This looks like an interesting system to me – I wonder if something could (or already is) implemented in our area? It’s a system for trading/bartering goods and services, and stands for Local Economy Trading System.
July 10, 2007
July 9, 2007
Carrots, Turnips and Rutabagas
In the bed between the leeks I’ve just planted 4 carrots, rutabagas and turnips. The carrots are Red Cored Chantenay and Tonda Di Parigi from Fedco, and Napoli and White Satin from Johnny’s. The rutabagas are Laurentian and the turnips are Red Round.
The Napoli carrots are really for planting later, in August, for wintering over, but I thought I’d try some now. The White Satins are Audrey’s request. I’ve given about a 1/3 of the bed to the carrots, 1/3 to the rutabagas, and 1/3 to the turnips.
July 5, 2007
Rain and bees.
It’s finally raining – just .1″ so far, but a bit more to come today and tonight.
Yesterday I added a super to the new colony of bees, and also one to the strong colony that made it through the winter. I put the second deep back on the colony that was struggling earlier – it seems to be doing well now.
July 1, 2007
The last of the potatoes!
Just planted the last three rows of potatoes in the new bed. German Butterball in the 8th bed, Yellow Finn in the 9th, Salem in the first half of the 10th and our own German Butterballs from last year in the last half.