just a update...

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last night we received another 1/2", now dont get me wrong the field peas in the cover crop mix really needed it to sprout they floated to the top with all that rain so till that i see that they have had a good chance will water them everyday.... i wanted to mow today.....poo but the ground goes squish squish. as the song in annie goes ... tomorrow tomorrow.......
yes @ducks4you have read that in many places. late august will mow and till it under, then plant a winter mix cover crop from urban farmer.

http://www.ufseeds.com/Fall-Cover-Crop-Seed-Mix.item

yes we are looking forward to an outstanding output in 2018, hoping that a year without crops that some of the pests go somewhere else. plus it gives me a whole year to really work on the other beds<redesigning/rebuilding them>.mainly a better way to water the raised beds efficiently for a deep watering,with the minimal amount of standing out in the blistering summer heat since they do dry more quickly than the rest. have some ideas just need to research more options and see which would work best for here. for the main garden thats a no brainier...soaker hoses.

heres what all the gardens look like as of now..
main garden......
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raised beds..
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melon patch...
need to kill the unwanted weeds between the rows...
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last years pea bed.. planted them about a month ago....
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last fall had a handful of crimson clover seed left over throw it out in the driveway ditch..
dw told me not to mow that area till further notice...
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not bad photos for a iphone , still not as good as the nikon.
speaking of rain heres some totals..
month of april..
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total so far for 2017
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total since installing it back in august...
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5/20/17 update....
majors weed gardens....
the main garden. it has filled in quite nicely .
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the pea bed....
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it's time to mow it down the oats are going to seed and the hair vetch is not far behind...
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the raised beds....
couple of the right beds are right to mow..
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dang i miss my gardens......
on to happier news...
one of my muscadine's has flowers on them....
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the pippin apple tree the deer will be happy this summer...
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the kiwi..
hard to say at this point on how many this year...
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my sickly goji berries.
they are just happy campers right now. need to find a spot for them...
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forgot all about these guys.. turmeric that @journey11 sent me.. me bad
going out shortly to get soil for them..
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We just love pictures!! I see that you have saved those funky but pretty big, black planters from a previous purchase!
We just got about 6 more inches of rain, BUT, I will be digging up the lettuce that I didn't protect from the weeds and transplant them in the partial shade area at DD's house. Making lemonade...
 

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ya all read about the opium poppy bust here, well got them hands down..
today harvested my first crop of weed... it's worth millions.
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hopefully will get it turned under this weekend. and start another round in a couple weeks<maybe>

I MISS MY GARDENS.......:hit
 
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Yes! And you are still gardening, it's just different crops. Lush and beautiful crops at that!

A fallow year is always a good thing. We had ours about 4 yrs ago and that was a tough year to swallow. Felt weird to not have a garden, so I know what you are feeling...feels like walking around with a pebble in your shoe.
 

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May I suggest flowers, you can pick up starts at any big box store

thought about that but the dw said no....i offered

Can you build another bed and use it for crop rotation? Always having one bed empty.

Mary
going to start doing that next year..... at least we will have something fresh to eat..
 

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