So Far I have only harvested a couple of fruits and vegetables this season including strawberries which I discussed in a previous post and peas which I happened to harvest this afternoon. It was only a small harvest, but it is definitely enough for at least one meal. There are plenty of peas left on the plants that suggest that many more harvests are to come. (more…)
With warmer weather arriving it was time to start planting some of the last flower plants into the garden. There are only about a dozen flowers or so that I have left to add and this should be done sometime this week at the latest. Many seeds that I have planted since the last post have begun to sprout including sunflowers, squash, and even cucumbers. (more…)
It is that time of the year when I need to rely on fluorescent lights to help in sprouting many of my seeds that I plant. With two 48 inch lights I can add many more seeds that I need to plant for a good head start to 2018. For now I am using just one light and have only planted flower seeds into small to medium sized plastic containers. (more…)
It looks like that it is that time already to begin planting the main part of the garden indoors. Starting indoors I find to be the best solution for getting ahead of the game. Although space is limited I am still able to grow quite a bit before Spring weather arrives. (more…)
Now it is about time to start planting more flowers using small to medium sized pots. I have used large plastic containers for alyssum, dill, and wildflowers. These next flower seeds can be placed into smaller pots for individual growing. (more…)
This week has been quite interesting with all the sprouting of many of my seeds that were grown this past month. I am finally seeing spinach beginning to grow and it only took the entire month of March to do so. It would be better if they started sprouting a week or two ago, but it is better late than never.
Most of my flowers have began sprouting including sunflowers, calendula, Queen Anne’s lace, amaranthus, cosmos, dill, alyssum, and much more. Both lettuce types have began sprouting as well. (more…)
The more flowers in the garden the more chances you have of getting happy honeybees to pollinate your plants. That is what I was thinking about today and sunflowers are the perfect ones to attract all types of bees including honeybees.
Cosmos are flowers that continuously grow throughout the season and will produce lovely blooms that are high in nectar and will be able to feed some of the most beneficial insects that you will receive. (more…)
I want to share with you some of the progress that I have been having with my plants and some that I have added in order to maximize my time.
So far my plants are doing really good and it will soon be time to leave them out overnight and then into the garden soil they will go soon after. Right now during warm days I have been placing them outside on a table that can hold much of my early plantings.
I also added some more flowers to addition to the ones that I started growing a month ago. Alyssum is one of those flowers that I love to grow as much as possible because of the numerous beneficial insects it attracts. Bees love them lady beetles, flower flies, hover flies, and so much more. (more…)
It’s time to start growing more flowers that you need during the garden season including more vegetables as well. I unfortunately ran out of room on the windowsill and I had to utilize a simple fluorescent light – which you can purchase at any hardware store – to get these plants up and flourishing.
The good news is that many of your plants will be ready when spring time comes around and all you will have to do is transplant them into the garden. There are some plants which you cannot transplant including carrots, corn, beans, etc. You should grow as many plants as you can before hand to have a better harvest.
Today I decided to grow some flowers and vegetables. There were some flowers that I was not able to get to previously, but they can always be planted directly outdoors if I had ran out of room inside. (more…)
