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2010 Garden Planting and Harvesting Calendar

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February 25
Planted:
Asparagus (Mary Washington; roots)
Peas (unsoaked) (Sugar Daddy, Burpee)
March 2
Planted:
Mesclun (in a block, covered with sand; old seed from 2006);
Radish (Cherry Belle)
Romaine (Parris Island Cos);
Broccoli (Green Goliath);
Carrot (Tendersweet) (First Planting);
Onion (From seed; grocery store sprouted)
March 5
Leafed-out:
Raspberry (date approximate)
March 7
Blossomed:
Apricot Blenheim
March 10
Planted:
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed, soaked two days.)
Sprouted:
Peas (unsoaked) (Sugar Daddy, Burpee) (Ok, it didn't really all sprout; two poked through the soil....) (13 days)
March 12
Sprouted:
Romaine (Parris Island Cos) (10 days)
Mesclun Possibly only one type of plant (10 days)
Radish (Cherry Belle) 1st planting (10 days)
Planted:
California Poppy Seeds, small patch near pond and up the hill.
March 13
Sprouted:
Broccoli (Green Goliath) (11 days)
Mesclun (Second type of plant) (11 days)
March 15
Planted:
Radish (Cherry Belle, 2nd planting)
Romaine (Parris Island Cos, 2nd planting);
Carrot (Tendersweet, 2nd planting);
Pear (Bartlett, from pot into permanent place);
March 16
Compost:
Started new batch of compost. Exciting, eh?
March 17
Blooomed:
Daffodil
Leafed-out:
Apricot
March 18
Sprouted:
Carrot (Tendersweet) 1st Planting (16 days)
Bloomed:
Tulip
March 19
Sprouted:
Radish (Cherry Belle, 2nd planting) (4 days)
Onion (From seed; grocery store sprouted) (17 days)
March 20
Sprouted:
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed, soaked two days.) (10 days)
Asparagus (Mary Washington; roots) (23 days)
March 22
Sprouted:
Romaine (Parris Island Cos, 2nd planting) (7 days);
California Poppy Seeds, small patch near pond. (10 days)
March 25
Leafed out:
Wisteria Sinensis Flower blossoms started swelling several days ago but have not bloomed yet.
March 26
Sprouted:
Carrot (Tendersweet, 2nd planting) (11 days)
Planted:
Garlic (Unkonwn variety, grocery store cloves)
April 2
Leafed out:
Pear Barlett
Grape Tompson Seedless
April 4
Blossomed:
Resurrection Strawberry (Ok, really, it's Sequoia if memory serves correctly.)
April 8
Blossomed:
Pear Barlett
April 10
Planted:
Basil Unknown variety, seed package just says "Sweet Basil"
Bean Tendergreen Improved (Bush)
Radish (Cherry Belle, 3rd planting)
Carrot (Tendersweet, 3rd planting);
Sprouted:
Garlic (Unknown variety, grocery store cloves) (15 days)
April 12
Began Harvest:
Mesclun (in a block, covered with sand; old seed from 2006) (43 Days from planting)
Radish (Cherry Belle) (First planting) (43 Days from planting)
April 16
Sprouted:
Radish (Cherry Belle, 3rd planting) (6 days)
Blossomed:
Wisteria Sinensis Several individual flowers have opened over the past several days but not nearly all of them and no where near "all at once". So we're calling it blossomed today.
April 21
Sprouted:
Basil Unknown variety, seed package just says "Sweet Basil" (11 days)
April 23
Began Harvest:
Radish (Cherry Belle, 2nd planting) (35 days)
Romaine (Parris Island Cos) (42 days)
April 25
Sprouted:
Bean Tendergreen Improved (Bush) (15 days)
Carrot (Tendersweet, 3rd planting) (15 days; maybe sprouted yesterday)
April 30
Bloomed:
California Poppy Driveway, unknown "planting" date. (Probably about 60 days.)
