Potted up the Tomatoes… again. Last night I was struck with what I thought was a brilliant idea. I would take the bendy parts of one of the kid tents (that my kids NEVER use) and make a wigwam style hoop house over my tomato bed so I could get my tomatoes in the ground … Read more
It’s 11:30pm and I just found the Tomato Tuesday blog! (this blog doesn’t exist anymore in 2024, but it was written by Marc from https://www.gardendesk.com/) I’m happy to participate by talking a little tomato and listing the varieties I’m growing this year. Thanks to the Wintersown.org (also taken down) self-addressed-stamped-envelope heirloom tomato seeds I received … Read more
Today I set up the new bed for Melons or Squash in front of the keyhole garden. I may build an A frame trellis for the vines to climb, or I may let them ramble all around the yard. If I let them ramble, they may set roots at the leaf nodes along the vine, … Read more
These are some lettuce transplants that are starting to grab hold in the keyhole garden. I’ve started some greens in there from seed and they are coming up slow. You can see a couple of tiny seedlings down near the bottom. I can’t wait till it’s filled with ruffled green leaves! The online nurseries are … Read more
The area around our back yard gate has always gotten terribly flooded every time we get a hard rain. The close proximity to a downspout and the hard clay soil in that area had me scratching my head, unsure of how to fix the problem. I waited too long to get started and the heavy … Read more
At least I think that’s what it is. I’ve been dragging the greenhouse into the garage at night and then right outside the door here in the mornings. My greenhouse isn’t heated, so I’m afraid to leave it out at night this early in spring. The sides don’t zip all the way down, but I’m … Read more
Oops! I planted a peony root (?), corn (?), bulb (?), in the front yard in the fall. I thought it would look pretty near the blueberry bushes – but I just read that that was probably the wrong place to put it. “The acid soil that favors the iris is bad for peonies, and … Read more
I had most of my gardening ‘stuff’ hanging out in my popup greenhouse in the backyard this winter. I took everything out to move the greenhouse into position in the sun to use for seedlings and started finding a home for the large pots and 1/2 bags of soil and gloves and things that were … Read more
Oooooh, my back! (well, not yet. but I’m gonna feel it tomorrow.) This dark patch is where my spring bulbs are starting to come up. We’ve been hanging out in the front yard and the kids were getting dangerously close to running right through them. I had to make them noticeable! I can’t wait for … Read more
Here it is. The plan for this season. I’m about to plant the cool seasons stuff any day now – peas, cabbage, spinach, lettuce, raab… I want to get out there and do it!! The seedlings in the aerogarden are getting big and I’ve already had to take some out and pot them up because … Read more