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| Strawberries in the new pyramid planter |
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| Oregano is going crazy |
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| Marigolds & radishes |
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| Cauliflower |
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| Carrots |
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| Tulips in the front flower bed |
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| Tulips |
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| Squash & herbs |
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Lots of growth
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Cucumbers and Trellis
I planted the cucumbers and put up trellises for the peas and pumpkins. It started raining again so I couldn't do any more.
This weekend I helped Cathy plant their herb garden. The squash and pumpkin that hadn't sprouted a couple weeks ago are up now.
Sometime over the weekend an animal dug up the habanero pepper so I'll have to plant a jalapeno there instead.
This weekend I helped Cathy plant their herb garden. The squash and pumpkin that hadn't sprouted a couple weeks ago are up now.
Sometime over the weekend an animal dug up the habanero pepper so I'll have to plant a jalapeno there instead.
Friday, May 24, 2013
More Planting
I planted 3 hills of buttercup squash, 2 hills of spaghetti squash, 2 hills of summer squash, 4 hills of sugar baby watermelon, 8 celery, 8 banana peppers, 9 jalapeno peppers, 1 habanero pepper, 2 eggplants, basil, parsley, thyme, petunias, marjoram, nasturtiums, marigolds and borage. I planted a couple Roma tomatoes and marigolds in a big container in the corner of the garden.
Some animal, probably a squirrel, dug up some of the wax beans and lima beans I planted yesterday so I had to fix them.
I noticed some of the carrots, beets, kale, salsify, bunching onions, spinach, romaine, and Waltham 29 broccoli are sprouting.
There are a bunch more herbs and flowers to plant, but I'm exhausted and it started sprinkling so the rest will have to wait until next week.
Some animal, probably a squirrel, dug up some of the wax beans and lima beans I planted yesterday so I had to fix them.
I noticed some of the carrots, beets, kale, salsify, bunching onions, spinach, romaine, and Waltham 29 broccoli are sprouting.
There are a bunch more herbs and flowers to plant, but I'm exhausted and it started sprinkling so the rest will have to wait until next week.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Peppers Planted
The sun is finally out today! I planted 23 bell peppers, more marigolds, green beans, wax beans, and lima beans. I also put landscaping fabric where the watermelons and jalapenos will be planted.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Tomatoes Planted
It stopped raining for about 3 1/2 hours so I managed to get 28 tomato plants, 2 hills of pumpkins, and a bunch of marigolds planted.
Monday, May 13, 2013
One of the buttercup squash I started for Cathy sprouted Friday. We brought several plants up to Crooked Lake this weekend. I helped Cathy transplant several plants while Al, Dad, Terry, and Larry built a greenhouse instead of fishing Saturday. Temperatures there were in the high 20s/low 30s with snow and lots of wind.
Next year I'll start marigolds as Cathy did. She started almost a whole package of seeds in one small tray and then we transplanted them. It's a huge savings on seed starting mix and space under the grow lights.
We brought back a whole black tray of plants back home. A few of the tomatoes will be experiments in indoor gardening because they're too small to put in the garden and actually have them produce anything before frost. There's also a rosemary that's almost dead that I'll try to nurse back to health.
One of the sugar baby watermelons sprouted over the weekend. I went out to check the garden and found that several of the peas, black seeded simpson, and arugula are coming up. Some of the onion sets are sprouting. 3 of the CDs came off of the posts so I retied them. The rhubarb is really taking off and some of the asparagus is growing well. Some animal, probably a squirrel, dug up a bunch of the new strawberry plants so I replanted them. Several others look like they're thriving and have leaves now.
Cathy gave us lots of landscaping fabric, so I'll use that in the walkways with wood chips instead of newspapers.
It's supposed to be about 70 today, 93 tomorrow, and in the 70s the rest of the week, so the soil should warm up enough to plant peppers and tomatoes soon.
Next year I'll start marigolds as Cathy did. She started almost a whole package of seeds in one small tray and then we transplanted them. It's a huge savings on seed starting mix and space under the grow lights.
We brought back a whole black tray of plants back home. A few of the tomatoes will be experiments in indoor gardening because they're too small to put in the garden and actually have them produce anything before frost. There's also a rosemary that's almost dead that I'll try to nurse back to health.
