Just another quick update. Last week the emphasis was on planting, watering and maintenance tasks. Most things are in and we are late this year. We had to adjust some planting schedules but we should be o.k. unless Mother Nature throws an early freeze this fall.
John spent Wednesday and Thursday setting posts for various trellis systems. The majority of the posts are to accommodate the tomatoes. The taller posts are for the pole beans and pea varieties.
Posts Set - 06/26/11
This coming week, we will be working on the actual trellis installs. We primarily use the “Florida Weave” method for tomatoes and are experimenting with a new method for pole beans. More on that in a future blog post.
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Part of the reason we do what we do is to encourage and promote healthy living. I ran across the following article that I thought was interesting. Proof that gardening not only provides us with healthy food, but also is an activity that provides healthy exercise.
“Reap the Benefits of Gardening: Burn Serious Calories and Prevent Cancer” by The American Institute of Cancer Research:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=453
By the way, if you have never heard of SparkPeople.com, check it out. It is an awesome (and free) community for helping people learn about, monitor, and maintain health. There are some really cool tools on there.
I have no connection with them other than I found them in January while looking for a tool to keep track of my caloric intake. Their food tracker is accessible from both the web site as well as an app loaded on my smartphone.
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