Just wanted to update you on my progress of planting indoors. This is the first day of planting flowers which will be used throughout the garden.
This is the first time that I will be using the new wildflower mix indoors. I am going to be growing them the same way that I grow my alyssum using large plastic containers that will be able to hold plenty of plants. (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…)
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…)
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…)
I recently had planted nine of the strongest spinach plants into the garden last week and I had 11 that I wanted to place by the end of this week at the latest. Yesterday I completed putting the rest into the garden and only took about a couple of hours.
I probably could have waited a little bit longer for the plants to grow more roots in order to make it easier to take them out of the containers. Most of them seemed to come out pretty easily. (more…)
Just wanted to keep you up to date on my garden especially on the plant progress that many have gone through. They have been doing quite good over the past couple of weeks now that the sun is out more and the weather is definitely getting warmer.
It is still not time to plant them in the ground, but placing them outside is what I have been doing the past couple of weeks. When the time comes they will be ready to make the transition into the ground with ease. (more…)
I had planted cucumbers about a couple of weeks ago into small black pots that would be perfect for them. Unfortunately I only was able to plant three pots of them. Today I decided to use the spare fluorescent light used for the spinach and plant some more cucumbers.
The spinach plants have been hardening outside for the past few weeks and they will not need any more fluorescent light and can now rely on the sun. This extra one was used to plant cucumbers and more flowers. (more…)
