May 14, 1975 What does your garden grow?

Dewitt had both field crops and his garden. It is always interesting to read what and when he was planting, usually a reflection of the spring weather.

May 12, 1922 I have radishes, lettuce, and beets up in the garden. Plenty of pie plant, and asparagus in the garden.

June 8, 1929 I got some tomato plants and set them out today.

May 21, 1954 Plowed the garden today.

June 1, 1954 We planted four rows of sweet corn in the garden at noon. We got a very heavy thunder shower at 4 o’clock, plenty of rain.

May 21, 1959 Corn, beets, lettuce, radishes, carrots are up in the garden.

May 14, 1975 I planted garden this afternoon. Onions, lettuce, beets, parsnips, swiss chard.

May 9, 1976 I potted up some tomato plants.

May 10, 1976 I worked over the garden, planted some sweet corn, swiss chard, and lettuce and radishes.

May 24, 1976 Planted some cabbage seed in the garden. My sweet corn in garden just beginning to come up after being planted two weeks.

May 29, 1976 Planted some garden after supper up in the field. Lima beans, carrots, beets. The latest I ever planted garden. Sweet corn in garden finally up after 19 days.

By mid-summer the garden began to provide food for the table. But that is a snippet for another day, maybe.

Dewitt’s Diary May 14, 1956

Partly cloudy, warm this morning, temperature 70. Everything growing if the weather stays like this.

Edna washed. Very warm until 5 o’clock when it began to get cooler. Nobody farming today, too wet. I do not believe that the oats are half in.

Temperature 86 this afternoon

Much cooler tonight.