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French Breakfast
Expected germination: 5-7 days
Expected harvest: 23 days

18 seeds

07/10: Planted 2 per cell in 9 cells.
07/18: 17 of 18 (94%) have shoots 1/2″ to 1-1/2″ tall.
07/23: Planted out.
07/24: 1/2″ to 1″ tall, with foliage diameter 1″ to 3″.
07/25: Several plants found recently dug up but mostly undamaged. Replanted.
07/26: Two plants found recently dug up but mostly undamaged. Replanted.
08/01: 2″ to 3-1/2″ tall, with foliage diameter 3-1/2″ to 10″.
08/03: We’ve let these grow larger than previous radishes. Started harvest today.
08/07: 2″ to 6″ tall, with foliage diameter 6″ to 12″. Harvest continues.
08/12: Completed harvest.

Harvest: 24-33 days

Now that we have our “Hose Garden,” an auxiliary watering system installed by Mike, I’ve begun yard maintenance in earnest.  I refer to the lawn and ornamentals.  The end of the week seems a good time to approach the back garden.  Thursday evening the waste disposal containers are put out, and Friday morning they are taken back inside the gate.  Time in the backyard organizing disposal can coincide with watering, weeding and trimming the lawn and ornamentals.  Saturday I plan to mow the lawn, finish watering, and prune, the latter perhaps with help from a certain snazzy Englishman, if he is not otherwise occupied. –MJH

Chinese.

Expected germination: 15-20 days.

Approximately 24 seeds.

07/09: Planted approximately 2 seeds per cell in 12 cells.

07/21: Noted first seedlings.

–MJH

Seattle’s Best of All

Three cuttings.

06/30: Took three cuttings from “Tomato, Indeterminate” and placed them in half a jar of water.
07/18: Planted out.
07/18: 3″ to 5″ tall.
07/24: 3″ to 6″ tall.
08/01: 7″ to 10″ tall, with foliage diameter 8″ to 11″.
08/07: 12″ to 15″ tall, with foliage diameter 19″ to 25″.
08/15: Combined bush is 19″ tall, with foliage diameter 30″.
08/23: Combined bush is 24″ tall, with foliage diameter 54″.
08/29: Some small green fruit and several flowers. However we needed the space so we pulled them out.

Harvest: None

The southside flower and herb garden was subjected to soil testing this afternoon.  Results are shown in the chart below. –MJH.

I watered the shrubs in front of the house and removed some mint plants from the area in front of the fence, for eventual planting in the southside garden. –MJH

Mignonette

Four plants.

06/22: Bought.
06/26: Planted in south bed.
07/23: Something took the one ripe berry.
07/18: 7″ tall, with foliage diameters 12″ to 16″.
07/21: Something took part of the second ripe berry.
07/24: 7-1/2″ to 9-1/1″ tall, with foliage diameters 13″ to 15″.
08/01: 8″ to 9″ tall, with foliage diameters 15″ to 16″.
08/03: Harvested six very tasty small berries.
08/05: Installed loose double layer of bird netting over strawberries.
08/07: Foliage diameters 15″ to 18″. Maybe a dozen fruit ready which we hope will keep until Sunday.
08/09: Harvested eight ripe berries. They’re small and few in number but the flavor is stunning.
08/15: 7″ to 9″ tall with foliage diameters 14″ to 20″.
08/19: Harvested 16 ripe berries. Six more were ripe but the snails had got to them.
08/23: 9″ to 11″ tall with foliage diameters 14″ to 19″. Several berries ready.
08/30: 10″ to 11″ tall with foliage diameters 16″ to 22″. No longer receives any direct sun. A few fruit.
10/27: Last strawberries of the season?

Fordbook Giant
Expected germination: 4-10 days
Expected harvest: 55 days

12 seeds

06/26: Planted 2 per cell in 6 cells.
07/06: 10 of 12 (83%) have shoots 1/2″ to 1-1/2″ tall.
07/10: 10 of 12 (83%) have shoots 1/2″ to 1-1/2″ tall.
07/10: Planted out.
07/18: 2″ to 4″ tall.
07/22: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
07/24: 3″ to 8″ tall, with foliage diameter 5″ to 11″.
07/28: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
08/01: 5″ to 12″ tall, with foliage diameter 8″ to 15″.
08/02: Sprayed some leaves with 0.001% spinosad against leaf miners.
08/07: 12″ to 16″ tall, with foliage diameter 15″ to 18″.
08/14: Started occasional harvest.
08/15: 10″ to 18″ tall, with foliage diameter approx 16″.
08/23: 17″ to 30″ tall, with foliage diameter approx 19″.
08/30: 25″ to 30″ tall, with foliage diameters 20″ to 28″.

French Breakfast
Expected germination: 5-7 days
Expected harvest: 23 days

12 seeds

06/26: Planted 2 per cell in 6 cells.
07/06: 11 of 12 (92%) have shoots 1/2″ to 1-1/2″ tall.
07/10: 12 of 12 (100%) have shoots 1-1/2″ to 2-1/2″ tall.
07/10: Planted out.
07/14: Started harvest.
07/18: Six remain, 2″ to 4″ tall.
07/24: One remains, 3″ tall with foliage diameter 8″.
07/26: Completed harvest.

Harvest: 18-30 days