May 2
Blossomed:
Apple Gala
May 15
Blossomed:
Peas (unsoaked) (Sugar Daddy, Burpee) (79 damn days)
May 18
Began Harvest:
Romaine (Parris Island Cos, 2nd planting) (64 days)
Blossomed:
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed, soaked two days.) (69 days)
May 19
Compost:
Used compost in 2nd garden bed.
May 22
Planted:
Cilantro Store-bought corriander spice (FTS)
Watermelon Crimson sweet
Canteloupe Unknown variety; seed from a market canteloupe
Beans Tendergreen Improved, Bush, 2nd planting
Cucumber "Bush Crop"; NK Lawn & Garden
Pepper "Kaleidoscope Mix"; Burpee
Pepper Pimento; Ferry-Morse; year-old seed
Corn Golden Cross Bantam (2' x 3' ish block)
Dill Fernleaf, 2-3 year-old seed (FTT)
Potato Red "Fingerling" from market potato; had already begun to sprout
May 26
Blossomed:
California Poppy Seeds, small patch near pond. (75 days)
May 30
Began Harvest:
Carrot Tendersweet, 1st planting; not quite full sized but good enough. (89 Days)
Peas (unsoaked) Sugar Daddy, Burpee (94 Days)
May 31
Sprouted:
Beans Tendergreen Improved, Bush, 2nd planting (9 days)
Canteloupe Unknown variety; seed from a market canteloupe (9 days)
Corn Golden Cross Bantam (2' x 3' ish block) (9 days)
Cucumber "Bush Crop"; NK Lawn & Garden (9 days)
Planted:
Carrot (Tendersweet, 4th planting)
June 1
Sprouted:
Watermelon Crimson sweet (10 Days)
Potato Red "Fingerling" from market potato; had already begun to sprout (10 Days)
June 2
Compost:
Started new batch of compost from "back yard" lawn-mowings.
June 3
Began Harvest:
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed, soaked two days.) (85 Days)
June 6
Sprouted:
Pepper "Kaleidoscope Mix"; Burpee (15 Days)
June 7
Began Harvest:
Raspberry(94 Days from leaf-out, maybe.)
June 8
Sprouted:
Pepper Pimento; Ferry-Morse; year-old seed (17 Days)
Dill Fernleaf, 2-3 year-old seed (17 Days, FTT)
Carrot (Tendersweet, 4th planting) (8 Days)
June 9
Began Harvest:
Broccoli (Green Goliath) (100 Days)
June 17
Planted:
Bean Scarlet Runner (WHEE!)
Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara and Heavenly Blue, if memory serves correctly (gathered seed from last year)
Savory Summer, Satureja hortensis
Dill Long Island Mammoth
Cilantro
June 25
Sprouted:
Savory Summer, Satureja hortensis (8 Days)
June 27
Sprouted:
Bean Scarlet Runner (WHEE!) (10 Days) (Munched by rodents)
Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara and Heavenly Blue, if memory serves correctly (gathered seed from last year) (8 Days) (Munched or otherwise destroyed by rodents)
July 1
Began Harvest:
Apricot Blenheim (117 Days from blossom)
October 7
Planted:
Radish (Cherry Belle) Seeds set by previous plantings
Romaine (Parris Island Cos);
Broccoli (Green Goliath);
Carrot (Tendersweet) (Fall Planting);
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed.)
October 12
Sprouted:
Radish (Cherry Belle) Seeds set by previous plantings (5 Days)
October 14
Sprouted:
Romaine (Parris Island Cos) (7 Days)
Broccoli (Green Goliath) (7 Days)
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed.) (7 Days)
Dill Long Island Mammoth (122 Days; obviously lay dormant until last week's rain)
October 16
Sprouted:
Carrot (Tendersweet) (Fall Planting) (8 Days)

2010

See the Notes on the Weather.
