I haven’t harvested much this season at the moment, but there are many more things that are getting ready for harvest time. Tomatoes are producing flowers, beans are climbing the ropes, lettuce is flourishing, and broccoli is next on the list. It is almost the peak of garden season and in about a month I should be harvesting the bulk of the fruits of my labor. (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…)
I was hoping to get as many plants into the garden as possible today, because there is going to be some rain coming very soon. I find it is best to get them into the garden quickly so they can adjust quickly to the soil and get some free rain with it as well. (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…)
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…)
I have been real busy this week trying to get as many plants into the ground as possible before the weekend. I wanted to get my melons and cucumbers in the ground as soon as possible in order to get them growing faster right away. They need some time to produce fruit and the quicker they are placed in the ground the sooner the harvest.
We also got some rain this week as well and that was definitely a good help for all my plants that were outside and in the ground especially my onions, lettuce, and spinach. (more…)
Sorry I have not written in quite a while but it has been incredibly busy around here. I have spent the entire past week just weeding throughout the entire garden including blueberries and strawberries. Weeds are a constant problem and more nuisance than anything else.
The good news is that after spending each and every day weeding the entire garden area I can now focus on caring for my plants. Although weeding will continue throughout the rest of the season even if we get rain or not. I will just have to make sure not to let the weeds grow wild before removing them or place a thick mulch around the worst areas. (more…)
This has been a very busy memorial weekend especially for garden work that had to be completed this past week. First of all with good weather it was time to begin transplanted the bulk of my plants that were ready to get out of their restricted containers.
I only was able to plant about half of the tomatoes that I grew inside because some of the later seeds that were grown are not ready to be removed from their pots. I like to wait until the roots of the plant actually reaches the bottom of the pot and they wrap around all the soil. This makes it easier for the plant to be removed and it will come out in one piece as you can see below.
The last plants that I end up growing inside would be members of the squash family that includes pumpkins and zucchini. I tend to grow them last because they happen to grow much faster than any others that I have including many of the flowers. That is another reason why I use larger containers for them since their root structure can get pot bound real quick.
Last year I had placed them in smaller containers than what I usually use and they ended up almost dying. One pumpkin plant did happen to fail when I placed them into the garden, but I was still able to get four pumpkins and a number of zucchini’s as well. This year I want to make certain that they have enough time to grow and will have enough room in the pot I place them in. (more…)
