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…)
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…)
Now that March has arrived it is the best time to start growing the majority of plants that I need indoors. Right now I do have spinach planted and although they have not sprouted yet, I am sure that they will soon protrude through the soil in a week or so.
I always like to get my flower seeds planted right away because they need a good head start so when it is time to place them in the ground they will be flowering or close to flowering. This way they will flower for the rest of the season without having to worry about them. (more…)
Now that it is 2016 and the garden season will soon start in another month or so I thought it would be good to buy the seeds I needed for this new year. I have a few new things that I plan on growing this season, but nothing that I can’t handle.
I will be saving some money this year from seeds that I have saved from the previous season. I actually saved some amaranthus seeds that came from both the green and red varieties. As always I saved at least one ear of corn that I left on the stalk to dry and then brought it inside once it was ready. (more…)
It has been a little while since I last made a post, but it has been quite busy nevertheless. First of all I finally completed tilling the garden this evening and it took quite a few days to do this. It took much longer than usual and that was mostly because I was picking up many large rocks in the garden while I was tilling. This took some time to do.
I was hoping to be completed by last week and start planting many of my plants into the ground. That way this week all I would have to do is begin planting seeds that are sown into the ground directly. This includes corn, beans, and carrots. (more…)
