Ben's garden journal

I was too late when cutting the grass for mulching. Seeds were viable already and took over everything. Also right after planting the onions, there have been some weeks of drought which did not help.

I was too late when cutting the grass for mulching. Seeds were viable already and took over everything. Also right after planting the onions, there have been some weeks of drought which did not help.

Plants

Planted 244 onions yesterday and today.

From left to right:

4x20 Red Baron, mulched with chipped juniper, grass clippings

4x16 Stuttgarter Riesen, grass clippings

4x20 Sturon, Wood chips from different old stuff, grass clippings

Did not water when planted, instead hoping for rain

Planted 244 onions yesterday and today.

From left to right:

4x20 Red Baron, mulched with chipped juniper, grass clippings

4x16 Stuttgarter Riesen, grass clippings

4x20 Sturon, Wood chips from different old stuff, grass clippings

Did not water when planted, instead hoping for rain

Plants

Garlic 2023

This year I plant in containers and not in the garden since all beds were horrible fails.

6 containers on the balcony: 36 cloves

1 container on the terrace: 16 cloves (mulched with straw and pruned raspberries)

# Garlic 2023

This year I plant in containers and not in the garden since all beds were horrible fails.


6 containers on the balcony: 36 cloves

1 container on the terrace: 16 cloves (mulched with straw and pruned raspberries) # Garlic 2023

This year I plant in containers and not in the garden since all beds were horrible fails.


6 containers on the balcony: 36 cloves

1 container on the terrace: 16 cloves (mulched with straw and pruned raspberries)

Plants

THE POTATO EXPERIMENT

I am growing 3 potatoes of each 5 different varieties in one garden bed.

Garlic bed

I used the small bulbs from last years harvest.

Poked holes in the cardboard and added mixed gloves from the three varieties I saved from last year. Covered lightly with compost, covered with half rotten grass clippings.

# Garlic bed

I used the small bulbs from last years harvest.

Poked holes in the cardboard and added mixed gloves from the three varieties I saved from last year.
Covered lightly with compost, covered with half rotten grass clippings. # Garlic bed

I used the small bulbs from last years harvest.

Poked holes in the cardboard and added mixed gloves from the three varieties I saved from last year.
Covered lightly with compost, covered with half rotten grass clippings. # Garlic bed

I used the small bulbs from last years harvest.

Poked holes in the cardboard and added mixed gloves from the three varieties I saved from last year.
Covered lightly with compost, covered with half rotten grass clippings.

Plants

Marketplace for Ben

See in marketplace
Hubbard Squash

Hubbard Squash

Berlin, Germany
View
Basil seeds / Basilikum Samen

Basil seeds / Basilikum Samen

Berlin, Germany
View
Garlic gloves / Knoblauch

Garlic gloves / Knoblauch

Berlin, Germany
View
Fresh Sage / Frischer Salbei

Fresh Sage / Frischer Salbei

Berlin, Germany
View
Maximilian Sunflower (perennial Sunflower)

Maximilian Sunflower (perennial Sunflower)

Berlin, Germany
View
Sage seeds / Salbei Samen

Sage seeds / Salbei Samen

Berlin, Germany
View
Butternut squash seeds

Butternut squash seeds

Berlin, Germany
View
St John's Wort / Johanniskraut foraged seeds

St John's Wort / Johanniskraut foraged seeds

Berlin, Germany
View
Bird's Eye Chili / Thai Chili Seeds (Capsicum annuum)

Bird's Eye Chili / Thai Chili Seeds (Capsicum annuum)

Berlin, Germany
View
Coriander / Cilantro seeds (Coriandrum sativum)

Coriander / Cilantro seeds (Coriandrum sativum)

Berlin, Germany
View
Tree Chili Seeds "Rocoto Red" (Capsicum pubescens)

Tree Chili Seeds "Rocoto Red" (Capsicum pubescens)

Berlin, Germany
View
Squash seeds 'Hokkaido' (Cucurbita maxima)

Squash seeds 'Hokkaido' (Cucurbita maxima)

Berlin, Germany
View
Squash seeds "Musquée de Provence" (Cucurbita moschata)

Squash seeds "Musquée de Provence" (Cucurbita moschata)

Berlin, Germany
View

Lists by Ben

See all