The past three days have been quite busy with my plants ready for the ground and seeds that need to be planted as well. I wanted to get most of my plants in the ground by the weekend and right now I only have a few flowers and a couple squash plants left.
Tomorrow I should finish with all my plants including planting all the seeds needed for a successful garden. I will be planting some extra seeds of zucchini and pumpkin. (more…)
Now that the entire garden has been tilled I wanted to get as much into the ground as possible. This includes seeds such as corn and beans that need to be planted before June. I also got most of my flowers into the ground which is another important element of my garden.
I still have plants that I have not had the chance to place in the garden, but most of these are just transplants of fruits and vegetables. I will hope to finish them sometime this week. (more…)
It’s been awhile since I wrote a post here, but it has been quite busy around here and I want to share with you what has been going on with my garden plants, plants outside, and indoor ones as well.
So far not all of my plants have been outside, but most of my flowers are enjoying the fresh cool air. Yes it is still a little bit cool which is great for my spinach and onions. (more…)
I haven’t written a post in a little while and I thought I would give you an update on the progress of most of my plants as of today. Some good news is that the weather is getting warmer and the sun is staying out later which is great for all my plants including the ones in the ground.
I have been placing my plants in containers outside to get them accustomed to the temperature differences. This is the hardening process that can take a good couple of weeks. From there I will be putting them in the ground. (more…)
Now that most of the cold weather is done for the season and actual Spring temperatures have arrived it is time to start planting onions. Although there might be some cool days here and there this will not affect onions that much.
It only took about an hour to plant my onions in my large totes that I use each season. This year I would continue growing them in totes and some in the garden. This happened to work quite well last season and I still have some onions left from 2015. (more…)
Like every season I always do a partial tilling for my cold weather plants like spinach and lettuce. I will do a full tilling later on in the season around May or late April depending on the weather.
Today was windy but still warm enough to get some work done in the garden. I am hoping to plant all or the majority of my spinach tomorrow if I have enough time. I have about 22 plants and that should take only a couple of hours to complete. (more…)
Just wanted to write a short post on how my plants are doing and some of the many seeds, flowers, and plants beginning to sprout. I have been watching my spinach closely along with the weather, because it will soon be time to place them in the ground.
With some of the warm weather we have been getting this month I have been putting my spinach plants outdoors getting them ready to be planted into the ground. This week has been quite cloudy and they have not been able to take advantage of the sun or lack thereof. (more…)
Today was probably the busiest out of the entire year for gardening. I planted some more flowers that I needed to get completed and I am planting them a little big sooner than last year. It is only a week earlier, but every day helps in getting a good head start.
I decided on growing five different flowers today and they are all going on the windowsill instead of fluorescent light. Most of the flowers I used large plastic pots while only one I decided on planted them in shallow peat pots. (more…)
Similar to last season I am going to plant two types which include black seeded Simpson and the Ruby glow hybrid. Both of these plants I had last season, but I was not too impressed on how these plants grew and I want grow them again.
I also had some problems with groundhogs which ended up eating most of the Ruby glow lettuce. This definitely decreased the yield that I could have received if I didn’t have to deal with these pests. That is why I am going to try it again this season. (more…)
Not long after planting my alyssum this week I noticed that my spinach seeds were beginning to sprout. I didn’t think they would sprout within a week of planting them, but I am not complaining. This is much better than having them not sprout at all.
The earlier they begin to grow the faster that they can get to a good size before planting them outside. Since they sprouted sooner this means that they will be planted in the ground much sooner or at least until I can work the soil. (more…)
