2008
*rain: 1/10 inches

2002
*harvested potatoes & onions
*planted Merit corn, black-eyed peas, and straight 8 cucumbers

2001
*set out 2 daylilies: Halleluah Chorus & Mrs. Aaron

1997
*daylily bloom count: 26
*in bloom: liatris, sunflowers, astilbe, spider wort, rudbekia, & butterfly bush

2009
*1" rain

2000
*canned 9 pts green beans
*froze 3 pts green beans

1999
*rain: 3 7/10"
*picked first cucumbers

1996
*Blue Moon

2002
*harvested 1/2 pt blueberries

1999
*rain: 6/10"
*in bloom: ditch daylilies, sunflowers
*harvested first cucumbers

1996
*in bloom: mallow

2002
*planted 3 Oriental Hybrid lilies 'Sierra Nevada' in front of Mother's peony - bought from Walmart sale rack - white lilies with yellow throats - marked with blue golf tees
*weather: overcast in morning, sunshine in afternoon, cool & windy
*coming up: one hill okra, several hills cucumbers, one hill green beans

1998
* in bloom: peony

1995
*planted green beans

2002
*set out red bee balm & crested iris from Lowe's
*set out tall yellow iris, "augergine" iris, and purple/white irises & blue-eyed grass bought from the house at the SE corner of Sang & Wedington
*in bloom: cornflowers (blue, pale pink, bright pink & purple), annual poppies (pink & red, single & double), iris (pale purple & medium purple), small white wild daisies, peonies, & chives


2000
*newly in bloom: Mother's peony

1999
*planted 'Clemson' okra, 'Straight 8' cucumbers, Henderson bush butterbeans, & sunflower seed mix
*set out tall white ruffled, tall dark purple, common yellow & peach iris -- all bought from the house at the SE corner of Sang & Wedington

1998
*in bloom: golden iris

1997
*in bloom: golden iris


1994 *planted 8 hills canteloupe, 'Sparkler' radish, 'La. Green Velvet' okra, 'Blue Lake' bush beans, cucumbers, 'Ruby Queen' beets, early butterhead lettuce, & cabbage

2008
*rain: 1/2"

2000
*newly in bloom: Ultimate Pink rose, pink cornflowers, medium purple iris, & chives

1997

*pruned apples, pear, and plums

1996
*chives blooming
*canna up
*set out tomatoes & peppers
*planted cucumbers & okra

2008
*set out semi-dwarf Red Haven peach tree (just south of Brown Turkey fig) & semi-dwarf Keiffer pear tree (just south of peach) from Lowe's. Both varieties are recommended for Arkansas by UA, but I am concerned about the quality of bargain trees. So, this is an experiment.
*first pecan harvest of the season (2 1/2 lbs, unshelled)
*harvested 3 cucumbers - last of the season?
*harvested 5 lbs jalepeno peppers
*harvested 2 1/2 lbs bell peppers
*moved remainer of irises from Keeping Garden to Kitchen Garden

2008
*1st mustard harvest
*probable last cucumber harvest - 2 cucumbers - only very tiny ones remaining on vine
*dwindling raspberry harvest

2008
*Replanted cucumbers in Keeping Garden.

2002
*canned green pepper jelly: 5 pts & 4 half-pints

2000
*first hibiscus blooms

1999
*harvested first mess of okra

1994
*canned 1 pt pickled okra
*canned 2 qts dill pickles (Aunt Faye's recipe)