Fall 2024
December 21, 2024
It was a pretty productive fall. I started another holly hedge in front, mulched it. Planted two trees from the shade commission, a pagoda dogwood and a white fringe tree, along with another oak and another chestnut. I also transplanted a tulip tree that had come up in the vegetable garden to the other side of the picnic table. Planted various bulbs I bought from the local garden center. Planted some seeds I got from a local seed exchange. Ordered more fruit trees. Ordered elderberries. Made a separate bed for the garlic and planted it. Tried out winter sowing potatoes in the vegetable garden - will check how they've done in spring. Got free wood chips from an arborist working next door, spread as foundation for next raised bed and around blueberries. Attempted two more grey owl juniper propagations. Harvested, dried, stored some seeds. Picked up two rain barrels from a neighbor giving them away.
Tasks completed:
- get bulbs and sedum, plant (2024-09-21)
- create small raised bed for garlic (2024-09-22)
- watch the tree/fruit production webinar
- order peach, pear, and apple (but shorter one) (2024-10-04)
- plant garlic (2024-10-05)
- transplate the other oak from MHDW (2024-10-11)
- winter sow (more) potatoes (2024-10-13)
- plant bulbs (2024-10-13)
- transplant the small tulip tree in the garden to other side of picnic table, protect it (2024-10-14)
- take holly cuttings and try to create hedge (again) (2024-10-18)
- spread compost (2024-10-19)
- get trees from Shade Commission (2024-10-26)
- spread mulch - along road around hollies (2024-10-26)
- plant white fringe tree from Shade Commission (2024-10-27)
- plant pagoda dogwood tree from Shade Commission (2024-11-02)
- try to propagate grey owl junipers again (2024-11-02)
- put chicken wire over garlic bed (2024-11-05)
- plant blue false indigo (baptisia australis) in front of hollies (2024-11-06)
- collect, dry, and store tomato, carrot, and marjoram seeds (2024-11-16)
- plant Mary Frances iris (2024-11-27)
- get two rain barrels (2024-12-04)
- return fabric pots to Shade Commission (2024-12-06)
- spread woodchips - base of new raised bed, around blueberries (2024-12-07)
- plant second chestnut from MH (2024-12-10)