One of the sugar baby watermelons sprouted over the weekend. I went out to check the garden and found that several of the peas, black seeded simpson, and arugula are coming up. Some of the onion sets are sprouting. 3 of the CDs came off of the posts so I retied them. The rhubarb is really taking off and some of the asparagus is growing well. Some animal, probably a squirrel, dug up a bunch of the new strawberry plants so I replanted them. Several others look like they're thriving and have leaves now.
Cathy gave us lots of landscaping fabric, so I'll use that in the walkways with wood chips instead of newspapers.
It's supposed to be about 70 today, 93 tomorrow, and in the 70s the rest of the week, so the soil should warm up enough to plant peppers and tomatoes soon.
Monday, May 6, 2013
New garden cart, compost etc
We bought a new garden cart at Home Depot for only $20. It's WAY better than the old one! It's much smoother to push, it holds more weight, and it fits between the rows of raised beds.
Saturday morning I finished unloading the compost and filled in dirt in the strawberry pyramid. Al and Kaitlyn helped me move cinder blocks to the front flower bed by the tulips and put them along the edge of the bed. They also cleared leaves and weeds out of the flower bed.
Yesterday I planted new strawberry plants in the pyramid. I also loosened the soil and mixed compost in 5 raised beds. I planted the onion sets and found out they didn't take up as much room as I had planned for them, so I planted extra bunching onions and carrots. I also planted garlic, beets, arugula, romaine and kale. (I only planted about half of the kale so there's room to start the rest the end of June.)
Apparently we need to raise the fence along the back of the garden because there were deer tracks through the garden and it looks like it got in at the back by the onions. After fixing the places where the deer stomped today, I planted cauliflower, broccoli, a marigold, buttercruch lettuce, and more romaine. Some animal dug up a few of the new strawberry plants so I replanted those too. I put up some CDs around the garden to deter the animals from going in there any more. We'll see if it helps.
The squash and pumpkins sprouted yesterday so I brought them downstairs under the lights when I brought up the broccoli and cauliflower. Hopefully the weather will cooperate so we can plant the tomatoes on time because on the top shelf I moved the chain up as far as it will go and the tomatoes are right up to the light. We got another shop light from Sue on Saturday too, so when we get new full spectrum bulbs we'll be able to use that for plants also. The squash I started for Cathy and the watermelon haven't sprouted yet.
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| The new garden cart |
Saturday morning I finished unloading the compost and filled in dirt in the strawberry pyramid. Al and Kaitlyn helped me move cinder blocks to the front flower bed by the tulips and put them along the edge of the bed. They also cleared leaves and weeds out of the flower bed.
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| Compost on the beds closest to the house |
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| Filling the strawberry pyramid |
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| Strawberries in the new pyramid planter |
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| Tulip bed with cinder block edging |
Yesterday I planted new strawberry plants in the pyramid. I also loosened the soil and mixed compost in 5 raised beds. I planted the onion sets and found out they didn't take up as much room as I had planned for them, so I planted extra bunching onions and carrots. I also planted garlic, beets, arugula, romaine and kale. (I only planted about half of the kale so there's room to start the rest the end of June.)
Apparently we need to raise the fence along the back of the garden because there were deer tracks through the garden and it looks like it got in at the back by the onions. After fixing the places where the deer stomped today, I planted cauliflower, broccoli, a marigold, buttercruch lettuce, and more romaine. Some animal dug up a few of the new strawberry plants so I replanted those too. I put up some CDs around the garden to deter the animals from going in there any more. We'll see if it helps.
The squash and pumpkins sprouted yesterday so I brought them downstairs under the lights when I brought up the broccoli and cauliflower. Hopefully the weather will cooperate so we can plant the tomatoes on time because on the top shelf I moved the chain up as far as it will go and the tomatoes are right up to the light. We got another shop light from Sue on Saturday too, so when we get new full spectrum bulbs we'll be able to use that for plants also. The squash I started for Cathy and the watermelon haven't sprouted yet.
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| Cauliflower growing inside |
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| Garlic |
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| Cauliflower and beets |
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| Broccoli |
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| Marigold by the back fence |
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| Animal dug up a strawberry plant |
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