Ben's garden journal

May 12, 2024 12:55
Observe

Nothing happened yet. I think the soil is still too cold. Installed the watering system today doing 1min of dripping every 8h.

November 11, 2023 10:01
Harvest

This is a surprising turn of events! After all the grass died down for autumn, I could spot the left over onions which made it, so I pulled whatever I could found and some got to a decent size.

This is also a sign that Onions can survive without weeding around them :)

This is a surprising turn of events! After all the grass died down for autumn, I could spot the left over onions which made it, so I pulled whatever I could found and some got to a decent size. This is also a sign that Onions can survive without weeding around them :)

Plants

August 27, 2023 16:26
Observe

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

May 14, 2023 16:29
Plant

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

December 06, 2022 12:01
Plant

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

March 27, 2022 18:29

THE POTATO EXPERIMENT

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

December 22, 2021 12:30
Plant

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