5 Acres & A Dream: Garden Notes: December 2023

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   Rainfall 

  • 1st: 0.3″
  • 2nd: 0.4″
  • third: 0.02″
  • ninth: 1.33″
  • tenth: 1.08″
  • seventeenth: 0.17″
  • twenty fifth: 1.9″
  • twenty sixth: 2.01″
  • Complete: 7.21 inches to this point

Temperature

  • vary of nighttime lows: 21 to 58°F (-6 to 14°C)
  • vary of daytime highs: 52 to 67°F (11 to 19.5°C)

Backyard Notes:

  • I’ve a number of issues rising within the backyard: kale, daikons, turnips, and Swiss chard.
  • Persevering with to complete up mulching the remaining beds.
  • Then I am going to begin on tidying up and re-mulching the aisles.

Greenhouse Notes

  • Every little thing is doing effectively to this point, though gradual to develop.
  • Our coldest evening to this point this month was 21°F (-6°C), however the greenhouse did not get under 32°F (0°C). My cherry tomato plant continues to be alive and effectively. 
  • As are my transplanted inexperienced pepper crops.
  • As soon as the solar hits the greenhouse, it warms up shortly, so I’ve to regulate the temp and activate the vent fan if wanted. 

cherry tomato vine with fairly a number of flowers

candy pepper plant
kale

broccoli

Planted (within the greenhouse)

celery base (from Thanksgiving stuffing)

sprouting backyard potatoes from the pantry

The potatoes are an experiment. Potatoes are usually planted round right here in March, which does not make sense to me as a result of a frost or freeze will kill the highest development. Relying on what the remainder of the winter is like, these might do okay for a number of early potatoes.

Parting Shot

December salad: daikon leaves, kale, Swiss chard, chickweed,
dandelion leaves, feta goat cheese, & greenhouse cherry tomatoes.

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