This weekend I noticed all of our Tomatoes were getting way to leggy for their little starter pots and realized we were going to have to move them into bigger homes before planting them outside. I looked for ideas on what I could use that we could then reuse and wouldn't cost much...
I couldn't find much.. most people used bigger pots, or Solo cups or Styrofoam cups... things along those lines. Well with only $5 to our names I know that wasn't going to be happening this weekend. So I looked around the house.
We had 4 shelves of empty canning jars waiting around for canning season.. I have 3 Chive plants growing in a window that have looked so pretty for the last 2 years. They are in blue canning jars.. My mind went racing and soon enough we were putting tomatoes plants in canning jars. :) it was harder to find room for them but they are all doing great and I didn't make more trash!
Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garden. Show all posts
Monday, April 2, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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.
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
Back after an absence
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!
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)
- 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
- Spinach
- Pea's
- Harcord Vert Green Beans
- Luffa
- Cuecumbers
- Mini Cuecumbers
- Strawberry Pop Corn
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 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!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
2012 in PICTURES!! :)
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| Asparagus that came up after being planted over 2 years ago.. this had never come up before! It was located at the original end of our Garden |
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Crazy around here
Things have been crazy around here so my blogging has sadly been a bit off. We are once again moving the house around.. I think this time it's going to fit better. All but 1 of the aquaponics have been moved. And we have added a light structure above them. Instead of mounted to the ceiling. This has made things take off like crazy. I am hoping for some indoor grown tomatoes before the end of the year.
Our Garden was doing okay until some beast of the 2 legged variety decided to tear through our Corn and pick all the cuecumbers growing in the big garden.
Thankfully I have Cucumbers growing in front also. Our Watermelon are Golf ball size And we have a few but not many Green Tomatoes. I have started saving seed this year to in hopes of a cheaper garden year next year.
With all the issues we have been facing with the weather and the 2 legged Varmits we are honestly doing okay. I just wish we were doing Awesome like last year... Trial and error that's the way it goes. Next year we shoudld have the septic fixed and then we my break into the back yard for more Corn space... we'll see... i just wish I could find an easier weed fighting stratagey. It feel like every year and all year I am pulling the same weeds!
Our Garden was doing okay until some beast of the 2 legged variety decided to tear through our Corn and pick all the cuecumbers growing in the big garden.
Thankfully I have Cucumbers growing in front also. Our Watermelon are Golf ball size And we have a few but not many Green Tomatoes. I have started saving seed this year to in hopes of a cheaper garden year next year.
With all the issues we have been facing with the weather and the 2 legged Varmits we are honestly doing okay. I just wish we were doing Awesome like last year... Trial and error that's the way it goes. Next year we shoudld have the septic fixed and then we my break into the back yard for more Corn space... we'll see... i just wish I could find an easier weed fighting stratagey. It feel like every year and all year I am pulling the same weeds!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Our Garden
I haven't really posted many pictures of our Garden. Part of that was due to a lack of camera last year. But I have some of what's going on now. :)
So that's the first set of Garden photos I hope to post more and maybe even the drawings Corey made up of the layout of our Gadens.
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| Mushrooms popping up thanks to all the rain |
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| Strawberrys in full bloom |
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| I'm not sure what his is. It's very invasiv and we can't seem to kill it off! |
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| Potatoes popping up in three diffrent places! |
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| This was planted 3 years ago at the original end to the garden. They never once grew... until now! |
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| The front Rose Beds and one of the new Kitchen Gardens this is the all onion bed |
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| this is the next area |
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| Longways down the fron Rose and Kitchen beds |
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| This is in our "Canning" Garden. One of the 3 raised beds. Rose helped transplant the Strawberries out of here. This will now have tomatoes in it. |
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| Potato Buckets new this year at the edge of the "Canning Garden" |
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| More of the front |
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| Kyera helping out. |
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Weekend Garden happenings
We had a great weekend out here and really accomplished a lot! All of our Strawberries have been transplanted into the Rose beds in front of our house. Thanks to my daughter Rose! Between the 2 of us and a little help from hubby we moved over 100 Strawberry plants.
Corey, the kids and myself started working on the walkways in front of the house. Our goal eventually is to put in more brick walks with Irish Moss growing in between them. Right now though we had to do something because the Lawn Mower can't get between the boxes and beds and all of our hand me down Weed whackers are having issues and at a friends house for possible repair?
So Corey tilled up the soil, we laid a heavy layer of Newspaper (Thanks mom and dad!) and then a layer of Wood Chips! All the kids helped and we had a lot of fun, including rides in the wagon of course!
We were also able to get 2 more of the front beds filled ( I can't believe Rose filled this cart up all by herself!!)
And planted one of the beds with Leaf Lettuce, Carrots and Leeks.
I hope to plant the other bed here in a few days.
Check out some of the cool start ups around the Garden
This Asparagus was planted 2 years ago at the original edge of the garden.. we never had even a hint of growth on these until now??
Potatoes I guess we missed a few again. oops!
We really have a blast doing this as a family! The time flys by so fast!
Corey, the kids and myself started working on the walkways in front of the house. Our goal eventually is to put in more brick walks with Irish Moss growing in between them. Right now though we had to do something because the Lawn Mower can't get between the boxes and beds and all of our hand me down Weed whackers are having issues and at a friends house for possible repair?
So Corey tilled up the soil, we laid a heavy layer of Newspaper (Thanks mom and dad!) and then a layer of Wood Chips! All the kids helped and we had a lot of fun, including rides in the wagon of course!
We were also able to get 2 more of the front beds filled ( I can't believe Rose filled this cart up all by herself!!)
And planted one of the beds with Leaf Lettuce, Carrots and Leeks.
I hope to plant the other bed here in a few days.
Check out some of the cool start ups around the Garden
This Asparagus was planted 2 years ago at the original edge of the garden.. we never had even a hint of growth on these until now??
Potatoes I guess we missed a few again. oops!
We really have a blast doing this as a family! The time flys by so fast!
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