Garden 2012

We were with out internet for 3 days.. and I realized just how much we could get done when the internet was off... 

Even though it's March I feel a huge Garden Pressure.. why? Because it's already been 80 degrees for a week straight! Highly unsual. After the year we had last year where it was 90 degrees in June and it killed all of our started plants.. I feel like we need to rush this year.. and pray tht April rains don't drown everything!

Over the weekend we managed to not only clean the house, but clear out and plant all but 1 of the raised beds. The only reason why the 1 was not planted is we need to put dirt in it first :)  Granted 2 boxes were already planted and growing Garlic. ;) 

As of right now we have these things seeded.

• Lettuce
• Carrots
• Kolrabi
• Asian Cabbage
• Radish
• Garlic
• Onions
• Basil
• Oregano
• Dill (1 whole bed for Pickling)
• Ginger
• Horseradish
• Mint (came back from last year)
• Lemon Balm (came back from last year)
• Strawberries (came back from the last few year's)
  

Inside in flats I have these Seedlings Growing

• 4 Diffrent Tomato's 
• Mini Bell Pepper's
• Green Bell Pepper's
• Golden Bell Pepper's
• Red Bell Pepper's
• Peppercinie's
• Tomatillios
• Asian Cabbage
• Onions
• Sage
• Basil
• Dill
• Parsley     
  

Seed's Waiting to be planted

• Spinach
• Pea's
• Harcord Vert Green Beans 
• Luffa
• Cuecumbers
• Mini Cuecumbers
• Strawberry Pop Corn

There are also a few flower seeds started and waiting to be planted

I am trying to grow Sweet Potato slips in my windowsill but I may have started to late.
I still need to buy some more Onion Bulbs and potato's... but this sums up my list for this year.


New this year

• Sweet Potato's
• Mini Cuecumber's
• Mini Green pepper's
• Ginger
• Horse Radish
• Asian Cabbage
• Radish
• Hardcord Vert Green Beans
• Kolrabi

Back after an absence

• Spinach

We realized how much we missed this veggie in our salads!

We still have the Rose bushes and Iris's in our flower beds and a few misc flowers that were planted here before we bought the house. 


This sums up this years Garden excited and can't wait! I love watching things grow!

Cucumber Fence

I talked with Corey today and after much debate we figured out where to plant the cucumbers. With over 200 seeds and wanting to can our own pickles/relish for the year, along with saving seed for next year we need a large amount of room.  (any one who knows us knows that Rose and I are pickle nuts, not to mention our family fav dinner Rueladin has pickles in it, so does our meatloaf and loaded hamburgers)

So the idea is that we try growing them in the front Rose beds over the rough sawn cedar fence. My only worry is the new neighborhood kids walking down the side walk and grabing them or ripping out the plant. I had an issue last year where they were stealing Great Grandma's Rose's off the bush...  We'll still grow some in the actual garden to (just in case) but our main supply will be up front.

If anyone knows of a cheap and easy trellis system that we could make or reuse items to make please feel free to let us know. We have many more plants that have to be trellised this year. (my fav on so far was using the metal mop handles and string) :) It worked great last year and we should be able to use them again this year..

I'm so excited and can't wait to see things grow!!!