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>> Friday, January 29, 2010
The Hass is in the Ground!
>> Monday, January 25, 2010
I got the hass avocado in the ground this AM. I was concerned about soil drainage, but tested the hole and drainage is very good. I added some composted chicken manure as recommended by the selling nursery. The location western but as a young tree the truck is protected by a block wall. And because we live oceanfront, there is salt in the air. These two issues have me concerned about how well this tree will thrive.
So here is the first picture. I will try to update the picture every few months to show how well my first hass is doing!
Hass Avocado
Accepted into the Master Gardener Program!
>> Sunday, January 24, 2010
I received my letter yesterday from the Cooperative Extension Service stating my acceptance into the Spring 2010 Master Gardener program. We start February 18 and finish class work in mid April. Certification requires 40hrs of volunteer work, 20 of which are on the phone banks.
Read more...Fearless Color
>> Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Color in the garden is here!
One of my personal goals as a gardener is to apply "art" to "gardening". Obviously that includes color.
I recently found this article on "Artist Got the Blues...". The colors in these gardens are a bit much for my tastes, but it is the basic concept that I like. The author states she fell in love with the colors of Morocco and incorporated them into her Berkeley garden and a book.Check out her (Keeyla Meadows) book:
Tomato Virus found on Maui
This is an interesting article from the Hamakua Springs Country Farms blog concerning a new tomato virus foun on Maui and being reported by CTAHR.
Tomato Virus
CTAHR White Paper
MG Interview Appears to Have Gone Well!!!
>> Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I arrived about 30 minutes early to my 9:30AM MG interview. I was actually hoping that they would start my interview early. Low and behold, they did, fifteen minutes early! I was asked to spend 5 minutes telling them about me. I probably talked for 8 minutes and way too fast, it was the nerves. Then they each asked me a question or two and it was over.
The big hit was the fact that I had web design and blogger experience! They have a position for me! Long story short. I thought that the interview went well and the acceptance letters will go out next week.
Classes start February 18th and are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9AM to Noon. The classes run through April with a spring break in March.
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