I made a few changes from the original front yard garden plan when I finally finished digging and planting the seeds today. It took longer than I had hoped because I injured my back last week, but I’m feeling whole again and since I discovered the glory of FREE compost from my municipal recycling center, … Read more
My back was feeling MUCH better today so I planted 36 onions, a gift from my aunt and uncle. THANK YOU! My Kentucky Wonder pole beans have almost all sprouted and I can’t wait for them to start climbing up the TP Trellis. One, tiny cherry tomato. The first this season. The plant is called … Read more
I have a handful of blue jays that are VERY interested in hanging around my back yard this season. The seedlings in my vegetable garden beds are cautiously poking their heads up through the ground, hoping to have dodged the last frost and I’m worrying over them daily, wondering which sprouts are vegetables and which … Read more
Three years ago I bought some foundation gardens from http://springhillnursery.com One was a shade garden (which is now in full sun and some of it is being moved around) and the other was a beautiful corner garden which I adapted to the space under my living room picture window. The Stella De Oro Day Lilies … Read more
Change of plan! I intended for the whole 5th vegetable bed (E) to be Broccoli Raab, but while I was planting it today I decided that a 1/2 bed should be enough. 8’ x 4’, the size of a whole bed, is a LOT of Raab. 🙂 In the 2nd 1/2 of the bed I … Read more
The asparagus is an exercise in patience on my part. From what I’ve been reading, I need to hold off on harvesting spears until the third season! I planted six “Mary Washington” crowns yesterday and now I just can’t wait to see them peek up through the 2”covering of soil that’s hiding them in the … Read more
Huh? Yes I did. Last night I went to the grocery store and saw a pile of horseradish roots there in the produce section. I couldn’t resist. I think I’m developing a gardening addiction – I really do. So rather than plant a tree, I researched how to grow horseradish online last night and felt … Read more
Cold As Hell Outside It’s cold. Too cold – with a low of 36* tonight. So I’ve learned my lesson. I’ll take a look and see the damage in the morning. If any of the tomatoes are still alive tomorrow, I’ll put some hot caps on them. I doubt they will make it. Oh well, … Read more
I Couldn’t Wait, I Hope They Live My Rutgers tomato seedlings looked leggy to me so rather than move them into larger pots (what I doubtlessly SHOULD have done) I put them in the garden yesterday. I buried them much deeper than they were in the peat pots because they were all laying down on … Read more
The Northern side of our lot is very shady thanks to a stand of tall oak trees in that area, and at this point, I’ve got nothing planted beneath them. I would love to use the space for some edible landscaping, but have been unsure about what to plant in the shade. I’ve decided I’ll … Read more