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FTS = Failed to Sprout
FTT = Failed to Thrive

February 25
Planted:
Asparagus (Mary Washington; roots)
Peas (unsoaked) (Sugar Daddy, Burpee)
March 2
Planted:
Mesclun (in a block, covered with sand; old seed from 2006);
Radish (Cherry Belle)
Romaine (Parris Island Cos);
Broccoli (Green Goliath);
Carrot (Tendersweet) (First Planting);
Onion (From seed; grocery store sprouted)
March 5
Leafed-out:
Raspberry (date approximate)
March 7
Blossomed:
Apricot Blenheim
March 10
Planted:
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed, soaked two days.)
Sprouted:
Peas (unsoaked) (Sugar Daddy, Burpee) (Ok, it didn't really all sprout; two poked through the soil....) (13 days)
March 12
Sprouted:
Romaine (Parris Island Cos) (10 days)
Mesclun Possibly only one type of plant (10 days)
Radish (Cherry Belle) 1st planting (10 days)
Planted:
California Poppy Seeds, small patch near pond and up the hill.
March 13
Sprouted:
Broccoli (Green Goliath) (11 days)
Mesclun (Second type of plant) (11 days)
March 15
Planted:
Radish (Cherry Belle, 2nd planting)
Romaine (Parris Island Cos, 2nd planting);
Carrot (Tendersweet, 2nd planting);
Pear (Bartlett, from pot into permanent place);
March 16
Compost:
Started new batch of compost. Exciting, eh?
March 17
Blooomed:
Daffodil
Leafed-out:
Apricot
March 18
Sprouted:
Carrot (Tendersweet) 1st Planting (16 days)
Bloomed:
Tulip
March 19
Sprouted:
Radish (Cherry Belle, 2nd planting) (4 days)
Onion (From seed; grocery store sprouted) (17 days)
March 20
Sprouted:
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed, soaked two days.) (10 days)
Asparagus (Mary Washington; roots) (23 days)
March 22
Sprouted:
Romaine (Parris Island Cos, 2nd planting) (7 days);
California Poppy Seeds, small patch near pond. (10 days)
March 25
Leafed out:
Wisteria Sinensis Flower blossoms started swelling several days ago but have not bloomed yet.
March 26
Sprouted:
Carrot (Tendersweet, 2nd planting) (11 days)
Planted:
Garlic (Unkonwn variety, grocery store cloves)
April 2
Leafed out:
Pear Barlett
Grape Tompson Seedless
April 4
Blossomed:
Resurrection Strawberry (Ok, really, it's Sequoia if memory serves correctly.)
April 8
Blossomed:
Pear Barlett
April 10
Planted:
Basil Unknown variety, seed package just says "Sweet Basil"
Bean Tendergreen Improved (Bush)
Radish (Cherry Belle, 3rd planting)
Carrot (Tendersweet, 3rd planting);
Sprouted:
Garlic (Unknown variety, grocery store cloves) (15 days)
April 12
Began Harvest:
Mesclun (in a block, covered with sand; old seed from 2006) (43 Days from planting)
Radish (Cherry Belle) (First planting) (43 Days from planting)
April 16
Sprouted:
Radish (Cherry Belle, 3rd planting) (6 days)
Blossomed:
Wisteria Sinensis Several individual flowers have opened over the past several days but not nearly all of them and no where near "all at once". So we're calling it blossomed today.
April 21
Sprouted:
Basil Unknown variety, seed package just says "Sweet Basil" (11 days)
April 23
Began Harvest:
Radish (Cherry Belle, 2nd planting) (35 days)
Romaine (Parris Island Cos) (42 days)
April 25
Sprouted:
Bean Tendergreen Improved (Bush) (15 days)
Carrot (Tendersweet, 3rd planting) (15 days; maybe sprouted yesterday)
April 30
Bloomed:
California Poppy Driveway, unknown "planting" date. (Probably about 60 days.)
