At Serendipity Farmhouse there are two gardens dedicated to edible plants and herbs. There is also a wild flower garden that has room for edible plants if the need arises. Additionally, there are several apple trees, a fig tree, and several strawberry plants scattered throughout the yard. We intend to expand both in terms of quantities and individual varieties during the 2018 planting season.
During 2017, the following items were planted in the three gardens.
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SFH 2017 – Plantings |
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Date |
Item |
QTY |
Garden |
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03-27 |
Spinach |
6 plants |
Vegetable |
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03-27 |
Swiss chard |
6 plants |
Vegetable |
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03-27 |
Beets |
30 seeds |
Vegetable |
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03-30 |
Georgia collard |
6 plants |
Vegetable |
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04-12 |
Cilantro |
1 plant |
Herb |
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04-12 |
Purple basil |
1 plant |
Herb |
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04-12 |
Sweet basil |
1 plant |
Herb |
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04-12 |
Lavender |
1 plant |
Herb |
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04-14 |
Jalapeno pepper |
4 plants |
Vegetable |
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04-14 |
Habanero pepper |
1 plant |
Vegetable |
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04-14 |
Salsa pepper |
1 plant |
Vegetable |
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05-02 |
Rutgers tomato |
1 plant |
Vegetable |
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05-04 |
Wild flowers |
Multiple |
Wild flower |
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05-04 |
Red broom bush |
1 bush |
Wild flower |
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05-14 |
Cherokee Purple tomato |
1 plant |
Vegetable |
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05-14 |
Beefsteak tomato |
1 plant |
Vegetable |
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05-15 |
Louisiana okra |
6 seeds |
Vegetable |
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05-20 |
Mr. Stripey |
2 plants |
Vegetable |
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05-20 |
Okra |
9 plants |
Vegetable |
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05-29 |
Nippon cucumber |
4 seeds |
Vegetable |
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06-02 |
Jefferson Cows Horn okra |
9 seeds |
Vegetable |
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06-10 |
Detroit red beets |
7 seeds |
Vegetable |
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06-20 |
Detroit red beets |
20 seeds |
Vegetable |
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06-20 |
Nippon cucumber |
3 seeds |
Vegetable |
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06-21 |
Bush beans |
8 seeds |
Vegetable |
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07-04 |
Zebra tomato |
1 plant |
Vegetable |
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07-15 |
Marzano tomato |
1 plant |
Vegetable |
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07-15 |
Thyme |
1 plant |
Herb |
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08-25 |
Early Scarlet Globe radish |
1 row |
Vegetable |
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09-11 |
Early Scarlet Globe radish |
1 row |
Vegetable |
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09-11 |
Scarlet beets |
2 rows |
Vegetable |
There were some problems during 2017 and the table below lists some of them. However, the most disconcerting problem was blight that wiped out more than half of our tomato crop. By changing dirt in the garden boxes and moving the tomatoes to different boxes we hope to alleviate the problem in 2018.
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SFH 2017 – Planting Problems |
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Date – Item |
Comments |
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05-18 – Spinach |
Removed due to powdery mildew |
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05-18 – Swiss chard |
Removed due to powdery mildew |
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05-18 – Georgia collard |
Removed due to powdery mildew |
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05-XX – Louisiana okra |
Only one of six seeds germinated |
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07-04 – Nippon cucumber |
None germinated |