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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
Setting flowers into the garden is best done at the same time that you are planting everything else. Usually I tend to plant them once I get all the other vegetables and fruits set into the ground. They will take some time to produce the blooms that you need to attract bees and insects. The summer is where you should see them flowering and continuous blooms will come.
As previously stated I had some tomatoes grown inside after the first batch had begun sprouting or didn’t sprout. I have added them into the garden and now I only have just a couple of more left that will soon go out probably by next week at the latest. I also have a few more flowers that will go into the garden as well. (more…)
Today I planted the first seeds of bush beans and corn into the garden. It was a cloudy day but it still was warm enough to get them into the ground. I didn’t plant an entire row instead I just planted the first set of corn and with some extra room I planted some bush beans.
I wasn’t planning on growing bush beans because I wasn’t sure I would have extra room. What I did was plant them at the end of where my pole beans are going to go because there is plenty of room in this area. Basically where the pole beans end are where the bush beans will begin. (more…)
Today I started another phase of vegetable planting that was needed due to some seeds not sprouting at all. One thing that I would like to point out when growing plants inside is that you need to have patience. This is something that I lack when it comes to growing any type of plant and it is one element that can help you in your own gardening.
Everything that I place under the lights usually takes about half the time that it would usually take if I had placed them in a windowsill. Some plants I start with the lights some I don’t. For instance the flowers I planted earlier in the season were started right in the windowsill. Along with them were the sunflowers, watermelon, and tomatoes. Everything else used the fluorescent lights which are a great help. (more…)