May 2
Blossomed:
Apple Gala
May 15
Blossomed:
Peas (unsoaked) (Sugar Daddy, Burpee) (79 damn days)
May 18
Began Harvest:
Romaine (Parris Island Cos, 2nd planting) (64 days)
Blossomed:
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed, soaked two days.) (69 days)
May 19
Compost:
Used compost in 2nd garden bed.
May 22
Planted:
Cilantro Store-bought corriander spice (FTS)
Watermelon Crimson sweet
Canteloupe Unknown variety; seed from a market canteloupe
Beans Tendergreen Improved, Bush, 2nd planting
Cucumber "Bush Crop"; NK Lawn & Garden
Pepper "Kaleidoscope Mix"; Burpee
Pepper Pimento; Ferry-Morse; year-old seed
Corn Golden Cross Bantam (2' x 3' ish block)
Dill Fernleaf, 2-3 year-old seed (FTT)
Potato Red "Fingerling" from market potato; had already begun to sprout
May 26
Blossomed:
California Poppy Seeds, small patch near pond. (75 days)
May 30
Began Harvest:
Carrot Tendersweet, 1st planting; not quite full sized but good enough. (89 Days)
Peas (unsoaked) Sugar Daddy, Burpee (94 Days)
May 31
Sprouted:
Beans Tendergreen Improved, Bush, 2nd planting (9 days)
Canteloupe Unknown variety; seed from a market canteloupe (9 days)
Corn Golden Cross Bantam (2' x 3' ish block) (9 days)
Cucumber "Bush Crop"; NK Lawn & Garden (9 days)
Planted:
Carrot (Tendersweet, 4th planting)
June 1
Sprouted:
Watermelon Crimson sweet (10 Days)
Potato Red "Fingerling" from market potato; had already begun to sprout (10 Days)
June 2
Compost:
Started new batch of compost from "back yard" lawn-mowings.
June 3
Began Harvest:
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed, soaked two days.) (85 Days)
June 6
Sprouted:
Pepper "Kaleidoscope Mix"; Burpee (15 Days)
June 7
Began Harvest:
Raspberry(94 Days from leaf-out, maybe.)
June 8
Sprouted:
Pepper Pimento; Ferry-Morse; year-old seed (17 Days)
Dill Fernleaf, 2-3 year-old seed (17 Days, FTT)
Carrot (Tendersweet, 4th planting) (8 Days)
June 9
Began Harvest:
Broccoli (Green Goliath) (100 Days)
June 17
Planted:
Bean Scarlet Runner (WHEE!)
Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara and Heavenly Blue, if memory serves correctly (gathered seed from last year)
Savory Summer, Satureja hortensis
Dill Long Island Mammoth
Cilantro
June 25
Sprouted:
Savory Summer, Satureja hortensis (8 Days)
June 27
Sprouted:
Bean Scarlet Runner (WHEE!) (10 Days) (Munched by rodents)
Morning Glory Scarlet O'Hara and Heavenly Blue, if memory serves correctly (gathered seed from last year) (8 Days) (Munched or otherwise destroyed by rodents)
July 1
Began Harvest:
Apricot Blenheim (117 Days from blossom)
October 7
Planted:
Radish (Cherry Belle) Seeds set by previous plantings
Romaine (Parris Island Cos);
Broccoli (Green Goliath);
Carrot (Tendersweet) (Fall Planting);
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed.)
October 12
Sprouted:
Radish (Cherry Belle) Seeds set by previous plantings (5 Days)
October 14
Sprouted:
Romaine (Parris Island Cos) (7 Days)
Broccoli (Green Goliath) (7 Days)
Peas (Super Snappy, Year old seed.) (7 Days)
Dill Long Island Mammoth (122 Days; obviously lay dormant until last week's rain)
October 16
Sprouted:
Carrot (Tendersweet) (Fall Planting) (8 Days)

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