekend.
* We harvested the last bed of potatoes. Good looking Pontiac spuds that will be stored until the Yukon Golds are gone with only a few eaten as new potatoes.
* We also pulled out the last of the carrot harvest. There weren't a lot of carrots, but they look clean and delicious.
* Then we pulled all the tomato plants leaving the garden gate open and the dropped fruits for the chickens.
* Removed both beds of corn stalks and saved the few leftover ears for the chickens.
* Pulled all the flowering weeds from all 13 beds. Might get the other weeds out, but the seeding ones are a must!
* Picked some lettuce for sandwiches and some strawberries just because we could.
* Finally, we dug the begonia tubers for winter storage. I've never done that when the plants were still in flower, but I figured that since I had the help, I'd make good use of it.
* All the waste material was collected and removed from the garden. It looks pretty clean and ready for a good winter's nap.
* * I still have the beautifully flowering dahlias to dig another day and the coming week is predicted to be warmer (60s) with no frosty nights so perhaps I can save that labor for next weekend.